In this session, Uwill explored the unique mental health and wellbeing needs of the new generation of UK university students with a focus on out of hours and crisis support.
In this session, the University of Westminster and Mills & Reeve explored the legal obligations universities have to reduce the risk of student death, particularly relating to mental health, and examined practical approaches to risk management, incident response, and inter-agency collaboration, guided by legal experts and university practitioners.
On Wednesday 21 May 2025, as part of HEMHIT (Higher education mental health implementation taskforce), the UK Department for Education (DfE) published the national review of student suicide deaths.
On Wednesday 21 May 2025, as part of HEMHIT (Higher education mental health implementation taskforce), the UK Department for Education (DfE) published the national review of student suicide deaths.
The new Netflix series Adolescence is unsettling, and rightly so. It lifts the lid on the complex, often hidden world of teenagers navigating life online. For many viewers, it’s a wake-up call. For us, it’s a reality we’ve been working to address for years.
As Spring begins, we build on the positive momentum from our Annual Student Survey report, which showed 98.7% of students found our support valuable, 99% agreed that Clear Links positively impacted their academic success, and 97.5% reported a positive effect on their overall wellbeing.
An academic at the University of Salford has written an article outlining three legal reforms aimed at improving how providers respond to prevent student deaths by suicide.
Legal expert Eversheds Sutherland has published a set of briefing notes about the legal implications of the Office for Students condition of registration for tackling harassment.
Emma Maslin (Senior Policy and Research Officer) helps members understand and respond to policy changes in the higher education sector that impact the work of Student Services. Here’s Emma’s update about current policy priorities for summer 2024.
On 10 July 2024 EHRC (The Equality and Human Rights Commission) published an advice note for the higher education sector following the legal case of University of Bristol vs Abrahart. Here's a summary.
This session explores the development of a Trusted Emergency Contact option at enrolment to support interventions with students who have disengaged from their studies or are at risk.
On 16 May 2023 AMOSSHE Chair Jill Stevenson (Dean of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Director of Student Services, University of Stirling) gave evidence on behalf of AMOSSHE members to the House of Commons Petitions Committee about a statutory duty of care for higher education students.
On 24 February 2023 Sam Boyle (Senior Policy and Research Officer, AMOSSHE) attended the AMOSSHE Winter Conference: thriving under pressure in Bath, which explored how to deliver high-quality services in response to high demand and high expectations.