UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD STUDENT HANDBOOK 2012 - 2013
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REGULATIONS
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
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CONTENTS
Welcome to Your University Welcome to the University...... 2 Some facts about the University...... 5 Welcome to Bradford – the city...... 11 Student life...... 13 Our alumni community...... 16 Staying in touch...... 17 University policies The University of Bradford Student Charter...... 19 Ordinances, Regulations and University policy...... 21 Support for All Your Needs on Campus...... 26 The Hub Student Support Centre...... 29 Learner Support Services...... 33 Library...... 33 IT Services...... 34 Learner Development Unit (LDU)...... 35 Career Development Services...... 37 Counselling Service...... 40 Disability Service...... 41 Language Support...... 42 International Students...... 43 UBU Advice Centre...... 46 Accommodation Services...... 47 Health Service...... 48 Eye Clinic...... 50 Nursery...... 51 Religious Advisers...... 52 Safety and the environment...... 53 Social and Leisure Time Arts on campus...... 57 Unique: Fitness & Lifestyle...... 58 University of Bradford Union (UBU) and its services...... 58 Finance Funding your course and financial assistance...... 62 Managing your money...... 66 Collection of Fees and other monies due to the University...... 67 Living on Your Own...... 68 Property checklist...... 72 Other Useful Information Useful dates...... 74 Campus maps...... 76 Notes...... 80 1
WELCOME FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
I’d like to take this opportunity to extend a very Our new Student Charter sets out what students warm welcome to all new and returning students can expect from staff and the University as a here at the University of Bradford. You are joining whole, but also what we expect in return so that a community of staff and students who go to you can be as successful as possible throughout make up an established research-active university your University life and beyond. dating back to 1966. Our infographic on pages 5-8 gives you some fast You are part of Higher Education at an interesting facts about the University so you can know a little time, and I’d like you to rest assured that we bit more about your University. are constantly striving to provide the very best educational experience for all of our students, Once again, a warm welcome to the University to and we pride ourselves in being experienced in all of our students, new and returning, and I wish preparing our students for professional success you every success in your studies this year. after graduation (which probably seems a long way away now, for some of you!).
Our University mission is ‘Making Knowledge Work’ – what this means in practice is that your future is our top priority. Professor Mark Cleary You are part of an international community of Vice-Chancellor staff and students from all over the world and we University of Bradford encourage you to make new friends, enjoy new activities and really be part of this community. 2
WELCOME FROM THE DEAN OF STUDENTS
Hi and welcome to the University of Bradford.
We are very excited to have you join our community and hope that you enjoy your time with us. We are passionate about the student experience at Bradford, and to that end, want you to get the absolute most out of your time here, academically and socially.
My role is to work with the University and the Students’ Union to ensure we achieve that.
Come and let me know how we are doing in one of my regular ‘Drop-In with the Dean’ sessions in Student Central, or friend me on Facebook (Dean OfStudents) and let me know there!
Good luck, Becka xx
CONTACT INFO: Dean of Students: Becka Colley
( 01274 236821 @ [email protected] @beckacolley Mobile/text: 07917 241214
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WELCOME FROM THE STUDENTS’ UNION
Welcome from the Students’ Union here at the The Union is also the representative body for University of Bradford – University of Bradford students. It sits on all the University committees, Union, or UBU for short. making sure that the student voice is heard and that you are represented. If you have a problem or The Students’ Union is here to support each and need advice about academic appeals, immigration every student studying at Bradford. Every student or welfare issues then the UBU can help. at the University of Bradford is automatically a member of the Students’ Union. The UBU has over thirty sports, including everything from rugby, cricket and football to The UBU is where you will find everything you archery, trampolining and sub aqua, and over need to complement your student life, whether sixty societies, Karaoke, Medieval Re-enactment, that is expanding your skills through sports, Anti-Nuclear, Samba, BAPS (Pharmacy), and societies, media areas or volunteering; meeting many other activities, campaigning, departmental, new friends or enjoying our entertainments; religious and international societies. joining with like-minded students in areas of politics; or getting academic or social advice and The UBU has three main media areas: support. 8 RamAir 1350AM is one of the longest running The UBU is located in Student Central, just behind student radio stations in the country and the JB Priestley library, a brand-new £7.75m broadcasts both of the 1350AM frequency and redevelopment of the old Communal Building. online at www.ramair.co.uk
The UBU offers a great range of services including a 8 The Bradford Student is the monthly fully stocked Union shop, a bar and advice services, newspaper featuring articles, news, what’s on a radio station, cinema and entertainments. and much more; to contribute email [email protected]
8 The Bradford Student Cinema (BSC) regularly shows films in the Students’ Union lecture theatre (Student Central)
The Union also boasts an outdoor tiered grass area for having a nice laid-back BBQ to having the full-on beach party (live bands and activities throughout the day, which we have at the end of every year).
This space is for everyone’s use – great for a picnic when the weather is good. It’s also a place all year round to play cricket, football or whatever takes your fancy.
Enjoy your time at the University of Bradford and come in and see us.
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UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD: OF BRADFORD: FACTS FACTS
UNIVERSITY MOTTO: Sum up the University of Making Bradford in one sentence
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UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD: FACTS
CAREER & LINKS WITH INDUSTRY:
70% OF OUR COURSES ARE ACCREDITED BY PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND OFFER 70% PLACEMENTS AND WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEMES TO SUPPORT THEM. SUNDAY TIMES TOP 20 FOR GRADUATE-LEVEL BRADFORD IN TOP 20 JOBS IN THE UK 88% OF OUR GRADUATES & NUMBER 1 WENT INTO EMPLOYMENT OR FURTHER STUDY IN YORKSHIRE 88% IMMEDIATELY AFTER GRADUATION. (2010 SURVEY BY THE HESA)
Sum up the University of Bradford’s approach to employability in one sentence To provide student-centred employability embedded in the “ curriculum to enable students to develop, articulate and evidence the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to become employees of
“ choice and effective in professional level work and further study. ASDA ASDA BALFOUR BEATTY SUPPORT: BBC ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT BOOTS In less than alumni have set up In 2011, the STUDENTS1060 BUPA SANTANDER CAREER SKILLSET ACADEMY NHS 125 WE YRS businesses DEVELOPMENT CUMMINS UK NISSAN WORK 7employing combined MORRISONS
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UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD: FACTS
RESEARCH & LINKS WITH INDUSTRY:
We are a research-active institution, with over 80% of our research being rated as either INTERNATIONAL 80% or WORLD-LEADING in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).
Last year, over £9million was invested through research grants
WERE AGREED BETWEEN THE TOTALLING UNIVERSITY AND NEW 149NEW £5.3m CONTRACTS 14 KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PARTNERSHIPS WORTH 102COMPANIES £2.5M.
Research at Bradford specialises in Health, Management, Engineering and International Development. To give you a flavour of the impact this has we have highlighted the breadth of research happening on campus in just one of these areas; Health
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UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD: FACTS
STUDENT LIFE:
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Students’ Union has 60 societies, 30 sports to be played, and many volunteering opportunities to suit you. RamAir broadcast 24-hours a day from our studios in Student Central and around the city campus. Student support: Staff are always on hand to help you with financial, visa, academic, personal and other issues. The team are there to help, whatever the problem. CAMPUS: CITY OF BRADFORD:
IT IS THE TOP TEN GREENEST UNIVERSITY TOP IN THE UK, ACCORDING TO THE GREEN LEAGUE 2012. LARGEST 10 METROPOLITAN4th DISTRICT IN ENGLAND. £84 MILLION HAS BEEN £84 INVESTED IN THE CAMPUS IS MILLION OVER RECENT YEARS. THE WORLD’S OF THETOTAL CITY AREA OF FIRST UNESCO SUSTAINABLE STUDENT CITY OF FILM VILLAGE - THE GREEN 1,026 73.8% 1,026 BRADFORD’S BEDS BEDS IN ACCOMMODATION GREENSPACE 60 ASIAN RESTAURANTS = ON CAMPUS. BRADFORD UK CURRY CAPITAL. NEW BUILDINGS GOING UP ON NEW CAMPUS NOW INCLUDE: STEM BUILDS CENTRE AND THE SUSTAINABILE ENTERPRISE CENTRE.
DIGITAL REACH: IN THE NEWS:
BRITISH DURINGSCIENCE THE FESTIVAL 6 WEB: MILLION www.bradford.ac.uk 6 million visitors annually
OVER TWITTER: @bradforduni Over 7k followers FOLLOWERS7K ONLINE400 MENTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL NEWS FACEBOOK: OVER WEBSITES INC. CNN AND www.bradford.ac.uk/facebook 2K Over 2k likes NEW YORK TIMES. LIKES
Statistics relate to 2010/2011 unless otherwise stated. Produced by [email protected] 8 EMPL0YABILITY AT BRADFORD: SUPPORTING YOU AND YOUR CAREER
The Sunday Times University Guide 2012 has including Ford Motor Company, Balfour Beatty, ranked us in the Top 20 for graduate-level jobs the NHS, Intel Corporation, Game Republic in the UK and as Number 1 in Yorkshire, so and many more. Our courses are taught by from the start of your student journey you will professionals from within those industries, so have the support you need to achieve in your future employers can rely on you, our graduates, chosen career. having the skills you need to succeed and the confidence to use them. The 2011 survey by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) showed that 87.6% of We support entrepreneurship for those who want our graduates went into employment or further help and support in starting or entering business, study immediately after graduation. Our courses and maintain close links with potential employers, are designed with industry input, we work with to help you get the graduate career you want. national, international and local businesses
“The best thing that Bradford has to offer is excellent job prospects for graduates. That’s because we run very relevant courses giving students good skills that they can apply straight away in the job they go into.”
Professor Andrew Day, Ford Professor of Quality Engineering, School of Engineering, Design and Technology
“We had a lot of visiting lecturers on the course doing creative things. Paul Peppiate who works on Computer Animation and Digital Effects came in and gave us a lot of industry experience. We had a great talk from someone from SEGA, and Team 17. It prepared me really well for getting a job in the industry in several different areas; it gave me a foot in the door. The National Media Museum has a lot of connections with the University; we do a lot of events and we have a lot of students coming to our festivals. When I’m programming events I think about that audience and what they’d find inspiring.”
Tom Woolley, Curator of New Media, National Media Museum. Electronic Imaging and Media Communications graduate
9 LEARNING IN A WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT
We are a research-active institution, with over “All the research that we carry 80 per cent of our research being rated as out is reflected in our teaching. either ‘international’ or ‘world-leading’ in the I do a third-year module called most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). Our academic staff undertake innovative ‘The Psychology of Health and research projects, as well as teaching students. Eating’ – which is directly related So your lecturers are not only knowledgeable to my research – so the students and passionate about their subjects but are also benefit in that they get up-to- breaking new ground. date, cutting-edge information As a result, our students are exposed to the throughout their course.” very latest ideas, many of them so new, they’re not yet published. As well as being highly Dr Eleanor Bryant, Lecturer in Psychology, School of knowledgeable, many researchers are extremely Social and International Studies enthusiastic in their area, which means active research groups and active research laboratories. As a result, our students in those areas are given the opportunity to engage in real research environments, they see experiments, they see people working out new ideas and new theories. 10 WELCOME TO BRADFORD, YOUR NEW HOME CITY
You’re living in one of the most interesting, as supermarkets, and usually more interesting friendly and diverse places in the UK; and by too. There are regular outdoor markets in Shipley the time they leave University our graduates are and Bingley, as well as indoor markets in the city among its greatest enthusiasts. centre.
Whatever your interests, you will find plenty to Saltaire is an attraction for both tourists and locals do when you’re not studying, all it takes is a bit alike, where you can explore pubs, restaurants and of exploring to find the hidden gems that make it vintage shops, go to fairs and classes in Victoria such a surprising place. Hall, and visit the Hockney gallery in Salts Mill.
Unlike many cities, Bradford is quite spread out, There are plenty of green spaces within easy with many smaller shopping and leisure areas reach. Lister Park is an award-winning park with rather than one main stretch. It is also divided into the Cartwright Hall Gallery right in the centre. many different districts that are a short bus or train Northcliffe Park in Shipley has amazing views and a ride away, so you should spend a lot of your first woodland walk, and Robert’s Park in Saltaire has a few weeks exploring. cricket pavilion with matches through the summer, as well as a bandstand with regular performances. You probably know about the Media Museum, the Alhambra and St George’s Hall, but many of With all the stunning countryside to explore, the Bradford’s attractions are small and independent. film and music festivals to go to, the gigs and club There are many small venues, clubs and bars nights to enjoy, the satellite towns to discover, the tucked away around the city centre, as well as independent shops and restaurants to seek out and cafés and restaurants serving authentic food from all those friends to make, just make sure you find around the world. the time to study.
Whether you’re looking for rock clubs, gay clubs, To make the most of DIY clubs, laid-back bars, international bars, your free time, we shisha bars, gigs or traditional pubs you will find recommend that you: them all here. And whatever sport you want to try or watch, you can find it here, either on campus, in 8 join Twitter and follow the city, or very nearby (except underwater basket @HiddenBradford weaving and very niche things like that). 8 visit www.HiddenBradford.co.uk Markets and international food stores are as 8 pick up a free copy of HowDo?! Magazine cheap and convenient to do your food shopping
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A STUDENT Chemistry 8.30 – Rise and shine in my halls of residence, The Green, located on campus and just a 5-minute walk from my lectures
9.30 – Grab some breakfast at home, or in the Atrium coffee bar on campus if I’m feeling flush
10.00 – First lecture of the day
11.30 – Next I usually check my emails on my laptop in the Atrium and look at what practical sessions are coming up for the week. Need to make sure I keep on top of all correspondence from my tutors
12.00 – Head back to halls to grab a bite to eat
13.00 – Go to the labs to do a practical session
14.00 - My second and last lecture of the day
16.00 – Meet with my personal tutor to talk about how I’m getting on and discuss placement opportunities for next year
16.30 – Do some group work to design a lab experiment – we book one of the group study rooms in the library
17.30 – Go for a curry with some friends at Prashads (great veggie food!)
18.30 – Attend a guest lecture seminar – from a major pharmaceutical company. All very useful for getting links with industry ahead of my placement year
20.00 – Go for a workout at the gym – also on campus. Healthy body, healthy mind!
22.00 – Meet some friends for a quick drink at Delius over the road
23.00 – Head to bed to get ready for another busy day tomorrow
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A STUDENT History 8.30 – Wake up in my room in The Green - students’ residence hall
9.30 – Meet some classmates for a bite to eat in the Atrium and look over a piece of groupwork we have been working on
10.00 – First lecture of the day in the Richmond Building
11.30 – Checking emails and catching up with lecture notes on BlackBoard in the School students’ area
12.00 – Lunch in Treehouse café for a friend’s birthday treat!
13.00 – Small group seminar with a Visiting Professor
14.00 - Lecture
16.00 – Library to pick up a book and check slides on BlackBoard for today’s classes
16.30 – Group work with colleagues from course in the Library Group Study Work rooms
17.30 – Go for a swim and workout in the University gym
19.00 – Catch up on some reading for the rest of the week’s lectures
20.30 – Group of us head down to see a band at the local pub
23.00 – Time for bed
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ACADEMIC
I’m a senior lecturer who teaches Biochemistry (mainly at 3rd year level). I have 15 year 1 tutees, 14 year 2 tutees and 8 year 3 tutees. I am also principal investigator of a group looking at cardiovascular disease and diabetes (3 PhD students) and the Director of Postgraduate Research in the School of Life Sciences where I am in charge of the PhD students in the School in terms of monitoring and progression and completion (over 100 of them).
