Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) and Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) have a longstanding relationship, working together in close partnership to enhance and support the mental health and wellbeing of all our staff and students. Our work with SAMH is a key part of the GCU and GCU Students’ Associations’ Student Mental Health Agreement. We …
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NUS Scotland release ‘Roadmap to a new education system’ report
This week, NUS Scotland published a new report into Scotland’s tertiary education system: Roadmap to a New Education System. The publication of this report continues a series that begun with Broke Students, Broken System report which was released in February. As with the earlier report, Roadmap to a New Education System focuses on the five key pillars of the education system: …
Blog: South Lanarkshire College Students’ Association on Tackling Student Poverty
South Lanarkshire College & SLC Students’ Association include ‘student poverty’ as a key focus area within their Student Mental Health Agreement. Below they share an update on the work they’ve been taking forward throughout academic year 2023-2024. “We’re firmly committed to tackling student poverty. With the current cost-of-living crisis majorly impacting our students, the Students’ Association …
New Scottish LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Network launched
Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Edinburgh have launched a new Scottish LGBTQIA+ mental health network with funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). It is a two year project, entitled ‘Developing an Interdisciplinary LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Network for Scotland’. This is the first of its kind, with a key aim …
See Me See Change
About See Me See Change in schools See Me See Change (SMSC) is a whole institution approach that has been developed by See Me (Scotland’s national mental health anti-stigma programme) through a combination of co-production with young people, piloting the approach with various institutions and local authorities across Scotland, and input from a range of …
