The Student Experience

The Student Experience

Adapting to student life can be challenging but very rewarding and will leave you with everlasting memories of the good and not so good times. The Student Experience Team is here to encourage you to have an enjoyable experience throughout, to offer support and guidance and to promote positive health and wellbeing.

The team will support you through the transition into student life and campus or Worcester community living to make it is as effortless as possible. We can help with various issues associated with communal living and settling into a new environment. We run numerous events around the themes of health and wellbeing, for example; drink spiking, support to stop smoking, how to cope with exam stress, moving into private rented housing etc. Support, advice and guidance are available for all students irrespective of their year of study or age.

For more information about the events and campaigns, please visit our Events and Campaigns page.    

University Community Development Workers (UCDWs)

The UCDWs support students in University managed accommodation on and off campus and also first year students placed in private rented accommodation. They facilitate a variety of different events that help to develop and maintain a safe, inclusive and supportive university community and are also on hand to offer support, advice and guidance with any issues or problems that you may be experiencing.

Student Experience Assistant

The Student Experience Assistant provides support and advice for students on all aspects of healthy living and wellbeing, as well as information on medical, emotional and personal security issues.

Promotional programmes and campaigns relating to a variety of issues that are important and relevant to students are run throughout the year. Topics include avoiding and managing stress, sensible drinking, healthy eating, smoking, drugs, sexual health, living in the community and personal safety.

The Student Experience Assistant is currently on leave until May 2011.

Student Experience Officer

Here to ensure that you have a positive experience, the Student Experience Officer can offer guidance and support to ensure that you settle into university life and the wider Worcester community. Support, advice and guidance are available for all students irrespective of their year of study or age.

Subjects we can support you with:

  • Homesickness
  • Conflicts in accommodation
  • Problems settling in 
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Advice on healthy living
  • Sexual health advice
  • Information about wellbeing
  • General support and advice
  • Personal safety
  • Adapting to student life
  • Bullying/harassment