8.00 – Turn on computer and make a cup of tea while it fires into life
8.05-8.30 – Open emails, deal with them including responding to a request to do a PhD transfer viva and answer queries from PhD supervisors about School processes
8.30-11.00 – Collect up lecture notes and pick up the Quizdom (‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ style keypads) for a 2-hour final-year lecture 14.00-15.00 – Year 3 personal tutorial with 8 session starting at 9am and get to the room students – discuss how their research project to set up the technology. Ask the 40 students preparation is progressing. Have they all got their some multiple choice questions to assess their background reading done and thought about the understanding of the lecture slides I have sent lab methods they will be using? them in advance, then spend the remaining time going through the work in groups with them in a 15.00-16.00 – Read examiners’ reports from tutorial Question and Answer type format MPhil to PhD transfer vivas to make sure I’m happy with the content and sign them off for 11.30-13.00 – Have a lab meeting in my office sending to Research Degrees committee for with my 3 PhD students where we go through approval of the transfer. Go through extension recent results, discuss any problems with the requests from PhD students to assess if we will experiments. In these meetings I also ask one of approve their extensions of study. them to present a published paper relevant to their project and critique the content. 16.00-18.00 – Work on a draft of a scientific paper to publish results of one of my PhD 13.00-14.00 – Have a sandwich while catching students. She has some very novel data that shows up with emails that have come in that morning. how cells from diabetics behave differently from Do I want to be an External Examiner at a leading those of healthy people - and we think we have University across the Pennines? Agree to referee a worked out the reason why. Take the draft home to journal article for publication, answer student queries mull it over after dinner on modules I teach on. Decide on which questions to set for a module exam paper and prepare the key 20.00-21.00 – Further look at draft paper and points needed for a good answer and send it to the checking everything prepared for tomorrow’s module leader to make up the paper. lectures, tutorial groups and lab sessions. 15
OUR ALUMNI COMMUNITY
From your first day at the University of Bradford As a graduate as a student you become part of our alumni 8 We can connect you to fellow graduates community. This means you have a support helping you to build a strong professional structure for life should you choose to make use of network with like-minded people it at any time. 8 We offer support in organising reunion events The Alumni Relations Office works to establish and allowing you to reconnect and reminisce maintain relationships with all graduates of the University wherever they are in the world. We have 8 Our local graduates can access the University’s our annual magazine, The Braduate, designed to library services update our graduates on the latest developments at the University as well as news and profiles from 8 We can inform you about the latest our alumni so that graduates can discover what developments in your field of study if you opt fellow classmates are up to. into this activity 8 We can arrange for you to connect with What we offer for you current students to share your knowledge and As a student experience You can take part in the E-mentoring programme which involves being paired up with a mentor who Join us online is a University of Bradford graduate. They can tell Visit our website for the latest news, graduate you about university life and how to make the most profiles and The Braduate magazine: of it in order to benefit your future, give you career www.bradford.ac.uk/alumni and join us on advice and be a sounding board for your ideas Facebook: www.facebook.com/Bradfordalumni related to study.
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STAYING IN TOUCH
It is important to keep in contact and read all Look at the University’s internal website which correspondence sent to you from the University; you will automatically see when accessing all students are given an email address so check our website from on-campus, it has loads of your email on a regular basis. This is how your information to help you, along with ways to Department, The Hub and other areas of the contact people: http://internal.bradford.ac.uk/ University will contact you. Also see the ‘Joining our Digital Community’ Keep in contact with your department; you should section on page 18 for how to stay up to date inform them if you are ill, cannot attend lectures, with the University through social media, and our tutorials or labs. ‘Hierarchy of Support’ section on page 26 for who to go to when you’re not quite sure what to do. If you are on placement you can contact The Hub for letters, Council Tax Certificates, or for the If you need to make a complaint, email information we have available for you. You can [email protected] also email [email protected] or phone us on 01274 232233. But most of all enjoy your time at University. Join a club or society, visit the beautiful countryside, If you have a problem - contact someone. There join in and have fun! are email addresses and phone numbers in this book. If you are still not sure who to contact, And, oh yes, remember to contact your family and contact The Hub. We will be able to help you. friends!
Our phone numbers use the Bradford code from within the UK which is 01274. University numbers start with the prefix 23, so if you are calling a University number from an internal phone you only need to dial the last four digits. 17
STAYING IN TOUCH Join Our Digital Community Your Digital Identity As well as the wealth of information on the main Throughout your time as a student your tutors, University website, you can keep in touch with life fellow students, prospective employers and other on campus via Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. potentially important people will have reason to interact with your digital presence. Now is the 8 ‘Like’ the University on Facebook and you’ll time to make sure that it reflects the image of be one of the first to find out about news and yourself that you are happy and confident with, events. You can also ask questions and get and will reflect you in the best light. answers from staff and fellow students 8 What is your email address? 8 You can also ask questions on Twitter Is it time to swap it to something more (@bradforduni) where we also share grown-up and professional? information on what’s going on, often in real-time during events like graduation 8 Who can see your Facebook activity? Might be time to switch it to ‘friends’ only 8 On YouTube you can get a real taste of what it’s like to be a student at the University and also 8 How do you project yourself on Twitter – find out more about the world-class researchers a public forum? at the University, many of whom you’ll be learning from during your studies 8 Do you have any blogs that you write or contribute to? Do they accurately reflect your Many academic Schools and departments also views and opinions? have social media presences where you can keep up to date with their latest news and activities. Google yourself and make sure that you like what you see and are happy that your digital identity will set you in good stead for the future. Stay Safe Online For advice on staying safe when using social media visit: http://people.mozilla.org/ ~jfinette/public_html/topics/social_media/ master/
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18 UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD STUDENT CHARTER
Introduction to the University one. By setting out standards for procedural issues, we seek to remove any ambiguity of Bradford Student Charter regarding expectations, and enable individuals to Our Student Charter summarises our aspirations engage with their learning and development in an and expectations for each other at the University atmosphere of mutual respect and appreciation. of Bradford. The Student Charter is not intended We hope you enjoy and make the most of your to be a legally binding contract of terms and time with us. conditions. Those details are contained in a number of documents including the University’s Section One: Summary of Charter, Ordinances, Regulations, policies and Support and Expectations procedures. These can be accessed through the University of Bradford website and it is important 1. You can expect the University to: that all prospective and current students familiarise 8 Provide up-to-date and accurate information themselves with the current published documents on all aspects of the student experience and that relate in any way to their being a student. provide you with appropriate and relevant information regarding University services and Our Student Charter support available to you in a range of formats. We are passionate about the student experience at 8 Support you effectively through all stages of the University of Bradford, and this commitment is your engagement with the University from initial reflected in our Charter which places the student enquiry through to graduation and beyond. at the heart of all we do. Our Student Charter is intended to set out the minimum procedural 8 Work with you to identify your individual expectations relating to the student experience for learning needs and expectations. both staff and students. Your active involvement with staff in your learning, in School-level 8 Provide an intellectually stimulating activities, in institutional processes and with the and inspiring, safe and friendly learning Students’ Union are absolutely key to fostering a environment. sense of collegiate community. You engage with 8 Treat you with fairness, dignity and respect. us as partners and as such, both staff and students have expectations and obligations with regards to 8 Give you clear information about when and how the processes in which they engage. you will receive feedback on your individual progress. Those expectations and obligations are laid out in the Charter opposite. Our Charter is split into 8 Ensure you are kept fully informed of any two sections: Section one is a summary of the changes to your study and/or support. support we will provide and the expectations we have. Section two (appendix 1) provides more 8 Actively seek your participation in governance detailed information on the expectations identified and decision making. in section one – this detailed information can be found online at: www.bradford.ac.uk/student/ 2. You can expect the Students’ Union to: student-charter 8 Provide you with a diverse range of social activities to suit all student needs which will Our Charter intends that the University experience promote a sense of enjoyment in all aspects of for both staff and students will be an enjoyable University life. 19 UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD STUDENT CHARTER
8 Work proactively with the University to ensure 8 Familiarise yourself with all regulations and student views are taken into account and seek advice and clarification from us regarding provide appropriate training and support to what we expect from you in a timely manner. elected representatives. 8 Provide us with appropriate evidence about any 8 Offer impartial advice and support to students changes to your personal circumstances as through the Advice Centre. soon as possible.
8 Support students in setting up and running 8 Actively participate in the student representative Clubs and Societies. system. 8 Obtain feedback from students about their Section Two: Full Student experiences. Charter Details 3. We expect you to: • See: www.bradford.ac.uk/student/student- 8 Actively and positively engage in your studies, charter hand in work on time and ask for help if you need it. Attendance 8 Make effective use of all facilities that the Student attendance is required at all scheduled University provides to support your learning. learning activities, together with satisfactory completion and submission by the due dates 8 Take responsibility for your own learning and prescribed by the School of all assessed personal development, acting on opportunities coursework and such other practical and written available to you by the University and Students’ exercises as may be required by the relevant Course Union. Regulations. 8 Behave in a responsible manner, treating staff, Please note that ‘all scheduled learning activities’ fellow students and visitors with dignity and includes lectures, which were previously exempt respect. from the compulsory attendance requirement.
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The University’s procedures are set by its Charter 2. Carry forward of marks for the purposes of and Statutes and the general provisions of these are degree classification then supplemented, first by Ordinances and then The mark used for the purposes of degree by Regulations. For instance: the Statutes give the classification following supplementary assessment authority to award degrees, the Ordinances on Awards in an individual module will be capped at 35%, will set the general position for each award and the or the original mark if higher. This is covered Regulations will provide the detailed arrangements. in Section 14 of the Regulations Governing This may help to explain why there are Ordinances Undergraduate Awards. and Regulations with the same name. 3. Supplementary assessment There are also a number of University codes of Students must obtain 40% in at least 60 credits in practice, procedures and policy documents that order to be eligible for supplementary assessment are useful to read. For instance, the No Smoking in any failed credit in the August supplementary Policy, Equal Opportunities and Environmental period. Students with fails in 70 credits or more policies will be of interest to many students. Among forfeit the right to August re-assessment and must other codes of practice there are Staff and Student repeat failed credit with attendance the following Liaison, Personal Harassment and Access to the year. Details can be found in the Regulations Curriculum for Disabled Students, which can also Governing Undergraduate Awards on the web or be found on the web. on the ASSU website at www.bradford.ac.uk/ The Ordinances and Regulations can be found academic-quality-unit/ordinances-and- on the web at www.bradford.ac.uk/academic- regulations-for-taught-courses/ quality-unit/ordinances-and-regulations-for- 4. Late submission of work and penalties for taught-courses/ excessive length in coursework Note to students Section 8 of the ‘Regulations Governing Undergraduate Awards’ and Section 9 of the This handbook contains much information about the ‘Regulations Governing Postgraduate Taught rules that govern study at the University of Bradford. Courses’ include the following rules: Your attention is drawn in particular to the following points: 8 All assessed work submitted after the due date, including any agreed extension, shall receive a 1. Progression and award mark of 0%. To be eligible to proceed from one Stage (year) of a course of study to the next, or to receive an award 8 Assessed work which exceeds a specified of the University, students have to reach a certain maximum permitted length will be subject to standard of achievement. The Regulations Governing a penalty deduction of marks equivalent to the Undergraduate Awards and the Regulations Governing percentage of additional words over the limit. Postgraduate Taught Courses set out common The limit will exclude bibliographies, diagrams standards for achievement. These Regulations and tables, footnotes, tables of contents and apply to all courses, unless, exceptionally, different appendices of data. This means that an essay arrangements are approved (for example, to take into which is 3,000 words in length, where the account the requirements of professional bodies). maximum permitted length is 2,400 words, being 600 words (25%) over the limit will be penalised by a deduction of 25% of the actual mark.
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5. Accreditation of prior learning (APEL) referred back to the School for further consideration, Undergraduate and taught postgraduate students or may be considered by an Appeals Committee. who enter a programme of study at the University or Decisions reached as part of this process are final. its off-site partners on the basis of prior certificated Full information is available at: Regulations and/or experiential learning, and for whom a Governing Appeals by Students against an aspect transcript is either not available, or for whom the of their Academic Assessment at www.bradford. transcript gives insufficient evidence to import ac.uk/legal-and-governance/breaches- marks towards their award, have been judged in appeals-complaints/appeals/ terms of their eligibility for awards on performance at the University (and its off-site partners) only. The Appeal form is available from here or from the This rule applies only when the School with which above link in word version. the student is registered has confirmed with the student and with the institution(s) with which s/he 7. Student complaints has previously studied that the above conditions are The University has procedures under which students fulfilled, and has had this approved formally. may complain about the conduct of a member of staff towards them. The procedure is reserved for serious More information about these arrangements is complaints of a professional or personal nature. It given in Section 6 of the Regulations Governing is not appropriate to complain about academic Undergraduate Awards and Section 8 of the judgements, or about the outcome of appeals. Regulations Governing Postgraduate Taught Courses. As a principle, the University attempts to resolve any 6. Student Appeals such complaints through informal means as close Students have the right to appeal against any decision as possible to the source of the complaint. As a taken by their Board of Examiners. The grounds further principle, all such complaints are handled by for appeal are (broadly): circumstances affecting people independent of the complainer and person performance of which the Board of Examiners (BoE) complained about. There is thus a three-tier system. was unaware; procedural irregularities; administrative Initial complaints are handled by the Dean of the error; prejudice or bias; inadequate supervision; or School. Complaints not satisfactorily resolved at that unreasonableness of decision. level can be considered by the Vice-Chancellor or a PVC, and then there is the final opportunity of a Plea You should note that it is not possible to appeal to of Grievance to Council. have assessments remarked because you think you should have done better. You should also note that www.bradford.ac.uk/student-complaints/ for an appeal under most of the above categories to be considered, you need to show a very good Full information is available at this Complaints reason why you did not inform your School of the Home Page. circumstances in advance of the BoE meeting. The appeal regulations are designed to correct injustice, 8. Breach of assessment regulations not as a means for disappointed or borderline Students should be aware that there are regulations students to be reconsidered. to ensure that the assessment process is fair to each and every student, and successfully reflects each Appeals are initially considered by a Deputy-Vice- student’s understanding and attainment. These Chancellor (DVC), alongside factual information regulations govern the conduct of examinations, provided by the School. If the DVC finds there is including what may be taken into an examination a case for investigation, the appeal will either be room, for example. They also cover the submission 22 ORDINANCES, REGULATIONS AND UNIVERSITY POLICY of other work for assessment, such as coursework, by academic misconduct; this is not good for the projects or essays. In this context, students should University or for its students as it damages the be aware that any such work submitted must reputation of the University and undermines the be written by them in their own words, with any value of your degree in the marketplace. quotations clearly indicated and acknowledged in references. It is not permissible to incorporate Academic misconduct basically means cheating. work from any other source (other students, books If you cheat and get caught, it will have serious or the internet) in a way that may lead examiners to consequences for your University career. If you suppose that the work is by the student. cheat and don’t get caught, it will soon become apparent when you get a job that your qualifications Where examination invigilators, or the markers of do not match your ability. other assessed work, suspect that these regulations may have been broken, they must report the All instances of academic misconduct brought to matter to the Registrar. There will then be a formal the attention of the University will be investigated, investigation, usually by an independent Dean, but and the University reserves the right to use any in serious cases by a special committee. Penalties fair and reasonable means to identify instances of for breaching the regulations vary according to the academic misconduct. severity of the offence; from the docking of marks, It is not acceptable to say that you do not know what through failure in the whole module, to suspension academic misconduct is because you have never or expulsion from the University. read any of the guidance. Full information is available at: It is your responsibility to ensure that you look at www.bradford.ac.uk/policies the information about plagiarism and referencing The Deans Hearing form is available from the that your School provides in handbooks and on link above. Blackboard.
