Help CentreCounselling & Mental Health and Wellbeing Support:
Support for a long term condition and/or disability:
- Registering for a Student Accessibility Plan (SAP)*
- Further information on what support if available can be found here
* Formally known as a DSSR.
Northumbria Students' Union Wellbeing pages
- NSU’s Wellbeing and Welfare hub
- Student Wellbeing Guide
- Bazaar Mentoring - one to one support with trained volunteer peers
- Help and support with Reporting Unacceptable Behaviour
Studentship Schemes and Research Degree Opportunities:
- Research Development Fund Studentship Scheme, Collaborative Doctoral Studentship Scheme & Co-Tutelle and Dual Awards
- Research Degree Opportunities
PGR Development & Academic Skills:
- Postgraduate Conference Bursary Scheme – grants of up to £400 available on what the University describes as ‘competitive basis’. Information about the scheme, what to do for the application and email contact details for questions and completed applications
- Turing Scheme
- PGR Training and Teaching including mandatory training, training & PGR Teaching Schemes
- The Brilliant Club – for students who are interested in teaching in schools and colleges
- University Library’s Researcher Development Programme – a range of academic skills and specialist support & guidance for PGRs online, workshop, one to one or drop in including research data management, research analysis, academic integrity, mind-mapping research project
- Skills Plus – Academic Integrity (referencing & copyright), academic writing, planning, reading, note-taking, handling and presentation of data and lots more
- Research Spaces and booking space for you
University Money and Finance Advice:
- Money & Finance articles via the portal (each with an enquiry for you to access support or ask questions)
- Funding for UK, EU and International students & Scholarships
- Student Money and Support Fund (funds allocated by the government to the University which the University administer)
- Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding
- Blackbullion – Free interactive student money management space
- Benefits and Tax Credits
Specialist Advice and Representation:
- University’s Student Law Office (SLO) – free legal advice & representation in employment, housing, civil/consumer, family, welfare benefits, crime & business/commercial)
- Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB) - free advice & representation on a range of issues including benefits, work, housing, immigration, consumer, family & cost of living)
- North East Law Centre – free and paid legal advice on criminal, education, employment, family, welfare benefits & discrimination law matters
University IT Support:
- Accessing more IT help and contacting the IT Service Desk – face to face support at the IT Place, logging a fault/request online or online chat
- IT Support & Services – reporting IT issues, account management, Digital Learning, using AI tools, downloads & software, email, files & storage
- Student Digital and IT Induction – all you need to know about all things IT & digital from software, email, digital/AI tools, Blackboard, NU Connect, Panopto, My Access (remote desktop), Turnitin, One Drive and your digital learning space