Mental health and well-being

Advice on effective mental health support for students and staff. Find out how universities and academics can 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 for overworked academics.

By Eliza.Compton, 28 August, 2024

Supporting parent academics through staff networks

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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

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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
By Eliza.Compton, 7 August, 2024

Are you ready to be an invested mentor?

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Older woman talking to young woman in a professional setting, mentoring
The ‘invested mentor’ model takes mentorship beyond process and logistics. In this model, an effective relationship is based on connection rather than formalities with a mentor who prioritises their mentee’s success
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 30 July, 2024

Universities need to act now to bridge the Gen Z gap

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Members of Gen Z work in an office lounge
Many educators are still struggling to harness the talents of Generation Z and help set them up for employment. Just a few key business changes can make the connection, writes Salah Al-Majeed
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien, 26 July, 2024

Let’s kindle the fire for discovery in our students

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Colourful paper explodes from one wooden head, black paper from the other
In his new book ‘Mindset Matters: The Power of College to Activate Lifelong Growth’, Daniel R Porterfield explores how to spark a heat-seeking search for knowledge among undergraduates
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4minutes
Mental health and well-being