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Mental health & wellbeing
Explainers and SU blogs on this topic, newest first.
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Does sleep affect academic performance?
11/03/20
Almost half of students have had “a serious psychological issue”
10/03/20
Why are LGBT+ students dropping out of uni?
26/02/20
Wellbeing and burnout: is it worse for medical students?
21/02/20
How to tackle student loneliness before term starts
19/02/20
Guess what: there’s a link between the academic experience and mental health
13/02/20
Are some subjects worse than others for student mental health?
05/02/20
You do have to pass a test
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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07/01/20
The essential guide to the Student Minds University Mental Health Charter (Part 2)
09/12/19
The essential guide to the Student Minds University Mental Health Charter (Part 1)
09/12/19
Why should students be enrolled at a university that doesn’t take mental health seriously?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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09/12/19
Do learning analytics help us spot students in trouble?
21/11/19
How to embed mental health in the curriculum
08/11/19
The headlines you need from the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey 2019
07/11/19
How to close the student mental health attainment gap
05/11/19
Want better grades? Get more sleep
28/10/19
Opportunity blocked: how lonely are students?
18/10/19
Opportunity blocked: student confidence and outcomes
18/10/19
Student housing that’s good for your health
Fay Arnold
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SU blog
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11/10/19
Ten takeaways from Trendence research on LGBT+ students
11/10/19
Fitness to practise – case studies from OIA
07/10/19
Are housemates the key to student wellbeing?
01/10/19
The new realists: the 2019 HEPI/Unite Students insight report
17/09/19
Norman Lamb has stats on uni mental health services
16/09/19
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