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Teaching the young to manage their lives is the opposite of infantilisation

Critics of his initiative to make the University of Buckingham drugs-free are missing the point about the power of education, says Anthony Seldon

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University Mental Health Day: the weight of expectations

Academics ‘lack support’ to help with student mental health

Sir Anthony Seldon: 10 steps to address the student mental health crisis

Strong leadership is needed to stop student mental health crisis

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