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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30 October 2023 Media releases

30 October 2023 Media releases

Education leaders sound warning on future of healthcare

The Government’s ambitious plans to strengthen the NHS can only be achieved if significant changes are made to healthcare education and training now, warns ��Ƶ (UUK).
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.
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.
16 March 2023 Case studies

16 March 2023 Case studies

How the University of Kent is tackling the cost of living crisis

The University of Kent has been tackling the cost of living crisis through their student food bank, The Campus Pantry. We spoke with Kent Union President Zaid Mahmood about how students can access this service and how other universities can get involved.
16 February 2024 Media releases

16 February 2024 Media releases

Huge interest among young people in NHS careers

A major new survey, published today, shows that ambitious plans to recruit thousands of extra healthcare professionals will likely only succeed if greater financial support is offered to students and these careers are made more appealing.
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.
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.
28 September 2022 Resources

28 September 2022 Resources

Mental health leadership tool

��Ƶ 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 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.
11 May 2018 Publications

11 May 2018 Publications

Minding our future: starting a conversation about the support of student mental health
13 December 2022 Media releases

13 December 2022 Media releases

New guidance for universities on how to respond to student suicides

Published today by ��Ƶ 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.
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.

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