The University is committed to promoting If you are an overseas student you may find UK equality, diversity and an inclusive and supportive referencing conventions quite different from those in environment for its students, staff and others closely your home country. Respecting intellectual property associated with the University in conformity with rights, that is ownership of an idea or a piece of the provisions of its Charter. Full information is academic work, is an important issue. Remember: if available at www.bradford.ac.uk/equality you are unsure of the rules, ask your tutor for advice or visit the Learner Development Unit for guidance. A booklet is available by emailing See www.bradford.ac.uk/learner-development [email protected] The pages below provide information on the Academic misconduct development and submission of coursework and on the conduct of exams. They also explain (or how not to cheat) clearly what UK universities mean by academic One of the key factors in a university education is misconduct, how to avoid it and what will happen the knowledge that your achievements will be fully if an allegation is made against you, including recognised by your friends, family and employers. information about the penalties that will be applied It is important that the University maintains and if a case is found against you. upholds its high academic standards, consequently 8 What is academic misconduct? the quality of the University’s awards is undermined www.bradford.ac.uk/policies 23 ORDINANCES, REGULATIONS AND UNIVERSITY POLICY
8 Regulation on the presentation of work for formal about your reasons for appealing, because you assessment www.bradford.ac.uk/policies are not permitted to cite additional grounds or add additional substantive points afterwards. 8 Regulation on the conduct and invigilation of examinations www.bradford.ac.uk/policies If you have witness statements, include them in 8 Procedures to be followed in the event of a the original appeal submission, as they will not be suspected breach of Assessment Regulations accepted at a later time. www.bradford.ac.uk/policies Don’t forget to keep a copy of your appeal 8 Penalty Framework www.bradford.ac.uk/policies submission in case you need it later.
Academic appeals – Who can I get help from? a quick guide for students You can approach the Student Adviser in the Students’ Union for assistance with the preparation When can I submit my appeal? and submission of your appeal. You can contact the The University will not normally permit an appeal Student Adviser by email on ubu-advice@bradford. by a student until a Board of Examiners has ratified ac.uk or by phone on 01274 233247 or 233252. a decision with regard to a student’s progression or award. Students may, however, appeal against a What happens if the School upholds my failed module or placement mark prior to that mark appeal? being formally ratified by a Board of Examiners or If the School decides that your appeal should be by the Research Degrees Committee where that upheld, they will change the decision of the Board failure prevents them from progressing within their of Examiners by Chair’s Action and they will inform award. you when they have done so.
Where should I submit my appeal? What happens if my appeal is not upheld by You must submit your appeal to your home School the School? within 21 days of the date of the publication of If your appeal is turned down by the School, you the recommendations of the Board of Examiners will be informed in writing. You may then appeal to or Research Degrees Committee (as appropriate), the University to reconsider your case. unless there is good cause for your being unable to comply with this requirement. Late appeals must You should submit your original appeal and include a statement which says why you were evidence and include a copy of the letter informing unable to submit on time. you of the School’s reason for dismissing your appeal. All this information should be sent to If you are appealing against a placement decision, Amanda Hughes ([email protected]), you must lodge your appeal with your School as Complaints and Appeals Officer in the Academic soon as possible after you receive your results. Standards and Support Unit.
What do I submit? Then what happens? Your appeal must include a properly completed Your appeal will be considered by the Deputy copy of the Appeal Form and a letter stating the Vice-Chancellor (Academic) who will investigate grounds for and the nature of your appeal. your case. You will be informed in writing when a decision has been reached. In some circumstances, Make sure you include all your evidence, such where the case is very complicated, you may be as doctors’ notes, and ensure that you are clear 24 ORDINANCES, REGULATIONS AND UNIVERSITY POLICY asked to appear before an Appeals Committee If you want a more detailed overview of the appeals which is authorised to make a decision about your process, please read the regulations in full. If you case. have any further enquiries please contact Wendy Hudson, the Complaints and Appeals Support And if I still don’t win? Assistant in the Academic Standards and Support There is no further internal appeal against the Unit ([email protected]) on 01274 decision of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor or the 235108. Appeals Committee. However, if you still feel you have been treated unfairly you may put your case Further information can be obtained from: to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator, www. Regulations Governing an Appeal by Students oiahe.org.uk/making-a-complaint-to-the-oia. against an Aspect of their Academic Assessment aspx which, provided the case is something they www.bradford.ac.uk/policies are permitted to look at under their Rules, will investigate your case further and make judgement Appeals Form about whether it should be upheld or not. The Appeal form is available from this link or visit www.bradford.ac.uk/ policies
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If you have a question or a minor concern about a Course Leader/Head of Year module or your course: The role of your Course Leader is to provide 8 Check with a fellow student, the website FAQ or academic advice and guidance to help you your School/Module Handbook progress on your chosen course.
8 Ask at your School Office – a member of the Module Tutor student support team may be able to help The person teaching a particular module is the If you have a serious concern about a module: Module Tutor. This tutor is your first point of contact for any issues arising relevant to the 8 firstly speak with the module tutor about it module in question. The Module Tutor can also 8 if you are still unhappy you can consult your give you tutorial support and advice regarding the Course Leader topics covered.
8 the next contact is the Head of Academic Personal Academic Tutor (PAT) Programmes or the Associate Dean Learning & Teaching You will also be assigned a Personal Academic Tutor who will: 8 the next contact is the Dean of your School 8 offer general advice on matters relating to 8 and finally it’s the Complaints and Appeals academic progress for example: module Officer for the University choice, or issues affecting your studies 8 be available for confidential discussions Support Roles throughout the academic year and when Student Support Team necessary to refer you to the appropriate You don’t necessarily need to see your course student services leader for help with any issues or questions you University Support Teams may have. The Student Support Team works closely with both the Academic staff within the Sometimes your questions or issues might not be School and with other teams across the University. directly related to your course, in which case you This means that they are very knowledgeable about may wish to speak to one of our other specialist University processes, regulations and structure support teams. These include: which in turn means they are happy to help 8 The Hub explain these things to you if you have a question. In addition to this the Student Support Team 8 Learner Development Unit specifically work on: 8 course and module registration 8 International Office 8 timetables and attendance monitoring 8 Learner Support Services (including Career 8 extenuating circumstances Development Services, Counselling Service, Library, IT Services, Disability Service) 8 assessment and results processing See the Students Section of the University website So it’s always a good idea to contact them if you for links to our support services: http://internal. have an issue with any of these things, plus there bradford.ac.uk/category/students/ is always someone you can talk to as the office is open 9am – 4pm weekdays. 26
YOUR WEB-ENABLED CAMPUS Evolve with our E-Campus
What is ‘E’-Strategy all about to improve your learning experience and environment whilst here at Bradford. These and how will it benefit me? include access to academic course materials E-nabling: E-Strategy is all about creating a along with online materials to support your web-enabled campus for all students which is skills development. There are also a number of supported by the latest innovations in technology University apps such as the timetable checker such as mobile computing, wireless networking, that can you can use on your tablet or phone. and utilising online tools such as blogs and wikis. Flexible learning in your time, at your pace. Wireless roaming
E-quipping: E-Strategy is all about equipping you with the technology and support you need for your time as a student. We want your experience as a student to be as stress-free and manageable as possible from enrolment right through to graduation.
E-volving: Whatever your level of technological mastery, from beginner to advanced, we have support on campus every step of the way to develop or evolve your key skills during your time with the University. Learner Support Services hold RoamNet provides free internet access via wireless regular courses in many different areas; for more hotspots and wired connections on campus. information please visit: www.bradford.ac.uk/ Students can connect to RoamNet with their own lss/lssworkshops laptop, mobile device or smartphone. Areas covered include libraries, open spaces, social What can I look forward to on spaces, meeting rooms and lecture rooms. campus? Look out for the RoamNet symbol to see where this 8 Wireless hotspots: there are currently over is available. 134 wireless basestations on campus (look out for the RoamNet logo) which indicate internet FACTS: access is available ✓ RoamNet is available at City Campus 8 Administration online: You can now and the School of Management. complete lots of tasks including re-enrolling ✓ Many RoamNet areas have mains power online through the main website at outlets so laptops and personal mobile www.bradford.ac.uk to save time and hassle devices can be charged. 8 Innovative electronic learning materials and mobile technologies: Substantial investments have been made in developing Visit RoamNet at: www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/it- innovative electronic learning materials services/roamnet 27
YOUR WEB-ENABLED CAMPUS Online payments Online payments – https://epay.bradford.ac.uk/epay/
EPay provides an easy service for new students to make advance tuition fee payments, and allows existing students to pay outstanding invoices and other related University fees. There is also the option to set up an instalment plan. EPay requires your unique University of Bradford student number (known as your UB number) for all students, even if not registered yet.
EPay is a safe and secure online service that is available 24 hours a day. Once a successful payment has been made an automatic email receipt will be sent to the selected email address. Exciting new projects Support for you on and off Exciting new teaching methods and communication campus such as: Blackboard is the University’s Virtual 8 Podcasting (Audio recording of lectures to Learning Environment (VLE) enable download and replay) 8 Discussion boards in Blackboard and other 8 Blogs (Weblogs) electronic tools allow you to continue learning outside of your class sessions 8 Wikis (A collaborative shared workspace whose content can be edited by someone who has 8 Most lecturers provide electronic copies of access to it) slides and handouts on Blackboard enabling access to materials anytime, anywhere; 8 Computer-aided Assessment (Exams taken particularly useful for students with accessibility using a computer) issues 8 The majority of lecture rooms are fitted with CONTACT INFO: high-quality projectors and DVD players for use with a laptop or fixed PCs For further details on IT-related training opportunities please visit: Text Messaging Services – for example, to alert you 8 to when a lecture has been cancelled. www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/lssworkshops
www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/mobile/ is our new For details on the range of IT support website designed to work on any basic mobile please visit: phone with a web browser. The site offers a range 8 www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/it-services/ of useful services, from getting around campus to it-help/ accessing learning resources. 28
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The Hub is the University’s Student Support What services are available Centre and provides a central reception where students can receive information and within The Hub? guidance from our ‘Front of House’ staff. 8 Council Tax exemption certificates and letters There is also an Information Pod where you can find a range of leaflets and information. 8 Student Confirmation/Registration Letter e.g. Unipol (student accommodation) is located in Bank Letter, Visa letters one of the Pods by the main entrance. 8 Enquiries regarding change of records
Who is located in The Hub? 8 Information and advice on University 8 Admissions for Undergraduate and accommodation Postgraduate students 8 Assistance from the International Student 8 PBS (Points Based System) Team Adviser
8 Course Enquiries 8 Course details
8 Education Liaison 8 Enrolment information
8 International Office 8 Award Ceremony information
8 Payzone 8 Copy and/or replacement certificate and transcript requests 8 Student Administration and Support 8 Certifying University-produced documents Please note other services are available across (£2 per copy) campus – please read on…
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8 Replacing staff/student cards (£10 if lost) If you are already working you will need to provide your contract of employment and recent payslips. 8 Financial transactions e.g. paying tuition fees at A letter from the employer is also acceptable if the Payzone the previous two items are not available, providing the letter is signed by a supervisor/manager or 8 Access to Learning Funds/Short-term loans/ personnel clerk and is printed on a company Financial Relief – initial enquiries and receipt letterhead. of applications You will also need to take your passport and proof 8 Advice on finance and funding support of your UK address (utility bill, bank statement, 8 Bursaries and Scholarships driving licence or a proof of address letter from The Hub) to your appointment. 8 Tuition fee queries Where can I get my course timetable? 8 Other general enquires and signposting to other The course timetables are provided by the departments administrators in your School. Please see them in the first instance. Frequently Asked Questions Where can I get a UBU card? How do I open a bank account? UBU cards are obtained from the UBU Advice In order to open a UK bank account you will Centre situated in Student Central on city campus. need to obtain a letter of introduction from the University. This can be provided at The Hub or Drop-In Sessions upon request via email. Please also note that you In addition to the service provided by the ‘Front will need to produce your passport to the bank of House’ staff, drop-in sessions with the when opening a bank account. Accommodation Office; Student Administration and Support – Research; the International Office; How do I obtain a transcript? the Financial Support Team; The Money Doctors; If you have not yet completed your course of Unipol and the local Police Officer are also study at the University then you can obtain your available. transcript via the E:vision portal. Alternatively, please visit The Hub and they will provide a copy for you. If you have already graduated from your Fixed drop-in sessions in studies at the University then further information The Hub during term time and guidance can be obtained via transcript Study abroad requests. Monday 2pm to 4pm How do I obtain a National Insurance Wednesday 2pm to 4pm number? Friday 2pm to 4pm You must apply for a National Insurance number when you start work by calling the NiNo contact centre on 0845 6000643. The Contact Centre will complete an initial application form and make an appointment at the Benefits Agency in Leeds whilst you are on the telephone.
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The Virtual Hub is available through the University Who can use The Hub? website, enabling off-campus and out of hours The Hub is open to all students, staff and visitors access for students, 24 hours a day, 7 days a – anyone who needs information. week. The online facility will offer similar services to the Hub on campus.
Virtual Hub can be found at www.bradford.ac.uk/hub
WHAT ARE THE OPENING HOURS? The Hub Payzone
Term-Time Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9am to 5pm 9am to 4.45pm Wednesday Wednesday 10am to 5pm 10am to 4.45pm
Non Term-Time Monday to Friday Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm 10am to 4pm
Subject to change
HOW TO CONTACT THE HUB The Hub can be contacted in the follow ways:
@ [email protected] ( 01274 232233 7 01274 236974
- The postal address is:
The Hub – Student Support Centre University of Bradford Richmond Road Bradford BD7 1DP
8 www.bradford.ac.uk/hub
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is the building that is the heart of activity for students on-campus, with a focus on learning in a variety of ways, there is a learning mall, PC clusters, seminar rooms and lecture theatre, Careers, Counselling, Disability, UBU Advice Centre, Students’ Union, café, shop, multi-function club and entertainment area all linking into the refurbished ground floor of the JB Priestley library. This learning environment enables you to This student space at the heart of the campus is learn through a range of social, career-orientated, where you can get involved and transform your self-development and curriculum activities as student experience, securing your success as a well as having a space in which to showcase your learner and graduate of tomorrow. Find out more work, interests, talents, volunteering activities and about getting involved in the Students’ Union societies all under one roof! section on page 58.
