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A new network to boost research into student mental health

A new network to boost research into student mental health and wellbeing in Scotland has been launched. The Scottish Student Mental Health Research Network (ScotSMART) will bring together expert knowledge to help universities develop and co-ordinate research projects to improve current support for students. ScotSMART will help students’ wellbeing by providing a hub for academics …

We’re working with students to coproduce a National Student Mental Health Campaign!

Think Positive, funded by the Scottish Government, commissioned research to evaluate the effectiveness of student mental health support in Scotland and to support the FE and HE sectors to further develop appropriate practice in the delivery of mental health and wellbeing services to students. One of the recommendations from this research was “NUS Scotland could …

Think Positive impact 2021-2022

This infographic summarises some of the key highlights of the Think Positive project during academic year 2021-2022. The information gathered was from colleges, universities and students associations across Scotland who took part in the Student Mental Health Agreement project.

Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Working Group

The Scottish Government’s Student Mental Health and Wellbeing working group restarted on 19th May 2022 after being temporarily paused due to COVID-19. The membership and remit of the group has been reviewed and updated. The Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Working Group has the following remit: To support the development of: To advise on: Membership …