Dedicated Support Team
There are several teams ready to support and guide you throughout your time with us.
Our dedicated Campus Hub teams are here to support you before you arrive in the UK. The team provides pre-departure webinars and guidance on enrolment and settling into the UK and are among the first friendly faces you’ll meet on campus. They also offer online support, ensuring you feel prepared and welcomed from day one, wherever you’re studying.
Once you’re here you’ll have ongoing support with your wellbeing, studies and day-to-day needs - whether that’s advice on banking, healthcare, housing or simply someone to talk to when you’re feeling homesick. With their guidance and connections to specialist services you’ll always know where to turn for help, so you can focus on thriving both academically and personally.
If you need immigration advice, such as guidance on Student visas and the rules around working, then the International Student Advice team can help. They offer free, confidential and impartial immigration advice and practical support on life in the UK.
Student life in the UK
You’ll find an excellent social scene at all our locations, combining the best each city has to offer with a huge choice of on campus activities. Wherever you’re studying, you'll find an array of things to do, including cinemas, museums and galleries, theatres, live music, shopping, restaurants and more.
Each campus has a social committee made up of students who organise everything from nights out and summer balls to city tours and local walks. Our students also organise and run many varied societies at our campuses. You can join whichever society interests you or you can suggest a society you’d like to take part in and we’ll help you bring it to life.
Whatever you’re interested in, our societies will help you make friends, settle in and feel at home. Find more information on student life at ULaw.
Wellbeing and support
As an international student, you might find moving to a new country difficult, especially if you have not lived away from home before. Accessing support is a normal part of university life here in the UK and every year many of our international students come to us for support on a range of issues.
You might experience homesickness, culture shock or difficulty settling in, loneliness or sadness, difficulty making friends, exam stress or pressure and accommodation or finance worries.
Every campus has a Wellbeing Advisor who you can speak to about these issues and the International Student Advice team and the Students’ Union jointly run the International Student Buddies scheme, where you can meet with a fully trained ULaw student if you’re feeling homesick, lonely or just want to someone to talk to.
Whatever your problem or query might be, there will be someone here who will listen, help you manage the issue and make your time in the UK as comfortable and enjoyable as possible.
Academic support
There is lots of personal support available at each campus – you will be assigned an academic coach when you start your course, who will have regular meetings with you to monitor your progress. If you are having difficulty with a particular subject on the course, you can discuss your issues with your academic coach.
International library resources
Some international sources of research are available on the databases we’ve subscribe to that can help further your future career, whether domestic or international. This includes international cases, legislation and journals for countries such as Canada and Hong Kong and a wide range of cross-border handbooks for countries such as Italy, Japan and the United Arab Emirates.
Disability support
If you have any special requirements or needs during your time at The University of Law, there is a lot of support available to you. Find out about the support we provide to students with disabilities or learning difficulties.
Mental health support
If you require mental health support whilst studying with us, we have professional counselling available at all of our campuses.
We also have a free online support service called Together All, which is available for students who may be experiencing difficulties at any time of the day or night. Whether you’re struggling to sleep, feeling low, feeling stressed or not coping, Together All helps our students get support, take control and feel better. More than three quarters of members feel better as a result of using the service and nearly 90% use Together All outside of 9am-5pm.
You can join this supportive online community by signing up to Together All using your university email address.
Wellbeing support
There is a Student Wellbeing Advisor for each UK campus. The Student Wellbeing Advisors are the first port of call for students on any personal, practical or social issues, including mental and physical health, family issues (including relationships), bereavement and academic issues.
They can also refer you to more specialist support services, such as the Mental Health Advisors or Money & Housing Advice team.
International advice
The International Student Advice team offers free, confidential, impartial immigration advice and practical support on life in the UK – for example on questions about your Student route visa, what restrictions there may be on working, how to open a UK bank account or help navigating University and UK government systems.
The team abide by the Immigration Advice Authority’s Code of Standards and you can find their service statement here.
You can contact the team by emailing [email protected]
More information
To access further information about support for international students studying in the UK, visit the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA).