Support at BNU
Support at BNU
When studying at BNU, there is a range of teams and groups to help you with your studies, finances, mental health and more! This short blog will give you a brief overview of who to contact for whatever needs you may have.
When at BNU, please don't hesitate to make the most of these teams as they are there for you. Even if it’s something as simple as emailing them to ask some questions, make the most of the extra help, it’s all free and given by professionals.
Financial help
When studying, everyone has the choice to get a maintenance loan. This is completely dependent on your home situation and family income. Unfortunately, sometimes this loan just isn't enough to cover all living expenses. BNU offers a range of bursaries and financial support schemes all aimed at helping students.
To contact the BNU financial team, use this email: . They will contact you as soon as possible to discuss a meeting. If relevant, you could also apply for DSA (Disabled Student allowance). This is for people with a range of learning difficulties (like me!) and physical difficulties too. However, if this is still is no help, don't be afraid to reach out to the BNU team for help.
Studying help
The largest part to your time at any university is studying, so of course there is a team here at BNU dedicated to helping you with this sometimes daunting task!
If you are struggling to complete assignments or reach deadlines, don't panic! BNU offers 1 to 1 tutorials to discuss topics like note taking, referencing, academic writing and more. This is designed to help you learn how you work best. If you want to organise a meeting to see what academic help you can get, use this email here: .
Mental health and wellbeing
If while at BNU, you find yourself struggling with your mental health and wellbeing, BNU has a team dedicated to support you. Your two main options are contact the support team for a set number of counselling sessions or reach out to the multi-faith chaplaincy team here at BNU.
I hope you found this blog helpful. If you are struggling with anything whilst studying at BNU, there will always be someone willing to help. Although it can be daunting, all you need to do is speak up. Don’t struggle in silence.
If you do have any questions, you can always contact me on Unibuddy and I will try to help or point you in the right direction.