Hello everyone, welcome to the University of the Arts
Hello everyone, welcome to the University of the Arts

London. My name is Rotimi Akinsete, and i'm the Associate Dean of Students
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
here at the university. I'm here to talk to you a little bit about the student

services that are available at our university,
services that are available at our university,

but the services range from Student Advice Service,
but the services range from Student Advice Service,

the Student Funding Service, the Disability and Dyslexia Team,
the Student Funding Service, the Disability and Dyslexia Team,

the Counselling Team, the Health and Mental Health Team,
the Counselling Team, the Health and Mental Health Team,

and the university's Chaplaincy. One thing I do need to mention
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
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
to you at this time, you can contact us by telephone, by

email, teleconference facilities, and we will be
email, teleconference facilities, and we will be

present at a number of the university's colleges.
present at a number of the university's colleges.

Please remember that we are a confidential service.
Please remember that we are a confidential service.

There will be some instances also as well where our professional and
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
qualified staff can meet with you face to face, but that would have to be

via arrangement. Please access the university website for
via arrangement. Please access the university website for

more information. We can also as well give you some direct
more information. We can also as well give you some direct

advice and support in relation to COVID-19.
advice and support in relation to COVID-19.

Hi there, so my name is Emma, I'm one of the student advisors
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
in the Student Advice Service at UAL, and what we do is give advice on money

and immigration, and we also help students to
and immigration, and we also help students to

access our other Student Services. You can contact us, and we are
access our other Student Services. You can contact us, and we are

reachable, through emails and phone calls if you've
reachable, through emails and phone calls if you've

got a quick question, and we hold appointments for longer
got a quick question, and we hold appointments for longer

pieces of work together, and we hold workshops for groups of
pieces of work together, and we hold workshops for groups of

students, and we also help students to apply for
students, and we also help students to apply for

finance and visas. So you might have come across us already.
finance and visas. So you might have come across us already.

You can find us on our website if you search for Student Advice.
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,
Hi my name's Neil Parsons, and i'm a Student Funding Administrator,

and i'm part of the Student Funding Service. The service
and i'm part of the Student Funding Service. The service

coordinates and administers student loan verifications
coordinates and administers student loan verifications

for the UK, and for the USA, university hardship funds,
for the UK, and for the USA, university hardship funds,

and scholarship and bursary applications. We have two main email contact addresses,
and scholarship and bursary applications. We have two main email contact addresses,

we have funding@arts.ac.uk and
we have funding@arts.ac.uk and

scholarshipapplications@arts.ac.uk, if you have a specific query regarding a
scholarshipapplications@arts.ac.uk, if you have a specific query regarding a

particular scholarship. You can also search scholarships on the
particular scholarship. You can also search scholarships on the

UAL website for more information.
UAL website for more information.

Hello my name is Katie Atkinson and I am the Support Work Coordinator in the
Hello my name is Katie Atkinson and I am the Support Work Coordinator in the

Disability Service. The Disability Service arranges
Disability Service. The Disability Service arranges

adjustments and support for disabled students
adjustments and support for disabled students

this includes students who have Dyslexia or another Specific Learning Difference,
this includes students who have Dyslexia or another Specific Learning Difference,

a sensory impairment, a physical impairment,
a sensory impairment, a physical impairment,

a long-term health or mental health condition, Autism,
a long-term health or mental health condition, Autism,

or another long-term condition which has an impact on your day-to-day life.
or another long-term condition which has an impact on your day-to-day life.

You can contact us by phoning
You can contact us by phoning

020 7514 6156 between 10am and 4pm, or you can email
020 7514 6156 between 10am and 4pm, or you can email

disability@arts.ac.uk. For more information about how we work
disability@arts.ac.uk. For more information about how we work

and the support we offer, search disability on the UAL website. Hi
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.
my name's Louise Manuell and i'm one of the Counsellors at UAL.

The Counselling Team offers emotional, personal, psychological, and mental health
The Counselling Team offers emotional, personal, psychological, and mental health

support, and is offered by qualified experienced professionals.
support, and is offered by qualified experienced professionals.

You can have brief counselling including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy,
You can have brief counselling including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy,

and we also run Psycho-Education and well-being workshops.
and we also run Psycho-Education and well-being workshops.

This includes mindfulness, procrastination,
This includes mindfulness, procrastination,

anxiety, and perfectionism. If you would like further information
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
you can call us on 020 7514 6251, or you can email us at counselling@arts.ac.uk

If you want further information
If you want further information

on counselling please search counselling on the UAL website.
on counselling please search counselling on the UAL website.

Mental health advice - The service is provided by mental health professionals
Mental health advice - The service is provided by mental health professionals

and they provide assessment and ongoing support for mental health concerns.
and they provide assessment and ongoing support for mental health concerns.

They do referrals and help access services within and out of UAL.
They do referrals and help access services within and out of UAL.

They offer advice on managing periods of mental distress,
They offer advice on managing periods of mental distress,

and they do drop in sessions across the different college sites.
and they do drop in sessions across the different college sites.

If you would like further information please call on 0207
If you would like further information please call on 0207

514 6251 and you can email studenthealth
514 6251 and you can email studenthealth

@arts.ac.uk. If you want further information please search mental health
@arts.ac.uk. If you want further information please search mental health

on the UAL website. Health advice - this is available for any
on the UAL website. Health advice - this is available for any

aspect of health and well-being, including: Lifestyle, healthy eating,
aspect of health and well-being, including: Lifestyle, healthy eating,

alcohol, drugs, smoking, and sexual health, and also any information that you may
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
need on your physical well-being. There is support for pregnant students

and if you have concerns around eating issues.
and if you have concerns around eating issues.

If you do not have a doctor or GP in london, please register
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
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
GP. You can call 0207 514 6251 and you can email

studenthealth@arts.ac.uk. If you want further information please
studenthealth@arts.ac.uk. If you want further information please

search health on the UAL website.
search health on the UAL website.

Hello i'm William Whitcombe from the university Chaplaincy.
Hello i'm William Whitcombe from the university Chaplaincy.

We welcome people of all faiths and none, who may need
We welcome people of all faiths and none, who may need

confidential support. Perhaps you've had a bereavement,
confidential support. Perhaps you've had a bereavement,

or there's something else happening in life, we have the
or there's something else happening in life, we have the

experience to be alongside you and offer non-judgmental
experience to be alongside you and offer non-judgmental

and compassionate help. We also provide online meditation sessions to help you
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
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
explore the relationship between faith and the arts. Please search

Chaplaincy on the UAL website. Thank you for
Chaplaincy on the UAL website. Thank you for

listening, we hope you have a fantastic time while
listening, we hope you have a fantastic time while

you're here at the University of the Arts, and stay safe.
you're here at the University of the Arts, and stay safe.