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We look forward to helping you achieve your potential at Bradford! Library The city campus library is located at the heart of the campus in the JB Priestley Building next to Student Central, with a branch library at the Learner Support Services is a number School of Management. Opening hours for both of teams, Careers, Library, IT, Disability, libraries can be found at www.bradford.ac.uk/ Counselling and Customer Services, which are library/about-us/opening-hours/ as well as made up of highly experienced student support being displayed in each library. professionals that work to support students across the University in effective learning, high- The Library delivers a range of automated facilities quality research and personal development. for borrowing and returning books and resources whenever the building is open, as well as advice We provide: and guidance in person and online regarding the range of learning and research support. Extensive 8 A range of study environments in Student support for students is provided by our team of Central, the JB Priestley building and our subject librarians; find out who yours is at School of Management Library, all with long www.bradford.ac.uk/library/about-us/ opening hours contact-us/ This URL will also give you useful contacts in the Customer Services Team who 8 Books, journals and online information services can assist you in your use of the library and IT to support learning and research facilities.
8 Academic and technical guidance, with 24/7 Many information sources, such as e-journals, access to computing facilities including free are now held electronically and can be accessed email and internet access on a 24/7 basis using the Library catalogue or the eResources and Databases link on the Library’s 8 Seminars, workshops and professional home page. In addition, loans can be renewed expertise to help with study skills, personal either by the web or by phone on a 24/7 basis development and career planning (providing they have not been requested by 8 Confidential advice from trained advisers to another reader). help students achieve their potential and get There is a payment kiosk in each Library as well back on track when things go wrong as web payments that enables you to pay for Please explore the range of information on our photocopying, printing and fines using your UB website www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/, or come Card. Web payments are available at and visit us in the JB Priestley Building, Student www.bradford.ac.uk/library/my-library/web- Central or at the School of Management Library. payments/.
We always welcome feedback and you can All libraries are WiFi enabled, and in addition to suggest improvements or modifications to our having clusters of desktop PCs there are various service via the form at www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/ working environments provided including silent feedback.php study areas and bookable group work rooms (JBPL only). 33
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Photocopiers and printers are provided in both have a laptop, you can borrow one – see www. libraries and you can now print via WiFi in these bradford.ac.uk/lss/it-services/uborrow/index. areas. Laptop loans are available from the city php. campus library. You will have a University email account and, Your student card has a built-in microchip which because it is web-based, you can access your you will need to use to gain access to the Library. email on or off campus at any time. Please It will also be used for car parking and access remember to check your email frequently to to secure areas on campus. Please remember to ensure you receive important messages - carry your card at all times to ensure access to www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/it-services/email/. services and buildings. Need help with getting to grips with PCs at the IT Services University, or with using Word or Excel etc.? We run Student Workshops - www.bradford.ac.uk/ We have extensive computing facilities and lss/lssworkshops/index.php?section=it. If you rooms (clusters) in the J B Priestley Library and need any specific IT help you can also drop in to across campus - see www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/ the Library and IT Help Desk in the JB Priestley it-services/clusters.php. Our PCs run Windows Library, email [email protected], or tel: 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 and are never more 01274 233301. than 4 years old. What’s going on, the VLE and e-portfolios … PCs in room F42 in Richmond Building are mostly There’s an app for that. See www.bradford. available 24 hours per day throughout the year. ac.uk/lss/mobile. Check for available PCs at www.bradford.ac.uk/ lss/it-services/computers.php. During term- Go to our website (www.bradford.ac.uk/lss/) for time the J B Priestley Library is open 24 hours more details to help you on your way! Monday to Friday and from 08:45 to 21:00 at the weekends. Any changes to the opening hours can be found at www.bradford.ac.uk/library/about- us/opening-hours
As well as in most clusters, you will also find printers and photocopiers in the Library at the city campus and the Management campus. You can credit your printing account in the Library itself using one of the payment machines, or online at http://upay.brad.ac.uk/webcentre/.
If you have a laptop, you can use it in areas of the University that are RoamNet-enabled, using wireless and cabled technology. You can also print from your laptop – see www.bradford.ac.uk/ lss/it-services/print/#wireless. If you have any hardware or connection problems, you can book an appointment at our PC Clinic by emailing [email protected]. If you don’t 34
LEARNER SUPPORT SERVICES Learner Development Unit (LDU) Maths, Essays, Reports, Presentations? The LDU can help
Looking for support with your studies? Nor sure where to start? Don’t worry, contact the LDU!
What Do We Do? Personal tutors 8 Maths & Statistics (including basic maths, drug calculations, Economic and Engineering maths) During your studies at the University, you will be given a personal (or academic) tutor. The role of 8 Academic & Study Skills (such as referencing the personal tutor varies from course to course, and writing and structuring essays) but generally they are there to provide support 8 Interpersonal Skills (such as presentation, for module choices, make sure you are adjusting group work and time management skills etc.) to university-level studies OK, and to provide an academic perspective on any academic-related How Do We Do It? issues you might have. A personal tutor is a good We provide responsive support including: person to have a chat with if you need some help with your course, want another perspective on what 8 One-to-one support pathways to choose on your degree, or simply need 8 Small group support to unpick some of the more tricky lecture notes 8 Workshops & clinics you have taken. However, they are not there to 8 Email advice provide counselling, deal with emotional or pastoral issues or provide in-depth study support - we 8 Online resources have an excellent counselling service who provide 8 Flexible support also available for Distance and emotional support and the Learner Development Part-Time learners Unit (LDU) provides study support.
CONTACT US I think I have made a mistake ( 01274 236849 I am studying the wrong course! @ [email protected] Time to take stock, why is it the wrong course? 8 www.bradford.ac.uk/learner- development Do you need help with a certain aspect of your studies? See Learner Development Unit. Get in touch to find out what we can offer…. Is there a certain area that is hard for you to get We are based on Floor 0 of the Chesham your head around? Speak to your lecturer. Building (near the Peace Garden entrance) Is the course bringing up issues that you have had problems with in the past? Go along to Counselling. 35
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Above all – talk to your School; there could be of students at the University of Bradford. This another course in the School that is more suitable often involves obtaining feedback from students on for the direction you want to go in. a wide range of different experiences – from what happens on your course, to social and community I want to change course and study something experiences, the campus, welfare, student life and totally different so on. We strive to capture and understand the This can have implications, but not necessarily if experiences of all our students here – whatever you sort this out in your first year. your background, circumstances, course or level of study; or whether you are an undergraduate, If you are a home student with funding from full- or part-time student, postgraduate, distance Student Finance England/Wales/Northern Ireland learner or collaborative student. or SAAS you may find that you will have to pay some of your fees, depending which year you are During your time here you may see notices in. Talk to The Hub. or receive information asking you to take part in surveys, focus groups, interviews or other If you are an international student this may have activities to tell us about your experiences visa implications, so talk to the International and views. Your thoughts and the feedback Student Adviser at The Hub or The Visa Adviser in you provide for these can help us to shape our the Students’ Union Advice Centre. activities and services. So do keep a look out for these opportunities as your comments and Get advice from the Career Development Services suggestions are really valuable to us, enable you or Student Support at the School of Health Studies to be involved in how your university operates and if you are studying an NHS-funded course. can help us to make a positive difference. I want to withdraw from University We also use our research to develop initiatives Again there are implications – see above; ensure for students, such as peer learning/mentoring that you discuss your situation with someone. schemes. If you have any such ideas about things that we could do to help improve your Tell The Hub, and tell your department by letter or email. Your tuition fees will be adjusted based experience or those of others, then we’d love to on the date that you tell us. We may need to hear these and we may be able to work with you charge an administration fee too. For further on developing a project of your own if that is details, please contact The Hub (hub-records@ something you are interested in. bradford.ac.uk; tel 01274 235050) You can find our more, tell us what you think or Have you signed a contact for your make suggestions by getting in touch anytime via accommodation? You will be required to pay the email: [email protected] balance outstanding to the end of the contract The student experience team consists of Becka Your Student Experience Colley, Dean of Students; Ruth Lefever, Research Associate and Sara Blagbrough, Student Safety We take your student experience very seriously at and Welfare Co-ordinator the University of Bradford and hope that you have the best time that you possibly can. The Student Safety and Welfare Co-ordinator is responsible for writing the policies and procedures We conduct research into your experience which in relation to student safety and welfare, link with aims to understand and improve the experiences student services and generally support all staff to 36
LEARNER SUPPORT SERVICES support you effectively. This is to ensure that your 8 Graduate vacancies student experience is the best it possibly can be and that you feel happy, safe and well during your Visit our website www.careers.brad.ac.uk time at university. or ring us on 01274 234991.
You can find the policies at: www.bradford. Information and Advice ac.uk/academic-development/student- Our welcoming frontline team can offer help experience/student-safety-and-welfare. If you and advice with a wide range of careers-related have any comments or concerns regarding student information including: safety and welfare do not hesitate to get in touch. 8 Further study
Career Development Services 8 International opportunities We are here to help you with your career at university and beyond. You’ll find us on the 8 Job sources Learning Mall in Student Central; please feel free 8 Making applications to drop in to see us for: 8 Occupational profiles 8 Information and advice 8 Volunteering 8 Guidance 8 And much more 8 Developing your employability skills to make you stand out in the graduate job market Our 2 computer clusters are available for you 8 Work on campus to use for careers-related purposes. As well as MS Office and internet access, we also have 8 Part-time and vacation work some specialist programs, and a database of international opportunities. 8 Internships
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Guidance 8 Practice aptitude tests Our Career Development Advisers can help you at 8 Preparing for assessment centres all stages of your career planning and decision- making. You can discuss possible ideas, potential 8 Making the right impression occupations and other areas of interest with them. They can help you to make informed decisions 8 Successful interviews and determine your priorities. School-based group sessions to develop your Individual appointments can be: employability skills 8 A short 20-minute session which can be You may be able to study a careers or an booked on the day and is designed to get enterprise module as part of your undergraduate you answers to quick queries. This may degree course. Our staff work closely with your lead to referral to a full 45-minute guidance School and have specialist knowledge about your appointment. subject.
8 A full 45 minutes which must be booked Work on campus in advance and is designed to offer a We manage the University’s vacancies for casual/ comprehensive guidance service; we can part-time staff. There are two options: also help with CVs, online applications and interview techniques. 8 The University Work Register which provides temporary staff to all areas of the University, to All appointments are confidential and are help them cope at busy times of the year and conducted in privacy in Career Development in emergencies. We look for applicants who Services. are willing to consider any kind of casual work, including clerical, catering, manual etc. and 8 If you are unable to access our appointment who can offer a variety of skills and are willing system you can get advice through Skype or to be flexible. We advertise when the Register our Careers Advice Via Email (CAVE) service will open to new applicants at the beginning of which can be found on our website. You will the academic year; keep checking the Careers receive a reply to your CAVE query within website www.careers.brad.ac.uk for details. 3 working days. 8 There are also more regular jobs offered on Group sessions to develop your employability campus (for example, admin and clerical posts, skills jobs with the Students’ Union, student mentors We offer regular workshops including: etc.); these opportunities are advertised through our Jobs Online database. 8 Finding summer internships Part-time and vacation work 8 Job seeking for final-year students Part-time and vacation work are advertised 8 Using social media for effective networking on our Jobs Online database. The University recommends that you work no more than 15 hours 8 Winning applications, CVs and covering letters per week during term-time so that it does not affect your studies. 8 Online psychometric testing
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8 Step – long-established programme which provides project-focused placements
Graduate vacancies If you have just graduated and are looking for an immediate job, or if you are in your final year and are looking for a job which starts after graduation, we can help. We advertise thousands of jobs every year on behalf of a wide range of employers – local, national and international – and we link to many professional job sites which have opportunities suitable for new and recent graduates.
8 Search our Jobs Online database. We advertise immediate vacancies for new and recent graduates; and future vacancies for those graduating next summer
Other useful websites include:
8 www.prospects.ac.uk
8 www.milkround.com
8 www.graduate-jobs.com Internships Internships give you the opportunity to gain 8 Or visit our main website vocationally relevant work experience and training. www.careers.brad.ac.uk Your internship may be on campus or with an external employer. Many companies see their CONTACT US internship schemes as the first round of selection Visit us on the Learning Mall in Student for their graduate schemes; if you do well with Central. During term time we are open: them you can often be fast-tracked through their usual recruitment and selection process. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am to 6pm To find an internship check out: Tuesday 10am to 6pm 8 Our Jobs Online database Friday 9am to 4pm 8 Summer Experience at Bradford – A summer vacation project-based programme with local These times may vary during the vacations. employers offering meaningful work experience to University of Bradford students ( 01274 234991 (or extension 4991 if you’re phoning internally) 8 Get Inspired – One of the University of @ [email protected] Bradford’s summer internship schemes 8 www.careers.brad.ac.uk
39 LEARNER SUPPORT SERVICES The Counselling Service We aim to provide an understanding atmosphere where students can talk CONFIDENTIALLY Counselling takes place throughout the year and in PRIVATE about any matter which is at the Counselling Service which is situated in causing concern. All of our counsellors adhere Student Central, University city campus: to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Ethical Framework. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am – 5pm If you experience a psychological difficulty that seriously affects your ability to study, it is really Thursday important that you inform your department and/ 9am – 7pm term-time or Doctor (GP) as well as coming to talk to a Drop-in sessions are offered every weekday during Counsellor. This will help to ensure that you get term-time at: the support that you need.
The Counselling Service, CONTACT INFO Student Central, University City Campus The Counselling Service Monday to Friday lunchtime (please ring for details) @ [email protected] Westbrook Building, Bradford College ( 01274 235750 Weekdays Monday, Tuesday, Friday Text: 07749 820070 12.15-13.15 (please ring to secure a slot) 8 www.bradford.ac.uk/counselling Please check details of the Drop-in Service at The Union Mall, Student Central Bradford College on: 01274 235750 - Behind JBP Library, downstairs next to The Student Health Centre, Laisteridge Lane site the Students’ Union Advice Centre Wednesdays 4pm – 5pm
School of Management drop-ins Tuesdays 12pm- Drop-In Service at Bradford College 1pm. Ring 01274 235750 before 11am to book a session. - Westbrook Building, Bradford College ( 01274 235750 Drop-in is available to students who wish to establish some form of contact with the Counselling Service. This benefits students who might want to make use of a short time slot (approximately 30 minutes) in order to see whether or not they want to come for counselling. Alternatively, they might find this initial contact is sufficient. A counsellor will be available for the full hour on a Monday to Friday basis, and will see people who present at reception on a first-come first-served basis, or you can book a slot up to 24 hours in advance. Alternatively you can book an appointment with a counsellor at other times.
