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Welfare support

Who can help?

As well as the welfare and academic support provided centrally, there are dedicated support structures within the school, faculty and at university level to help you settle in:

• Senior tutor team, including deputy senior tutors for each year group and a deputy senior tutor for postgraduate students
• Personal tutoring: each student will have access to a dedicated team of individuals who can support, signpost and provide expert advice to ensure that students have the help they need in matters relating to their academic and personal life
• Small-group teaching: undergraduates work in small tutorial groups, allowing you to develop a strong relationship with academic tutors and tutorial group peers
• Voluntary peer mentoring for undergraduates: we can match new undergraduates with our returning students, so you have a friendly face to ask about your studies and everyday life
• School Disability Liaison Officers to provide support for students with disabilities
• The Faculty of Social Sciences Wellbeing team has a range of knowledge and expertise to help support you during your time here at the School of Law
• The University Counselling Service provides a year-round service for all students, which include counselling sessions, workshops, self-help resources and they can signpost to further information

Helping you find your feet

We want everyone to get off to a great start and to receive the support they need to reach their potential, whether that's a friendly second-year to ask about what tutorials are really like, or specific support for a disability or specific learning difference.

Academic staff are available to provide support to students with their studies. Outside of teaching, staff have office hours and availability for students to get advice on individual modules as well as their studies as a whole.

Our amazing student societies independently run welfare events during Welcome Week – they're another great source of support when you join us. Additionally, HealthyU (University of Nottingham's Health Improvement Campaign) will be present at a range of key welcome events at the Students' Union's Welcome Fair and Welcome Villages.

Academic support

In addition to our very own Legal Skills Team in the School of Law, the Academic Language and Communication Skills (ALACS) team can also support you with vital academic skills.

No-one's first language is academic language.

The ALACS team recognise this and offer a wide range of in-depth, practice-based courses on vital skills, including writing successful assignments and dissertations, criticality, academic integrity, understanding feedback, effective presentation and discussion skills, and courses to develop important language skills such as grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or social conversation - all delivered by experienced and qualified tutors. They also offer subject-specific courses rooted in thorough research on what you need to succeed in your studies and future career.

For individual support to suit your needs, you can book their very popular one-to-one consultations.

They are here for you all-year-round from registration to graduation.