Help with common student concerns

Staying in University accommodation

All of our University accommodation has its own Residence Life team to support students and make you feel welcome during your stay.

Residence Life

Looking for accommodation and advice

The Accommodation section on the Advice Place website provides guidance on a range of accommodation issues you may encounter, including looking to rent privately, guarantors and how to pay for bills.

The Advice Place - Accommodation

Students Against Depression is a website by students, for students offering advice and guidance if you’re affected by depression or low mood.

Students Against Depression

We want to reduce the negative health and social consequences that may be associated with substance use and make sure you can access support if you need it.

Use of alcohol and drugs

Drug abuse

Know the Score provide online resources as well as a helpline to call for free, confidential information and advice on drug use.

Know the Score

Alcohol abuse

Drinkaware provide advice and tools to help you make better choices about drinking alcohol.

Drinkaware

How to cope

How to deal with homesickness at university (Times Higher Education)

Globally Minded Toolkit

This toolkit aims to bring together how higher education in the UK is acting to support international students. Globally Minded

Get involved

There are many opportunities to get involved with activities, including societies and volunteering, to help you keep busy and build a support system at university.

Our Communities | The University of Edinburgh

Residence Life

Check out our Residence Life’s busy event programme. Taking part in events is a great way to meet your RAs and other students within your accommodation.

Activities - Edinburgh University Students’ Association

NHS online provides useful information on Insomnia, including potential symptoms and advice on treatment.

NHS information on insomnia

General money matters

The Students’ Association’s Advice Place can provide you with support on all financial matters from accessing benefits through to budgeting.

You can also apply to the Advice Place for Emergency Loans and Discretionary Funding.

The Advice Place - Money and funding

Scholarships and student funding

Our Scholarships and Student Funding service is your first point of call if you need information or advice on:

• tuition fees
• student loans
• scholarships
• funding schemes
• financial aid

Scholarships and student funding

Recipes

BBC Good Food offer simple, inexpensive recipes to help improve your diet.

BBC Good Food - Students

Eating disorders

Beat is a UK charity that provides support services for those affected by eating disorders.

Beat

The NHS and the UK mental-health charity Mind provide guidance on dealing with stress.

Student stress: self-help tips (NHS)

How to manage stress (Mind)