A student from the University of Bristol has been found dead beneath Clifton Suspension Bridge in what is believed to be the fourth undergraduate suicide in the city since the start of the academic year.
The body of Lara Nosiru, 23, from Thurrock, in Essex, was discovered after a two-hour search of the Avon Gorge earlier this week. She was in the final year of her neuroscience course and a member of several dancing groups in Bristol.
A university spokesman said: "Sadly, we can confirm that one of our final year students was found dead on Monday, January 30. The student's next-of-kin have been informed and our thoughts are with her family and friends at this difficult time."
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Nosiru's death follows the suicides of three other students over the past few months: Miranda Williams, 19, on 13 October; Daniel Green, 18, on 21 October, and 18-year-old Kim Long on 11 November.
An inquest last month heard Green had killed himself in his halls of residence after he broke up with his girlfriend. The inquests for Long and Williams are due to resume later this year.
A spokesperson for the university told the Bristol Post it has been carrying out a review of its mental health services.
The said: "Following the three student deaths reported in the autumn term, we have increased our student counselling provision.
"We are also working closely with the Samaritans and other experts to support the university community."
The university has also committed to investing an additional £1m a year to improving support for student wellbeing and mental health.
Students affected by Nosiru's death have also been urged to seek support from university services, friends and family.
-
How will the new Repayment Assistance Plan for student loans work?the explainer The Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) will replace existing income-driven repayment plans
-
In the Spotlight Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been at odds with US forces
-
Music reviews: Ethel Cain, Amaarae, and The Black KeysFeature "Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You," "Black Star," and "No Rain, No Flowers"
-
Stormy Daniels claims Trump has ‘been spanked’feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
-
Home Office worker accused of spiking mistress’s drink with abortion drugSpeed Read Darren Burke had failed to convince his girlfriend to terminate pregnancy
-
In hock to Moscow: exploring Germany’s woeful energy policySpeed Read Don’t expect Berlin to wean itself off Russian gas any time soon
-
Were Covid restrictions dropped too soon?Speed Read ‘Living with Covid’ is already proving problematic – just look at the travel chaos this week
-
Inclusive Britain: a new strategy for tackling racism in the UKSpeed Read Government has revealed action plan setting out 74 steps that ministers will take
-
Sandy Hook families vs. Remington: a small victory over the gunmakersSpeed Read Last week the families settled a lawsuit for $73m against the manufacturer
-
Jean-Luc Brunel: the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking suspect found deadIn the Spotlight Modelling agent and associate of billionaire paedophile thought to have hanged himself in Paris cell
-
Farmers vs. walkers: the battle over ‘Britain’s green and pleasant land’Speed Read Updated Countryside Code tells farmers: ‘be nice, say hello, share the space’
