Health and wellbeing

Promoting good health and wellbeing is a top priority for our members. Together with partners including the NHS, we’re coordinating national efforts to support our members to improve the health of students, staff and local communities.

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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.

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22 November 2022 Student support

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.

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3 October 2022 Media releases

3 October 2022 Media releases

Increased mental health support needed for university students on placements

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.
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.
31 August 2022 Publications

31 August 2022 Publications

Spiking: what universities can do

Our practice note to support universities’ response to spiking as we enter the 2022–23 academic year.
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.
12 July 2022 Forum

12 July 2022 Forum

Sharing learning about NHS-university partnerships

We are no longer convening the National Learning Collaborative for NHS-university partnerships.
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.
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.

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