Who we are
Mindapples helps people understand how their minds work and build the practical skills and knowledge to look after them. Our approach is built on peer-reviewed research in psychology and neuroscience. We give people what they need to make informed decisions about their own wellbeing. In a university, that means looking at the whole community, rather than only the individual.
A university works as one ecosystem in which staff and student wellbeing are inextricably linked. Our programmes reach every part of it, students, staff, and the campus environments they share.
What makes us different
two levels
Our programmes are delivered through the Mindapples Wellbeing Competency Framework, developed with university partners. It has two strands, personal competencies, the self-management and resilience skills everyone needs, and interpersonal competencies, for those with a role in supporting others’ wellbeing.
Each competency has two levels, giving the university a shared language for wellbeing and a way to track how confidence and skill build over time, helping you deliver on the wellbeing and resilience elements of the University Mental Health Charter.
How we help
Our training is timed to match real pressure points across the academic year, from the transition into university life, through exam-period stress and sleep disruption, to the common dip in motivation in second year and the move out of university into work. Support lands when it is needed, rather than as a single session at the start of the year.
A typical programme includes wellbeing webinars on topics such as Feed Your Mind, on how daily habits shape wellbeing, Handle Pressure, on building the resources to cope when pressure turns into stress, and Sleep Well, on sleep’s role in mental health and how to improve it. Alongside these sit Champions Training, a digital campaign pack, and physical resources like the Mindapples Tree and applecards for events such as Freshers’ Fairs and University Mental Health Day.
Champions Training equips people at every level of the university, including students, staff and senior leaders, to deliver Mindapples sessions, support their peers directly, and signpost confidently to formal support when it is needed. Ongoing support from Mindapples keeps the role safe and sustainable, for the people delivering it and for those receiving support.
Track record
We have worked with universities across the UK since 2011, and deliver the same trusted content to major employers including Goldman Sachs, Tesco, Royal London and HS2, so students preparing to enter the workplace are learning skills that carry directly into it.
100+
UK universities worked with since 2011
90%
of students found our sessions useful or very useful for their wellbeing, in our own evaluation with seven UK universities and colleges
6 months
Independent evaluations by the University of York found statistically significant improvements in students’ wellbeing and ability to manage stress, sustained for up to six months
What partners say
What our partners and students say about our work.
“It equips them to look after themselves before, during and after conversations about mental health.”
Nicola Powell, Training and Wellbeing Officer, Open SU (Open University), on Champions Training
“The person giving the course did a great job of engaging us all and making us all feel heard, involved and respected. Honestly the best webinar I have attended!”
Kayleigh, Open University
“It was thorough in exploring mental health and wellbeing, and really did provide some useful techniques.”
Sandhra, University of Nottingham
Get in touch
Get in touch to arrange a short call or ask us to send our full Wellbeing Competency Framework.
