Mental health and well-being

Advice on effective mental health support for students and staff to create a happier, healthier campus. Find out how universities and academics can promote well-being, protect their campus community from spiralling stress, minimise the risk of burnout and build resilience - from institutional practices that create a culture of care to personal self-care tips and healthy habits for overworked academics and students.

By kiera.obrien, 16 September, 2024

How to navigate your first steps into leadership

A woman stands up in front of a boardroom table
Moving from colleague to taking charge can be a daunting transition. Kingsley O. Omeihe and Ibiyemi Omeihe offer advice on your first few moves as a leader
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3minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 11 September, 2024

Five steps to prevent student disengagement

Student receiving guidance from a teacher
Follow this educator's action plan to ensure students at risk of dropping out of their studies feel supported to get back on track
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 28 August, 2024

Supporting parent academics through staff networks

working mother at laptop with toddler
The power of a combined voice can make working life easier for university faculty and staff with children. Here, Judith Lock lays out the challenges of mixing parenthood with academia and how networks lead to more family-friendly campuses
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 15 August, 2024

How Mozart and the arts can help students feel less awkward

Etching of an couple doing a minuet
Music and dance give the post-Covid cohort low-stress opportunities to face each other in potentially antagonising – even agonising – set-ups. Here’s how a multisensory curriculum helps students combat feelings of isolation and impostor syndrome
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4minutes
Mental health and well-being