Hello everyone, welcome to the University of the Arts
London. My name is Rotimi Akinsete, and i'm the Associate Dean of Students
here at the university. I'm here to talk to you a little bit about the student
services that are available at our university,
but the services range from Student Advice Service,
the Student Funding Service, the Disability and Dyslexia Team,
the Counselling Team, the Health and Mental Health Team,
and the university's Chaplaincy. One thing I do need to mention
is our response to COVID-19 pandemic. Student Services will still be available
to you at this time, you can contact us by telephone, by
email, teleconference facilities, and we will be
present at a number of the university's colleges.
Please remember that we are a confidential service.
There will be some instances also as well where our professional and
qualified staff can meet with you face to face, but that would have to be
via arrangement. Please access the university website for
more information. We can also as well give you some direct
advice and support in relation to COVID-19.
Hi there, so my name is Emma, I'm one of the student advisors
in the Student Advice Service at UAL, and what we do is give advice on money
and immigration, and we also help students to
access our other Student Services. You can contact us, and we are
reachable, through emails and phone calls if you've
got a quick question, and we hold appointments for longer
pieces of work together, and we hold workshops for groups of
students, and we also help students to apply for
finance and visas. So you might have come across us already.
You can find us on our website if you search for Student Advice.
Hi my name's Neil Parsons, and i'm a Student Funding Administrator,
and i'm part of the Student Funding Service. The service
coordinates and administers student loan verifications
for the UK, and for the USA, university hardship funds,
and scholarship and bursary applications. We have two main email contact addresses,
we have funding@arts.ac.uk and
scholarshipapplications@arts.ac.uk, if you have a specific query regarding a
particular scholarship. You can also search scholarships on the
UAL website for more information.
Hello my name is Katie Atkinson and I am the Support Work Coordinator in the
Disability Service. The Disability Service arranges
adjustments and support for disabled students
this includes students who have Dyslexia or another Specific Learning Difference,
a sensory impairment, a physical impairment,
a long-term health or mental health condition, Autism,
or another long-term condition which has an impact on your day-to-day life.
You can contact us by phoning
020 7514 6156 between 10am and 4pm, or you can email
disability@arts.ac.uk. For more information about how we work
and the support we offer, search disability on the UAL website. Hi
my name's Louise Manuell and i'm one of the Counsellors at UAL.
The Counselling Team offers emotional, personal, psychological, and mental health
support, and is offered by qualified experienced professionals.
You can have brief counselling including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy,
and we also run Psycho-Education and well-being workshops.
This includes mindfulness, procrastination,
anxiety, and perfectionism. If you would like further information
you can call us on 020 7514 6251, or you can email us at counselling@arts.ac.uk
If you want further information
on counselling please search counselling on the UAL website.
Mental health advice - The service is provided by mental health professionals
and they provide assessment and ongoing support for mental health concerns.
They do referrals and help access services within and out of UAL.
They offer advice on managing periods of mental distress,
and they do drop in sessions across the different college sites.
If you would like further information please call on 0207
514 6251 and you can email studenthealth
@arts.ac.uk. If you want further information please search mental health
on the UAL website. Health advice - this is available for any
aspect of health and well-being, including: Lifestyle, healthy eating,
alcohol, drugs, smoking, and sexual health, and also any information that you may
need on your physical well-being. There is support for pregnant students
and if you have concerns around eating issues.
If you do not have a doctor or GP in london, please register
straight away. Don't wait until you're ill. It's free to register at an NHS
GP. You can call 0207 514 6251 and you can email
studenthealth@arts.ac.uk. If you want further information please
search health on the UAL website.
Hello i'm William Whitcombe from the university Chaplaincy.
We welcome people of all faiths and none, who may need
confidential support. Perhaps you've had a bereavement,
or there's something else happening in life, we have the
experience to be alongside you and offer non-judgmental
and compassionate help. We also provide online meditation sessions to help you
relax which are just 20 minutes long and free, as well as organizing events that
explore the relationship between faith and the arts. Please search
Chaplaincy on the UAL website. Thank you for
listening, we hope you have a fantastic time while
you're here at the University of the Arts, and stay safe.