Wellbeing Support
Access to FIKA
The University recognises that as a final year student in these unprecedented times, there is a need to ensure we are supporting your mental health. That is why alongside the University internal support systems, we have paired up with Fika to give you access to their mental health app.
Fika is a customisable mental health improvement platform, where you can access modules and masterclass training to improve your own mental fitness. For information on how to download the app, click here.
Student space
The University is also encouraging you to access ‘Student Space’. This is a platform designed with Student Minds to support you during the coronavirus pandemic.
Visit the platform here to explore a range of trusted information, services and tools to help you with the challenges of student life.
Access to counselling services
Counselling is the process of talking about and working through personal issues with a trained professional. A counsellor can help you address your issues in a positive way by helping you clarify them, explore your options and develop effective strategies and coping skills. The University has a dedicated team of counsellors and a range of self-help guides to help support you.
As a final year student, if you are struggling with a personal issue, suffering from anxiety or lack of confidence and feel that you may need help, contact the Counselling Team for an online or telephone appointment, or to access the self-help guides here.
Support from the mental health support team
Our mental health and wellbeing is something we all need to be aware of but especially in times of possible high stress as a final year student.
If you feel that you may be experiencing some difficulties with your mental health, or have been given a formal diagnosis then the Mental Health Service may be able to help you. Read more about the support on offer from the team and how to contact them here.
Student Money Team
As a final year student, if you have any money worries, our Student Money Advice team offers confidential financial advice, information and support. The advisors are able to give you general advice on a range of issues, help with budgeting and can check you’ve applied for all sources of funding available to you. They can also point you towards alternative sources of funding that may be available.
Health and Wellbeing Team
The University Health & Wellbeing team work with students with a range of disabilities including sensory and physical impairments, mental health difficulties, specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, and medical conditions such as epilepsy, diabetes, sickle cell anaemia and arthritis.
You could be missing out on support that can enable you to achieve your goals. It's not too late as a final year student to ask for disability-related study support. Don't miss out!
More information about how these teams can support you can be found here.
Final year review appointments
Disability and Mental Health Support Final Year Review Appointments.
If you are a student who has been in receipt of any disability or mental health support during your studies, you will be invited to a review appointment.
As you're now in your final year it's more important than ever to make sure you have the right support in place. Your review appointment will give you the opportunity to talk to your advisor about how you're doing and discuss whether you need any changes to your support.
You'll also be able to talk about any concerns you may have about job-seeking or further study. Your advisor will be able to signpost you to other support teams, if appropriate.
You will receive an invitation to attend an appointment from your advisor. Make sure you respond to enable you to achieve your best in your final year! If you’ve not received an invite please drop us an email.
Email - mentalhealth@beds.ac.uk
Email - disability@beds.ac.uk
Student voice
Sometimes lightening your mental load can really hope with all that you are juggling as a final year student. This could involve giving the University some feedback about your experience.
The University and Beds SU are committed to hearing your Student Voice. Use our simple online form, to submit your feedback. You can use it as many times as you need to, can access it 24/7 and feel confident that your feedback will be responded to and valued by the University and Beds SU.
Once you’ve submitted your feedback, it will be read and processed by the Student Experience Team and Beds SU, who will share it with the department concerned. You can expect a response to your feedback within three working days.
In addition to a personal response, we regularly collate feedback reports to determine trends in feedback and where wider action can be taken to enhance the student experience.
Your feedback could be a comment, concern, or a compliment. Let us know what you think here.
Mitigation and extensions
The University appreciates that sometimes unforeseen situations outside of your control may prevent you from carrying out your academic work, these are called mitigating circumstances. This can have a real impact on your academic progression at any time of your study, but especially in your final year.
Our mitigation process continues to operate during these unprecedented times and as ever, we encourage you to apply for mitigation as soon as you can if a situation should arise. Our teams can then support you as best we can. More information about the mitigation process can be found here.
Student money access to learning fund
Final year Home and EU status students who are experiencing financial hardship can apply to the Access to Learning Fund (ALF). This fund provides discretionary financial assistance for registered students to help them during times of unexpected crisis, or with costs such as childcare, travel, rent or course related costs.