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V-cs urged to open up on mental health struggles to shift culture

Leadership should be about empathy and compassion, sector leaders say

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V-cs urged to open up on mental health struggles to shift culture

Leadership should be about empathy and compassion, sector leaders say

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University staff less happy and more anxious than UK average

Appoint pro vice-chancellors for staff well-being, sector told

UK academia ‘increasingly unsafe’ working environment

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University of Kent

UWE Bristol (University of the West of England)

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