Higher Education Minister Robert Halfon delivered a speech at the Universities UK conference on mental health in higher education in London on 21 November 2023.
Thank you, Edward (Peck), and to Universities UK for the opportunity to speak at this important conference.
The World Health Organisation defines good mental health as:
‘a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realise their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community’
Every single part of that definition has relevance to students’ time at university. But particularly having sufficient mental wellbeing to realise their abilities and learn well.
