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1 March 2023 Publications

1 March 2023 Publications

Our response to the APPG Students inquiry into the impact of the cost of living crisis on students

Our response to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Students inquiry into the impact of the cost of living crisis on students.
8 March 2023 Opinion

8 March 2023 Opinion

Mentally healthy universities: what can leaders do?

University leaders should be courageous and vulnerable in their work on mental health, argues our President, Professor Steve West CBE.
10 March 2023 Podcasts

10 March 2023 Podcasts

Podcast: Students and drugs

Universities often take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to drug use or drug abuse. But there’s not much evidence to show that the fear or threat of being kicked out of uni works. If current drugs policies aren't working, what would?
25 January 2023 Case studies

25 January 2023 Case studies

How have universities taken action on spiking?

We’ve highlighted just a few examples of how universities have responded to our guidance on tackling spiking.
13 December 2022 Media releases

13 December 2022 Media releases

New guidance for universities on how to respond to student suicides

Published today by Universities UK in partnership with PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide and Samaritans, funded by the Office for Students, the guidance Responding to a suicide: advice for universities is written by the sector for the sector with advice from practitioners, experts and bereaved families.
22 July 2020 Health and wellbeing

22 July 2020 Health and wellbeing

A ‘whole university approach’ to wellbeing: meeting the challenges of Covid-19

The onset of Covid-19 has shaken all our worlds. Yet at the University of Warwick, we have been able to withstand many of the challenges it brought to the welfare of our community, due in part to our new Wellbeing Strategy.
4 March 2021 Case study

4 March 2021 Case study

What’s Up With Everyone? Starting a conversation about students’ mental health

This University Mental Health Day, Professor Paul Crawford discusses the new campaign What’s Up With Everyone?
18 May 2020 Publications

18 May 2020 Publications

Stepchange: mentally healthy universities

A refreshed strategic framework for mental health and wellbeing at universities.
11 May 2018 Publications

11 May 2018 Publications

Minding our future: starting a conversation about the support of student mental health
11 April 2021 Media releases

11 April 2021 Media releases

Joint letter from UUK, Student Minds and NUS on student returns

Open letter from UUK, Student Minds and the NUS
13 July 2021 Media releases

13 July 2021 Media releases

Universities vital to nation's health and wellbeing recovery says Dame Katherine Grainger

Communities across the UK benefit from their research and access to their sports facilities.
5 September 2018 Publications

5 September 2018 Publications

Suicide-safer universities

Guidance for universities on preventing student suicides.
23 September 2019 Publications

23 September 2019 Publications

Initiations at UK universities

A briefing on the dangers of initiations and excessive alcohol consumption among students.
9 February 2022 Media releases

9 February 2022 Media releases

Student drug use: reducing harm and tackling supply

New taskforce to help universities understand and address drug-use
12 July 2022 Publications

12 July 2022 Publications

NHS-university partnerships: working together for student mental health

Examples of NHS-university partnerships that are joining-up mental health care for students.
14 October 2022 Publications

14 October 2022 Publications

Preventing and managing monkeypox in higher education settings

Our briefing provides principles for the prevention and case management of monkeypox infections in UK higher education settings, with additional information on access to care and vaccination.
28 September 2022 Resources

28 September 2022 Resources

Mental health leadership tool

Universities understand that the wellbeing and mental health of our students and staff is a priority. To support them, we have developed a new toolkit for university leaders on how to lead a mentally healthy university.
8 September 2022 Speech

8 September 2022 Speech

Speech by our President, Professor Steve West CBE, at our 2022 Annual Conference

Our President, Professor Steve West CBE, set out his priorities and vision for the sector at our annual conference 2022.
22 November 2022 Health and wellbeing

22 November 2022 Health and wellbeing

Universities UK roundtables on student drug use

We're inviting higher education institutions from across the UK to participate in a roundtable discussion on student drug use.
13 December 2021 Opinion

13 December 2021 Opinion

How can universities work together to improve student mental health?

Our President, Professor Steve West CBE, builds on the insight from the Scottish sector’s Thriving Learners study to set out what is next for student and staff mental health.