There is a wide range of support available to students at the University. Information about the Student Advice & Support Office as well as the Counselling Service and much more can be found by visiting our our
Services, Support and Wellbeing pages. Information about the University policies regarding Widening Access students can be found below in the Policies section.
Care experienced students:
“Care experienced” can be defined as anyone who has been in care at any stage of their life and for any length of time. This may have been provided in many different settings such as:
- Kinship care - living with a relative who is not your parent.
- Looked after at home with the help of social work.
- Residential care - living in a residential unit or school.
- Living with foster carers.
- Living in a secure unit.
External Support
Who Cares? Scotland
Estranged students:
Students who are “estranged” have no communicative relationship with either of their living biological parents.
External Support
Estranged Students Stand Alone
Refugees and Asylum Seekers:
The definition of a refugee according to the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees is: “A person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it.”
External Support
Cara (the Council for at Risk Academics)
Grampian Regional Equality Council
Universities of Sanctuary
Parents & Carers:
The Parents and Carers Network is open to all parents, parents-to-be and carers among the University's staff and student body. Meetings and the Parents and Carers Facebook page and Teams site provide a space to share stories, doubts and tips, and self-care.