Students with disabilities and additional needs
Further Education
Thank you for choosing University College Birmingham for your studies
We’re proud to offer an inclusive environment for all our students.
Sharing information about a disability or additional need is a positive step with many benefits. University College Birmingham is committed to providing a ‘safe space’ for students to do this.
Here, you can find resources that might be useful as you start your journey with us, including videos on key support services, helpful links, and downloadable materials.
Useful contacts
- Disability and Neurodiversity Support
evidence@ucb.ac.uk - Booking ASC appointments
srasc@ucb.ac.uk - General queries
student_services@ucb.ac.uk - Financial support
financialsupport@ucb.ac.uk - HIRED
hired@ucb.ac.uk - Guild of Students
guildinfo@ucb.ac.uk - DICE
dice@ucb.ac.uk - Library / CASE
library@ucb.ac.uk
Find your way around campus
Familiarise yourself with our campus and facilities by going on our virtual tours.
Disability and Neurodiversity Support (DNS)
Academic Skills Centre (ASC)
Find out more about our Academic Skills Centre (ASC) for further education students - located in Room 609 in our Summer Row building.
Academic Support Workers (ASWs)
You may be supported in class by one of our academic support workers. You can find out more about this team, and what they do, by watching this video.
Student services
Safeguarding, Student Mentors and Health and wellbeing
University College Birmingham is firmly committed to keeping students safe. Watch this video to find out how we achieve this as well as information about our Student Engagement Team and Mentoring, Health and wellbeing service and our on-site nurse.
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Your Student Guild
The Guild of Students is an independent charity that works with University College Birmingham students to help anyone studying here achieve their potential. The Guild runs a range of events and activities alongside representing students’ views.
To find out more, visit ucbguild.co.uk or follow @ucbguildofstudents on Instagram. You can reach The Guild anytime by emailing: guildinfo@ucb.ac.uk.
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Accessible online learning
DICE (Digital Innovation for Creativity in Education) is University College Birmingham's digital learning team and our aim is to develop and support the use of innovative and accessible online learning technologies to enhance the teaching experience for all our students.
Centre for Academic Skills and English (CASE)
The CASE team is responsible for wider academic support, including 1:1 appointments with academic development tutors, year-round workshops and in-class sessions.
Find out moreDownloads and additional information
This booklet contains all the relevant information about this service. It also contains information about assistive technology.
Diversity and Ability has a comprehensive guide on assistive technology, most of which is free to use. It's easy-to-use resource can be filtered by need. Ability Net also offers a similar resource, but also provides more guidance on how to configure devices to your personal specifications.
Grammarly is proofreading software. All University College Birmingham students can set up Grammarly Premium accounts for free. This is a three-step process:
- Visit Grammarly
- Provide your name, @student.ucb.ac.uk email and set up a password
- Check your inbox for the email and click on the activation link
We also have a small number of Sonocent Glean note-taking software accounts available for our students. Please contact DNSupport@ucb.ac.uk for more information regarding accounts. For more information on Glean and demos, click here.
Additional funding
We know that university can be an expensive time for all students. Please find further information below about additional sources of funding and support:
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Financial support
While studying, it is important to manage your finances and access any help to which you are entitled. Our staff are here to give you the support and advice you need.
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Helping you get hired
Hired is our dedicated careers, employability and placements service for students and alumni at University College Birmingham.
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Library services
Our library facilities offer thousands of print and digital resources, while our qualified library professionals and research specialists can help you find what you need.
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