We believe that at the heart of a great student experience is an outstanding residential experience.
Residential Student Support
Support in the Colleges is made up of a team of staff and students. You will be living with a team of senior student leaders who have been appointed and trained for their role. All student leaders have their Mental Health First Aid and Physical First Aid certificate. Each College has a Head of College and an Office Manager, ready to help students or point them in the right direction.
Student Accessibility and Wellbeing
UNE has a Student Accessibility and Wellbeing office, which provides reasonable adjustments to students with a temporary or permanent disability or medical or psychological health condition that impacts on their study.
Academic support and tutoring
Academic Mentors (or tutors) are senior students who have consistently shown a high level of achievement during their own studies. They are elected by the Head of College and given additional training to help you with understanding assessment requirements; tutorial questions and general content help throughout your time at college. Each college conducts weekly study sessions that all residents are encouraged to attend.
These sessions provide opportunities to:
- discuss upcoming assessments with other students in your subject area
- ask questions about content
- work on group assignments
- access tutors from maths, chemistry, statistics and biology subject areas
Safety on Campus
The UNE Campus Safety Centre is located in the College precinct. It is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A Safety, Security & Information officer is always available to attend any urgent incident or provide a helpful presence if for any reason you feel concerned for your safety.
Counselling and Support
The UNE CAPS team are professionally qualified and registered psychologists and counsellors, who offer support no matter the stage of your student journey.
UNE Life Healthcare Centre
The doctors at the UNE Life Healthcare Centre, assisted by registered nurses, provide a free clinical service to UNE students. Students just need their student ID card, medicare card and health care concession card (if applicable) for bulk billing. After hours and home visits are not available from this surgery. Patients are to attend Accident & Emergency at the hospital.
Health and Fitness
SportUNE is considered one of the best university sporting precincts in Australia, offering variety, flexibility and a range of facilities and services. With everything from a fitness and strength building gym, courts, a pool, climbing wall and regular classes through to organised sporting clubs that offer team sports. SportUNE has something for everyone - all on the Colleges' doorstep! Check out the SportUNE Timetable and the variety of classes available. If you'd like to sign up, view information on SportUNE Membership.
