Student Support & Success

Every student should be able to experience the full range of the university’s activities. If you have a disability, a long-standing medical condition or a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia, the Disability Service can help you make the most of your time at UWS.

We run academic skills workshops in both term 1 and 2:

What are they?:

• • The workshops provide you with a fundamental understanding of academic writing and referencing to help you to succeed in your degree.

Who are they for?:

• • The workshops are targeted at all School of Business & Creatvie Industries students — ALL NEW students are EXPECTED to attend.
    

UWS Library have a wide-range of online resources while are available 24/7. Start your search of our collection including online options on One Search - remember to sign-in.

If you would like help accessing resources or discovering how to get the most out of what’s on offer, please get in touch.

Return books contact free to our book-drop boxes which can be found at the following locations:

• Ayr: at the main entrance.

• Dumfries: outside Henry Duncan Building.

• Lanarkshire: outside the main entrance.

• London: at the Library entrance, 7th Floor, Import Building.

• Paisley: at the entrance to the HUB/Library (Robertson Trust Building).
  

Want to find out more about our library services?: please visit the library section on the UWS website here:

We have a dedicated Careers & Skills Team available at UWS, helping our students with developing their career…:

• • Our UWS Careers Team is here to help our students achieve their career goals by providing professional careers education, information, advice and guidance;

  • Students can use the resources and services of the UWS Careers
Team from first year through to two years after graduation.

  • All current students are automatically registered with the UWS
Careers & Skills Website where you will find a wide variety of
resources for Career and Academic Skills Development, as well as an online calendar for booking appointments and events.

For more information, please visit our careers and skills website:

Funding & Financial Support:

• Here at UWS, we have a number of funding and financial support mechanisms in place, aimed at supporting our students through their time with us. These include scholarships, discretionary funds, among other.

International Student Support:

• The International Student Support Team offers information, help and advice for international student;

• We provide guidance on student immigration and Student visas and useful pre-arrival information, incl. guidance on living in the UK, working and travelling while you’re here, and bringing family with you.