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The Disability Service OPENING HOURS We are based on Level 0 of the Learning Mall During Term-Time our opening hours are: in Student Central and share our space with the Career Development Service. 9am – 6pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday We offer support and guidance to any students who might be experiencing barriers because of 10am – 6pm on Tuesday a disability, specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, Aspergers’, mental health issues or 9am – 4pm on Friday ongoing health-related difficulties. (Please see our website for details about We aim to promote equal access to all aspects of vacation opening times) university life. Even if you do not think of yourself as ‘a disabled person’ you might be eligible for support. For example you might be able to apply for funding such as Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA) which CONTACT INFO: can be used to buy equipment such as a laptop or Disability Service Team: specialist software that will help to make sure that you are not disadvantaged. We can help you to find out ( 01274 233739 about and apply for this funding. 7 01274 236200 @ [email protected] Some students have difficulties with certain aspects of learning and studying. We can help You can check our website at: you to explore whether these relate to dyslexic www.bradford.ac.uk/disability for more issues. If you do have dyslexia you are entitled to information support and help. We have a team of Advisers who can see you for a 1:1 appointment of up to an hour. We also offer 15-minute drop-in appointments, if you have a quick query or you just want to find out about the support we can offer. 41
LANGUAGE SUPPORT The University Language Structured and “drop-in” English support classes are available for all students. Tests to determine Centre the level of support required take place at the The University Language Centre offers English start of each semester and at other times when language tuition for students whose native required. language is not English, help and support in language and academic writing skills for native Individual or group bespoke courses in English speakers of English, and tuition in a range of and a variety of other languages within the modern foreign languages. University and for external organisations can also be arranged. Tuition can also be arranged for staff. Pre-sessional courses are offered in the summer, to develop English Language and study skills. For further information about tuition fees, services, and general enquiries, please contact the The International Foundation Programme, a University Language Centre. year-long, full-time course, is also taught and administered by the University Language Centre. CONTACT US The aim of this course is to raise the standard Language Centre Administrator of English of students who have already got a Paula Frost conditional offer on a degree course, but whose English is not of the appropriate academic level. - C101 Richmond Building @ [email protected] ( 01274 234574
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We warmly welcome students from over 100 Keep an eye on our website www.bradford. different countries to our University each year. ac.uk/international for lots of useful information. When you first arrive, it is natural that you may have worries about how quickly you will settle in ADVISERS’ CONTACT DETAILS to university life away from your home country; you may be wondering about possible different International Student Adviser customs; how your studies will progress; whether Sue Baker you will have enough money; how you will renew your visa and a million and one other things! If - The Hub, Richmond Building you have any questions and queries, no matter ( 01274 233080 how ordinary they may seem, your point of contact @ [email protected] is the International Student Adviser based in The Available: drop-in sessions daily at The Hub Hub. We also have an additional Adviser who 2pm - 4pm and by appointment can offer confidential and independent advice on academic matters (see all contact details opposite). We work closely with colleagues in Adviser to International Students, Student Administration and Support, the UBU specialising in advice on academic Advice Centre (which is where our visa and matters immigration adviser is based), the Students’ Professor Hadj Benkreira Union, the University Language Centre, Career Development Services and the Counselling - B2.35 Chesham Building Service to provide the best help we possibly can ( 01274 233721 to all our international students. @ [email protected]
On arrival, we hope you will have the opportunity Available generally or by appointment to join in with the orientation events for international students in Welcome Week, as these will provide you with some very useful tips, Visa and Immigration Adviser information and advice that will help you during Naheeda Kauser your time at the University. The information - UBU Advice Centre, Student Central sessions continue during the year, and all ( 01274 233248 international students will receive regular emails @ [email protected] to update you with relevant information and items of interest.
It is not all about study! We hope that all students will participate fully in University life, and there are many opportunities for you to take part in sports activities of many kinds, join clubs, societies and volunteer groups. We also run regular day trips for international students, and these give you the opportunity to visit places of historical and cultural interest, our beautiful countryside and coastline, and famous towns and cities whilst you are in the UK.
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Tier 4 Visas department will let you know which email address to use). If you are here on a Tier 4 visa, make sure you know what to do to protect your visa and your Make good progress on your course. If you need immigration status in the UK. The UK Border to apply for an extension of your visa in order to Agency has strict regulations and you must stick complete your course, the UK Border Agency to the rules so that you can keep your Student Visa (UKBA) limit the number of years that you can status in the UK. You must: have a student visa for in the UK. For most students the limit is 5 years, so it is important to Keep the University informed of your address do your best to progress through your course in and telephone details in the UK. If you move to the standard way, so that you do not run out of a new address in the UK or change your phone time to have a visa to complete your course. number, you must update your student record on E: Vision, or come to The Hub and we can make Do not work more than 20 hours per week during the amendments for you. term time (we recommend no more than 15 hours per week so that your work does not interfere with Make sure you attend your lectures, seminars your studies). and tutorials, appointments with your supervisor, hand in coursework on time, and attend your Register with the police if it is stated on your exams (these are your ‘expected interactions’ with student visa that you need to do so. the University). If you are going on a placement, study abroad, field trip, or re-submitting your Always make sure that your student visa is valid dissertation this also applies to you (your (if you need to extend your visa to complete your department will explain what you need to do or studies, start making arrangements approximately contact [email protected]). 2 to 3 months before the expiry date of the visa).
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Please make sure that you follow this guidance need for preparing graduates for life and work in very carefully. If you miss 10 ‘expected an increasingly global environment. There are interactions’ with the University, or break any of many opportunities to study at one of our many the above regulations, the University is duty bound partner institutions in Europe and many other parts to report this to the UK Border Agency. Your visa of the world. Many courses are taught in English would then be curtailed and you would then be and therefore students do not necessarily require expected to make immediate travel plans to leave language skills to be able to study abroad. We the UK. You would need to apply for a new visa in offer a wide range of programmes to suit everyone order to return to the UK. ranging from a few weeks abroad up to one year. For students who are keen to learn and develop If you have any questions about your Tier 4 visa, another language, then we have a good range of contact the International Student Adviser in The partners in European countries where you can Hub (Email: [email protected]) or study and develop your language skills. In addition the Visa Adviser in the Students’ Union to this, we also have access to programmes in (Email: [email protected]) non-EU countries too, such as China, Korea and Japan. For further information, please see www.ukcisa. org.uk/student/info_sheets/protect_t4_ Therefore if you fancy a change of scenery and status.php want to experience what it is like to study and live in another country, then you may be able to do Shengen Visa so. Pick up a brochure at The Hub or call in at the If you are applying for a Shengen visa, a Study Abroad drop-in session at The Hub every supporting letter can be obtained from The Hub. Monday, Wednesday and Friday during term time You will need to provide the details of your travel 2pm to 4pm. Attend the Study Abroad Fairs in arrangements, i.e. the destination, date of travel October and March to find out more information and approximate duration of travel, upon request and meet students who have returned from of a letter. studying abroad to hear their stories. If you are not able to make the drop-in sessions then you can Visiting Guests arrange an appointment to discuss your options. If you want to invite guests from overseas to visit A series of Study Abroad Information sessions you in the UK, maybe to attend your Graduation and application workshops will also be running Ceremony, you will require a guest invitation letter during term time and the dates will be posted on for visa purposes. Please visit The Hub or send the plasma screens and on the International Office a ‘request visa’ email. You will need to provide website: www.bradford.ac.uk/international the full name, date of birth, passport number and approximate stay in the UK for each of the guests CONTACT INFO you wish to invite. Erasmus and Study Abroad Co-ordinator Studying Abroad Sue Bunney Ever thought about spending some of your - The Hub, Richmond Building time as a student abroad? ( 01274 235703 Each year the University of Bradford encourages @ [email protected] students to gain experience of studying abroad for up to a year. The University recognises the
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UBU ADVICE CENTRE As part of its commitment to advice and safety, Immigration advice the UBU offers a confidential advice service, a safety bus and immigration advice. The Advice Centre offers visa advice for all international students registered with the Where to find us University of Bradford. Student Central is open 9am to 8pm, Monday to The Centre helps with student visa extensions Friday, all year round (except public holidays). by sending your applications to the Home Office through the Student Batch Scheme. In order to CONTACT INFO: have your application sent through the University you need to attend a form-filling session; one Members of the UBU Advice Centre can be is held each week at the Students’ Union. You contacted by email or telephone. can book yourself a place by emailing ubu@ Usually your first point of contact: bradford.ac.uk. You will then be offered an individual appointment with the Student Adviser @ [email protected] Naheeda Kauser to go through your form and ( 01274 233246 documents before sending to the Home Office. 8 www.ubuonline.co.uk/advicecentre - Advice Centre, Student Central At less busy times of the year we are also able to offer advice and assistance with Post-Study Work (previously International Graduate Scheme), Although the Centre operates an appointment dependant visas and any other immigration issues. system, students are seen immediately in the You can make appointments in person at the UBU event of an emergency / crisis. People come reception or by calling 01274 233300. into the UBU Advice Centre with a wide range of problems / issues / queries. However big or small your problem is, it will be dealt with sympathetically, professionally and confidentially.
Below are just some of the areas covered by the Advice Centre:
8 Academic (includes appeals, breach of assessment and complaints)
8 Accommodation (includes private and halls of residence)
8 Consumer (includes legal guidance)
8 Financial problems
8 Personal issues (includes harassment)
… or anything else. Please see the Centre staff and they will do all they can to help.
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ACCOMMODATION SERVICES CONTACT INFO - The Orchard, The Green @ [email protected] ( 01274 234883/234885
Unipol Private Accommodation The University works closely with Unipol to provide students with a private accommodation service that is transparent and easy to use. Unipol is a unique organisation - a charity, established in The University Accommodation Service offers 1975, to help students find the best housing they accommodation in the newly opened student can, to drive up standards and to be a beacon of village, The Green, located on the city campus good practice for other housing suppliers. site. It has been designed with a community 8 Use their website to search for properties village feel in mind but has great connectivity with the city centre which is just a 5-minute walk 8 More than 2,000 bed spaces available away. Regular bus services pass by the Village throughout the year into the city centre, from where there are great transport connections to other local cities - 8 Best choice of student properties in Bradford Leeds, Manchester and the beautiful surrounding countryside such as the Yorkshire Dales. 8 Accredited properties, so you get protection covering more than just the national legal At the centre of the Village is ‘The Orchard’, requirements where the accommodation team are based, and a launderette is also provided. 8 Advice and guidance on housing-related matters
The Village has 1,026 rooms arranged in 8 Use the student2student noticeboard on the apartment and townhouse blocks which are set website to advertise rooms you have available, around a central water feature - a biodiversity search for housemates, or look for rooms pond which reuses rainwater, provides a home for available a number of bird and plant species and acts as a 8 A free solicitor service is available for housing- passive coolant in summer. related issues There are lots of places to meet, socialise and Visit their website for full details: relax within the attractive landscaped gardens www.unipol.org.uk/bradford/ which help create an enjoyable place to live.
There are built-in barbecue sets, external seating CONTACT INFO and grassed areas. The Townhouses have patio @ [email protected] doors at the back that lead onto grassed areas so ( 01274 235899 they really have their own garden. 8 www.unipol.org.uk/bradford
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Our Team needs and make an appointment with a Practice Nurse. We provide a variety of services, Doctors: including contraception and cervical smear tests, Dr Graham Sanderson asthma and diabetic reviews, health promotion, Dr Belinda Horsman preconceptual advice, routine ante-natal and Dr Raj Chander postnatal care, child health care and surveillance. The Bradford Student Health Service has close Practice Manager: links with the University Counselling Service. Miss Elaine Shaw
Practice Nurses: CONTACT INFO Mrs Janice White Reception/appointments: Miss Christine Benn ( 01274 371380 8 www.bradfordstudenthealth.co.uk The Student Health Centre is open from 8.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
We are situated behind Dennis Bellamy and Revis Barber Halls of Residence in Laisteridge Lane.
The University Health Service is a General Practice within the National Health Service. All full-time students and staff of the University, their partners and children, and all full-time students of Bradford College who live in the Practice area are eligible to register. We specialise in student care and have special links with the University and Bradford College. If you are moving to the Bradford area you may register with Bradford Student Health Service or with a doctor in the area. Those with a family doctor already in Bradford may wish to remain with that doctor. If you have any health or personal problems, or Dentists any difficulties with your studies or examinations in which you think we may be able to help you, The University does not have a dental service. please seek advice at an early stage, so that your We always recommend that students stay with health and academic progress may not suffer their NHS dentist that they used before they came unnecessarily. All consultations are STRICTLY to University. Of course for some students that CONFIDENTIAL and nothing is disclosed to can be difficult and the best way to find a dentist is the University or elsewhere without your express to use the NHS Direct website permission. A registration and immunisation clinic www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/ is held at the beginning of the Autumn Term for new students. If you intend to travel abroad you should come early to discuss your immunisation
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THE BRADFORD STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE Are you a student at the whether you meet the criteria of the clinic and whether physiotherapy is appropriate for you. If University Health Service? appropriate there will then be an assessment of The University of Bradford’s School of your condition. This will involve some questions Health Studies is proud to provide an innovative, regarding the nature of your problem and then student-led Physiotherapy drop-in clinic which an examination. In order for the physiotherapist provides injured students of the University of to assess your problem fully it may be necessary Bradford with a FREE service, which is catered for for you to undress sufficiently to allow this. by our undergraduate Physiotherapy students. This Please wear clothes suitable for us to assess you hands-on education facility allows our Physiotherapy properly, such as a vest top or shorts. You may students to assess and treat patients in a clinical bring someone with you if you wish. Please let the environment. They are fully supervised by qualified student physiotherapist know if you are not happy staff. To qualify you must be a student at the with this. University and have an injury or condition of no more than six weeks’ duration or an acute flare-up of an Following the first assessment, the student existing self-managed chronic condition. You do not physiotherapist will discuss treatment options with even need to have seen your GP prior to attending. you. Please ask questions if you wish. It is vital that you voice any concerns regarding your treatment if The Physiotherapy Clinic runs Monday and you are not happy with any part of the plan. Thursday from 5pm - 6.30pm in the School of Health Studies, during term time. Please note Please also bring with you a list of your current you will only be able to access the building medication. If you are unsure as to whether between 5pm -5.30pm to allow sufficient physiotherapy is appropriate, please contact us. time for your assessment or treatment to take place. CONTACT INFO For further information please contact Kate Using our Clinic The first appointment will involve you filling ( 01274 236324 out a screening questionnaire to assess
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Situated in the Forster Building on the Listerhills Speciality clinics include: Science Park, the Eye Clinic provides a full range 8 Binocular vision clinic for treating squints, eye of optometric services including: eye examinations, co-ordination problems, double vision, and spectacles and contact lenses. It is open to coloured overlay assessments for dyslexia the public as well as to staff and students of the University. Services are provided by final-year 8 Low-vision clinic providing magnifiers and Optometry students under the supervision of telescopes etc. department of Optometry staff. The eye examination is extremely comprehensive, and therefore we 8 Visual stress clinic offering assessments and recommend you allow between 1½ – 2 hours. Colourimetry testing for visual problems linked to dyslexia and Irlen’s syndrome. Please The Primary Care Clinic offers: contact Catherine O’Brien on 01274 234649 8 Private eye examinations £12.50 or £7.50 for for more information UoB students To book an appointment or for general enquiries 8 Free NHS eye examinations for children, please contact reception on 01274 234649 or students under 19 in full-time education, alternatively call in to the clinic. diabetics, senior citizens and people in receipt Opening times: of certain benefits. Reception staff can advise if you are unsure whether you qualify 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday (throughout the year).
The dispensing clinic offers: CONTACT INFO 8 Complete spectacles from £25.00 or free with an NHS voucher Manager: Ms Alison Green 8 A wide range of frame brands including Joop, ( 01274 235221 Morgan, CK, Lacoste and Silhouette Receptionists: 8 Free children’s spectacles with an NHS voucher Mrs Catherine O’Brien Ms Katy Holmes 8 Most lens types are available including varifocals, transitions, polarising, anti-reflection Secretary: coatings, thinner and lighter lenses Mrs Gail Price
8 Sports frames for most sports Clinic Director: Dr Graham Mouat 8 VDU and safety spectacles ( 01274 234649 The contact lens clinic offers a comprehensive @ [email protected] range of contact lenses with daily disposable 8 www.bradford.ac.uk/optometry/ lenses starting from £1 per pair and monthly the-eye-clinic/ lenses from £9.16 including solutions. There is no charge for a contact lens assessment or aftercare. However, you will need a current spectacle prescription first.
