mental health and wellbeing

In this joint blog post, Cassie Wilson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience), reflects on University Mental Health Day and speaks to Jane White, Vice-President (Community & Inclusion).  University Mental Health Day is run jointly by two charities: Student Minds and the University...

January can often be a time for resolutions, trying to get into healthier habits or exercising more. For my latest blog about opportunities and experiences for our students (and in this case for staff and visitors too), I visited the...

In a recent post for the Times Higher Education, Ben Goose (Policy & Programmes Manager) and I shared our learnings over the past two years in shaping, alongside colleagues and students, our university’s approach to health and mental well-being, which...

Can it really be December already and the end of teaching for 2023? Once again, Semester 1 leading up to the Winter break has flown by, and while it can feel like a hard slog at times, it still seems...

Recently, I was pleased to see Oli Schofield receive well-deserved recognition for the work he is doing with our doctoral community, enhancing researcher development resources, and creating innovative new initiatives. Well done to Oli and everyone involved across the university....

As a lively buzz begins to return to campus, I wanted to take a moment to wish you all a warm welcome to the 2023-24 academic year. There’s something about this time of year - it always feels like a...

In my last blog, I took a moment to reflect as semester 2 ended and undergraduate students finished assessments. This time, I’m keen to highlight our staff and students for whom the summer isn’t always a period of rest and...

In this video, Professor Cassie Wilson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience), and Professor Rajani Naidoo, Vice-President (Community & Inclusion) provide the latest update on the anti-harassment project - Be The Change. The video includes information on the project re-launch, progress to date,...

As part of University Mental Health Day 2023 (Thursday 9th March), I took the opportunity to find out about an important male mental health initiative here at the University. Earlier this month I had the pleasure of meeting one of...

In this joint blog, Professor Cassie Wilson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience), and Rajani Naidoo, Vice-President (Community & Inclusion), reflect on the University’s upcoming Mental Health Charter visit and what this means for our community. We are excited to be joined on...