The implementation and evaluation of a recipe box scheme to help ease the cost-of-living crisis in university students

The recent ONS survey reported that 92% of students had been affected by the cost-of-living crisis with 46% revealing their overall mental health and well-being had worsened(1). London Metropolitan University has a unique diverse student population: in 2020-21, 82% of students were mature, 64% of st...

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Hauptverfasser: Bhakta, D, Aghili, A, Illingworth, S, Marsh, K, Mulrooney, H, Shu, J, Wood, P, Kwan, C. Y, Ranta, R, Nancheva, N, Dawson, R, Dawson, N
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