Student Support Services

Accommodation

The School of Advanced Study has been allocated quota places in the following intercollegiate Halls of Residence of the University of London for full-time students who have been offered a place of study:

• International Hall (four single study bedrooms, one double studio)
• Connaught Hall (four single bedspaces)
• Lillian Penson Hall (three single bedspaces, one double room )

Please contact the Registry (sas.registry@sas.ac.uk) for further details of the application process for disabled, family-sized or couples accommodation, which fall outside the School’s quota. Part-time students with disabilities that prevent them from studying on a full-time basis are eligible to apply for Halls accommodation.

For further details about the application procedure and to download an application form, please visit the Intercollegiate Halls website (Please ensure that you download the application form for postgraduate students)

Students must submit applications for Halls places via the SAS Registry, who will forward them on to the Intercollegiate Accommodation Bureau with the relevant covering paperwork. Please note that you should not send your application directly to the Accommodation Bureau during the quota stage.

Aside from intercollegiate residences, the University of London Housing Services offers practical help and advice to students and has access to competitively priced private accommodation. In particular, the UoL Housing Services Property Management Unit offers a range of managed self-catering accommodation for full-time postgraduate students. For further information, see www.housing.lon.ac.uk.

Please do not hesitate to contact the SAS Registry should you have any questions. Students are encouraged to submit applications for Halls of Residences at their earliest convenience, as there is competition for places.

Late-Summer places: from mid-September each academic year students may apply directly to the Residences for unallocated places. The Registry will circulate further information to students who are not offered a quota Halls place in due course. Please also see Alternative Accommodation Options information sheet [PDF] for further details.

Health care

All School students may register for free National Health care with their local doctor (GP surgery). You may wish to register with one of the two local GP surgeries near to the School:

• Central Institutions Health Service at 20 Gower Street, London WC1E 6DP, T: +44 (0)20 7636 7628.
• Bedford Square Medical Centre at Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 3QU, T: +44 (0) 207 7128.

Alternatively, search for your local doctor or dentist on the NHS Choices website.

University of London Students Union

The University of London Union provides a wide range of student support, sporting, social and catering services for our students including advice services, social clubs, bars, shops, a weekly book market, minibus, launderette, sports facilities and a swimming pool on Malet Street, all of which are a very short distance from Senate House.

Student welfare: advice and guidance

Academic advice

Course tutors are responsible for guiding you through your degree and helping you with any personal or administrative problems. If this proves unsuitable, contact the School Registry or your Institute Manager who will be able to advise you on an alternative.

Personal safety

London is one of the most interesting and vibrant capital cities in the world; it is also one of the safest. However, as in any large, busy city, crime is a problem so you do need to take care about personal safety and looking after your belongings.

Counselling

Students may find the following contact numbers useful:

General welfare advice

• Nightline (18:00-08:00): T: +44 (0)20 7631 0101

Legal advice

• Citizen's Advice Bureau: the local bureau for the School is on the 3rd floor of the Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobald's Road, London WC1X 8PA, T: +44 (0)8451 202965.
• Community Legal Service Direct: enables users to find providers funded by legal aid.

Counselling services

• Waterloo Counselling Service: offers a general counselling service as well as ethnic counselling. Barley Mow Clinic, Frazier Street, London SE1 7BD. T: +44 (0)20 7928 3462. Please note that there is a cost for this service.

Advice on mental health issues

• Mind: a national charity which can provide help and advice to students experiencing any form of mental distress.
• Studentdepression.org
• Charlie Waller Memorial Trust

Advice on debt

• National Debtline: T: +44 (0)808 808 4000