Head-of-Estates-Development

Our students Award-winning and outstanding experience We work very hard to provide our students with a first-class student experience, ensuring that the combination of integrated learning, student support services, a focus on graduate employment and a great social life provides each student with a well-rounded education to be ready for the world after graduation. We take great care to ensure that our students settle into their student accommodation and can find their way around the University, and that they can talk to someone about any aspect of their student life. We are committed to providing equal opportunities in higher education for all students.

We are one of only seven UK universities to have

School of Art awarded Winner of RIBA National Award and finalist for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2014.

been awarded the Investors in People Gold Standard.

One of the UK’s top three greenest universities.

n Support is provided by a group of dedicated staff who can help each student with information, finance and academic issues, and who can also provide specialised support for international students. n Our online learning resource, Moodle, provides students with 24-hour-a-day access to further support and information sources. n The Student Hub is for face-to-face information, advice and guidance on a wide range of course-related matters, and also for information about university services and facilities. n Student Support Officers provide confidential and impartial advice on academic and pastoral issues to help our students get the best from their courses. They advise on assessment problems, time management, exam techniques, finance, employment or personal difficulties, and work closely with the University’s specialist support areas and the Students’ Union to help students access specialist advice and assistance if needed.

n Our Learner Development Service provides a range of support for disabled students and students with a specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia). The advisers within the Learner Development Service act as a contact within the University for current and prospective disabled students, to provide support, information and advice on the resources which are available to them, both within the University and from external support agencies. n Learning Development Advisers work with students to help steer each through any necessary screenings or assessments, which will identify their individual needs. They also assist with any applications for the Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs), liaising with relevant funding bodies as appropriate. n Advisers have links with academic colleagues, and other central services such as the library, to raise awareness of

Awarded Certificate of Outstanding International Student Satisfaction. One of only eight universities in the UK to receive this.

Our Library Service has been winning Customer Service Excellence awards since 2008.

Awarded Best University Catering Service 2014.

Winner of Disability Standard Silver Award and Winner of 2013 Best Public Sector Organisation Award.

Winner of the 2013 Guardian newspaper’s award for Best Student Experience.

Certified as a Top Employer UK.

Our Student Commitment We’ll provide high quality teaching and professional support staff, timely information on all aspects of your student experience, and access to first-class learning and teaching facilities.

In recognition of our commitment to support and advance the representation of women in science, technology, engineering, medicine and mathematics.

Our Business School and Student Hub was winner of the Prime Minister’s Award for Better Public Building 2013.

disability issues and to ensure that appropriate support is available.

n The Counselling Service offers students the opportunity to talk to a professionally trained counsellor, in confidence, about any personal problems.

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