Contact Us

By telephone
During office hours
(Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00)
+44 (0)1234 400 400

Outside office hours
(Campus Watch)
+44 (0)1582 74 39 89

By email
admission@beds.ac.uk (admissions)
international@beds.ac.uk (international)
sid@beds.ac.uk (student support)
help@beds.ac.uk (registration)

By post
University of Bedfordshire
Park Square
Luton
Bedfordshire
UK, LU1 3JU

Study support from the Professional and Academic Development Team

Study support

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Professional and Academic Development (PAD)

It is not unusual for students to need some extra advice and guidance at some point during their studies. If you feel that you would benefit from some additional help with your studies why not contact the Professional and Academic Development team via SiD Online.

The PAD team offer support to all University of Bedfordshire students. If you are experiencing difficulties or if you simply want to develop particular skills and raise your grades, we are here to help and advise you how to do that.

Why contact us?

Students and tutor in the Business School

We can help you in a number of ways. We can advise and help you to improve:

  • The quality of your written assignments
  • Your understanding of mathematical or statistical concepts
  • Your organisation skills and how you approach studying
  • Your time management and prioritising
  • The strategies you use when reading
  • Your language skills
  • Aspects of your IT skills
  • How you prepare for exams

Study support services available

BREO site

Happy students

All students at the University will automatically be enrolled on to the Professional and Academic Development BREO site. This site contains a wide range of helpful resources, such as help guides, links to useful websites and study skills quizzes. We recommend that all students check out and utilise the information provided.

Study skills workshops

Students who are based at, or can travel to, the Luton or Bedford campuses can attend a range of study skills workshops. These are free and held frequently. More information here.

Study skills workshop days are also made available to students who are studying at our sites based in Buckinghamshire.

One-to-one sessions

Students can book a one-to-one tutorial to see one of the University's Professional and Academic Development tutors. More information about the sessions here.

Contact information

Student Information Desk
T: 0300 300 0042
E: sid@beds.ac.uk

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