UK student housing reaching ‘crisis point’ as bad as 1970s, charity warns Growing numbers of students are experiencing hidden homelessness or accepting poor accommodation
Parents urge UK universities to reveal student suicide rates Inquest to be held into death of Harry Armstrong Evans, who was at University of Exeter
UK universities call for maintenance loan uplift amid students’ financial woes Russell Group says rise in hardship funding also needed as survey shows average maintenance loan falls £439 short each month
Contemplation can help problem-solving and boost creativity, study claims People prefer to keep busy rather than to enjoy a moment of reflection, researchers find
‘When you stop fighting, that’s when you start grieving’: the parents battling to prevent student suicide In the four years since their daughter killed herself at university, Robert and Margaret Abrahart have been trying to understand why she was left to cope with her problems alone – and to help other vulnerable young people
Third of new students in England show signs of depression, survey suggests ‘Experimental’ ONS survey of first-years finds 37% have symptoms of depression and 39% of anxiety
Britain’s Covid-era university students may suffer ‘impostor syndrome’ New intake of undergraduates could feel like frauds, says study, because they didn’t sit A-level exams
A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century review – self-help laced with pseudoscience Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein attempt to show how human nature is at odds with modern society, but their science, and style, grates
‘Balance is fulfilling’: how to look after your mental health at uni From making time for self-care to silencing your inner critic, the experts share their top tips for looking after your mental health at university
Rise in students asking to repeat year after campus shutdowns Final exam worries grow with in-person teaching still banned at universities in England