Mental health
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Top Stories
Work-related mental distress alarmingly high for uni staff, study finds
Downsizing, layoffs and cost-cutting policies have led to alarmingly high levels of work-related psychological distress in university staff, a new…
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Industry & Research
Being confident in the kitchen boosts mental health, new research shows
A new study from Edith Cowan University suggests that being confident in your cooking not only improves the quality of…
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Podcasts
The link between student evaluations and teachers’ mental health: podcast
Academics may experience a loss of enjoyment, depression and panic attacks when the cycle of teaching evaluations occur, mental health…
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News
Pandemic pressures affect affluent women the most: research
New research from Flinders University has found that during 2020 women from affluent backgrounds had higher levels of mental health…
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International Education
‘Simplistic’ labels ignore differences, difficulties students from Asian backgrounds experience
Fresh research from a joint study between Youth19 and the University of Auckland has shown that the overarching label of…
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Research News
Stop sitting to improve your mental health and life: USQ study
A new study led by University of Southern Queensland Professor Stuart Biddle has concluded that long hours spent sitting might…
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News
Supporting staff mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19: opinion
Australia’s response to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is consistent with international approaches that mandate physical distancing and self-isolation. However, evidence from…
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Industry & Research
New study reveals COVID-19’s effect on relationships and mental health
A report released today from ANU has shown that roughly one in two Australians, or 47 per cent, are more…
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News
New project uses games technology and video simulation to tackle suicide
Curtin University is utilising games technology to create web-based video simulations aimed at helping mental health experts identify and better…
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News
Is AI the future for mental health assistance?
Thankfully we’ve come a long way since people with mental health issues – such as depression, bipolar disorder or psychosis –…
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Faculty Focus
Into the wild: recovery camp brings uni students and mental health consumers together
Campus Review spent a day at Recovery Camp, a joint program for health students on clinical placement and people with lived…
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Industry & Research
Skin a new tool for measuring stress, resilience: Uni Newcastle
Human skin is a multi-tasker. Obviously it contains our internal organs, but it also wards off bacteria, moisture, and the…
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Policy & Reform
‘Self-care first’: Scientist prioritises wellbeing in lab policy
"Your mental and physical health are by far the most important consideration in all that you do while in our…
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Analysis
Stressed out students voice their gripes
A year ago, a National Union of Students/Headspace survey of 2,600 university students revealed some troubling insights. A majority (66 per cent) reported high…
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Analysis
‘Toxic’ supervisors and isolation sapping students’ mental health
A study of 3,659 PhD students in Flanders, Belgium found that over a third - well above the proportion in comparison…
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Analysis
What 24,000 older teens are most concerned about
“As a uni student who just moved out of home, being able to pay rent as well as survive without…
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Faculty Focus
Can AI really predict suicide?
Despite click-baiting headlines like How tech giants are using AI to prevent self-harm and suicide and Artificial intelligence can now predict suicide with remarkable accuracy, some experts aren't…
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Features
For international students, the mental health struggle is real
“When I first arrived, I managed to get a job at an accommodation house welcoming new students because people thought…
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Faculty Focus
Professor toughens up trainee teachers
Caroline Mansfield is teaching teachers resilience on a global scale. The Murdoch University Associate Professor's program, the sunnily-named Building Resilience…
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Faculty Focus
Academic warns anorexia film cuts to the bone
To the Bone is rated MA15+, meaning children under the age of 15 may not legally watch, buy or hire it unless they…
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News
UTS becomes first uni to sign SANE employee mental health charter
The University of Technology Sydney has become the first university to sign SANE Australia’s charter, pledging to improve mental health…
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News
Could exams be as stressful as bear attacks?
What’s more stressful, end-of-year university exams or a bear attack? Common sense would suggest the latter, but one educational expert…
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Funding
Study probes how unis can promote mental health
Not tabling multiple assignments to be due on the same day and having a built environment that encourages students to…
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Funding
Zero happiness: Indigenous teens down on life in survey
A new report from Mission Australia shows 10 per cent of Indigenous young men aged 15 to 19, and 5…
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RUOK? Day an opportunity to listen to those around you
RUOK? Or, as it is sounded out, Are You Okay? Thursday 8 September is RUOK? Day, a designated moment in our…
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