Welcome to this podcast series on Inclusion & Education. Our research brings together experts in education, childhood & youth studies with an aim to promote equality across family, educational, policy, legal and community settings. In this episode, Lucy Rigley, a 3rd year postgraduate researcher from the School of Medicine and Shouqiang Wang, a 1st year postgraduate researcher from the School of Education, talk with Luke McFarline about the loneliness often experienced by university students, the effects of digital media on students' well-being & relevant research methods for exploring these issues. To read more about the work by our PhD students & postgraduate researchers please visit the School of Education webpage & the webpages of ICY: Inclusion, Childhood & Youth Research Centre and the Centre for Curriculum, Pedagogy & Policy.