Tag: mental health

Julien Baker ‘Turn out the lights’ review – rawness and painstaking detail

Julien Baker exposes the harsh realities of her mental health struggles, writes Ollie Braddy

“There’s more to life than academic work: I only wish I’d realised sooner”

Róisín McCallion discusses her experiences with mental health and the pressure to succeed at Oxford

Alain de Botton: “The university system is failing people”

Author Alain de Botton, founder of the School of Life, talks philosophy, mental health and the education system

Students sue Oxford for ‘mishandling’ mental health needs

Two recent graduates are filing lawsuits against the University for alleged mental health discrimination and loss of earnings

Stigma, suffering, and breaking the silence

Struggling with depression at Oxford, and how the conversation is only just beginning

Huge increase in students using University Counselling Service

Between 2011 and 2016, the number of students contacting the counselling service per academic year has jumped by 84 per cent

How do antidepressants affect our brains?

Olivia Murray details how a combination of factors form the modern antidepressant

Oxfess provides an uncomfortable window into Oxford’s mental health struggles

Naomi Packer exposes the pressures of an elite institution on our mental health, and what we can do to help those suffering the most

The crisis facing PhD students

According to a study conducted by Ghent University, PhD students are facing significant mental health challenges

Survey finds Oxford students hardest working and most miserable in UK

Nearly a quarter of students in Oxford say they regret enrolling

Self-harm prevention app launched by Oxford students

Self-Heal offers support for self-harmers through the use of positive images

Mental health: awareness and beyond

Richard Birch reflects on a conversation about mental health with Alastair Campbell

One thing I’d change about Oxford… Reading weeks

What would you change? This week, Tilly Nevin argues that a reading week would give us time to actually appreciate Oxford

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