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QMUL Student Support

Planned and Unplanned absence

To report either a planned or unplanned absence from any teaching, please access the form online here or scan this QR code with your phone.

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IN CRISIS SUPPORT

IF YOUR LIFE IS IN DANGER OR IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY (INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH) CALL 999

For further support information visit the QMUL Help in Crisis Page

Drop-In Sessions

The SSO holds student drop-in sessions every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:30pm-1:30pm

Please either visit office 20, fourth floor of the Dental Hospital or email dental.sso@qmul.ac.uk at the time of the drop-in and a member of the SSO will call you on Teams within the drop-in hour.

Drop-ins are short initial meetings (about 10-15 minutes long) with the Student Support Officer.

The Student Support Drop-In sessions are for students who may not have booked an appointment but feel on the day that they could benefit from speaking to a member of the team.

They are run on a first come, first served basis and can fill up quickly, so please aim to arrive for the start of the session.

A few reasons you might attend drop in:

They can be a quick way to get an answer to a question or to get support
To get further information about our services
To be signposted to a different team
To make initial contact for a longer meeting.

If you cannot make any of the drop-in times, please get in touch as we can make other arrangements for you to speak to us (including phone and video call appointments) outside of these times.

Section outline

If you experience racism, please speak in confidence to Dr Hurst or Becky Hunter.
- Select activity Racial micro-aggressions in the clinical setting.G...
  
  Racial micro-aggressions in the clinical setting.
  Guests Mr Damiete Harry and Dr Arunthathi Mahendran. Presenter Dr Riya George.
  In this podcast, Dr Riya George from the medical school talks to two clinicians about their experiences of racism and their advice for students of colour and allies.
- Select activity Racism and mental health
  
  Racism and mental health URL
  
  Experiencing racial discrimination and injustice can take a heavy emotional toll and trigger chronic stress, anxiety, depression, and racial trauma.
  But there are ways to strengthen your resilience and protect your mental health.
- Select activity Support at QMULIf you have been the target or vict...
  
  Support at QMUL
  If you have been the target or victim of bullying or harassment, please see this guidance from QMUL.
  https://reportandsupport.qmul.ac.uk/support/what-support-is-available-for-bullying-and-harassment
  If you have been accused of something at university, you may feel distressed. There is some helpful guidance from QMUL here.
  https://reportandsupport.qmul.ac.uk/support/i-have-been-accused-of-something
- Select activity Support beyond QMUL On Your Side runs a UK-wide su...
  
  Support beyond QMUL
  
  On Your Side runs a UK-wide support and reporting service for anyone in the UK who identifies as East and Southeast Asian who has experienced racism or any forms of hate.
  https://www.onyoursideuk.org

Section outline

Racial micro-aggressions in the clinical setting.

Support at QMUL

Support beyond QMUL