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A young woman has become the 11th university student in Bristol to die in just 18 months.

Second-year physics student Natasha Abrahart's death was "not suspicious", a spokesman for Bristol University has said, although the cause is unknown.

She was just 20-year-old when she died suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday, leaving family and friends devastated and shocked.

Her death came just two weeks after Alex Elsmore, another student at the university, was believed to have taken his own life, the Bristol Post reports.

At least 11 students - nine from from Bristol University and two from the University of the West of England, also in Bristol - have died since October 2016 amid a spate of suicides.

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The cause of Ms Abrahart’s death is still unknown, but the University of Bristol says it was not thought to be suspicious.

A spokesman for the university said: “We are not aware of any suspicious circumstances surrounding her death and the coroner will hold an inquest in due course.

“We have been informed of the sudden death of second year physics student Natasha Abrahart. Our thoughts are with Natasha’s family, who have requested privacy at this very difficult time.

“We know this news may be distressing for members of the university community, especially those who knew and studied with Natasha.

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“We are deeply saddened by this tragic news and encourage any students or staff who are affected to contact university wellbeing services for help as well as seek support from friends or family.

“Information about the support available can be found on our website under our staff and student pages.

“Sadly, this is the second student death in a short period of time and the university is doing everything we can to support all those affected by these deaths.”

It was reported another Bristol University student, fourth-year electrical and engineering student Mr Elsmore, had died, believed to have taken his own life on April 21.

Mr Elsmore was the eighth student from the university believed to have taken their own life in the last 18 months.

A further two students from the city's other university, UWE, were also believed to have died in the same way.

Inquests into the deaths of the students before found none of them were linked.

After Mr Elsmore's death, Bristol University said: "We are not aware of any suspicious circumstances surrounding his death and the coroner will hold an inquest in due course.

"It is immensely distressing for members of our university community to learn that one of our students has died, and we know it will be especially difficult for those who knew and studied with Alex.

"We would encourage any students or staff who are affected by this tragic news to contact university support services as well as seek support from friends or family.

"Information about the help and support available can be found on our website under our staff and student pages."

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Bristol University has been undergoing a review of its student health services, putting some £1million into its mental health and wellbeing provision.

In January, after the death of a student, Mark Ames, director of student services at the University of Bristol, said there had been an "unprecedented rise in mental health difficulties".

He said: "We will continue to work with our students, staff and with partners across the city including colleagues from public health and the NHS to enhance our services in response to the unprecedented rise in mental health difficulties amongst young people."

Earlier this week, the distraught family of a UWE student who took her own life accused that university of "incompetence” and claimed authorities tried to “cover up” her death.

Tragic Raven Hunt, 21, died on April 13 last year, but her family say no one from the university contacted them until her grandfather emailed the vice-chancellor months later.

The university said it tried to contact family members but "complications arose and we failed to meet the required standards".

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It also “assumed” the family did not want support during Ms Hunt’s inquest and decided not to send anyone as it was not their “normal practice”.

In one of the later incidents, Justin Cheng was thought to have taken his own life when he was found dead away from Bristol on January 12 this year.

The Canadian was a third-year student at the University of Bristol's Law School.

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In the 12 months between October 2016 and in October 2017, five other undergraduate students took their own lives.

First-year student Daniel Green, 18, "took his life" and was found hanging in his room at Goldney Hall on October 21, 2016.

In her narrative conclusion, a coroner said: "Daniel James Green took his own life but the question of intent is inconclusive."

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Philosophy student Miranda Williams, 19, suffered paracetamol poisoning on October 10, and died three days later in hospital.

Kim Long, an 18-year-old law student died of asphyxiation at his halls of residence on November 10, and an inquest concluded he committed suicide.

Lara Nosiru, 23, a final-year neuroscience student, was found dead in the Avon Gorge on January 30, 2017.

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A coroner concluded "she took her own life whilst under the influence of drugs".

Third-year Elsa Scaburri, 21, was found hanged in a barn at a farm near her home near Salisbury on March 3, 2017, after committing suicide, an inquest heard.

First-year student Sam Symons, 19, was studying law at UWE, and was found in his room at a halls of residence.

He died during the night of Sunday, April 30, or in the early hours of Monday, May 1, and an inquest concluded suicide.

James Thomson, 20, a second-year maths student, took his own life on October 25, 2017.

The one-time Countdown contestant hanged himself at the home he shared with uni friends.

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