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OxWell School Compass
The University of Oxford has received a £1.5 million gift from Bukhman Philanthropies to support new research into young people’s mental health.
This new gift will enable the creation of the OxWell School Compass project, which builds on the work of the OxWell Student Survey.
Are adolescents sensitive about sensitive data?
In our new OxWell publication, we explore students’ concerns about taking part in research including sensitive topics such as mental health & maltreatment.
Headlines below, with substantial implications for research design & analysis.
Read the publication
Designing mental health systems that young people can truly trust
What are the biggest barriers for adolescents to access mental health support? Professor Mina Fazel sets out why we need to rethink how we build and promote trust with adolescents to share information about their mental health. This piece highlights findings from the OxWell Student Survey.
What do adolescents say most helps them feel a sense of belonging at school?
The OxWell Student Survey, run by the University of Oxford, questioned more than 35,000 9 to 18-year-olds in England last year. School trips were the most popular choice across every demographic, including among those who reported not feeling a sense of belonging at school.
Scenes from our booth today at the Westgate! Great to meet so many #OxWellStudents, families, and teachers; share some early 2025 results & hear what they think we should be doing with the findings.
#research
— OxWell Study (@oxwell.bsky.social) 29 May 2025 at 18:05
We were really pleased that this report engaged so thoughtfully with our findings, making sure #youthvoice really is central in everything we do in children & young people’s #mentalhealth.
Watch/listen/read to see what @drhollybear.bsky.social & @emmasoneson.bsky.social made of the report ⬇️
— OxWell Study (@oxwell.bsky.social) 3 April 2025 at 10:34
What teens see and do online matters. New research from our team looks at how digital experiences relate to mental health & what we can do about it. A must-read for parents, educators, and mental health researchers and policymakers.
— OxWell Study (@oxwell.bsky.social) 25 March 2025 at 14:10
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Social jetlag = the mismatch between social & biological time ✈️😴 Our new @oxwell.bsky.social study of ~20K #children & #adolescents shows an average jetlag of ~2 hrs 🕑 . ⬆️ jetlag was associated w/ weekend bedtime setting 🛌, & #socialmedia use 📱 and #gaming 🎮 before #sleep Read more below 👇
— OxWell Study (@oxwell.bsky.social) 6 January 2025 at 16:57
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Great to see Lea Satala presenting her OxWell findings at the @nihr.bsky.social Undergraduate Internship Programme Celebration Event in London this morning! Lea undertook an 8-wk internship with @oxchildpsych.bsky.social last summer & did some really impactful work around adolescent self-harm.
— OxWell Study (@oxwell.bsky.social) 19 March 2025 at 14:25
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