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Opened in 1992, the University’s purpose-built Detailed information about nursery provision at nursery is situated alongside All Saints Hall of the University is available in the special booklet Residence in Laisteridge Lane. The staff team obtainable from The Hub or the Nursery. If you consists of a Head of Nursery, Deputy Head, are interested in applying for a place but would and twenty Early Years Practitioners who are all like to see the facilities before deciding, you are qualified and experienced in early years education welcome to visit the Nursery and meet the staff and care. The Head of Nursery and Foundation by arrangement with the Nursery Head. We look Stage Leader are both qualified to graduate level, forward to seeing you and yours! there is also a Special Educational Needs Co- ordinator (SENCO) and an Early Language Leader CONTACT INFO: within the team structure. We believe that a well-developed team will support the children Head of Nursery: towards the ‘Every Child Matters’ 5 outcomes of: Sarah Smith staying safe; being healthy; achieving economic Deputy Head: well-being; enjoying and achieving; and making a June Molesworth positive contribution. @ [email protected] The Nursery provides places for up to 69 children. ( 01274 234866 The places are shared between age groups as follows: 14 places for children aged 3 months to 18 months with a ratio of 1:3
11 places for children aged 18 months to 2 years with a ratio of 1:3
20 places for children aged 2 years to 3 years with a ratio of 1:3
24 places for children aged 3 years to 5 years with a ratio of 1:8
As the Nursery is registered with an awarding body it is eligible for the ‘Nursery Education Fund’ (N.E.F); this entitles children 3 to 4 years to 15 hours of free childcare provision, which is paid three times a year. The money claimed for each individual child is deducted from the nursery fees.
We also organise a Summer Club for children aged 5 - 12 years of age. This runs during the schools’ summer holiday period. 51
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The University is a secular institution but has connections with a variety of faiths and Hindu Adviser: Manoj Joshi denominations within the local community. @ [email protected] A representative team of chaplains and advisers ( 07723 044 247 is in place within the University. They can advise about worship and spiritual matters on and off campus, and are seeking to improve links between Jewish Contact: Rabbi Russ Shulkes the University and the wider community. The team @ [email protected] are accredited by their own faith communities, ( 07815 108 260 and can also find for you contact details of any religious group within Bradford and the surrounding area. Either contact a chaplain or Methodist Chaplain: The Rev’d Dr Barbara adviser directly, or The Hub can give you details. Glasson One of the team functions as leader of the team and can be contacted on 07966 524 683. @ [email protected] ( 01274 721626 Whether you have a faith or not, these are people you can approach to discuss difficulties and share success and joy with. They are skilled in listening Muslim Adviser: Mr Khaled Almudallal and offering advice, both practical and spiritual. The team currently has a desk with the Sabbatical @ [email protected] Officers in Student Central and will frequently be milling around Student Central, but it is best to Muslim Adviser (Sisters): Cherifa Baaziz contact us individually. @ [email protected]
Quaker Chaplain: Judy Shorney CONTACT INFO: @ [email protected] ( 01274 542105 Team Leader: The Rev’d Canon Sam Corley (Anglican Chaplain) Sikh Adviser: Pritpal Singh @ [email protected] ( 07966 524 683 @ [email protected] ( 07795 262397 - Bradford Cathedral, Stott Hill, Bradford, BD1 4EH
Catholic Chaplain: The Rev’d Stephen Brown
@ [email protected] ( 01274 721636
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Security and emergency of CCTV (with digital video recordings) for your protection. services Please help us to make your environment a safer The Security and Emergency Services Office place by immediately reporting any suspicious is located in the Atrium area of the Richmond persons or incidents. Tel 01274 236999 or give a Building. It is staffed at all times of the day and description of the intruder and a clear indication of night, and staff are available to help you with any where the intruder was last seen. problems that you may have. CONTACT INFO: Dedicated Police Officer PC Susan Whitmore Security staff can be contacted by is our Campus telephoning: Engagement Officer. ( 01274 236999 from public telephones Her role is exclusive for routine matters in that she gets out and proactively OR looks to engage with the communities of ( 6999 from internal phones the University and College. OR Sue wants students and staff within the University ( 01274 238888 in an emergency to support her approach to crime, not just OR reporting them after they happen but by reporting suspicious behaviour or activities. Send a text to Emergency Securitext on 07909 792405 Through regular contact points and routine visits to all areas of the University campus, Sue ensures that every student and member of staff can have access to her for advice and support. There is also a Security Office, which is not staffed at all times, at the School of Management. If you Your safety and your security is what matters. require to see a security officer there, please use Sue’s role means that everyone can approach the numbers listed above and a security officer her about any issue or concern to do with safety, will be contacted and asked to meet you. security or crime, whether they appear to be about smaller incidents or significant observations. If you need help or advice contact the main Security Office in the Richmond Building. Security staff deal with all types of incidents, and if you CONTACT INFO: have any concerns about suspicious persons or PC 4263: Susan Whitmore incidents do not hesitate to contact the Security Office on one of the telephone numbers shown. @ [email protected]. police.uk A number of Security staff, male and female, Mob: 07595 005 640 patrol all areas of the University throughout the day and night, and there is an extensive system 53
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Crime prevention and advice Ecoversity Personal Safety and Crime Prevention advice is So you have come to an Ecoversity – how does available to assist all persons to be able to take the transformation into a tree hugger start then? precautions to minimise risks to themselves and their Well, you may be pleased to hear that doing your personal property and is contained in our website bit to create a more sustainable place to live and which can be found at: www.bradford.ac.uk/ study is not only easy but it could well save you estates/security-and-emergency-services/ some cash too! And, that if you want to get more information or some help, you couldn’t be in a better place! Just a few tips and advice can be In the interests of security found below, but if you need any more information 1. Carry some identification with you. You you can check out the Ecoversity website are required to produce your student www.bradford.ac.uk/ecoversity where you ID Card when requested by a Security will also find events, activities and actions you Officer can get involved with.
2. Do not leave parcels and packages Follow these Ecoversity Tips unattended in public areas. Put a lid on your beans! You might be very proud that you have created your own haute cuisine by opening If you see a parcel in a place in which it that can, but if you cook them in a pan with the lid on is unusual to see such an article, do not you will save energy and cash too! handle it but inform Security on 01274 238888 and give a clear description of Save cash with your cuppa! The tea break as its location an excuse to avoid that essay will quickly become an important part of your routine, but you can save energy and cash by only boiling the amount of water Car parking you need rather than having the whole kettle full. University car parking is not infinite and the Say no to cleaning! Cleaning products that is. number of student permits issued is limited. A little lemon juice, bicarbonate of soda and white Students must apply for permits annually, on a vinegar can be used to cut through grease and grime first-come first-served basis. Students wishing as well as those cleaners at only a fraction of the to apply and pay for a parking permit should cost. complete an online application form available via the website below. Use nature’s gym! Just one journey a week that you cycle or walk into University will save you pennies on Students may only park on the campus car parks transport and mean you can stay fit without the need for which their permit is issued. Students who live to go to the gym – saving you money and saving the within a two-mile radius of the University are only planet! eligible to apply for a permit under exceptional circumstances. Keep your cool! Making sure your washing machine is full before you put it on for a load is one way to For information on car parking permits, please be efficient with your laundry but using a cool wash visit: www.bradford.ac.uk/estates/car-parking (30 degrees) will save energy and money too – and you will still get your clothes clean. If you are lucky enough to be able to take your washing home to be 54
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laundered – spread the word! in the Student’s Union for advice.
Remember those taps! Not just fixing the leaking 8 Take part in the annual bird survey and help us to ones to save water but remembering that the water improve the biodiversity on campus that comes out of the tap is as drinkable as any in the world – why pay for bottled water when you can refill 8 Head for the Hills! Take a bus or train into the a bottle and save pounds!? Look out for the water beautiful countryside that surrounds Bradford city fountains around campus and get refilling. 8 Look out for the Ecoversity events and Grow your own food! Get your five-a-day and save competitions happening throughout the year: some fivers along the way! The Veg Out patch on Energy Week, Travel Week, Fairtrade Fortnight and campus is a great way to meet new people and grow more! your own grub. 8 Become a Green Ambassador if you live at The Don’t be a fashion victim! Want to change your Green look? Organise your own swap shop with your mates to make sure your old stuff doesn’t go to waste. Travel info
Some things might not save you money but they may Travelling to University couldn’t be easier. We have give you that warm glow of knowing you are making excellent bike storage facilities on both campuses, a difference! car-sharing schemes and public transport incentives for travelling to uni more sustainably. For more 8 Choose Fairtrade information on travelling to and from the University, have a look at the Smart Move travel webpage at 8 Become an Ecoversity volunteer or work with www.bradford.ac.uk/smart-travel the local community . There are loads of great opportunities to get involved, pop down to UCAN 55
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Recycling will be turned into lovely rich compost for use on our grounds – look out for the worm stickers on There are recycling facilities installed in all parts the brown caddies! of both campuses. Therefore these facilities are not hard to find and there is signage by all sets Re-use of bins. Bradford Reuse store – You can buy cheap Click here to find out more about recycling – second-hand furniture from the Bradford reuse www.bradford.ac.uk/estates/environment/ store, which recycles old University and College wasteandrecycling/advice-waste/ furniture. Check out www.bradford.ac.uk/reuse and see what bargains you can pick up today. We now compost all our food waste on campus! Those leftover pastries, banana peels and teabags 56
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“Home to some of the boldest 8 A hub to find out about and promote music and most interesting work opportunities accessible to students and staff in the region.” 8 Small-scale rehearsal and practice facilities
Yorkshire Post 2011 8 A base for workshops and facilitated opportunities for music making Arts on Campus If you want to get involved in making, facilitating Theatre in the Mill or enjoying music at the University of Bradford Tasmin Little Music Centre then become a member of Bradford University Gallery II Music Society (BUMS). The Fellowships in the Arts – Theatre, Music and Visual Arts – have been around as long as the Visit www.bradford.ac.uk/music University has existed. They offer professional artists the opportunity to explore their creativity Visual arts and to inform, interact with and inspire our Gallery II connects the local to the global and students and staff and to create a window to a takes the visual arts into public spaces and places. wider world of ideas and possibilities. Gallery II extends beyond the boundaries of the Pick up a brochure about what we are up to from arts venue and plays a key role in the cultural life Gallery II or at all information points throughout of the campus and the city. We host exhibitions, the University. events, partnership projects and artist residencies. We work to create opportunities for artists to Theatre in the Mill make new work and seek to create innovative and The Theatre in the Mill is part of Arts Council flexible ways in which they can interact with the England’s National Portfolio and specialises in institution, its stakeholders and the wider world. helping artists across a wide range of disciplines, but generally outside the mainstream, create new There is a changing exhibition programme and original performance. We also host a wide of contemporary work in Gallery II, Chesham range of intimate gigs and spoken word cabarets Building, and in Richmond Atrium. We also have as well as student work. permanent exhibitions of work from our collection, including paintings by Matt Lamb in Richmond The Theatre in the Mill has been a long-term Atrium and David Wright in the Norcroft Centre champion of the connectivity between artists and and student photographic portraits by Guiseppe their wider communities and has a wide-ranging Lambertino in Student Central. Visit programme of interactive work for staff and www.bradford.ac.uk/gallery students as well as a broad range of young people in school. Visit www.bradford.ac.uk/theatre
Tasmin Little Music Centre Based on the main campus, TLMC offers four threads of provision:
8 A programme of events that brings cutting-edge music in all its forms to Bradford
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UNIQUE: Fitness & Lifestyle University of Bradford Union (UBU)
Unique: Fitness & Lifestyle provides students with the opportunity to access a 100-station fitness Every student at the University of Bradford is suite, indoor heated swimming pool, free weights automatically a member of the Students’ Union. room and group exercise classes for as little The UBU is where you will find everything you as £85 per year. This also includes an Athletic need to complement your student life, whether that Association membership which allows access to is expanding your skills through sports, societies, approximately 35 different student sports clubs media areas or volunteering; meeting new friends with sports ranging from Ice Hockey to Climbing or enjoying our entertainments; joining with like- and Fencing to Football. Indoor facilities also minded students in areas of politics; or getting include a multi-use sports hall for a number academic or social advice and support. of different sports including 5-a-side Football, The UBU is located in the fantastic new £80 Basketball and Badminton; there are also two million Student Central development, home to squash courts available and the latest state-of-the- three levels of learning, social and entertainment art climbing and bouldering wall. Outdoor facilities space, including: include Astroturf pitches which provide facilities for 5-a-side, 7-a-side and 11-a-side Football, 8 UBU offices and democracy space as well as Hockey and Tennis. Grass pitches at our Woodhall site are utilised by Rugby, Ultimate 8 Activities Centre and room Frisbee, American Football and Football clubs. 8 RamAir – our long-running radio station
CONTACT INFO: 8 Four bars and a shop If you would like further information please contact 8 Bookable event spaces
8 www.bradford.ac.uk/unique The Union is also the representative body for @ [email protected] students. It sits on all the University committees, making sure that the student voice is heard and that you are represented. If you have a problem or need advice about academic appeals, or immigration and welfare issues, then the UBU can help.
If you want to get involved in some of the Union campaigns – such as free education, better tutor system, or help with the running of the Union – then you can stand for the Union Council, the body of students that manage the Union. There
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The Students’ Union is here to support each and every student studying at the University. For more on what we do, see below or visit our website at www.ubuonline.co.uk
CONTACT INFO: Student Activities The Students’ Union can be contacted by The UBU has over 30 sports clubs, including email, telephone or virtual receptionist via everything from rugby, cricket and football to our website. archery, trampolining and sub aqua, and over 60 societies, e.g. African Arts, Anine, BURPS @ [email protected] (Roleplay), BUSOM (Theatre), Chess, BURACS ( 01274 233300 (Real-Ale), ACS and many other activities, 8 www.ubuonline.co.uk plus campaigning, departmental, religious and - UBU Reception, Student Central international societies.
As well as these, there are lots of volunteering opportunities in the local area available from UCAN, which can help you improve your CV, complement your course, or allow you to give something back to the community. CONTACT INFO: For more information on sports, societies and volunteering you can contact the Sports and Societies Officer.
@ [email protected] ( 01274 233274 - Sports and Societies Officer, Student Central
or the UCAN Volunteering Centre
@ [email protected] ( 01274 233278/3260 - UCAN, Student Central
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@ [email protected] ( 01274 233269 or text RAMAIR + your message to 60300 (standard text message rate applies) 8 www.ramair.co.uk - RamAir, Student Central
Shop, bar and entertainment Student Central is home to four bars plus a shop selling a wide range of food, snacks, stationery, magazines and much more. The building also includes bookable spaces for student events, whether that’s club nights, birthday parties, meals or lots more.
