Support within the Faculty
Disability Liaison Officer
The Faculty Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) offers a local contact for our students who may have questions and/or concerns about access to the Faculty, including taught sessions, assessment, library resources or any other area of our work.鈥疕ow can we help you?
We are happy to hear from undergraduate (including Year Abroad) or Postgraduate students regarding any issues regarding your physical or mental health, whether or not you have a , via听disability@mmll.cam.ac.uk.
The role of our DLO is principally as a first point of contact who can either advise you directly or help you find to all of the sources of support that are available.
How to contact us
If you have queries or suggestions, you can email us at disability@mmll.cam.ac.uk in the first instance and we鈥檒l get back to you as soon as we possibly can. All enquiries will be as confidential as you wish them to be. The address is monitored by both the DLO and the Secretary to the EDI Committee.
Recording policy
The Faculty endeavours to make lecture recordings available to all students with SSDs, and is working with academic staff to ensure recordings are in place to be made available.
See also:听Recording policy for students without SSDs
Support within the University
The Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre (ADRC)听
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The ADRC provides a confidential and accessible advice, information and guidance service for disabled students and University and College staff working with them. The ADRC鈥檚 aim is to increase access and attainment for disabled students through academic-related disability support and the application of the principles of inclusive design whilst also meeting the institution's duties to disabled students within the context of disability equality legislation.
The ADRC鈥檚 core remit is: to identify barriers to equitable learning opportunities for disabled students and make recommendations to remove the disadvantage faced by disabled students, as well as to听promote and develop understanding of the principles of inclusive teaching and learning practice, and to work in collaboration with academic, support and professional services colleagues to put these principles into practice.
The University Counselling Service听
Many personal decisions are made and problems solved through discussions with friends or family, a College Tutor or Director of Studies, a Nurse, Chaplain, or a GP. However, at times it is right to seek help away from one鈥檚 familiar daily environment. Seeking counselling is about making a positive choice to get help by talking confidentially with a professionally trained listener who has no other role in your life.听
Counselling is a process that seeks to help you focus on and understand more clearly the issues that concern or trouble you. The counsellor's role is to offer support and understanding, and to listen and respond in a non-judgmental way. They will respect your values, choices and lifestyle. Counselling can help you explore your feelings and discover what lies behind whatever seems troubling or confusing. Counselling can also help with making decisions, choices or changes that are right for you.听
The Service is staffed by a team of trained and accredited counsellors and therapists. They are all experienced in helping people from many different backgrounds and cultures, and with a wide range of personal and work issues. We have BAME counsellors and Sexual Harassment and Violence Advisers.听
Some of the counsellors who work in the Service are Associates, in the late stages of their counselling training. Their work is carefully supervised within the Service.
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Don't wait until a problem has grown very serious 鈥� the team would much rather you came when something is relatively minor, so that it can be resolved more quickly.听
Other sources of support within the University
- The College Porters' Lodge - you should have received the contact details when you started听
- Your College Welfare Team - this may include a counsellor if your College has one听
- College Nurse who may also be part of the College Welfare Team听
- College Tutorial Office - if you have a query about exam arrangements for example听
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Accessing the Raised Faculty Building
Plan your visit听using .
Paper maps are available throughout the building, and you can also access these as PDFs: RFB Floor 1 map RFB Floor 2 map RFB Floor 3 map
Health and Safety policy
Please see听the on the University Safety Office website (last updated Jan 2022).
See also the latest guidance, advice and policies on how to manage communicable diseases, including .听
Accident reporting and first aid
You can . Please follow the link for instructions (you need a Raven login). Please note the same process would apply to any student involved in an accident on our premises.听
The system will alert the relevant people who will follow the review and risk assessment process. Full guides are found on the AssessNet site.
If First Aid is required, please contact the Facilities Team who are first aid-trained. Tel:听01223 335013.
Fire alarms and evacuation
The fire alarm is one long, continuous bell. If you hear this please leave the building by the nearest exit and congregate in the car park away from the building. There is a Fire Assembly point sign to go to. Please do not block the entrance as it will be needed by the fire and rescue service for their access. Please stay at this location until wardens confirm it is safe for you to re-enter the building.
Several of our staff members are Fire Wardens and will provide assistance if needed. Please also see our Fire Safety Procedure document听(.docx, 17KB).
Fire Wardens may assist and direct evacuation - your co-operation is appreciated.
If you would require assistance to leave the building in an evacuation, please email disability@mmll.cam.ac.uk to arrange for a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) to be created for you.听
Harassment, Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct
The Faculty is committed to supporting and sustaining a diverse community, and to avoiding prejudice based on race, gender, sexuality, class or religion. In these pages you can find out about what we are doing to ensure that all students, staff and visitors feel equally welcome.
The University has an active听听that provides a wealth of further information, resources and contacts.
Mentoring and Career Development
The听听aims to encourage more female academics to apply for promotion within the University with the goal of addressing the under-representation of women academics in senior positions.
Postdoctoral research students (PDRs):
The 海角社区 is signed up to the听鈥� an agreement between funders and employers to support research careers.听
You will find useful information on the听听(OPdA) that听exists to provide support for the postdoctoral research community.
Please note their听听that provides development opportunities tailored specifically to postdoctoral researchers and research staff.
Parents and Carers
The University has a range of family-friendly initiatives.听
