The thoughts of everyone at our university are with those affected by the conflict in Ukraine.
We are a community
We have staff and students from Ukraine who we have reached out to directly, but we know we also have staff and students from surrounding areas who may be affected by the conflict in different ways. In partnership with the GSU we will continue to reach out to students from the affected areas.
Here we are sharing how you can receive support
Our support services are available to all members of our community, in addition to the information published on 24 February, there are also:
Student Wellbeing Service
Our Wellbeing services are here to support students who are affected by the ongoing crisis. You can access counselling, mental health and wellbeing support by completing our self-referral form.
You can also have a chat with one of our counsellors, mental health and wellbeing colleagues at the drop-in sessions which will be hosted by the Chaplaincy team across the 3 campuses
Drop-in sessions
Our Chaplaincy team are here to help you. They offer help and guidance to all students and staff regardless of individual belief - find out more about them and how you can contact them on their webpages.
At Medway campus, our World Cafe takes place every Wednesday in Blake building from midday to 2pm. Everyone is welcome to attend, or you can email Lynne Martin at medwaycampuschaplain@gre.ac.uk
Support from the GSU
The GSU also have a dedicated webpage - Ukraine conflict - student support - which includes information on wellbeing support, how students can request a check-in call and details of events taking place.
Student visa questions or concerns
If you need advice on making a new UK visa application for yourself or dependants, we are here to help you. We understand that this may have increased importance or urgency and we will prioritise your case. If you would like to speak to an immigration adviser, please contact the International Student Advice Service.
Studying with us
If you have been contacted by a Ukrainian student who would like to study with us please refer to our international page.
Financial hardship: help with Student Finance
Please get in touch with our Student Fees and Funding team using this email link - our team are ready to advise you.
Extenuating Circumstances
We recognise that you may find it difficult to focus on your studies and/or upcoming assessments at this time. The university's Extenuating Circumstances Procedure is there to support you where the impact of the conflict may affect your performance in or ability to undertake an assessment.
If you need help applying for Extenuating Circumstances then please contact the GSU Advice Service.
Free, confidential support for staff
Colleagues can access free information, advice and confidential support through the university’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) run by CiC.
If you or your family are struggling with what’s happening, our EAP provider CiC are here to support you. Help sheets on a range of supporting topics can be found on Well Online which you can login into using our organisation login:
- username: Greenwichlogin
- password: wellbeing
CiC counsellors are available and ready to support you. There are several ways you can get in touch:
- Telephone – 0800 085 1376
- Email – assist@cicwellbeing.com or internationalaction@cicwellbeing.com for those overseas.
- Live Chat via Well Online, simply click the Chat Now button
Making donations
Many of you have asked how you can support the humanitarian work in Ukraine, we provide further information in this article Ukraine: Donations, and the information on the GSU Ukraine conflict - student support page.
