Student mental health and well-being
Women’s negative experiences of reporting reflective of wider barriers, with problems likely to be exacerbated by funding crisis
‘Shocking figures’ show ‘devastating’ impact on students, with women and LGB people particularly vulnerable
‘Intrinsic worth’ of university experience a ‘protective factor’ against poor well-being and psychological stress, survey suggests
Findings show importance of arts-based approaches to mental health challenges, say authors
Institutions including Liverpool and Southampton to continue to ‘discourage’, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships despite new regulations, as others opt for partial bans
New programme at Northumbria helps those with lived experience take more active role in researching mental health
Universities urged to address structural issues caused by menstrual health as study reveals only 15 per cent have policies in place
Student applicants from overseas report fewer mental health issues and reduced loneliness compared with UK domestic counterparts
Two-thirds of institutions moving towards ‘harm reduction’ strategies but charity identifies ‘lingering stigma’
91茄子 research finds large gap between global institutions’ mental health provision for staff and students
Grief ‘compounded by a lack of transparency’, parents tell two-year investigation into student deaths at UK universities
Specialist in health and exercise applies years of experience working with patients as she targets completing marathon on Mount Everest
Thai study adds to growing body of literature supporting pet therapy for students with mental health conditions
Students less likely than employees to report or disclose sexual harassment, according to study of major Swedish university
Hopes quashed that things were improving for badly affected groups
Individual campus listening services to remain operational after umbrella body folds
Attempts by well-meaning scholars to help services ‘drowning in demand’ adding to the problems, finds study
The chancellor of Abu Dhabi University on different types of intelligence, freedom of speech and universities in the East versus West
Campaigners think some groups of students, particularly those from overseas, are much less likely to report disabilities and mental health conditions
Dartmouth College president discusses seeking criticism, prioritising mental health and getting more women into engineering
Equality and Human Rights Commission says universities should be prepared to accommodate students’ needs even if they do not have a diagnosed disability
Relying on professional services staff overworking ‘not a sustainable business model’
Apparent rise in drug use among South Korean students raises questions about high-pressure academic culture
Cambridge study finds long-lasting benefits to mindfulness sessions, but these did not extend to improved academic performance
One in eight students in the UK admits to taking drugs in the past year, with many claiming they want to reduce their drug use
Edinburgh Napier University researcher spends 10 months studying bathroom scribblings and concludes the often supportive messages are valued by learners
Sandy Welsh and Cheryl Regehr explain how the University of Toronto used leadership, partnerships, service tools and research to revolutionise its provision without recruiting vast armies of counsellors, while Joyce Jacobsen considers how far institutions should go to help at-risk students
US university tests use of technology in training mental health advisers, but experts foresee – and fear – wider application
Preliminary results showed students who used VR headsets reported greater improvements in how calm they felt compared with those who accessed interventions via smartphones
First-years in Utrecht targeted by ‘bangalijst’ have been pursuing legal action against members of student group responsible for document
Maia Schroder-Lewis case shows difficulties students face in getting help as campaigners and government place renewed focus on mental health
Moseley returns to HBCU after outside review discounts allegations from vice-president for student affairs that she was bullied before she killed herself
Cornell University philosopher Kate Manne is calling out the discrimination – often blatant – faced by scholars deemed overweight
Those living with chronic energy-impairing illnesses need support from funders and publishers, not just universities, says researcher
Couple whose daughter died while studying at Bristol argue legislation can provide clarity as universities contend with spate of student suicides
Judge upholds ruling that university discriminated against student by failing to adjust how she was assessed
Although conditions improved following Covid lockdowns, university staff’s mental health kept deteriorating, longitudinal research finds
Support services in US forced to adapt due to rise in students reporting childhood emotional abuse and sexual violence
President of Lincoln University in Missouri voluntarily agrees to take paid administrative leave following death of Antoinette Candia-Bailey
Practitioners who work with students considering quitting due to issues with pay, workloads and increasingly complex cases
Poorer well-being among undergraduates versus those not in higher education ‘concerning’, but appears to disappear within a few years
Academia is often depicted as a calling, but for those who heed it, the joy of doing something they love is often crushed by heavy teaching and admin loads and an unceasing pressure to make a ‘success’ of their research. Here, six scholars reflect on how they make music out of the daily grind
Report also finds worse outcomes among white and mixed race students than other ethnicities
Lockdowns demonstrated the damage isolation does to mental health. Why are universities prolonging it by recording lectures, asks Paul Wiltshire
Leading institution joins peers in permitting students to take leave without proof of illness
Nearly one in three UK university applicants had mental health-related school absences, survey finds
Study finds that students experienced psychological distress levels more than three times worse than before the pandemic
Parents have been misled by UK universities about the support available to students, and Parliament must intervene, says Lee Fryatt
Minister announces new measures during Westminster Hall debate called in response to bereaved parents’ petition
Hesa data may not tell full story, but UK universities should be concerned that students do not feel they are utilising what they learned, experts say
Removal of students from dormitories has left many scrambling to afford lodging in city or return to rural homes, where online learning is ‘impossible’
In handling widespread and complicated problems for academia, especially after Covid, Ivy League institution moves from denial to attempts at finding compromise
At 91茄子 conference in Los Angeles, warning of long-term debt to workers includes suggested remedies such as temporary release from course loads and pause in tenure clock
罢贬贰’s second global work-life balance survey finds although flexible working has brought benefits, long hours remain a ‘chronic’ problem
Survey of more than 12,000 students and recent graduates finds a quarter say they do not have any friends at university
Researcher encourages universities to talk openly about Fomo and the risk it poses to young students
Mamokgethi Phakeng describes journey from guilt over taking time out to learning to relax into a much-needed break
Acknowledging such students’ difficult personal circumstances is an important first step to improving their graduation rates, says Ozalle Toms
Graduates report feeling happier on Saturdays and Sundays, skewing findings for researchers trying to measure well-being
Author hopes her experiences battling burnout as an academic can inspire others to find ways to cope
