Encouragement in academia

‘Listen – are you breathing a little and calling it a life?’ MARY OLIVER

Positive mental and emotional wellbeing is the vital sign that says you are living the life you were born for.

Instead, suicide rates are on the increase. In the UK, suicide is now the biggest killer of people under 35 years old. Many of these young people are in universities and colleges, where not only students, but also teachers and staff, struggle to manage anxiety, depression, overwhelm and burnout. Many to the point they want to quit.

Places of higher education should be the launch pad for hugely needed deep, transformative impact on the growing crises of this world. Places that generate positivity, creativity, and empowerment – not misery and endurance.

LifeRoute is a hub that invites and incubates new thinking, new pedagogy in education, and new languages of expression that are values-based. Its Caring on Campus initiative especially focuses on the creation of a culture of compassion that can ripple out to give greatest societal impact. There is no better solution if we are to hope for a future where we all can grow and thrive together.

4 Cs to C-ease

Workplace mental health is this year's WMHD theme. Within Liferoute, there is Caring on Campus. It's an initiative to tackle mental health issues in higher education - where staff and students are both affected. Its approach is based on first principles rather than...

Three A’s to help Save a Life

At CaringOnCampus we use a check list of three 'A's that help create the best environment for those with any suicide ideation to not feel alone with their thoughts. We share conversations where we learn how to ensure we always give a sense of ✔availabllity...

Just Tell Me What You Want, What You Really, Really Want

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Encouragement

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Analysis then Paralysis

The competent and rigorous research that we source from universities and that pertains to topics regarding our environment, economies, industries, and communities are always esteemed and valued. However, in matters closer to home, within the campus gates, is it...

HE for Social Justice

STRIVING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE is the MOST VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION we can all make in life. It is the commonly held belief that equity in education is a powerful tool to help bring about Social Justice. But we need to add, only if the chosen pedagogies also enable the...