Healthy Campuses

UniSport Australia is excited to announce that Australian National University (ANU) has joined the global FISU Healthy Campus program, showcasing its drive to embed wellbeing and active living into the university experience. ANU’s decision to join Healthy Campus aligns with its 2025-2030 Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, which sets out a vision for a connected […]

Gender-based violence (GBV) continues to present a significant challenge across higher education, with serious implications for student safety, wellbeing and participation in campus life. Universities are increasingly expected to take a proactive, whole-of-institution approach to preventing and responding to GBV, including within co-curricular environments such as sport, where large numbers of students engage socially and […]

University students often face high stress and long periods of sedentary study, yet little is known about how daily physical activity influences their stress and academic functioning. This research explored how leisure-time exercise and short activity breaks relate to stress, recovery and perceived study performance among 57 university students over a ten-day home-study period. The […]

The transition into university is a period of major lifestyle change, yet limited evidence has tracked how student health behaviours and mental wellbeing are shifting over time. This research examined trends in diet, physical activity, sleep, sedentary behaviour and substance use, alongside psychological distress, in first-year Australian university students across four cohorts from 2016 to […]

Food insecurity is an increasing issue in Australian higher education, yet its broader impact on student wellbeing is still not well understood. This research investigated how food insecurity, diet quality, physical activity and social connectedness relate to depressive symptoms in 145 University of Canberra students, using validated measures to capture post-pandemic health and wellbeing patterns. […]

In November 2025, The University of New England (UNE) was awarded Gold Level Accreditation in the FISU Healthy Campus program. This achievement makes them the first university in regional Australia to attain this global standard, and just one of three universities in the country. Achieving the Gold accreditation in the FISU Healthy Campus program reflects […]

The use of social networks has grown dramatically, with 62.3% of the world’s population reportedly engaging on these platforms for an average of 2 hours and 23 minutes each day. While social media can be a powerful tool for communication, education, and connection, it can also spread misinformation and contribute to unhealthy usage patterns. This […]

Physical activity is widely recognised as an effective way to promote mental health, enhance wellbeing, and prevent mental ill-health across all demographic groups. This national consensus statement from Sports Medicine Australia and the Australian Psychological Society offers evidence-based guidance on how to design and promote physical activity to maximise its mental-health benefits. It identifies five […]

Young adults in higher education are often assumed to face greater mental health risks than their non-student peers, yet direct comparisons are limited. This research examined the mental health and wellbeing of 1,708 young Australians aged 17–25, including 828 university students and 880 non-students. It compared levels of psychological distress, wellbeing, resilience, and loneliness, and […]

Universities are increasingly recognised as key settings for promoting health and wellbeing to enhance academic success, career readiness, and lifelong healthy behaviours. This research conducted a large baseline survey of students at an Australian university to examine health, academic, and social factors influencing wellbeing. The findings were used to inform the university’s new Student Health […]