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New board game initiative for students in partnership with Tomy gets underway

Published on: 2nd December 2020

The #SafeSocials initiative will offer students access to some of Britain’s most loved board games including Articulate Fame and The Logo Game: Best of Food.

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During a freshers’ experience like no other, over two thirds (68%) of students believe that Covid-19 has had a negative impact on their mental health since starting university. Only 20% of those surveyed claimed that their mental health has not been impacted by the pandemic.

Revealed in a study conducted as part of The Student Housing Company’s wellbeing programme, the research also found that 93% of students believe Covid-19 has made it harder for them to make friends at university.

In response, The Student Housing Company is seeking to expand the support it provides through its industry leading Student Wellbeing Strategy – a unique 9-pillar framework which tackles students’ spiritual, mental, cultural, social, environmental, physical, academic, financial and career needs – by trialling new schemes and partnerships to help students through the months ahead.

With the study revealing that almost a third (28%) of students are now actively playing board games as an alternative way of keeping themselves entertained, the student accommodation operator is piloting a #SafeSocials initiative, which will offer students access to some of Britain’s most loved board games including – Articulate Fame, The Logo Game: Best of Food, The Harry Potter Wizarding Game, Sketchy and The Best of Christmas (Not for Kids).

The scheme, which is being trialled at Bentley House in Birmingham, Depot Point in London and Arran House in Edinburgh, is being run in partnership with Tomy, the exclusive distributor of Drumond Park games, and is designed to help students build strong friendships with their flatmates and have fun in a safe, Covid-19 compliant environment.

As part of its ongoing wellbeing programme, The Student Housing Company also added a fully digital wellbeing campaign toolkit to help ensure students are supported as far as possible during the pandemic, as well as a ‘Let’s Chat Series’, where residents are invited to virtual meet and greets with other students from around the world.

Mary Wood, general manager UK and International at Tomy, said: “We’re delighted to be working with The Student Housing Company to bring a little joy to students arounds the UK during these strange circumstances. Our Drumond Park portfolio has grown expeditiously in recent years, with games becoming increasingly popular across different age groups, including students, as a great way to socialise and bond.”

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