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- NEW! Graduate Support Programme
- Coronavirus - Important Information for Students
- Examination Arrangements - May 2021
- Disability Adviser Online Drop-In
- Mental Health Drop In Sessions
- Useful Information
- TextHelp Read & Write
- Missed sessions with your Mentor
- Disability Service qualifies for 'Epilepsy Friendly' status
NEW! Graduate Support Programme
Are you about to graduate, but you’re not sure where to start looking for a job, or perhaps would like more support to enter the world of work?
Our new Graduate Support Programme is to support graduates from 2019,2020 and 2021 who have found it challenging to find work as a result of the pandemic
The programme will equip graduates (including post graduates) with the support they need to reach employment.  Support will include a series ofweekly employability events, 1:1 support, a structured programme of learning plus placement and job opportunities.
Full details and how to register via the webpage: ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ - Skills and Employability Service
Or email: graduatesupport@bangor.ac.uk for more information
Coronavirus - Important Information for Students
Coronavirus (Covid-19) information
Information Booklet by the Welsh Government.
Go to for help to support you through the coronavirus pandemic.
Examination Arrangements - May 2021
For further information please visit the Examination Arrangements webpage.
Assistive Technology Rooms
The Assistive Technology Rooms (ATRs) are restricted access spaces, for use by students with this adjustment in their. To ensure social distancing, only one person at a time may use these small rooms. To arrange a time use the ATR in the Main Arts Library, please email iss808@bangor.ac.uk. The ATR in the Deiniol Library can still be used on a drop-in basis, as long as no-one else is already using the room.
Disability Adviser Online Drop-in
Disability Advisers are available for a slot every Tuesday 12 – 1pm during term time.
Mental Health Drop in Sessions are now online
Wednesday afternoon between 2pm and 3.30pm
In view of the current situation Cheryl, Fiona and Sioned are taking our regular weekly online. We will have to work it a little differently so that we can manage and respond fairly to students who need to speak with us.
Email mentalhealthadviser@bangor.ac.uk, stating the outline of your situation and preferred method of communication (Microsoft Teams video / audio call, telephone call or e-mail). A will then get back to you.
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you could join us at our group discussion, held via Microsoft Teams beforehand, 1pm - 1:30pm, working alongside - svbconnect@undebbangor.com to talk about all aspects of well-being. You are under no pressure to speak; you can just listen, and you can private message one of the Mental Health Advisers to request an appointment in the drop in session that follows.
Useful information
Managing anxiety
The mental health charity, MIND provides some excellent links to . A link to practical suggestions about looking after your wellbeing is included at the foot of the page.
Online Mental Health Resources
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
TextHelp Read & Write
³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ has a site licence for TextHelp Read&Write – text-to-speech software which enables students to listen to any document, including Word, PDFs and web pages. Due to the university’s campus closure it is now possible to temporarily have the software for your own home computer, to enable you to continue to use Read&Write until the end of the academic year.
If you are interested in installing the software for home use, please email access_centre@bangor.ac.uk for instructions.
Missed sessions with your Mentor
DSA Changes
There are now very strict rules about missed sessions and we have to monitor closely student attendance. A maximum of two missed sessions will be paid for each semester, and after that the support may be suspended.
We understand it’s not always possible to provide more than 24 hours’ notice, but this change to the funding rules is very strict, so we are monitoring attendance closely and hope to minimise the number of missed sessions.
If you need to miss a session
Inform your Mentor as soon as possible. If you inform them with more than 24 hours’ notice the session will not be considered “missed”.
If you give less than 24 hours’ notice, or do not attend the session, it has to be recorded as “missed”. More than two missed sessions will not be funded via your DSA and an Adviser will need to speak to you before any more mentoring support can be arranged. If you repeatedly miss sessions, it is possible your funding for mentoring support will be withdrawn altogether.
Can’t get to your mentoring session?
Don’t worry! You can change the format of your mentoring session at the last minute, for example, to an email or phone mentoring session. As long as you are in contact with your Mentor during the booked time, the mentoring session is not “missed”. If you think having this option would be useful in your situation please let the Advisers know and discuss this with your Mentor.
The main thing is to Keep in Touch!
Disability Service qualifies for ‘Epilepsy Friendly’ status
Disability Services at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ has joined the organisation ‘Young Epilepsy’ and has qualified for ‘Epilepsy Friendly’ status. Ruth Coppell (Disability Adviser) is our delegate. The Epilepsy Friendly mark aims to recognise the higher education institutions that are going the extra mile to improve their understanding of epilepsy and better support their students.
Epilepsy is often misunderstood and so there can be confusion when it comes to support provisions. The Epilepsy Friendly mark provides reassurance that an institution is working to improve its understanding of epilepsy and the support that they can provide.
Young Epilepsy has a section on their website designed specifically for young people with epilepsy in higher education:
Updated 15.06.2021