Our team of Student Welfare and Community Life Officers are here to provide friendly, informal advice, support you with disputes in your accommodation and make referrals to specialist university and local support services.
Get in touch with Student Welfare and Community Life
No matter how big or how small, contact us to talk about what may be bothering you, especially when things feel too difficult to manage on your own. We will try to help you whenever we can. We are available in person and via email, phone call, or Teams meeting.
Call
Student Welfare (if living on campus) on 01227 827010
Community Life (if living in the community) on 01227 823141
Visit
Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00. Locke Building, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7UG.
What do the Student Welfare and Community Life Team do?
The Student Welfare and
Community Life Team are here to support you with your residential life in
campus accommodation and the local community. We can support you with:
Your transition to university life
We work with campus accommodation and community services to aid your
transition to independent living at university.
Confidential advice and guidance
We offer
informal, friendly advice and can be a first point of contact to direct you to
other specialist support services on the campuses and in your local community.
Feeling safe and welcome at Kent
We
want to create a diverse, inclusive and safe student community and do
not tolerate any form of bullying or harassment, with lots of safety provision on our campuses and in the community.
I enjoy supporting students here at Kent. I'm interested in connecting with people and learning more about them. I'm passionate about mindfulness, reducing waste wherever I can, and I like travelling, yoga, and pilates.
Quotation
I have a background in youth work, which has taught me to provide student support in a way that is defined and directed by the individual. I have a passion for travel, the arts, and sports and wellbeing activities.
Exceptional Hardship Fund
Has something exceptionally challenging come up that you couldn't have planned for and need financial support with? The Exceptional Hardship Fund (EHF) from the Student Welfare Team is intended to provide quick, small financial support packages to address a specific, immediate emergency situation.
If you are looking for more specialist support for mental health, chronic conditions, neurodiversity or disability, please visit the Student Support and Wellbeing webpage to find out more about how expert staff can support you when and how you need it.
