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 Miranda Prynne, 14 March, 2022

Four ways to address breakout room anxiety

How to address breakout room anxiety: advice for teaching academics
Ari Badlishah draws on her recent experience completing a master’s degree largely online to offer advice on how educators can help minimise students’ anxiety about virtual breakout rooms
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By Miranda Prynne, 10 February, 2022

Building student social networks offline

Advice on helping students to form social bonds and join clubs and societies after two years of isolation
Becky Lewis explains how to purposefully encourage and support students in forming social bonds and groups after two years of remote learning, isolated from their peers and lecturers
Mental health and well-being