Pandemic and student mental health: mental health symptoms among university students and young adults after the first cycle of lockdown in the UK.

Background: Early COVID-19 research suggests a detrimental impact of the initial lockdown on young people's mental health.

Aims: We investigated mental health among university students and young adults after the first UK lockdown and changes in symptoms over 6 months.

Method: In total, 895 university students and 547 young adults not in higher education completed an online survey at T1 (July-September 2020).