Wellbeing

Student Wellbeing offers resources and information about events and services that can help you look after your mental health and wellbeing online. They also provide confidential short-term counselling and mental health support.

Our School Based Wellbeing Practitioners are working directly with your academic schools, offering guidance and support to enhance positive wellbeing and healthy behaviours.

You can register online to self-book your first appointment:
www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/student-information/student-wellbeing/

You can contact your Student Money Officers for information and support in helping you apply for extra financial support such as our Hardship Fund.

Find out more information here:
www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/student-information/money-advice/

Not to be confused with the LBSU Advice Service. If you've got a problem but are unsure about who you need to speak to, the Leeds Beckett Student Advice team can direct you to the place that's best.

The team are based in the Student Services Centres in the Leslie Silver Building (City Campus) and Priestley Building (Headingley Campus).

Phone: 0113 812 3000
Email: studentadvice@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/studenthub

Disability Advice provide support, information and guidance to disabled students so you can access your studies and university life. Register online and the team will contact you to discuss your support needs and how any adjustments required can be implemented.

Phone: 0113 812 5831
Email: disabilityadvice@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/disability

Connect with the University’s Equality & Inclusion groups by joining one of our joint Colleague and Student forums that focus on Race, Gender, LGBTQ+, Disability, Faith & Religion.If you have any questions relating to equal rights under the Equality Act 2010, please contact the Equality & Inclusion Manager for support.

Get in touch to find out more, or visit our Equality & Inclusion web pages:

Phone: 0113 812 8400
Email: equality@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/our-university/equality-and-inclusion/

Your Course Admin are there to ensure that you have the smoothest possible student experience whilst studying with at Leeds Beckett. If you have a question about your course or if you experience any problems, they are a great first person to ask. Your Course Admin work closely with academic staff, so will be able to help with a range of academic queries. They can make referrals to teaching staff or to specialist professional services if needed.

You can find out who your Course Admin is in your Course Handbook.
Find more information here:

www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/student-information/academic-skills-and-advice/academic-advisers/
 

Your academic adviser will teach on your course and is there to support your academic development, and will provide advice on how to get the most out of your learning experience here. You will usually meet with your academic adviser at least once per semester and they are likely to remain with you throughout your course. Initial meetings with your adviser may be specifically set up by them or scheduled into your timetable, but if you need their help between organised meetings then you can contact them. Later in your course you will normally take responsibility for organising the meetings.

You can find out your Academic Adviser at your Course Induction or from your Course Administrator. Visit this page for more information:

www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/student-information/academic-skills-and-advice/academic-advisers/

Leeds Beckett's Bursary and Scholarship team can help ensure you are accessing any additional bursaries and scholarships you are eligible for. This may include but is not limited to Care Leaver/Estranged Student, Primary Care Bursary and Placement Bursary.

Contact the Bursary and Scolarship team for more information:

0113 812 5859
0113 812 6701
bursariesandscholarships
@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.
www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/student-information/money-advice/bursaries-scholarships-and-discounts/

Beckett Careers can guide you through the journey as you explore your options, develop your employability skills and consider career next steps. We can support you via our online platforms to:
 

• › Access career learning and job opportunities

• › Build networks at our employer events

• › Be application ready with live and on demand workshops

• › Join our personal and professional development programmes

• › Build on your professional experience through work experience options.

You can find more information about Beckett Careers via MyHub.

 

Student Mind is the UK's student mental health charity.

They empower students and members of the university community to develop the knowledge, confidence and skills to look after their own mental health, support others and create change. They train students and staff in universities across the UK to deliver student-led peer support interventions as well as research-driven workshops and campaigns.

Find out more on their website:

www.studentminds.org.uk/

www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/student-life/about-student-mental-health/

Student Space is here to make it easier for you to find the support that you need.

The support provided by Student Space is safe, confidential and free. It has been developed collaboratively with services, higher education professionals, researchers and students to complement the existing services available to students.

Explore the full range of trusted information, services and tools to help you with the uncertainty of student life here:

www.studentspace.org.uk/about-student-space

It's important to look after your health when moving away from home for the first time. As a student, you need to make sure that you're registered with a GP local to the area you're studying in so you can continue accessing healthcare if you need it.

Find out more about getting medical support as a student here:
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/getting-medical-care-as-a-student/

With You is a charity providing free, confidential support to people experiencing issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. They use expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.

Find out more about the full range of support they offer here:
www.wearewithyou.org.uk/

Drinkaware is an independent charity which aims to reduce alcohol-related harm by helping people make better choices about their drinking. Whether you or a loved one needs support; they can help you find the information, strategies and tools to help change your relationship with alcohol.

Find out more about the full range of support they offer here:
www.drinkaware.co.uk/

If you need urgent supoort or help whilst at uni, it can be hard sometimes to know where to turn. If you're feeling emotional distress or having suicidal thoughts, Mindwell has information about the different support options available that you can access while living in Leeds.

Find out more about the full range of support available to access here:
www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk/need-urgent-help/

Samaritans is a charity that supports people who are struggling - be that with their mental health, feeling lonely, or experiencing a difficult time. Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. Their helpline is run by trained volunteers, and operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

You can contact the Samaritans by phone, via email - or you can visit their website to find out more about the services they provide:

Phone: 116 123
Email: jo@samaritans.org https://www.samaritans.org/

Yorkshire MESMAC is one of the oldest and largest sexual health organisations in the country. They offer services to various communities across Yorkshire, including men who have sex with men, people of colour and other marginalised races, people misusing drugs, sex workers and LGBT+ young people and adults.

Find out more about the full range of support they Yorkshire MESMAC offers here:
www.mesmac.co.uk