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 dene.mullen, 17 May, 2023

Five simple ways to make your classroom more LGBTIQ+ friendly

From encouraging the use of pronouns for all to utilising the power of narrative, Lucas Lixinski marks IDAHOBIT day by offering tips on LGBTIQ+ inclusion

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 15 May, 2023

Creating an environment where staff and students feel comfortable sharing their pronouns

Illustration of young people in different coloured tops illustrating pronoun use

Using the correct pronouns is a key part of respectful communication – so where do we begin with creating a university environment where sharing pronouns becomes a natural part of our workplace culture?

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 11 May, 2023

A ‘grocery store’ model can help your campus food bank reduce waste

A move from pre-packed hampers can make university food banks more efficient and the space more welcoming – and build a stronger community. Erin O’Neil offers tips for switching to a grocery-store model

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4minutes

By sara.custer, 28 April, 2023

Lead by example and share your failures

Normalised failure depicted in a baby bird learning to fly

Rejection is part of academic life. Leaders should share their own stories of failure to help others through theirs, says Tracy Nevatte

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 25 April, 2023

What happens when we can’t help a student when they need us most?

Young woman sitting under grey sky with head in hands

The job of university personal tutor is not nine-to-five, and academics in support roles are fallible and don’t always get it right. Catherine Lee shares advice for those times from personal experience

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4minutes

By dene.mullen, 21 April, 2023

Careers services: how to prepare graduates for workplace abuse

Careers services must prepare students for workplace abuse

University career services must do a better job of helping students identify and manage psychological abuse following entry into the labour market

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne, 21 April, 2023

Understanding compassion fatigue and how to prevent it

A tired looking man at his laptop rubbing his eyes

Tips and strategies for reducing compassion fatigue among university faculty and staff

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4minutes

By dene.mullen, 13 April, 2023

I’m finally ready to admit that I’m an academic who suffers from depression

I’m opening up because those of us hounded by mental health issues should not have to add fear of job loss and stigmatisation to our list of concerns, says James Derounian

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 13 April, 2023

Generation Z presents new challenges for medical education

Depressed student hiding face on arms in front of laptop

Digitally savvy and adapted to rapid change, this cohort of future doctors needs emotional support and help managing expectations and setbacks

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne, 12 April, 2023

The four-day week in higher education: can we make it work?

With a culture of overwork eroding well-being among UK university staff, could a four-day working week be part of the solution? Rushana Khusainova looks at whether this mode of working is feasible in higher education

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4minutes

Mental health and well-being