Student life

An institution-wide creative project is an opportunity for students to make friends and learn from one another, writes Karen Amanda Harris. Here, she shares tips for developing an extracurricular language-art project

Students with caring responsibilities in the UK have no joined-up support. Jessica Iyamu and Ellie Brown make a call for policies to provide consistent help across all universities for this overlooked group

Five practical steps universities can take to reduce student loneliness and provide better mental health support, by Georgia Wheadon

Universities should employ a varied range of psychosocial support and well-being therapies to support students with diverse needs and improve mental health literacy, Kathleen Chim and Benjamin Chan write

From setting a consistent wake-up time to sound financial planning, there are many beneficial changes that you can encourage to help your students

The wheel model was designed to help demystify student motivation and provide targeted help where and when necessary, explains Andrew J. Martin

When student affairs staff and faculty work together, it results in better learning experiences for students. Amy Greenstein and Steven Goss explain how digital tools can be used to support such partnerships

As universities move from a crisis response to ongoing management of Covid-19, this guide outlines why and how to engage public health faculty in campus decision-making

There’s much to like about employing social media to help nervous students make connections before being dumped on campus, but universities must not overlook their duty of care

A guide to how higher education can help develop a culture of democracy among students, through study programmes, a whole institution approach and community engagement, by Sjur Bergan