{"id":339,"date":"2025-09-17T12:48:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/?p=339"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:18:05","slug":"support-at-kent-whats-new-and-where-to-find-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2025\/09\/17\/support-at-kent-whats-new-and-where-to-find-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Support at Kent: What\u2019s new and where to find it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you get ready to return to campus, we\u2019re here to make sure you feel <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\">supported every step of the way<\/a>. Whether you\u2019re looking for academic advice, wellbeing support or just need to know where to go with a question, here\u2019s what\u2019s new and where to find it.<\/p>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccd New Locations for Support Services<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve made a few changes to make it even easier for you to access the help you need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/wellbeing\">Student Support and Wellbeing<\/a> \u2013 Now in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/maps\/canterbury\/canterbury-campus\/building\/eliot-college-extension\/\">Eliot Extension<\/a> (Canterbury)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our brilliant Student Support and Wellbeing team has moved to a new home in Eliot Extension. They\u2019re here to support you with mental health, disabilities, neurodivergence and learning differences. You can also access free, confidential counselling and 24\/7 mental health support through <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/spectrum-life\">Spectrum Life<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Careers and Skills \u2013 Now in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/maps\/canterbury\/canterbury-campus\/building\/rutherford-college-extension\/\">Rutherford Extension<\/a> (Canterbury)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Looking for career advice or help finding part-time work? The<a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/careers\"> Careers and Employability Service<\/a> has joined forces with <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/skills-for-academic-success\">Skills for Academic Success<\/a> in their new shared space in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/maps\/canterbury\/canterbury-campus\/building\/rutherford-college-extension\/\">Rutherford Extension<\/a>. It\u2019s your one-stop shop for planning your future and boosting your academic skills.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/nexus\">Nexus<\/a> \u2013 Now also in Sibson and the Medway Building<br \/>\n<\/strong>Got a question but not sure where to go? <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/nexus\">Nexus is your go-to help point<\/a> and now you can find them in both Templeman Library, Sibson and Medway Building. Even more staff will be based there this year, so you\u2019re more likely to get your query sorted on the spot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>\ud83d\udc9b <\/strong>Support that\u2019s always with you<\/h2>\n<p>You can also access support anytime through <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/\">My Kent website<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/app\">My Kent app<\/a>. Here\u2019s a quick reminder of what\u2019s available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\"><strong>Academic support<\/strong> <\/a>from your <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/academic-advisers\">Academic Adviser<\/a>, who\u2019ll be in touch when teaching starts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/cost-of-living-support\"><strong>Cost of living help<\/strong><\/a>, including meal deals, financial support, and tech access.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umckent.co.uk\/\"><strong>Health services<\/strong><\/a> on campus, including a GP surgery, pharmacy, and 24-hour nursing during term time.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ksu.co.uk\/\"><strong>Kent Students&#8217; Union advice<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 free, impartial, and confidential support from your Students\u2019 Union, plus loads of events to get involved in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you get ready to return to campus, we\u2019re here to make sure you feel supported every step of the way. Whether you\u2019re looking for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2025\/09\/17\/support-at-kent-whats-new-and-where-to-find-it\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24530,"featured_media":340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[312383,205698,223276,312216,183846],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":401,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions\/401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}