Whether you’ve just joined us or just returned to your studies, we hope you’ll settle in well to the new academic year.
As you’ve hopefully found so far, university can be a very exciting time, but it is also perfectly normal to feel homesick at some point too. If you’re feeling homesick, you are not alone. The University has plenty of resources and services available to support you.
Enabling Services has a useful self-help booklet that gives you information about homesickness and some useful tips for dealing with it, as well as providing you with contact details.
It can be helpful to talk to someone about how you’re feeling. You can click here for more information about the Student Support Drop-in sessions.
If you’re unable to attend one of these drop-in sessions, don’t worry as you can call or email any of the services below:
- Student Life – a support service who are available to all of our students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call them on Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 8180 or email: [email protected]. The team are based in all our halls and students are welcome to pop by and see them for a chat. This service is available to all students, including those staying in private rented accommodation.
- The Samaritans – a registered charity that provides emotional support to anyone in distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call them for free on Tel: 116 123 or email: [email protected]
- Nightline – a student-run confidential service, offered by the Students’ Union, providing emotional support and information every night during term-time from 20:00 – 08:00. You can chat to them online or call them on: +44(0)23 8059 5236.
- The Advice Centre – a service run by the Students’ Union, providing free, independent and confidential support to all students. Contact the team on Tel: +44(0)23 8059 2085 or email: [email protected]
Find out more about the support available to you in the video below:
