Student Wellbeing Strategy
Student Wellbeing at Warwick
Start well. Stay well. Succeed well.
A refreshed approach to student wellbeing
At Warwick, we want every student to feel supported throughout their university journey.
That's why we're launching our new Student Wellbeing Strategy for 2030, designed to make support easier to access, better connected, and available when you need it.
Our vision is simple:
Start Well
Get the information, support and connections you need from the very beginning of your Warwick experience.
Stay Well
Access the right support at the right time to help you manage challenges, maintain your wellbeing and thrive as part of our community.
Succeed Well
Feel empowered to achieve your academic, personal and professional goals with support that recognises your individual needs.
What's changing?
We're making it easier for you to find support, understand your options, and get help when you need it.
More accessible support
Our refreshed approach aims to provide access to wellbeing support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through a range of channels, including digital support platforms and telephone support.
We have now introduced Wisdom Wellbeing - an extension to our service providing professional wellbeing and mental health support, available 24/7. Students can access confidential support at any time – including evenings, weekends and university holidays.
Earlier intervention
We're strengthening our approach to prevention and early support so that our students can access help before problems become crises.
Better connected services
We're working towards a more joined-up wellbeing system, reducing the need to navigate multiple services and making your support journey simpler and more consistent.
Support is everyone's responsibility
Student wellbeing is not delivered by one team alone. Our new wellbeing model will bring together the people, services and communities that help students thrive.
Whether you speak to a personal tutor, accommodation staff, the Students' Union, Community Safety, a wellbeing practitioner or another member of staff, we'll help connect you to the right support.
Why are we doing this?
Across higher education, more students are seeking support for wellbeing, mental health, disability, safeguarding and complex personal circumstances.
As a university, we are investing in our wellbeing services alongside our buildings and our environment. Wellbeing is shaped by the entirety of the university experience: academic life, community, relationships, accommodation, safety, inclusion, culture and accessibility.
We’re adapting our services to ensure they remain accessible, inclusive, responsive, effective and sustainable.
This helps us to meet the needs of our students now and in the future. Our goal is to ensure every student can access appropriate support at the right time, in a way that works for them.
“Student wellbeing needs have become more prevalent, complex and visible. It is our ambition to move beyond fragmented or reactive approaches towards a more connected, accessible and prevention-focused service. This approach will help us to build on our service, to ensure we meet the needs of our students now and in the future, providing services and support as early as we can to those who are struggling and also those in crisis.”
- Andy Smith, Director of Wellbeing and Safeguarding
Looking ahead
The Student Wellbeing Strategy is a long-term commitment from now until 2030. During the coming years, we aim to:
- Provide wider access to support
- Expand preventative wellbeing initiatives
- Strengthen community-based support
- Improve digital wellbeing services
- Develop more connected support pathways
- Learn from student feedback and evidence
This work will evolve, but our commitment remains the same: putting student wellbeing, safety and success at the heart of everything we do.
Find support
If you need support now, or you're concerned about a friend, visit our wellbeing pages or speak to a member of staff.