Black and white image of a food bank warehouse
"All of my income disappeared overnight": economic precarity for students during the pandemic
Inès Girard, Fiona Vanston and Elodie Faïd
Thursday, 29 July, 2021
In our last article, we addressed the impact of Covid-19 on students' mental health. We highlighted how financial struggles increase the risk of mental health issues, and the ways in which the Covid-... Read more
Graffiti in French about students, Covid-19 and suicide
Mental health: the silent pandemic in higher education
Inès Girard, Fiona Vanston and Elodie Faïd
Friday, 9 July, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the access to higher education in numerous ways, some of them indirect. Students encounter difficulties such as mental health or precarity issues that result... Read more
Grounded: the impact of Covid-19 on academic exchanges
Inès Girard, Fiona Vanston and Elodie Faïd
Thursday, 1 July, 2021
A major innovation brought about by globalization within higher education is the increase in academic mobility. Every year, millions of students cross borders to access higher education, or to... Read more
What happens when the ‘best years of your life’ are actually the hardest? The particular challenges faced by first-year university students during the pandemic
Inès Girard, Fiona Vanston and Elodie Faïd
Wednesday, 23 June, 2021
While the Covid-19 pandemic has raised many difficulties for all students in terms of access to higher education online, coping with mental health issues, and escaping economic precarity, those in... Read more
Man looking at computer screen
Covid-19 and technical difficulties: the rise of inequalities in higher education
Inès Girard, Fiona Vanston and Elodie Faïd
Tuesday, 15 June, 2021
Access to a reliable internet connection has become increasingly important over the last year, as much of day to day life switched from in person to online as the pandemic raged through the world.... Read more