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Supporting academic community at the University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Some highlights from the last reporting cycle are as follows… Sharing complex student casework Several services have experienced an increase in demand from students facing complex welfare or mental health issues in the past couple of years. SRA used social media to create communities of students before arrival at the University.

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Top ten Teaching Matters posts of 2021

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

” (August 2018): [link] Professor Stephen Lawrie’s post from 2018 garnered lots of views this year: could this be a consequence of the pandemic and the growing awareness around breaking the taboos relating to mental health? . 2. “CoDI Show: Why is mental illness so goddam controversial?”