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Mental health & wellbeing
259 pieces carry this tag, newest first.
Places and spaces on a socially distant campus
03/07/20
What is it like being a PGR/PhD student in the UK?
25/06/20
What difference do “personal tutors” make – and how?
10/06/20
Does “mindfulness” training help with exams?
05/06/20
There’s a briefing out on mental health and Covid-19
02/06/20
Is the penny starting to drop for students re September?
20/05/20
What sort of impact is the pandemic having on PGRs?
18/05/20
There is new guidance on student (and staff) mental health and wellbeing
18/05/20
How many students are already locked into accommodation contracts next year?
13/05/20
Mental health among transgender students
07/05/20
What are prospective students saying about universities and student support?
17/04/20
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
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
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
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