Help your students perform at their best.
Avara Flow gives universities a simple, science-backed tool to improve student focus, reduce exam anxiety, and support the retention rates that matter to your institution.
of UK students report moderate to severe anxiety or depression
Office for National Statistics, 2022
to consider dropping out when mental health is the primary cause — up from 2021
TASO / King’s College London, 2023
of students now identified with a mental health challenge — nearly triple the rate of six years ago
Policy Institute at King’s College London, 2023
The cost isn’t just human. Students who drop out due to mental health represent lost tuition, wasted support resource, and reputational risk for your institution.
Beyond wellbeing. Into performance.
When students manage their stress, they study better, sleep better, and stay enrolled longer. Here’s what the research shows.
Significant improvement in cognitive performance and academic well-being after a 4-week mindfulness programme
A quasi-experimental study of 50 university students found that those who completed a structured mindfulness programme showed measurable improvements in cognitive performance, academic well-being and emotional resilience compared to a control group — assessed using the validated College Learning Effectiveness Inventory (CLEI).
Swargiary & Roy (2024). “Impact of Mindfulness Meditation on Cognitive Performance and Academic Well-Being Among University Students.” SSRN. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4879109
22% reduction in anxiety symptoms after just 10 minutes of daily guided practice
A controlled trial found that 10 minutes of daily guided meditation reduced anxiety symptoms by 22% in college students. A separate randomised controlled trial published in PLOS ONE found that daily mindful breathing produced large effect sizes in reducing test anxiety in university students — on a par with formal cognitive behavioural therapy techniques.
Hanh & Nguyen (2016). “The Effectiveness of Daily Mindful Breathing Practices on Test Anxiety of Students.” PLOS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164822
Mental health is now the #1 driver of student dropout in UK higher education
Research from TASO and King’s College London found that in 2022–23, mental health was the leading reason undergraduate students considered dropping out — outstripping financial difficulties. Institutions that proactively invest in accessible, daily mental health tools demonstrate measurable impact on retention outcomes.
TASO / Policy Institute at KCL (2023). Student Academic Experience Survey; and Zając et al. (2024). “Student mental health and dropout from higher education.” Higher Education, 87, 325–343. DOI: 10.1007/s10734-023-01009-9
5–10 minutes of daily breathwork or guided mindfulness — the duration of a single Avara Flow session — is sufficient to produce measurable reductions in cortisol and anxiety in university students, according to peer-reviewed RCT evidence.
Balban et al. (2023). “Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal.” Cell Reports Medicine. PMC9873947
Simple to deploy. Immediate to use.
Purchase a licence
Flexible per-student or site-wide pricing starting from £2 per student per year. No IT integration required, no single sign-on complexity.
Students get instant access
Students download Avara Flow free and are automatically upgraded to full premium access when their .ac.uk email is verified. No voucher codes, no friction.
You see the impact
An anonymised wellbeing dashboard shows aggregate engagement, mood trends and course completion rates — presented as a quarterly PDF report for your welfare team.
Everything your students need. Nothing they don’t.
200+ guided meditations
Sessions from 3 to 45 minutes covering sleep, anxiety, focus and stress.
Breathwork library
All breathing patterns including box breathing, 4-7-8 and cyclic sighing, backed by Stanford research.
Exam Survival Kit
A 5-day structured programme built specifically for exam season — the most-used course by student users.
Guided journaling
CBT-informed prompts to help students process emotions and build self-awareness.
Focus sounds & binaural audio
Study soundscapes and deep work playlists for library and revision sessions.
Daily mood check-in
A 30-second daily pulse that feeds into aggregate institutional reporting.
Student-specific onboarding
The app identifies student users and adapts content, shortcuts and recommendations accordingly.
Progress & streak tracking
Evidence-based habit formation mechanics that drive consistent daily use.
Staff wellbeing access included
All staff at licenced institutions receive premium access at no extra cost.
Anonymised institution dashboard
Aggregate data only; no individual student data is ever visible or shared.
Straightforward institutional pricing.
No hidden fees. No per-feature add-ons. Everything included.
Pilot
Up to 500 students
- · Full premium access
- · Staff wellbeing access
- · Onboarding support
- · Quarterly data report
University Licence
500–15,000 students
- · Everything in Pilot
- · Dedicated account manager
- · Custom student onboarding with university branding
- · Monthly data reports
- · Early access to new features
Enterprise / Multi-site
Multi-campus, NHS trusts, FE colleges
- · Everything in University licence
- · API data integration
- · White-label option
- · Staff training sessions
- · SLA support
All institutional data is GDPR compliant, UK-hosted and anonymised. Individual student data is never accessible to institution administrators.
“Avara Flow has become one of the most-used wellbeing resources across our campus. The exam-season engagement numbers were particularly strong — students were completing sessions the night before assessments. The quarterly data report gives our welfare team real insight into where the pressure points are across the academic year.”
— Head of Student Wellbeing, Pilot Institution
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Ready to invest in your students’ success?
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