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Mental health & wellbeing
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How to make our officers and campaigns even stronger
Ben Vulliamy
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SU blog
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04/02/24
How to measure the mental health of students
02/02/24
Amended guidance on APPs – here’s what matters to SUs (Jan 2024 UPDATE)
25/01/24
What help is there for students with ADHD – and what should there be?
10/01/24
Policy forum update: PGR student experience
13/12/23
First-generation students may need different mental health support
07/12/23
Policy forum update: Building belonging and tackling loneliness
06/12/23
Why do students self-harm?
17/11/23
Here’s why crafting and craft events have become the breakout SU event hit of 2023
Team Wonkhe
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SU blog
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01/11/23
Why a basic needs approach may be key to shifting the dial on student support
13/10/23
There’s a new “student needs framework”. Here’s what SUs need to know
05/10/23
Universities can do more to address gambling harms
Claire Patel
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SU blog
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15/09/23
How to be better at supporting Black students’ wellbeing
14/09/23
Are campus nap pods an actual thing?
24/08/23
Better elections means supporting the talent
Ashley Storer-Smith
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SU blog
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22/08/23
Student mental health, clubs and societies and drugs
18/08/23
What are this year’s Freshers thinking?
16/08/23
This is the pep talk I needed when I became a sabb
Anouska Johnson
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SU blog
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25/06/23
Understanding loneliness stigma
14/06/23
Exploring approaches to promoting belonging
10/05/23
A consistent standard of mental health support for students in Wales – here’s what SUs need to know
29/03/23
What’s in the APPG students report on students and cost of living – and why it matters
22/03/23
Recovery is possible – how to prevent eating disorder tragedies
Phoebe Bastiani
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SU blog
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15/03/23
Peer support builds connection, community and confidence
03/03/23
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