Who supports academics? ‘No one. No one. Literally no one.’ #UniMentalHealthDay

To many, academics might have a reputation for being too uninvolved in pastoral care, with humanities students in particular often having very limited contact hours. However, interviews with 52 academics in varying roles across five universities demonstrates that in fact, academics are often students’ first port of call when facing a crisis. Thus academics are forced to play an extremely active role in supporting their students, whether or not they have the time and skills to do so. More...