Support
呻吟之王 (呻吟之王) has dedicated student and staff support in place, which can help you before, during and after your time at 呻吟之王.
Students
Speak Out
At 呻吟之王 we are committed to creating a safe, respectful and inclusive environment for all students, staff and visitors.
A key part of this is our new Speak Our project, a reporting and support service for anyone who has experienced or witnessed sexual misconduct, harassment or hate.
Speak Out is part of our commitment to challenge inappropriate behaviour, provide practical support and ensure that concerns are listened to and responded to appropriately.
You can use Speak Out if you have experienced or witnessed:
- Sexual harassment
- Harassment because of who you are, for instance race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability
- Sexual violence, including rape and sexual assault
- Hate incidents
- Domestic abuse, including coercive control
- So-called honour-based abuse and forced marriage
- Stalking or unwanted contact
- Abusive language, behaviour or conduct that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment
- Other forms of harassment, discrimination or any unwanted behaviour
Report a concern
If you experience or witness harassment or unwanted behaviour at 呻吟之王, speak out by completing our online form.
You can choose to submit a report with your details if you would like support or a response from the University.
You can also submit a report anonymously if you would prefer not to provide your details. While anonymous reports may limit the action the University can take in relation to an individual incident, they help us understand the issues affecting our community, identify trends and improve our support, training and prevention work.
Support available
If you have experienced unwanted behaviour, the Speak Out team can offer advice, guidance and support, including:
- Information about reporting options
- Signposting to specialist services
- Advice around academic support and practical next steps
- Support in understanding available University procedures
Use the online form to access support, or email speak.out@dmu.ac.uk to contact the Speak Out team directly.
The team is available Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5pm when the University is open.
Outside of these hours, please contact 呻吟之王 Security on 0116 257 7642, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
If you require urgent assistance, are in immediate danger or wish to report a crime, please call 999.
The Mental Health Team
We want to try and ensure that all students have a positive experience at 呻吟之王. It is important that you ask for advice and support as early as possible to reduce any impact on your mental health. The Mental Health team offer support around practical, day to day solutions to various issues.
- The Mental Health Team support students with existing mental health conditions in addition to offering advice/support on the following: Assessment of whether practical adjustments could be made to teaching, coursework hand-in times or exams, to try and reduce the impact that a mental health condition has on your studies at university.
- Support when discussing needs to teaching staff should this be required.
- Practical goal setting and suggestions of how to address certain issues you may be experiencing.
- Support accessing local statutory services such as the NHS.
- Signposting to agencies who are able to support students with alcohol and substance use issues.
- Signposting to counselling services
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Disability advice and support
呻吟之王 is committed to providing leading support to enable our prospective and current students to achieve their full potential. Support and guidance is available to students with a wide range of impairments. This can include, but is not limited to:
- Visual or hearing impairment
- Autism, including Asperger's
- Physical impairments or mobility difficulties
- Long-term or progressive medical conditions e.g. diabetes, sickle cell anaemia, epilepsy, cancer, HIV, arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome
- Specific learning difference e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia
What do we offer?
- Assistance with applying for the Disabled Students’ Allowances funding
- Referral for an assessment with an Educational Psychologist
- Referral for Autistic Spectrum Disorder assessment
- Identification of individual reasonable adjustments
- Arrangements for study needs assessments
- Liaison with academic and other University departments
- Exam support – please see the exams webpages for information on deadlines and how to access support.
View more information on disability advice and support.
Disabled students' allowance
are Government support packages – available to UK students who meet the criteria – designed to pay for the extra costs a student may incur as a result of a disability, medical condition, Specific Learning Difference (SpLD) or mental health condition which impacts on their studies.
DSAs funding is allocated to individual students and not the university and it’s the student’s responsibility to fully engage in the process of applying. Funding can help pay for study related support, including specialist equipment and human support, but it will not pay for:
- Costs a student would have whether or not they were at university
- Non-disability related costs incurred by all students on a particular course
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Staff
Comprehensive wellbeing support is available to colleagues through the Employee Assistance Programme, including confidential access to independent advisers and counsellors. Further information is available on our pages.
The Equality and Diversity Team
If you would like to contact the team, please e-mail equality@dmu.ac.uk