Student mental health must be top priority – universities minister

Sam Gyimah says issue requires serious leadership from vice-chancellors

Let universities alert parents about students’ struggles, says father

James Murray, whose son killed himself, calls for opt-out system on sharing mental health concerns

How to support friends through their mental health struggles

If someone you know is finding the going tough, here’s what you can do to help them

Bristol University faces growing anger after student suicides

Backdrop to exam season is mounting concern about student mental health

When I admitted I was HIV positive, my fellow academics excluded me

After disclosing my diagnosis, colleagues called me ‘reckless’ and cut off contact. I felt stigmatised and alone

Black students are right to want to see black therapists

Cambridge University’s minority ethnic students can now request to see a BME counsellor. This should happen elsewhere, says students’ welfare and rights officer Micha Frazer-Carroll

I never wanted to be a nurse but helping a suicidal patient changed my mind

I failed twice to get a nursing degree, but I’ve seen how my experience of mental health problems can help others

Men who fail to equal parents’ achievements ‘suffer mental distress’

Failing to match educational accomplishments causes distress similar to a divorce, says study

Exercise is more precious than ever. So let’s stop scaring kids off PE

Cutting PE lessons to boost exam results is madness – especially as we now know physical activity aids academic performance, says the sports writer and author Anna Kessel

Suicide is a sector-wide issue, says Bristol university vice-chancellor

Speaking for first time since seven student suicides in 18 months, Hugh Brady says social media is part of the problem