Supporting our students

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Advice and Support 

Wellbeing

The University has produced a guide for staff who need to help distressed students.

This includes a guide for staff, information about the student counselling service and also staff training.  

Edinburgh University Students' Association

An excellent online resource which can be helpful when offering advice and support to students is The Advice Place - they can offer students free, impartial and confidential information, specialising in the following areas:

• Money and funding; council tax and benefits, money management, consumer issues, employment, running out of money.
• Academic; plagiarism and misconduct, peer proofreading, Read.Write.Cite, appeals, personal tutors, other sources of support.
• Accommodation; looking for accommodation, during your tenancy, moving out, community.
• Health and Wellbeing; C Card, drugs and alcohol, mental health, general health, mental health of a friend, sexual health.
• Information for student groups; international/EU students, disabled students, LGBT & students, students with children or caring responsibilities, part-time students, graduating students.
• Safety and crime; reporting a crime, safety advice.
• Harassment and complaints; advice and guide to complaints, reporting harassment.

Study Skills Support for Students

The Institute of Academic Development  offer transferable skills and career management training, resources and support for researchers completing a doctorate:

• Courses and events; information on our training courses and events for doctoral researchers, including course details, eligibility, and how to book.
• Advice and support; advice and training suggestions aimed at different stages of your PhD, plus useful guidance and contacts.
• Newsletter for PhD researchers; our newsletter, blog and Twitter for doctoral researchers and a link to the Vitae Researcher Bulletin.
• Career management; information and advice on how to plan your career and develop the skills you will need now and in the future.
• Networks and forums; suggestions for finding networks and forums within which to engage with other researchers.
• Funding; get funding to run your own development initiatives, support further research, or start up a business.
• International 3 minute thesis competition; information about the 3 Minute Thesis competition in general and for individuals interested in entering.

IAD have also developed a resource for RDF-based skill mapping.  The 'Training Needs Assessment' spreadsheet has been designed to allow students to identify their current skillset and plan their future development as a research.  Further information can be accessed on the IAD website.