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Mental health policies need to be more than just a ‘tick-box’ exercise or risk falling flat, university HR leaders say

Policies and procedures at all universities to be investigated following ‘systemic’ issues that led to undergraduate wrongly being told he had failed course

Bereaved families push politicians to make universities’ responsibilities toward their students clearer as suicide deaths continue

Founder of support group urges more consistent approach to handling bereavement at universities because staff can feel ‘awkward’ talking about death

Disney’s latest film highlights that behind symbolic progress on ‘complex’ issues often lies a fear of genuine change, says Éile Rasmussen

AI-assisted software makes it easier for students to forge medical evidence for disciplinary hearings, says legal expert

Lack of access to food exacerbating health and academic challenges for students who are already socio-economically deprived, say authors

Distributing swabs to test for DNA after a sexual assault risks jeopardising criminal investigations, says watchdog

University administrators know little about the money that supports their foreign recruits, or the pressures that come with it

Rapid increase in institutions allowing time off welcomed as a vital step toward supporting well-being, although academics warn it also raises questions about staffing, implementation and potential misuse

Women’s negative experiences of reporting reflective of wider barriers, with problems likely to be exacerbated by funding crisis

‘Shocking figures’ show ‘devastating’ impact on students, with women and LGB people particularly vulnerable

‘Intrinsic worth’ of university experience a ‘protective factor’ against poor well-being and psychological stress, survey suggests

Findings show importance of arts-based approaches to mental health challenges, say authors

Institutions including Liverpool and Southampton to continue to ‘discourage’, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships despite new regulations, as others opt for partial bans

New programme at Northumbria helps those with lived experience take more active role in researching mental health

Universities urged to address structural issues caused by menstrual health as study reveals only 15 per cent have policies in place

Student applicants from overseas report fewer mental health issues and reduced loneliness compared with UK domestic counterparts

Two-thirds of institutions moving towards ‘harm reduction’ strategies but charity identifies ‘lingering stigma’

THE research finds large gap between global institutions’ mental health provision for staff and students

Grief ‘compounded by a lack of transparency’, parents tell two-year investigation into student deaths at UK universities

Specialist in health and exercise applies years of experience working with patients as she targets completing marathon on Mount Everest

Thai study adds to growing body of literature supporting pet therapy for students with mental health conditions

Students less likely than employees to report or disclose sexual harassment, according to study of major Swedish university

Hopes quashed that things were improving for badly affected groups

Individual campus listening services to remain operational after umbrella body folds

Attempts by well-meaning scholars to help services ‘drowning in demand’ adding to the problems, finds study

The chancellor of Abu Dhabi University on different types of intelligence, freedom of speech and universities in the East versus West 

Campaigners think some groups of students, particularly those from overseas, are much less likely to report disabilities and mental health conditions

Dartmouth College president discusses seeking criticism, prioritising mental health and getting more women into engineering

Equality and Human Rights Commission says universities should be prepared to accommodate students’ needs even if they do not have a diagnosed disability

Relying on professional services staff overworking ‘not a sustainable business model’

Apparent rise in drug use among South Korean students raises questions about high-pressure academic culture

Cambridge study finds long-lasting benefits to mindfulness sessions, but these did not extend to improved academic performance

One in eight students in the UK admits to taking drugs in the past year, with many claiming they want to reduce their drug use

Edinburgh Napier University researcher spends 10 months studying bathroom scribblings and concludes the often supportive messages are valued by learners

Sandy Welsh and Cheryl Regehr explain how the University of Toronto used leadership, partnerships, service tools and research to revolutionise its provision without recruiting vast armies of counsellors, while Joyce Jacobsen considers how far institutions should go to help at-risk students

US university tests use of technology in training mental health advisers, but experts foresee – and fear – wider application

Preliminary results showed students who used VR headsets reported greater improvements in how calm they felt compared with those who accessed interventions via smartphones

First-years in Utrecht targeted by ‘bangalijst’ have been pursuing legal action against members of student group responsible for document

Maia Schroder-Lewis case shows difficulties students face in getting help as campaigners and government place renewed focus on mental health 

Moseley returns to HBCU after outside review discounts allegations from vice-president for student affairs that she was bullied before she killed herself

Cornell University philosopher Kate Manne is calling out the discrimination – often blatant – faced by scholars deemed overweight

Those living with chronic energy-impairing illnesses need support from funders and publishers, not just universities, says researcher

Couple whose daughter died while studying at Bristol argue legislation can provide clarity as universities contend with spate of student suicides

Judge upholds ruling that university discriminated against student by failing to adjust how she was assessed 

Although conditions improved following Covid lockdowns, university staff’s mental health kept deteriorating, longitudinal research finds

Support services in US forced to adapt due to rise in students reporting childhood emotional abuse and sexual violence

President of Lincoln University in Missouri voluntarily agrees to take paid administrative leave following death of Antoinette Candia-Bailey

Practitioners who work with students considering quitting due to issues with pay, workloads and increasingly complex cases

Poorer well-being among undergraduates versus those not in higher education ‘concerning’, but appears to disappear within a few years

Academia is often depicted as a calling, but for those who heed it, the joy of doing something they love is often crushed by heavy teaching and admin loads and an unceasing pressure to make a ‘success’ of their research. Here, six scholars reflect on how they make music out of the daily grind

Report also finds worse outcomes among white and mixed race students than other ethnicities

Lockdowns demonstrated the damage isolation does to mental health. Why are universities prolonging it by recording lectures, asks Paul Wiltshire

Leading institution joins peers in permitting students to take leave without proof of illness

Nearly one in three UK university applicants had mental health-related school absences, survey finds

Study finds that students experienced psychological distress levels more than three times worse than before the pandemic

Parents have been misled by UK universities about the support available to students, and Parliament must intervene, says Lee Fryatt

Minister announces new measures during Westminster Hall debate called in response to bereaved parents’ petition

Hesa data may not tell full story, but UK universities should be concerned that students do not feel they are utilising what they learned, experts say