Disability & Dyslexia

Support for disabled or dyslexic students graduating this summer

Posted on 18 June 2018 by Your Student Life, Supported

Delyth, from the Disability and Dyslexia Service, discusses the Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA) available for postgraduate study, the access to work grants available and guidance on telling an employer about your disability. If your exams are over and you can almost feel the cap on your head, well done! I’m sure that all of your
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Supporting you this summer

Posted on 15 June 2017 by Your Student Life, Supported

Student intern, Victoria, shares information about the support available to students during the summer. Assessments and exams are finally over! Sighs of relief swept Cathays on the 9th June, alongside torrents of rain and the chaos of General Election results. Now, undergraduate students across campus are getting ready to pack up their things and head
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Disability and Dyslexia support for postgraduate study

Posted on 15 June 2017 by Your Student Life, Supported

Jemma, from the Disability and Dyslexia Team, shares information on the support available for postgraduate study for those with a specific learning difficulty, mental health issue, or long term medical condition…  If your exams are over and you can almost feel the cap on your head, well done! I’m sure that all of your hard
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Special arrangements and disabled access for graduation

Posted on 9 June 2017 by Your Student Life, Supported

Student intern, Victoria, shares information about inviting family and friends, finding University accommodation and special requirements that you may need to bear in mind for the big day… Graduation is your time to robe up, partake in hundreds of staged photos outside City Hall or shameless selfies, and watch as caps everywhere are thrown in
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Get work experience before you graduate with GO Wales

Posted on 24 May 2017 by Your Student Life, Supported

Andrew discusses the service GO Wales offer and shares their great news with students… Graduating this summer but lacking in work experience? If you’re starting to panic about future employment, fear not! It’s not too late as Cardiff University Careers and Employability service can help.   Have you got work experience? Employers put work experience at the
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Help us to create a suicide-safer University

Posted on 20 April 2017 by Your Student Life, Supported

Jo, Wellbeing Practitioner & Counsellor from our Counselling, Health and Wellbeing team, talks about creating a Suicide-Safer University.  Find out how you can become a Suicide-Alert Helper and learn the skills to identify and support any person who may be having thoughts of suicide… Suicide is one of the most serious issues all universities face,
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Leaders with Disabilities Panel: How #disabilityworks for graduates entering the workplace

Posted on 12 April 2017 by Your Student Life, Supported

Laura Carter, our Employer Liaison Officer, looks at what was discussed at the recent Leaders with Disabilities panel event and what it means to start your career as a graduate with a disability… 1.2 billion people globally live with some sort of long-term illness, impairment or disability (the equivalent to the population of China!). In
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Come in! Why students should visit 50 Park Place

Posted on 6 February 2017 by Your student life, Supported

Our Student Intern, Kate, tells us more about what resides behind the colourful door of 50 Park Place… Most students will have walked past these doors on a daily basis, but how many actually know what the Student Support Centre has to offer them? We’d like all students to be aware of the centre and that
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Here for you throughout your student life! Find out how Student Support can help you

Posted on 6 February 2017 by Your Student Life, Supported

This week we are showcasing our Student Support Centres and the teams who work within them, to highlight the services and support available to students… We understand that student life brings with it all sorts of new experiences and challenges for students. At Student Support we have a great range of services and support to help meet student needs, as detailed
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What you missed at our dyslexia awareness event and top tips from the day

Posted on 11 October 2016 by Your student life, supported

Dylan, Student Intern, reports back on the fun and engaging events for Dyslexia Awareness Week… Last week the Disability and Dyslexia Service celebrated Dyslexia Awareness Week and World Dyslexia Day with a day full of workshops and talks. Here’s a round-up of how the day went, a reminder for those who took part and an overview and some tips to
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Different programming – how learning that different is not the same as defective helped me thrive

Posted on 3 October 2016 by Your student life, supported

Dylan, PhD student at Cardiff University and Student Intern, shares his experience of living and studying with bipolar disorder and dyslexia. There is a quote that flies around the internet mis-attributed to Albert Einstein, often accompanied by a much shared cartoon that may well have been inspired by it: Everyone is a genius. But if
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What does dyslexia mean to you? Find out more and join in the fun on 6th October

Posted on 21 September 2016 by Your student life, supported

Dylan, Student Intern, tells us more about plans for our new fun and engaging events to increase awareness around dyslexia…   Our aim is to provide students with information and support to help make their student life easier! This is a great event and opportunity for Cardiff University and we hope that you’ll join us and
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Top exam tips to help keep you on track

Posted on 12 August 2016 by Your student life, supported

Dylan, Student Intern, shares some great exam tips from our Disability & Dyslexia Team  relevant to all students… With exam resits fast approaching I felt it timely to share some tips from the team. We hope you will find these tips useful and please share your tips with us by commenting on this blog post or via twitter or
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Celebrating the success of students supported by the Disability and Dyslexia team

Posted on 8 August 2016 by Your student life, supported

Dylan, Student Intern, shares the joy of graduation with some of our recent graduates… Graduating is an amazing experience. There is no doubt that doing any degree is a hard slog. For some students and graduates, though, the victory of graduation seems extra sweet because of the extra hurdles they’ve had to get over.
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Support for Cardiff Uni students whatever the weather

Posted on 3 February 2016 by Your Student Life, Supported

Will, our Student Intern, tells us more about the University’s student support teams and how to get your hands on one of our new umbrellas …   No matter how long you have lived in Cardiff, it is easy to see that it rains quite frequently! I am one of many students who have experienced walking to
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Top tips for enhancing your note taking skills…

Posted on 30 November 2015 by Your Student Life, Supported

Our Disability & Dyslexia team offer tips on how to enhance your note taking skills… Studying at university means lots of time spent in lectures and seminars taking notes, these tips are designed to help you get the most out of your notes to enhance your learning.
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A tasty Welcome to Wales for Fresher’s

Posted on 17 September 2015 by Your Student Life, Supported

We’ve teamed up with Braces Bakery to offer students the chance to take part in our Welcome to Wales Welsh Cake Challenge  …      The Braces vans are heading to the Student Support Centre at 50 Park Place   New and returning students are invited to join Student Support & Wellbeing staff at our stand
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Student services and events to support you at Uni – What’s On 16th – 27 March

Posted on 16 March 2015 by Your Student Life, Supported

Whatever life brings your way, don’t face it alone, we may be able to help. Katrina Taylor outlines what the Student Support & Wellbeing teams have to offer students in March …   It may be money worries, interview nerves, feeling low, job hunting, housing advice, trouble sleeping … anything … if you need support don’t
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Student events to help support and develop you, 2nd-13th March

Posted on 2 March 2015 by Your Student Life, Supported

Fortnightly Roundup of  Student Support & Wellbeing’s events and activity, by Marketing Manager Katrina Taylor …   We’ve had a busy start to the spring and seen hundreds of students at the Student Support Centre and at our events and there’s more to come throughout March. From Monday 2nd to Friday 13th here’s what we have
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