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Newcastle University has a range of award-winning student support services. Including help with accommodation, tuition fees and careers. We also have range of information for international students.
Every student is assigned a personal tutor who is your personal link with the University and is usually someone involved in the teaching of your degree programme.
If you're after details on your lectures and modules, then Canvas is your best resource.
Visit the Students' Union website to find out more about student societies and social activities.
Our Student Services website contains comprehensive information concerning your life as a Newcastle University student and our Student Wellbeing Service provides information, advice and support on a wide range of issues.
Induction 2020
Our induction timetables will be uploaded online once they are confirmed.
If you're an undergraduate student at SACS visit our Undergraduate Induction page for information.
If you're a postgraduate student here, visit our Postgraduate Induction page for information.
Your personal tutor will typically be someone who is involved in the teaching of your chosen degree.
Every so often you might want a friendly ear, or someone to help you with a difficult personal problem, your tutor can advise and support you in academic and non-academic matters. You can go to them at any time for advice and help, whether about choice of modules, finance or any other University matter.
They may help you directly or refer you to another relevant support service. You meet at the beginning of each semester, and regularly at other times.
Many of our undergraduate and postgraduate students are from overseas. Newcastle University as a whole has thousands of students from more than 100 countries.
We have a range of information designed to help our new international students:
- General help for international students
- Accommodation
- Student life
- Language requirements
Contact our International Office for more information and advice about studying at Newcastle.
Being a musician is physically and mentally demanding. If a performance-related condition interrupts a musician's studies, the impact can be serious.
The Music Student Health Scheme provides access to healthcare quickly. This is done by working in partnership with the British Association for Performance Arts Medicine (BAPAM), an independent charity which offers free health assessments. If you are subsequently told you need a short-term treatment that isn't available promptly on the NHS, they may be able to assist you with a grant of up to £500 towards the costs.
Who can we help?
If you’re a music student with a health problem, either physical or psychological, which threatens your studies and your ability to perform, they can help as long as you:
- Are British or have been a resident in the UK for the last five years and;
- Your course is degree-level or equivalent and performance constitutes a minimum of 50% of the overall qualification.
Many music colleges offer assistance to students suffering from performance-related health problems and we expect students to access any help available from their college before applying.
If you are a music student but don’t meet the criteria above, you can still receive a free assessment from BAPAM but will not be able to apply for funding towards treatment costs.
How it works
The process starts with a free assessment with a BAPAM clinician. If they feel that the short-term help you need isn’t available quickly from the NHS, they will recommend you apply to the Music Student Health Scheme.
Bear in mind they cannot help towards treatment costs for health problems not directly linked to performance, or which are pre-existing and need long-term treatment. We also can’t help with the cost of routine dental work.
This health scheme will not help with the costs of routine healthcare. For more information, visit Help Musician UK.
T: 020 7239 9100