British universities say they risk "failing a generation" unless students get better mental health care.
A Universities UK report found some students risk "slipping through the gaps" due to a lack of co-ordination between the NHS and universities.
The most up-to-date statistics show 146 students killed themselves in 2016. At Bristol, three students have died suddenly in the past month alone.
An NHS official said local services should collaborate with universities.
Henry Curtis-Williams, a photography student, took his own life in 2016, aged 21.
"He had lost weight, he had dark shadows under his eyes, he was clearly in crisis," said his mother Pippa Travis-Williams.
"He changed from being that super-confident person to [becoming] just a shell of a person."
The number of deaths in 2016 was higher than the 134 students who killed themselves in 2015 - which in turn was the highest total since 2006.
Universities UK said over the past five years, 94% of universities have seen a "sharp increase" in the number of people trying to access support services.
Some institutions noticed a three-fold increase.
source:www.bbc.com
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