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Welfare Hub

Welcome to the Welfare Hub. This page is your central space for wellbeing, support, and community at university. Here, you’ll find a record of welfare events, campaigns, and previous years, showcasing the work done to support students across our community.

YOUR WELFARE CALENDAR

Here you can find the Welfare Calendar, highlighting important dates, awareness weeks, and key student‑focused moments throughout the year. If you’d like to run a student event for one of these days then get in contact with us!

JANUARY

  • 27th: Holocaust Memorial Day

FEBURARY

  • LGBTQ+ History Month

MARCH

  • Women's History Month
  • 8th: International Women's Day
  • 31st: Transgender Day of Visibility

APRIL

  • Stress Awareness Month

MAY

  • 11th - 17th: Mental Health Awareness Week

JUNE

  • Pride Month

OCTOBER

  • Black History Month

NOVEMBER

  • Movember (Men's Health Awareness Month)
  • 11th: Armistice Day
  • 13th - 19th: Trans Awareness Week
  • 20th: Transgender Day of Remembrance
  • 20th - December 20th: Disability History Month

DECEMBER

  • 20th November - 20th: Disability History Month

LATEST NEWS FROM YOUR WELFARE OFFICER

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WELFARE RESOURCES

If you need help now:

Contact Police, Fire Service or Ambulance: 999

Minor Medical Emergency or question: 111

Contact campus security: 01245 686444

Need someone to talk to? Contact the samaritans 116 123

Mental Health and Wellbeing

A range of organisations offering confidential mental health and wellbeing support for students. These services provide advice, helplines, crisis support, and resources to help with anxiety, stress, depression, academic pressure, and emotional distress.

Sexual Health, Relationships and Consent

Organisations providing trusted advice and specialist support around sexual health, healthy relationships, consent, and sexual violence. Services include confidential information, clinical services, education, and survivor‑centred support.

Financial Hardship & Money Support

Organisations offering practical support with money worries, including budgeting advice, grants and bursaries, benefits guidance, hardship support, and help managing debt, rent, and living costs.

Specialist & Liberation‑Focused Support

Specialist external organisations offering identity‑led and culturally competent support. These services focus on the needs of liberation communities and young people, providing tailored mental health, wellbeing, sexual health, and advocacy support.

Food Pantry Support

This service is here to support you during difficult times. No one should struggle alone.

We understand that sometimes things can get tough and you’re not alone 💛

If you need a little extra help, the Union offers a Food Pantry where you can access:

  • Canned food
  • Basic sanitary items

This service is here to support you in a safe, respectful, and judgement-free way.

How to Access

You can access the Food Pantry by:

  • Dropping into the Students’ Union
  • Or reaching out to your Welfare & Liberation Officer welfare@arunion.co.uk

UPCOMING EVENTS

See the latest welfare events organised by Societies and your Union.

No events right now please check back later.