The Student Room has released a thought provoking webinar looking at what more needs to be done to understand student needs and mental health concerns. Research from HEPI found that only 43% of students feel their voice is heard and represented by their institution. In this webinar, The Student Room share their research from their Navigating Changing Options - student survey, which takes a regular temperature check of how students are feeling in the pandemic. The webinar also

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The Disabled Students’ Commission has launched, new guidance for disabled applicants for degree apprenticeships This guide designed to help disabled people apply for a higher or degree apprenticeship in the UK, has been published by the Disabled Students’ Commission (DSC), the independent and strategic group funded by the Office for Students. This guide was written by Ellen Pugh, Senior Adviser for Advance HE, specialising in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, on behalf of t

Professor Juliet Foster, Dean of Education at King’s College London, reflects on the Student Futures Commission second oral evidence session. The Student Futures Commission second oral evidence focused broadly on the student experience, covering mental health and student wellbeing, as well as looking at how student engagement in their universities and their wider communities can help support a sense of place and belonging. Sensing that belonging – with an emphasis on social c

Domestic violence and abuse can take many forms – most of which are usually invisible to those on the outside. But as something that takes place both in and beyond the home, universities have a role to play a role in safeguarding students and staff from this often frightening, debilitating and always dangerous experience. Domestic violence is often more readily understood – and we often think of bruising and black eyes as tell-tale signs – but even these are often hidden. How

Another interesting piece in The Guardian that looks at the experiences and expectations of students at university over the last year. The article looks at four university students in the US; from different backgrounds and in some cases different life stages and to see how the pandemic has affected how they experienced their university education, verses how they expected it to be. Such set backs can have an impact on mental health and universities need to look at feedback suc

For the past eighteen months, most of us have been understandably laser focused on the COVID pandemic. But in the background, a new epidemic was developing – mental health…specifically the mental health of a new generation of students attending colleges and universities. Even before COVID, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reported that there had been a fivefold increase in the number of students who disclosed a mental health condition to their college or univer

University is such an important part of someone’s education. It’s a time when you get a brilliant qualification in whatever career path you chose, but also a time when you truly begin to feel independent. Whether it’s moving out of your home for student accommodation or simply having more freedom over your education and assessments, university is when you start to really grow into your own person. However, when this part of your life concludes, it’s common to feel a sense of

Wellbeing concerns are on the rise among staff and students in higher education, according to one new survey, despite many parts of the world slowing moving out of the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey – the Connected Student Report – was carried out by Salesforce, The Chronicle of Higher Education and research firm Ipsos. Over 2,000 students and staff across the US, the UK, France, Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden Finland and Australia were consulted. Read the full ar

On Thursday 8 July 2021 at 14.00 GMT, we held our ProtectED Reflections webinar - Beyond sexual misconduct, university mishandling & student misery - Protecting the student experience We were very pleased to welcome our speakers for this event: Dr Anna Bull, a founding member of The 1752 Group and a senior lecturer in sociology at the University of Portsmouth. Anna is co-author with McAllister Olivarius of the publication "Sector Guidance to Address Staff Sexual Misconduct in