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Conference explored mental wellbeing and trauma-informed practices in higher education, highlighting institutional responses.
This reflective piece explores the Advance HE national conference, ‘Mental Wellbeing in HE’, held in Sheffield, UK, on 14 May, 2025. The conference brought together professionals from across UK higher education to discuss innovative strategies and practices for enhancing staff and student wellbeing. Key themes included addressing the complexities of mental health in education, institutional responses, crisis management, and trauma-informed pedagogies. The author reflects on key sessions, including discussions on supporting postgraduate researchers, trauma-informed approaches, and compassionate boundaries, highlighting the importance of both student and staff wellbeing in the higher education sector.
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