I am a psychotherapist, researcher and nationally recognised expert on university mental health and wellbeing. I was the lead author of the University Mental Health Charter, which is a national programme to support institutions to achieve a whole-university approach to mental health and wellbeing. The Charter was launched in December 2019 and has been endorsed by OfS, UUK, DfE and the British Psychological Society. I am also the lead author of The Wellbeing Thesis, an online resource for PGR students and am Clinical Lead for Student Minds and Student Space, an OfS funded project to support student mental health during the pandemic. I am currently leading an OfS funded project to produce guidance, for academics, on developing curriculum that supports wellbeing and learning. The guidance is being hosted by Advance HE and was launched in February 2022. I was also responsible for developing psycho-education and interventions to address academic anxiety and transition, at the University of Derby, which have been nationally recognised as sector leading practice. My book for students, Be Well, Learn Well was published in September by Macmillan. Published research interests include the relationship between learning and wellbeing, student transition into university, the role of academics in relation to student mental health, creativity and wellbeing and the role of Student Services within universities. I have featured prominently in national TV, radio and print media discussing student wellbeing. I am a Principal Fellow of the HEA and a senior tutor for the Human Givens College. Research Gate <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gareth_Hughes21">Gareth Hughes on ResearchGate</a> Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8190-0809