University Student Mental Health & Wellbeing

Working with Nurture-U in collaboration with researchers across the UK and Canada to investigate well-being and mental health outcomes in students using a biannual longitudinal survey

Background:

Nurture-U is a national UK research project designed to find better ways to support university students with their wellbeing and mental health.

Objective:

The primary aim of this project is to collaborate with UK Higher Education Institutions, including University of Exeter, University of Oxford, Cardiff University, King's College London, Newcastle University, and University of Southampton, to better understand the determinants of student wellbeing and academic success, evaluate students’ mental health support needs, as well as develop and deliver university specific mental health programs.

The scope of this project includes (a) designing and implementing mental health literacy trainings for students and staff; (b) developing an online self-management toolkit; and (c) continued deployment of a longitudinal survey of student mental health and well-being conducted biannually at Oxford since 2019.

Funding:

This project is funded by the Medical Research Council, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and the Economic and Social Research Council.