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About 160 student suicides each year with male undergraduates ‘at greatest risk’ The findings have been published by the Office for National Statistics and are the first of their kind.

About 160 student suicides each year with male undergraduates ‘at greatest risk’

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Student mental health in 2024: How the situation is changing for LGBTQ+ students - TASO This report examines student mental health in the UK in 2024, with a particular focus on LGBTQ+ students, using survey data collected from thousands of undergraduates.

Nearly 1 in 5 UK undergrads now report mental health difficulties, making it the top reason students consider dropping out, ahead of financial concerns.

The data also reveals stark inequalities...

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Okay, calling it now - can definitely see GenAI being used to peer review journal articles in the future… is this a good or bad thing? Not sure 🤔 #academia

Lewis Capaldi showing that knowing when to pause is a sign of strength. Welcome back! 💙

I feel like within academia, the percentage of people experiencing imposter syndrome significantly out weights the people that don’t - it doesn’t make it feel any less suffocating though… 😔

Having a bad mental health day, the snack drawer helps… 💙

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Hi 👋 Just a quick update because it’s been a while - I’ve recently started working at @unibirmingham.bsky.social on a project focused on children and young people’s mental health. Excited to connect with others and see all the wonderful research going on in mental health #academia #academicsky

Thank you Andrea, I will give it a go!

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My heart is melting 🫠 ❤️✨

Work newsletters with dogs in are the best things to receive mid week 🐶❤️

Social media is great at tackling stigma but this article raises an important consideration as we navigate the world of mental health discourse on social media

Thankyou, I think I will give Bluesky a whirl ☺️

Question for #academicsky - I've been staying off socials for my own wellbeing for a while. I'm feeling ready to 're-emerge' but was wondering if Bluesky or Twitter is the place to be these days to keep updated and chat about what amazing work everyone is up to?

The power of pre-arrival student questionnaires Michelle Morgan and Jonathan Neves introduce a sector-wide pilot of a tool to find out more about students and their expectations before they arrive at university

The power of pre-arrival student questionnaires: I'm excited to see this potentially game-changing initiative get going in earnest. We need to understand students better as they start not on the way out.

Congratulations to @it-se.bsky.social and Jonathan Neves.
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3 in 4 universities expected to be running deficits by September and redundancies mounting. Nobody is doing anything about it, but OfS has hired 10 extra people to catalogue how bad it all is. So there is that. www.ft.com/content/b512...

It's Neurodiversity Celebration Week (17th-23rd March 2025) 🥳🎉

#neurodiversitycelebrationweek #neurodiversity

Weak messages create bad situations…

This is totally irresponsible.

Wes Streeting is using cruel stereotypes to justify making a punishing and demeaning system even worse.

“Everyone reporting feelings of mental ill-health should be taken seriously. These could be the signs of an early need for help, and the importance of early intervention has been recognised at all levels." - Marjorie Wallace, SANE CEO, regarding mental health and reform to the benefit system.

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And so it begins… 🌻 🍅 👩‍🌾

Number of UK students reporting mental health difficulties triples Hopes quashed that things were improving for badly affected groups

The number of UK undergraduate students reporting mental health conditions has tripled in seven years, with hopes that things were improving among certain badly affected groups proving to be a false dawn. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports
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If you want to read a research article, please don't pay for the paper on the publisher's website. All that money goes to the publisher, we don't get any of it. Instead, contact us. We'll be happy to send you the paper :-).

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I’m excited to share my PhD research project at the @imh-uob.bsky.social at the @unibirmingham.bsky.social.

Huge thanks to @geraldjordan.bsky.social , @matthewbroome.bsky.social & Dr Sian Lowri Griffiths for their support on this project.

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Not reposting this because I agree necessarily, but it opens up an interesting discussion that needs much further research!

Stop Opening Up About Your Mental Health Online Instagram being #HereForYou? Hahaha, please

Interesting article on sharing mental health stories online www.freyaindia.co.uk/p/stop-openi...

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Feels a little ironic to be printing out leaflets like this and sticking it through doors, surely there has to be a less wasteful way to make this information accessible? 🤔 💚

Student influencers fill gaps in university support services Student influencers, an emerging group of students on social media, are increasingly exploiting the gaps in higher education systems and are offering ...

Fascinating piece by @rilleraaper.bsky.social on student influencers and how they position themselves around #studytalk, why they're popular, what they offer advice on, and how lucrative this can be!
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Totally agree, I'm feeling similar at the moment so sending some supportive vibes ✨☺️

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A crocheted rat dressed as a Christmas angel

A crocheted mince pie

Here’s a few more festive creations 🎄🧶 Hoping that you all find some time to do things you enjoy over the next couple of weeks 💕 #crochet

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