UNIVERSITY students have shed their inhibitions and stripped off to put the spotlight on mental health in rural and remote communities.

The Sydney University veterinary science students got their gear off for their cheeky calendar called Shedding the Stigma.

media_camera The 2018 Sydney University veterinary faculty’s nude calendar Shedding the Stigma is raising funds for mental health in rural and remote communities.

The nude calendar is an annual tradition.

Third year representative Jordan Dasilva said he and his fellow students were a bit shy and uneasy at first but they took part to raise funds for Rural and Remote mental health because the rate of suicide was four times higher in these communities.

media_camera The April photo features Edwina, the pig, from the Sydney University piggery at Brownlow Hill.

“We shed our clothes but we are also getting rid of the stigma of mental health,’’ he said.

media_camera Copies of the Shedding the Stigma calendar are priced at $25 each.

His favourite shot is for the month of April and features Edwina, a pig from the university’s piggery at Brownlow Hill.

media_camera The nude calendar is an annual tradition and raises funds for a different charity or cause each year.

The calendar is priced at $25 and pre-sales are available at nudecalendar.wixsite.com/website