UK university blighted by string of suicides will flag students who might be ...

UK university blighted by string of suicides will flag students who haven't logged on to campus computer system in a while because they might be having a breakdown University of the West of England to introduce major campaign to help students Staff at the Bristol-based college will check frequency of log-ins to flag up issues Students who are struggling will be contacted and offered help to lower stress  Scheme launched after 14 students at UWE killed themselves in just eight years 

By Eleanor Harding Education Editor For The Daily Mail

Published: 22:02 BST, 10 April 2019 | Updated: 00:10 BST, 11 April 2019

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A university rocked by 14 suicides in eight years has announced it will monitor student use of online academic resources to check for signs of mental breakdown.

The University of the West of England said it will keep track of how often youngsters are logging into the university online portal for services such as course materials or the library.

Any student who has not logged in for a long time will be flagged as potentially in trouble.

Part of the campus of the University of the West of England, in Bristol. The monitoring programme has been introduced after 14 students killed themselves in just eight years

Part of the campus of the University of the West of England, in Bristol. The monitoring programme has been introduced after 14 students killed themselves in just eight years

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