How should we measure student wellbeing?
A 2020 research paper by Alyson Dodd et al. has called for a standardised measurement of wellbeing for university students.
This measurement will represent an...
Universities across the UK are starting to implement new ways to tackle the growing...
15 months of online learning and social isolation has left many students suffering from poor mental health. Kasia Delgado quotes statistics claiming that almost...
Drop-out risk doubles for female freshers
A briefing note written by market research agency Red Brick Research for its UK clients, and seen by GSL, shows the extent of the...
Study finds 1 in 4 PhD students in UK ‘bullied’ during doctorate
25% of PhD students in the UK say that they have been 'bullied', according to a new report by the Higher Education Policy Institute...
Report finds COVID-19 compounds UK and US student food insecurity
A new report has investigated concerns around student food insecurity in the UK and US, finding that 41% were worried about their food running...
Research finds mental health behind 1 in 3 UK decisions to drop out
A study by MyUniChoices has shown that a third of students that drop out of university in the UK do so because of poor...
Tip-off service set up to stop dangerous UK student initiations
Amid growing concerns around student initiations that compel students to perform dangerous tasks to join a club or society, the body that organises student...
Dutch students offered ‘grave therapy’ by student chaplaincy
In academic environments, students are often encouraged to maintain their wellbeing through student union services, such as therapy dogs, counselling, or bubble wraps. But...
Australian students’ strategies for wellbeing
From the Global Student Living Conference 2018. Learn more about the GSL Conference here, and read more about Australian students' experiences in PBSA in our 2019...
Blind US students struggle with inaccessible digital course tools
In the
rising age of technology, digital courseware materials are popular choices when
it comes to learning at university. The interactive videos, simulations and
built-in video assignments...
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