Support for disabled PGR students
Information and links on accessing support for disabled PGR students
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You are eligible for support through the Disability and Dyslexia Support Service (DDSS) if you have a long-term impairment or condition that impacts on your studies.
These impacts, and the barriers that people might encounter, vary significantly, but could occur in these or other areas:
- Undertaking research
- Planning and writing your thesis
- Presenting your work
- Working in a lab
- Supervisions and other meetings
Types of support available
There’s a lot of different support available for disabled PGR students at the University of 91Ö±²¥. An individual package of support will be tailored to your needs after contact with DDSS.
Some examples of support tailored to PGR students are:
- A Learning Support Plan to ensure all staff working with you know how to support you.
- Face to face support to help with managing your studies or to work on literacy skills.
- Computing equipment and software to facilitate independent study.
- Establishing whether you are eligible for additional study-related funding support (e.g. Disabled Students' Allowances).
Information on how to access support from DDSS, and what evidence is required to access disability support, is available here: