UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD STUDENT HANDBOOK 2012 - 2013 PASTORAL & WELFARE SUPPORT ACADEMIC RULES & SUPPORT REGULATIONS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES YOU ARE HERE STUDENTS’ UNION We can arrange for this material to be transcribed into an accessible format such as Braille, large print, E-text (compatible with screen-reading software) or digital audio such as CD. Please contact The Hub on (+44) 01274 236504 The University of Bradford - Confronting Inequality: Celebrating Diversity™ The University of Bradford is committed to promoting equality, diversity and an inclusive and supportive environment for students, staff and others closely associated with the University in conformity with the provisions of its Charter. This book is intended only for general guidance. Care has been taken to ensure that its contents are correct. 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Produced by Marketing and Communications, University of Bradford 1616/2,500/08/2012 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 3 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