Northumbria University, Newcastle

Wherever you come from and wherever your university journey takes you, there are teams of people at Northumbria to guide and support you.
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Pre-entry support

• Contextual Offers: Using both academic performance and personal circumstances from UCAS applications when assessing applications
• Aspirational Offers: Encouraging students to aim for the best results by making standard offers to students who are predicted slightly below our standard requirements
• Dual Offers: Standard offers which include a reserved place on an extended degree with foundation year if applicants do not meet the standard degree offer
• Alternative programmes: Offering alternative degrees where applicants do not meet the standard criteria for an offer
• Destination Northumbria: Additional resources, guidance and a support network to prepare students for university. Eligible applicants earn 8 points, equivalent to UCAS tariff points, when applying to Northumbria

Academic Support

• The Northumbria Skills Programme offers online and in person workshops 
• Skills Plus, explains the essentials you need to start studying and completing assessments
• Access to skills and study resources to support you if you have dyslexia or another Specific Learning Difference

Health and wellbeing support

• Online resources for managing stress, anxiety, and other mental health concerns
• Short-term therapeutic support
• Support groups run in partnership with local community services
• Wellbeing workshops
• Free, impartial and confidential advice 24/7 (term-time) from our Ask4Help team
• Appointments with specialist advisers on welfare and academic support related matters

Financial support

• Experienced money advisers for one-to-one meetings
• Funding to support care-experienced, estranged students and student carers
• Access to financial support funds
• Apps and tools to help manage finances

Students’ Union support

• Guidance on academic, housing, and personal wellbeing issues
• A peer mentoring course to support students to manage stress, understand emotional responses, and practice mindfulness
• Short-term food support for students in need
• Resources to help manage financial challenges
• Guidance on accessing NHS healthcare services

Careers guidance

• One-to-one appointments with our careers team 
• Events connecting you with employers, including a part-time jobs fair and a graduate jobs and placements fair
• Workshops to gain skills in writing CVs, ace interviews, and increase your confidence
• Online tools and resources, including a website for student and graduate vacancies
• Support with the costs of work experience and experiential learning opportunities
• International opportunities to increase your confidence and widen your experience
• Support to explore self-employment and develop entrepreneurial skills

Disability support

• A dedicated disability adviser 
• A Student Accessibility Plan to ensure staff working with you know how to support you
• Support with DSA applications
• Reasonable adjustments to access learning and accommodation
• Arranging individual or modified exam arrangements
• An early visit to campus if you are applying to study at Northumbria

Dedicated support for:

• Care-experienced students
• Estranged students
• Young adult carers