We are based in the Student Services Centre and our role is to provide students with advice, support and information, particularly with financial issues, (Financial Support Team) disability, (Disability Support Team) international students (International Support Team) and welfare (Advice & Guidance Team).

The FST are part of Student Support Services and are based on the ground floor of the Student Services Centre (building 502 on the campus map). Our role is to provide advice and information on a range of financial issues.

The Disability Support Team is responsible for the co-ordination of support for disabled students and provides a specialist guidance and support service for all prospective and current students.

We provide support and advice to students with a wide range of impairments. This can include, but is not limited to:

• Visual impairment
• Hearing impairment
• Mobility impairment
• Medical conditions which may be long term or progressive
• Mental Health difficulties
• Autistic spectrum disorder
• Specific Learning Difficulties

• Confidential one to one appointments
• Daily advisory drop-in service
• Assistance with obtaining funding to support disability-related study needs, e.g. Disabled Students' Allowance
• Identification of individual reasonable adjustments
• Arrangements for study needs assessments and Educational Psychologists' assessments
• Loan of specialist equipment and software
• Creation of student support documents
• Liaison with academic and other University departments to communicate & implement reasonable adjustments
• Referrals to external partners
• Access to Independent Specialsit Support Tutors
• Provision of study assistants, e.g. note takers, mentors, library assistants
• Organisation/facilitation of the Disabled Student Network forum