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Supporting student journeys

Teaching Matters Academic Support

On a wider scale, the University offers specialist support in the form of the Counselling Service, Careers Service, and the Disability Service. My role within the Disability Service is as a Mental Health Mentor, a post I have held for 8 years.

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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. The list goes on.

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Student mental health at Edinburgh: An introduction from the Director of Student Wellbeing

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Supporting students to flourish at university- enabling them to maintain positive mental health and a healthy lifestyle- facilitates strong academic outcomes.

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Arriving at the University of Edinburgh: Tips from the Study Abroad team

Teaching Matters Academic Support

For welfare support, we offer the Student Counselling Service , a Personal Tutor and Student Support Office, the Disability Service and the Chaplaincy Centre (you are welcome to use this service if you are of any or no religion!).

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Wellbeing matters. But how can we enhance wellbeing across the academic community?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

The University of Edinburgh has created a dedicated Health and Wellbeing Centre for students. The fully accessible centre houses the main bases for Student Counselling , Student Disability Service , the Equally Safe team, the University Health Centre , and an independent pharmacy.

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Top ten Teaching Matters posts of 2021

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

. “Key takeaways from mental health training” (October 2020): [link] Teaching fellow, Omar Kaissi, reflects on the value of completing a mental health training session organised jointly by the University’s Student Counselling and Student Disability services.