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Universities left struggling to cope with mental health epidemic

Universities left struggling to cope with mental health epidemic

An FOI by The Mancunion reveals the amount spent on mental health at the University of Manchester
New mental health taskforce created to support students

New mental health taskforce created to support students

The Education Transitions Network will look at how students moving to university can be better supported in the first year of their studies
Here to dance, not to drink

Here to dance, not to drink

Ellie Martin argues that society socials should be more open to non-drinkers
Anti-social media: a negative impact on the university experience?

Anti-social media: a negative impact on the university experience?

Becca Knight examines the role of social media in university life and how dependant on it we have become. But what are the negative effects if we use it excessively? Should we switch off in order to enjoy reality?
University students suffering from mental health problems at an all-time high

University students suffering from mental health problems at an all-time high

The largest ever mental health poll of universities has revealed that the levels of distress and illness among students in the UK is ‘alarmingly high’, constituting for an ‘urgent call to action’
Review: Ladybones

Review: Ladybones

Camila Florencia Rusailh reviews Ladybones at The King’s Arms, Salford
A squeaky clean take on lifestyle influencers

A squeaky clean take on lifestyle influencers

Cleaning is the newest weapon in the battle against the highly filtered unreality of lifestyle influencers – Sophia Ashby discusses the success of ‘cleanfluencers’ in an age of materialism
Five hundred friends and no-one to talk to

Five hundred friends and no-one to talk to

It is no mystery that social media has shaped the way we interact. However, new studies have found that online platforms are contributing to relationships becoming increasingly superficial
Art and well-being: mindfully entering the new semester

Art and well-being: mindfully entering the new semester

Ahead of a new term of studying, well-being can often be forgotten about, so Louis Haddad shines a light on the best ways to engage with art to improve your mental health
The media must play fair on mental health

The media must play fair on mental health

Jasmine Taylor discusses how serious mental health disorders are still being demonised by the media and excluded from popular activist narratives.
Australian survey discovers foreign students face greater risk of suicide

Australian survey discovers foreign students face greater risk of suicide

Foreign students are at greater risk of mental health difficulties than their domestic counterparts, according to new research
The backside of Instagram: why our Monday motivators are all the same

The backside of Instagram: why our Monday motivators are all the same

Instagram is full of fitness related accounts, but how damaging is ‘fitspiration’? Emma Price looks at the wealth of misinformation spread by influencers, and the impact it has on both mental and physical health
RNCM hires UK’s first well-being lecturer

RNCM hires UK’s first well-being lecturer

Sara Ascenso is the first of her kind in Higher Education, with her appointment coinciding with RNCM’s annual appeal focusing on mental health
Review: ‘Proof’ by David Auburn

Review: ‘Proof’ by David Auburn

Anuli Changa reviews Hope Mill’s production of ‘Proof’ by David Auburn
The bigger the better? Unmasking the ugly face of male fitness

The bigger the better? Unmasking the ugly face of male fitness

In a follow-up article on the female fitness industry, Emma Price exposes the detrimental impacts male fitness influencers can have on both physical and mental wellbeing
LGB students at higher risk of suicide and self-harm

LGB students at higher risk of suicide and self-harm

Recent research has revealed that LGB students are 24% more likely to commit self-harm, and 21% more likely to attempt suicide in their lifetime.
Accelerated degrees could see students save on tuition fees

Accelerated degrees could see students save on tuition fees

A two-year degree plan has been promised to cut the cost of tuition fees
Capgate — the new Clapgate?

Capgate — the new Clapgate?

The policy comes after the University of Manchester Students’ Union encouraged jazz hands over audible clapping in September
Open letter calls for increase in Mental Health support in the Workplace

Open letter calls for increase in Mental Health support in the Workplace

Business leaders across the UK have asked the Prime Minister to change how mental health is dealt with professionally
In Conversation With: Fatima Abid, General Secretary of the Students’ Union

In Conversation With: Fatima Abid, General Secretary of the Students’ Union

Fatima Abid talks all things student politics, buses, and how you can change the world around you