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Help to settle in and friendships beyond class: what makes students feel like they belong at uni

Help to settle in and friendships beyond class: what makes students feel like they belong at uni

Belonging is about feeling accepted, included and valued. If students feel like they belong at their university, research shows it plays a crucial role in their overall wellbeing, self-esteem, and motivation to study. As the Universities Accord interim report says, universities have an “obligation to students to foster belonging”. The draft report also notes “too few” Australians are completing […]…