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, 23 January, 2026

Maximise student satisfaction in creative education: part two

In the second part of this guide to achieving 100 per cent student satisfaction results in the National Student Survey, here’s why creating community and centring mental well-being made a difference

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 20 January, 2026

Strategies to promote belonging from the first day of term – and beyond

Create a supportive learning environment for a sense of community among your students, by deploying strategies to lay the foundations and build on them

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 20 January, 2026

Connected classrooms: building belonging, trust and well-being

Learning communities that are grounded in trust, psychological safety and holistic support give students space to explore and share their talents

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien, 19 January, 2026

Why trauma-informed education could be a university’s smartest investment

Responding to struggling students with empathy and flexibility can benefit the whole campus. Here’s how to create a culture of compassion

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 16 January, 2026

Maximise student satisfaction in creative education: part one

A teacher smiles as students raise their hands en masse

Disappointed with your National Student Survey satisfaction results? One teaching team turned theirs around with reflection and collaboration – here’s how

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 15 January, 2026

Campus talks: how to turn vulnerability into a teaching superpower

Authenticity and connection are key to supporting students in the classroom. This means it is important for educators to develop the skills to show up as their whole selves but also understand how to protect their boundaries

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35minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 14 January, 2026

How vertical tutoring builds community

Students on joint or interdisciplinary degrees often struggle to feel they truly belong. Vertical tutoring – a structured, cross-year peer support model – offers a solution

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4minutes

By miranda.prynne, 14 January, 2026

How can we revive the popularity of exchanges and study trips? Make students feel safe

A young man admiring a view from a bridge in Stockholm

In the first of a five-part series on outbound student mobility, Lucas Lixinski looks at what care is due to students travelling overseas as part of their studies, and how this can incentivise or deter them from spending time in other countries

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien, 13 January, 2026

Don’t cry for me, academia: gamifying the early career experience

A young academic plays a game on his phone while his co-worker naps on the desk

Wajeehah Aayeshah created the online card game Academic Tears to boost empathy for early career academics, and explored a new way of communicating research. Here’s how she did it

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 12 January, 2026

How teachers become students’ growth partners in learning

Simple habits can transform students’ silence and hesitation into conversation and curiosity, making the university classroom a dynamic space for learning and growth

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4minutes

Mental health and well-being