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.
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.
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.
Speaking at our conference, Professor West recognised the progress that has been made in improving student and staff mental health, but said that there is still significant work to be done.
A new practice note will today be published by Universities UK to help universities prepare, ahead of the start of the academic year, for any reported spiking incidents.
University students who go on placements as part of their degree need better support, with placement providers and universities working more closely together to reduce mental health and wellbeing risks.