Student Support Services

Student Support Services

The School and University offer a wide range of student support services. You are encouraged to make use of these services: they are there for you. If you need any help, whether it be academic help, in finances, in your personal life, with relationships or the family, in legal matters, or with health, there are services provided for you.

Do not hesitate to use these services.

It is important that any factor that affects your work is communicated to the School, usually directly to the (Associate) Programme Director or Student Support Office in room LF21. This is entirely confidential. Such factors may be taken into consideration during the assessment process, and we can compensate for any disruption to, or difficulties during, your work here.

You may well want to make the Programme Director your first port of call. She or he will be able to handle some of the issues directly or advise you what other services are relevant.

If you have difficulties of any sort that you don't want to talk to the programme management about, you may want to consult the University's excellent, professional counselling service or other advice teams:

A collection of useful links to all sorts of services can be found at http://www.sos.eps.manchester.ac.uk/, at http://www.manchester.ac.uk/international/support/, and at http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/crucial-guide/.
Student Counselling Service: It is based in Crawford House in the University Precinct Centre, is open 9.00-5.00 weekdays, and can be phoned on 275 2864, see also http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/counselling/.
The Academic Advisory Service: it is designed to help with special academic problems, and located near to the Accommodation Office on the 1st Floor of University Place, open Mon-Thurs 10-4; Fri 10-1.30. Phone 275 3033.
The Student Union: has a wide range of services, including a welfare officer, and a legal advice service, see also http://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/.
The Student Union Advice Centre, Steve Biko Building, Oxford Rd. Phone 275 2930.
The Student Occupational Health Service, Waterloo Place opposite the Kilburn Building. Phone 275 2858.
The Accommodation Office: 1st Floor, University Place. Phone 275 2888.
Manchester Student Homes http://www.manchesterstudenthomes.com has a `Virtual Accommodation Bureau' (an on-line property database), which contains information on all the available student properties.
The Careers Service, Crawford House, Precinct Centre. Phone 275 2828
The Student Services Centre, Burlington Street, by the library. Phone 275 5000.
The International Students Advice Team. Phone 275 5000 (option 1).
The University Language Centre, http://www.lancent.manchester.ac.uk. Contact details for information on English language courses: 306 3397, englang@manchester.ac.uk.

Student Support Services