This research examines bereavement among UK university students, finding that one in five surveyed met criteria for prolonged grief disorder and experienced significant academic disruption. University support is often difficult to access or poorly signposted. The findings call for grief-aware policies that better protect bereaved students’ wellbeing and educational futures.

This research investigates whether ordinary matter can generate enough negative energy to keep a wormhole open. Combining theoretical calculations with computer simulations, it finds that nature tightly limits negative energy, making traversable wormholes unlikely. The work highlights how science tests imaginative ideas through rigorous mathematics and physical laws.

This research examines why undergraduate engineering students struggle with troubleshooting technical problems. By observing electrical engineering students fixing broken circuits, he aims to identify where they get stuck, compare their approaches with expert strategies, and develop classroom exercises that build practical troubleshooting skills for labs, projects and real-world engineering work.

This research examines whether integrating yoga into university curricula can improve student well-being and academic success. Through a credit-bearing freshman seminar combining yoga practice, meditation, and coursework, the study evaluates changes in holistic well-being and academic performance, aiming to address the growing mental and physical health challenges facing students.

This research examines how multilingual college students use AI writing tools and whether these tools support or hinder learning. The findings suggest that learning outcomes depend on how AI is used. When employed as a scaffold for feedback and reflection rather than a shortcut, AI can enhance writing development and critical thinking.

This research examines how universities communicate career advice and support services to students. Through surveys and focus groups at UMass Amherst, the study identifies student needs for less stressful, more inclusive, and more integrated career guidance. The findings inform policy and curriculum improvements aimed at better supporting student futures.

This research explores autistic university students’ experiences navigating sensory challenges and communication differences on campus. It highlights the “double empathy problem,” where misunderstandings occur between autistic and non-autistic individuals. Using applied linguistics, the study argues that mutual understanding is essential to ensure equitable access to education and improve student well-being and inclusion.

This talk reframes mathematics as a creative, pattern-based discipline rather than rote calculation. Through research in topology and prison education initiatives, it highlights math’s role in fostering curiosity, resilience, and critical thinking. The speaker argues that mathematical thinking benefits everyone, promoting perseverance and empathy beyond academic or professional contexts.

This research highlights high stress levels in creative industries and examines gaps in post-secondary curricula. By analysing course content through project management theory, it identifies missing focus on risk, conflict, and change management. Integrating these skills could foster healthier, more sustainable work environments for future creative professionals across sectors.

This research explores international students as cultural ambassadors and examines how educational exchange programmes generate soft power. Using interviews with British and Taiwanese students, it analyses how study abroad experiences shape perceptions, strengthen UK–Taiwan relations, and support diplomacy by fostering mutual understanding, goodwill, and long-term international cooperation.