The Students’ Union puts on a thriving range of entertainments from weekly club nights, including the famous FND, and pub quizzes to stalls and markets, fashion shows, karaoke, sports events Media and Entertainments and much more. The UBU has three main media areas. RamAir For more information or to learn more about booking 1350AM is one of the longest-running student these spaces email [email protected]. radio stations in the country and broadcasts both on 1350AM frequency and online at Advice and safety www.ramair.co.uk. Run by students, it operates 24/7 through term-time and offers roles for As part of its commitment to advice and safety, presenting, engineering, news, music, gig reviews the UBU offers a confidential advice service, a and much more. safety bus and immigration advice. See page 46 for full details of how the UBU Advice Centre can The Bradford Student is the student-written help you. monthly newspaper featuring articles, news, columns, what’s on and much more; to contribute CONTACT INFO: email [email protected]. The Bradford Members of the UBU Advice Centre can be Student Cinema (BSC) regularly shows films contacted by email or telephone. in Student Central; for more information email Usually your first point of contact: [email protected]. @ [email protected] There is also an up-and-coming television ( 01274 233246 group called ‘YouBe TV’ looking to build up to a 8 www.ubuonline.co.uk/advicecentre television station in the Students’ Union. For more - Advice Centre, Student Central information email [email protected]. 60
SOCIAL AND LEISURE TIME University of Bradford Student How to apply Ambassadors To become an Ambassador you must complete the UBSA Ambassador training, which is conducted over a weekend. The training involves fun and interactive activities, as well as giving students the opportunity to practise and develop mentoring skills for young people. Students must complete an assessment to become a qualified Ambassador, Welcome to UBSA: University of Bradford Student which is conducted at the end of the training Ambassador is a programme that invites and weekend. Alongside the training, we ask that all represents students from all academic Schools our Ambassadors are CRB checked. This is an and departments in the University. essential requirement if you want to become an Ambassador as you may be working with children The University of Bradford and its partners or vulnerable young adults. organise a range of activities to raise the aspirations of young people in schools and To book a place onto the UBSA Ambassador Training colleges to help them achieve their potential. or for more information, please email the following Student Ambassadors support these activities. details to [email protected]:
Being an Ambassador is about helping young 8 Full name people in our local communities to gain new 8 UB number skills, confidence and understanding, and encouraging them to think about progressing into 8 Course and year of study higher education. 8 Email (UoB) Ambassadors act as guides and role models, supporting young people from primary and 8 Contact number secondary schools as well as sixth forms and colleges on a range of different activities. Places on training are limited, so please book Examples include ACE Days, University Open early to avoid disappointment. If the training Days, summer schools, UCAS mini-conventions, sessions are fully booked, you will be placed on and peer and e-mentoring projects. a waiting list and informed of the next available training sessions. A Student Ambassador should be enthusiastic, with an outgoing and approachable personality. They must be willing to join in, be reliable, punctual and well-organised. Above all, Ambassadors must enjoy working with young people.
There are mainly voluntary working opportunities, though some are paid. All Ambassadors must have completed the free University-Accredited Mentoring Training, as well as a free CRB check before being considered for work.
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of £25,000 or less will receive the full grant of £3,250. The income threshold for the grant is £42,600
8 Living Cost Loan – The Living Cost Loan is partly means tested and is repayable
8 Childcare Grant – The Childcare Grant is non-repayable and can cover up to 85% of childcare costs. The maximum childcare considered per week is £148.75 for a single UK undergraduate students child and £255.00 for two or more children This information is for students without previous 8 Parents’ Learning Allowance – This is to study who are entering higher education for the first help with course-related costs for students who time in 2012-13 (if you have previous study in higher have dependent children. The maximum grant education, please see the relevant section below). is £1,508 and is means tested. The grant is non-repayable You can apply for funding for your studies from Student Finance England. www.direct.gov.uk/ 8 Adult Dependants’ Grant – The maximum studentfinance grant is £2,642 and is for students who have an adult who depends on them financially. The Available funding: grant is means tested and non-repayable
8 Tuition Fee Loan – This loan is available to all How much are you likely to receive? students regardless of income. The Tuition Fee Student Finance England has produced a loan Loan is repayable and grant calculator. You will need to complete information about yourself and your family. The 8 Living Cost Grant/Special Support Grant – calculator can be accessed via www.direct.gov.uk This is means tested and is non-repayable. The amount of grant you receive depends on your The table below also gives a rough outline as to family income. Students with a family income what you could receive for 2012/13
Household Income Living Cost Grant Living Cost Loan Total £25,000 or less £3,250 £3,875 £7,125 £30,000 £2,341 £4,330 £6,671 £35,000 £1,432 £4,784 £6,216 £40,000 £523 £5,239 £5,762 £45,000 £0 £5,288 £5,288 £50,000 £0 £4,788 £4,788 £55,000 £0 £4,288 £4,288 £60,000 £0 £3,788 £3,788 £62,500 £0 £3,575 £3,575 62 FUNDING YOUR COURSE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Previous study How and when do I receive my If you have studied at higher education level before funding? (including HND/HNC) you should seek advice from The Student Loans Company make payments Student Finance England. You will not be able to direct to your bank account using the details you get financial help if you already have a degree. supplied to them at the time of your application. Payments are made at the beginning of each Disabled Students’ Allowance term. The University will confirm your attendance (DSA) electronically and you should receive your first instalment around 5 days after you enrol on your You can apply to Student Finance England for course. Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) if you can show that you have a disability or medical EU Students condition that affects your ability to study. DSAs are available to full- and part-time students. If you You will need to complete the EU12N form to think you qualify for support, you should apply as apply for a Tuition Fee Loan from Student Finance soon as you can. Staff of the University’s Disability England. The form can be downloaded from Service will be pleased to help you complete your www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance application.
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International Students 8 Have recently graduated from your undergraduate degree programme International students are not eligible for UK Student Loans or Professional and Career 8 Have received support (i.e. fee payment, not Development Loans. There may be funding in your a loan) towards your fees from your Local own country which you should apply for. We do Authority or the Student Loans Company in certify Direct Loans for American students. If you your final year of undergraduate study at your require further information you should contact the previous university – and be able to prove this Financial Support Team, in the Hub or email with a financial support notification letter. You [email protected] will also be eligible if you received a bursary during your undergraduate study. Postgraduate Students Bursaries will be paid in March provided that There is little funding available for postgraduate you are still in attendance and progressing study, which means that you have to be satisfactorily on your course. You can pick up an proactive in your search for support. Further application form from The Hub. information can be found at www.direct.gov.uk/ postgraduatestudy Scholarships Postgraduate Fee Discount The University offers a number of Scholarships. Information is on our website All students who graduate from the University www.bradford.ac.uk/scholarships of Bradford with a 2:1 or higher in 2012 will be entitled to a £750 fee discount if they progress NHS Funded Courses directly onto a Master’s course. Your Tuition Fees will be paid directly to the University by the NHS. The discount is available to Home, EU and International students. However students may only You should have applied to NHS Student Bursaries claim one discount or bursary from the University for a bursary and Student Finance England for the towards their Master’s study, e.g. students may not Living Cost Loan. NHS Student Bursaries will have receive a Postgraduate Bursary and the fee discount, contacted you with a reference number and inform or a Country Scholarship and the fee discount. you where to download the application form/s.
Students studying part-time will be entitled to a You must send all documents required or this will pro-rata discount. delay your bursary. If you have any problems you should contact Julie Sewell at School of Health Postgraduate Bursary of £500 Studies reception. To be eligible you must: Access to Learning Fund 8 Be from the UK or EU (if you are from the EU This is for full- (and some) part-time UK you must have done your degree in England to home students registered for undergraduate or qualify) postgraduate courses. Undergraduate students 8 Be on a full-time taught Master’s or research are expected to have applied for the full funding postgraduate programme and paying your package available to them. Postgraduate students own fees are expected to have applied for a Professional and 64 FUNDING YOUR COURSE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Career Development Loan. The regulations change Care Leaver Grant each year but if you are in hardship, if you have dependants, or are entering higher education from The University of Bradford has been awarded “Local Authority Care” or a Foyer Federation you the Buttle UK Quality should make an application. Mark in recognition of its commitment and If you withdraw from your course of study, all support for care leavers entitlement to any award made by the fund ceases at university. The national immediately. If you suspend or intercalate from charity Buttle UK supports your course of study, all entitlement to any award children and young people made by the fund ceases immediately unless it is in care. The Quality Mark for proven illness or caring responsibilities. is awarded to universities that recognise the difficulties often encountered by looked-after The Access to Learning Fund has monthly closing children and care leavers. Here at Bradford, dates. You should ensure your form is completed actions speak louder than words. in full and signed. You should also enclose all relevant documents, these should be photocopies. We offer you: If you submit an incomplete application it will not be assessed. 8 Care Leaver Grant – this is an additional non- refundable payment of £1,000 per year through Confidentiality the Access to Learning Fund. You should apply The information given is treated as confidential and for this at The Hub is used only for the purposes of determining that 8 Accommodation - A place to stay every day - you meet the criteria for assistance; the University The University recognises the need to provide may make any enquiries it deems appropriate in accommodation for every day of the year connection with the application to ensure that we (365 days) including vacations. So should you can help you in the best way we can. require this, we can help you to arrange this If you would like to discuss any aspect of the 8 Going to university can be both exciting and application please contact us on a little daunting - the University offers an [email protected] extensive range of support services including counselling, disabilities, and many others
8 You can also join Care Leavers Forum lunchtime meetings. For more information email [email protected] or contact Anwar Ayub Tel: 01274 236066 Email [email protected]
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For many students University will be the first time Tuition Fee and you have had to manage your own money. Accommodation Debt For others who have been used to receiving their If you are in debt to the University , or are unable money weekly or monthly receiving funding every to pay for your tuition or accommodation fees term can be difficult to adjust to. you will need to speak with Moira Jackson. If you would like help with managing your money, Email: [email protected] or would like to know more about what you may be Tel: 01274 233048. entitled to then come and speak to Becky Pearson Debt brings stress that affects your ability to in The Hub for help with Student Finance, benefits study. Don’t try to ignore your debt – it won’t and debt. Email: [email protected] go away!
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It is important that you contact Student Administration 8 Not be permitted to progress from one academic and Support, The Hub, if at any stage you find you year to the next if money is owed to the University are experiencing difficulties in paying all or part of your tuition or accommodation fees. You should also 8 Withdrawal of access to University facilities contact us if you believe that a payment you have such as the Library and Computer Centre/ made by cheque will not be paid, or if you have a Student Telephony Scheme Direct Debit payment due that is likely to fail. We may 8 Collection of debt via a nominated debt be able to help. Please note, your bank will make collection agency (including overseas and a charge on your account in such circumstances. tracing agents) who may on our instruction The University also reserves the right to charge an perform credit reference searches administrative fee for failed items. 8 Retrospective termination of enrolment on your As with any other organisation, the University takes course from the date that a debt becomes overdue the issue of outstanding debts very seriously, whether they be tuition fee contributions, 8 Collection of debt through the County Court. accommodation fees or other miscellaneous If unpaid, this can result in a Judgment being debts. The University realises that outstanding registered against your name, which could, debts can, very quickly, become an extreme in turn, adversely affect your credit rating and burden to individual students and that you may future applications for mortgages, personal and experience difficulties in managing your finances. secured loans, hire purchase arrangements, jobs within the financial services sector and Do make every effort to maintain regular payments other careers, etc. as agreed. Failure to do so can cause problems later in the academic year and, indeed, over the In addition, if at the end of your course you owe whole of your course. Help is available from a money to the University, it will not be possible for number of individuals in the University including you to graduate or to receive your degree/diploma the advice/counselling services. Financial relief certificate until the debt has been cleared. may be available from various hardship funds. Further information on these can be obtained from You will be liable for repayment of any recoverable Student Administration and Support, The Hub, in fees incurred as a result of collection activities. the Richmond Building. The important thing to remember is that the University needs to be kept On receipt of your invoice you must, within 30 informed of any problems that may arise in order days, either pay in full or make arrangement to pay that advice can be provided as appropriate. by instalments (subject to terms and conditions outlined in this document). It is most important You will be informed of any amount you owe to that you do contact us if you feel you may struggle the University by means of an invoice. This will to make any payments owed. We are here to help. include details of any Direct Debit instalment schemes you have set up. It is your responsibility CONTACT INFO: to ensure you make payment by the due date. If To discuss further any of the information you fail to pay the full amount or are unable to contained in this section, please contact maintain an arrangement for repayment of your debt, you will be required to pay the full amount @ [email protected] owed. The University may apply the following ( 01274 235050 sanctions or use one of the following methods of - The Hub, Richmond Building debt collection: 67
LIVING ON YOUR OWN Council tax GENERALLY, NO COUNCIL TAX Council Tax helps to pay for local services. The IS PAYABLE IN: person who lives in a property normally pays ✓ University Halls Council Tax, whether they own or rent it. ✓ Properties where all residents are full- If a property contains more than one unit, for time students/their overseas spouse example a house converted into self-contained dependants are on a limited stay visa
flats, each flat attracts its own Council Tax bill. If a property contains rooms occupied with some shared facilities then the whole house attracts one If you share your property with other adults and Council Tax bill. they are not all full-time students, then you may be liable for Council Tax (even if you are a full- Do I have to pay Council Tax? time student). If you are a student attending a FULL-TIME course for at least one year at a recognised college or university If you withdraw from your course, then you may then you may not have to pay any Council Tax at all, also become liable for Council Tax. but you will have to provide some documentation. You may qualify for a 25% discount provided that You must: there is only one person in the property who is not a full-time student. Provide the Council with proof of your full-time student status. You can download a form from You will not qualify for any discount if there are their website www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/ two or more people in the property who are not advice_benefits_and_council_tax/council_tax full-time students. or you can telephone the Council on 01274 437715 and they will send you a form You must provide the Council with enough through the post, or you can send the Council a documentation to allow your exemption/discount, copy of your Council Tax student certificate (given otherwise you may be required to pay a full to you by The Hub – see below) Council Tax bill.
and If you live in a bedsit or rent a room from a landlord, the landlord should be responsible for Tell the Council (in writing) the names of any payment of the Council Tax, not you. other adults (people aged 18 years or over) who live in your property with you. If any of these If you are a part-time student you may also receive people are students then they should also provide a reduction on your Council Tax if you qualify for the Council with proof of their student status. other benefits.
International students Council Tax Certificate If you have come to the UK from overseas with If you require a Council Tax Certificate as proof of your husband or wife on a limited stay visa, then student status, you should apply to The Hub. You as well as providing the documentation above, will need to bring your UB Card with you to collect you should also bring your husband’s or wife’s the certificate. You will not require a Council Tax passport to the Council’s bdirect customer enquiry Certificate if you are living in Halls. centre (near Forster Square railway station).
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TV Licensing, students and 8 You only use TV receiving equipment which is the law powered by its own internal batteries When do I need a TV Licence? 8 You haven’t installed the TV receiving equipment, for example you haven’t connected You need a TV Licence to watch or record TV the TV receiving equipment to an aerial or programmes, irrespective of what channel plugged it into the mains supply you’re watching, what device you are using (TV, computer, laptop, mobile phone or any other), and 8 Your permanent place of residence is your how you receive them (terrestrial, satellite, cable, parents’ house via the internet or any other way). If you don’t have a licence you risk prosecution and a fine of up to 8 Your parents have a valid TV Licence for their £1,000. house
In some cases you and your flatmates will each What if I am moving out of my student require your own separate licence for the TVs in accommodation? your rooms, and in others one licence may be If you are moving out of halls or other student sufficient between all your flatmates, regardless of accommodation, remember that your TV Licence the number of devices in the property. The tenancy does not move with you and you will need to agreement on your property is often a good notify TV Licensing of your new address. You can indication of this. For example: update your details by visiting www.tvlicensing. co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/for-your-home/ 8 You need your own separate TV Licence if students-aud1/?WT.mc_id=r045 and following you live in halls of residence and use a TV in the instructions. It only takes a minute or two. your own room, or if you share a house with You’ll be asked for your TV Licence number and other students and use a TV in your room, and new address. your room is a separately occupied place (a separate tenancy agreement would normally If you are moving later in the summer, you can indicate that this is the case) update your details up to 90 days in advance. And, if you don’t yet know your new address, you
If you have a separate tenancy agreement but can sign up for the email reminder service, and TV a television is only being used in a communal Licensing will contact you at the appropriate time area, then only one licence is required to make sure you remain correctly licensed. 8 If you are sharing a house with other students At the same time you can choose to receive your and you use a TV in your own room, but the TV Licence by email instead of receiving a paper house can be treated as one place shared licence in the post. by all, then only one TV Licence is required (a joint tenancy agreement would usually be I don’t need my TV Licence over the summer, evidence that the house is a single licensable can I get a refund? place for this purpose) If you are not staying at University over the Aren’t I covered by my parents’ TV Licence? summer and do not need your TV Licence again before it expires, you are entitled to a refund of any Your parents’ TV Licence will only cover you in unused quarters (three full calendar months). your student accommodation in the following limited circumstances:
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So long as you purchased your TV Licence in How do I pay for a TV Licence? October and don’t need it for July, August and A Colour TV Licence costs £145.50. September, you could be eligible for a refund. TV Licensing aims to make it as easy as possible Most students would need to buy a TV Licence at for people to buy a TV Licence, which is why there the beginning of term in October in order to allow are many different ways to pay. enough time at the end of the year to qualify for a refund. Assuming that a TV Licence is purchased 8 Over-the-counter – people can now pay at in the month it is needed, it will expire 12 months any of over 19,000 PayPoint outlets across the from the first of that month. country
To check if you are eligible for a refund, call 8 Direct Debit – monthly, quarterly or annual 0844 800 6734. Direct Debit payment schemes are available and can be set up online How will anyone know if I don’t have a TV Licence? 8 Online – people are now able to pay online at TV Licensing’s database lists addresses that www.tvlicensing.co.uk by Direct Debit or with don’t have a TV Licence, including university a debit or credit card accommodation, and enquiry officers do visit 8 Debit or credit card over the phone – this unlicensed properties. facility accepts payment from a range of debit If you use television-receiving equipment without cards including Maestro, Delta and Connect a valid TV Licence, you risk prosecution and a fine 8 By post – send a cheque made payable to TV of up to £1,000, plus court costs, and you will Licensing to: TV Licensing, Bristol BS98 1TL need to buy a TV Licence if you still need one. Students requiring further information should A colour licence costs £145.50. contact TV Licensing on 0844 800 6734.
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LIVING ON YOUR OWN Moving into a house or flat tempting to “borrow”. Many utility companies do not send the bills until late in the year, but still Most students spend their first year in halls of save up - about £50 per month should cover the residence, but in January many students start to bills in the average student house. If there is any think about where they are going to live in their money over at the end of the year you’ll just have 2nd year and we have heard some horror stories! to have a house meal or night out! If there is a So here are the Student Administration and shortfall, it should not be too much. Support’s tips for moving into a shared house: It is worth having a “kitty” for cleaning products Start your search with Unipol - they have a Code of and loo paper. Make sure that you stay one step Standards for Shared Student Housing. You will find ahead - then NO-ONE can use the excuse that that the accommodation is of an acceptable standard. there was no washing-up liquid to wash up or to clean the bath after they had used it. Make sure the people you are going to share with are people you can live with. (That nasty habit that Have a house meeting after you have moved a prospective housemate has may drive you mad in - set house “rules”, washing up is always a after 4 weeks under the same roof!) problem. Nip it in the bud before it causes trouble. Some households eat Sunday lunch together, 2 Bills: this means Gas, Electric, Phone and often people will cook, 2 will wash up and clean up Water. It is best to put the bill in the names of afterwards, it is a good time to sit and talk. You all the occupants of the house. Make sure that do not have to have Sunday lunch at lunchtime; the phone bill is itemised so that everyone can how about making it an evening, bottle of wine or pay their share. Check your lease to see if the nice juice? You will save money by eating together Water Rate is included; if not you need to put rather than going out! If you can’t cook ask money away for it. Your landlord should be able someone to teach you, or wash up in exchange. to tell you how much to expect or ring the water company for an estimate. Some households are very supportive of each other, which is great when someone is ill or down; there is Check the meter readings as soon as you move nothing worse than being left for days with no-one to in, check weekly for the first month, to gauge how bring you a meal or a cuppa or just to see you. Try to much the household uses. Phone the supplier make your house one of these! (If a housemate has to ask how much you will be paying. Make sure a problem there is information in this booklet about that you put enough money away to pay when where they or you can get advice.) the bill arrives. If the amount that you are paying is too high check what is eating your money: it Chip pans could be a number of things, someone leaving the Never fill a chip pan more than one-third full of fat iron on, central heating on too high, faulty meter, and never leave it unattended. immersion heater, or someone with an electric heater in their room that is on for long periods. If a chip pan catches fire, DO NOT remove it from the cooker. Make sure that everyone pays up monthly or when they get their student loan for the bills. (The first If it is safe to do so, turn off the heat, wet a cloth payment is in September!!) It is possible to get and wring out the excess water then place it over an account in all the house members’ names, the burning pan. ask at the bank for help. Make sure that there are more than 2 signatories to the account. Do not Call the Fire Service and leave it alone. put the money into one person’s name - you may trust them now but when things are hard it can be Never cook if you have been drinking alcohol. 71
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Property checklist When looking for private, rented accommodation, it is important to check the property out to ensure that where you are going to live is safe. Use this checklist when you go to view properties.
1. Owner/landlord a) Do you have their full name, address and telephone number? b) Is s/he registered with Unipol Student Homes?
2. Outside the property a) Are the gardens tidy and free of rubbish? b) Are window frames and doors in good repair? c) Is there any external lighting? d) Are there any plants growing in the guttering? e) Does the roof appear sound?
3. Fire safety a) Are there smoke alarms in the property? b) If there are, how do they operate? 8 by battery 8 hard wired c) How often are they checked? d) Are any of the doors fire doors?
4. Security a) Does the property have a working burglar alarm? b) Are window locks fitted? c) Are the external doors solid? d) Do external doors have a five-lever mortice lock? e) Do ground floor windows have blinds or net curtains provided?
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c) Do all appliances work? d) Is there adequate heating? e) Are any of the appliances damaged?
6. Facilities a) How many share the kitchen? b) Is there adequate fridge/freezer space? c) Are there adequate cooking appliances? d) Do all taps work? e) Do all sinks/baths/showers drain properly? f) Does the toilet flush? g) Is the furniture in good condition? h) Are the carpets/floor coverings in good condition? i) Is a window cleaner provided? j) When are the dustbins emptied? k) Who looks after the garden?
7. Costs a) How much is the rent per week? b) How much is the deposit? Get receipts for any deposit paid and ask how your deposit will be protected. c) What are the average gas/electricity costs? d) Are water charges included in the rent? e) Are all tenants jointly liable?
8. General a) Talk to the current residents: have they had any problems? b) How long is the contract for? Do not sign anything you feel unsure of and always keep a copy of your signed agreement.
Confirm all verbal agreements in writing, for example, if your landlord agrees that it is acceptable for you to move out of your accommodation early, get the landlord to sign a statement to that effect.
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Welcome Week 17 to 23 September 2012 Semester 1 begins 24 September 2012 Term begins 24 September 2012 British Summer Time ends 28 October 2012 Direct debit – Accommodation 28 October 2012 Direct debit – Tuition 28 November 2012 Graduation Ceremonies 05 and 06 December 2012 Term ends 14 December 2012 University closed 21 December 2012 (Christmas) Direct Debit – Tuition 28 December 2012 University reopens 02 January 2013 Term begins 07 January 2013 Examinations begin 07 January 2013 Examinations end 18 January 2013 Semester 1 ends 18 January 2013 Semester 2 begins 21 January 2013 Direct Debit – Accommodation & Tuition 28 January 2013 Direct Debit –Tuition 28 February 2013 Mother’s Day (UK) 10 March 2013 Direct Debit –Accommodation & Tuition 28 March 2013 British Summer Time begins 31 March 2013 Term ends 22 March 2013 University closed 28 March 2013 (Easter) University reopens 03 April 2013 Term begins 08 April 2013 University closed 06 May 2013 (Bank Holiday) University reopens 07 May 2013 Examinations begin 03 May 2013 Examinations end 17 May 2013 Term ends 24 May 2013 Semester 2 ends 24 May 2013 University closed 27 May 2013 (Bank Holiday) University reopens 28 May 2013 Father’s Day 16 June 2013 Graduation Ceremonies July 2013 (to be confirmed) University closed 26 August 2013 (Bank Holiday) University reopens 27 August 2013
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Calendars of religious festivals are available from these websites: www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/ calendar/ www.bradford.gov.uk/ and search for ‘religious festivals’ in their search box
University buildings will be locked on 25th & 26th December, and 1st January.
Security Staff will be available and can be contacted on 01274 236999.
Libraries are open reduced hours in the vacation. It is expected that they will be closed when the University is closed, the exception being J B Priestley Library which may be open on Monday 6 May, 2013. Please check with the Libraries nearer the time.
The University has given you links to external websites, but cannot be held responsible for the content of these sites.
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H O B Main roads only shown E TE R Free City Bus Stops V TO B N Free City Bus Stops GRO R Map not to scale OA Information D Information MORLEY STREET To Alhambra Theatre & City Hall Main roads only shown Main roads only shown P Controlled parking areas (permit holders only) Map not to scale Map not to scale P VisitorVisitor car car parking parking only. only. Visitors Visitors must display must display a P Controlled parking areas (permit holders only) P Controlled parking areas (permit holders only) avisitor visitor parkingparking permit permit in their in their car, which car, which they they can can obtain from Richmond Building Reception P Visitor car parking only. Visitors must display a obtain from Richmond Building Reception Visitor car parking only. Visitors must display a P visitor parking permit in their car, which they can visitor parking permit in their car, which they can obtain from Richmond Building Reception Cityobtain Campus from Richmond Building Reception 17 Peace Garden Key: 18 Horton A Building 1 Richmond Building 19 Sports Centre & Amenities Block 2 Atrium, Richmond Building 20 Multi-purpose games area (under construction) 3 Institute of Cancer Therapeutics 21 Theatre in the Mill 4 Norcroft Centre 22 Phoenix Building North East 5 Norcroft Building 23 Phoenix Building South West 6 The Green (student accommodation) 24 Forster Building (Eye Clinic) 7 Horton D Building 25 Chaplaincies 8 Horton Lecture Theatre (‘The Barn’) 26 Sustainable Enterprise Centre (under construction) 9 Tasmin Little Music Centre 27 STEM Building (under construction) 10 Ashfield Building 28 Bradford College 11 Richmond Building, Workshop Block 12 Pemberton Building (not shown here) 13 Student Central & J B Priestley Building Laisteridge Lane site 14 Chesham B Building Student Health Centre 15 Chesham C Building Nursery 16 Gallery II All-weather pitches 76
Visitor parking areas P Visitor parking areas P (visitors to either the Laisteridge Lane or School of Health Studies (visitors to either the Laisteridge Lane or School of Health Studies sites should obtain a parking voucher from either the relevant sites should obtain a parking voucher from either the relevant reception area or the department they are visiting) reception area or the department they are visiting) Visitor parking areas P (visitors to either the Laisteridge Lane or School of Health Studies sites should obtain a parking voucher from either the relevant reception area or the department they are visiting)
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School of Management Campus
Key: 6 Heaton Mount Accommodation and Seminar Rooms 1 Airedale Building 7 Learning Resource Centre 2 Cartwright Building 8 Seasons Restaurant and Atrium 3 Coach House 9 Sir Titus Salt Building (Teaching/MBA Lecture Theratre) 4 Emm Lane Building 10 Vernon Barnby Hall 5 Heaton Mount 11 Yvette Jacobson Building
School of Management Campus Locations School of Management – Emm Lane/Heaton Mount Bradford University Law School – Coach House Catering – Seasons Restaurant Management and Law library – Emm Lane Building Teaching/MBA Lecture Theatre – Sir Titus Salt Building
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City Campus Department/Service Location Access and Widening Participation Richmond Building, Hub Accommodation Office “The Orchard”, The Green Admissions Richmond Building, Hub Archaeological and Environmental Sciences Phoenix Building (South West) Bars on campus Student Central Biomedical Sciences Richmond Building Bookshop (Waterstones) Sports Centre & Amenities Block Career Development Services Student Central Chaplaincies Great Horton Road Chemistry and Forensic Sciences Richmond Building Clinical Sciences Richmond Building Computer Cluster Richmond Building and Student Central Computing, Informatics and Media Horton D Building Copyzone (Inprint and Design) Richmond Building, Workshop Block Counselling Service Student Central Course Enquiries Richmond Building, Hub Development and Economic Studies Pemberton Building Disability Service Student Central Engineering, Design and Technology Chesham Building Estates and Facilities Phoenix Building (North East) Events Bradford Norcroft Centre Eye Clinic Forster Building, Listerhills Science Park Faith Advisers Student Central Fees and Bursaries Richmond Building, Hub Finance (Cashiers) Richmond Building, Hub Gallery II Chesham Building Graduate School Richmond Building Great and Small Halls Richmond Building Health Studies Horton A Building Horton Lecture Theatre, also known as ‘The Barn’ Horton Building Inprint and Design Richmond Building, Workshop Block Institute of Cancer Therapeutics next to Norcroft Centre International Office Richmond Building, Hub IRC in Polymer Science and Technology Richmond Building, Workshop Block IT Services J B Priestley Building and Student Central Language Centre Richmond Building Launderette The Green Learner Development Unit Chesham B Building Library J B Priestley Building and Student Central Optometry Richmond Building Peace Studies Pemberton Building
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Department/Service Location Pharmacy Richmond Building Polymer Micro & Nano Technology Centre Richmond Building, Workshop Block Prayer Room Chesham Building Public and Community Engagement Richmond Building Reception (24 hours) Richmond Building, Atrium Research & Knowledge Transfer Richmond Building Shop Richmond Building, Atrium and Student Central Small and Great Halls Richmond Building Social Sciences and Humanities Richmond Building Student Accommodation (University-managed) The Green Student Administration and Support Richmond Building, Hub Student Registry Richmond Building, Hub Students’ Union and Services Student Central Tasmin Little Music Centre Chesham Building Theatre in the Mill Phoenix Building (North East) Think Business @ Bradford Richmond Building Unipol Accommodation Bureau Richmond Building, Atrium Unique: Fitness & Lifestyle Sports Centre & Amenities Block Catering Outlets Atrium Restaurant Richmond Building Chesham Café Chesham Building Coffee with Principles/Deli Bar Richmond Building, Atrium Coffee Bar Student Central Coffee Pod Horton A Building Off-site Amenities All-weather piches Laisteridge Lane site Banks Mannville Terrace Health Centre Laisteridge Lane site Nursery Laisteridge Lane site Post Office Mannville Terrace Sainsbury’s Supermarket Great Horton Road
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