Support

While studying at Imperial is extremely rewarding, there are times when balancing life, work and studies may weigh heavily on you. The College offers support to students who have concerns about their academic or personal circumstances.

Your Supervisor, Senior Tutor and Wellbeing Adviser will be your first port of call if you need guidance or assistance during your time here.

It is recommended that you contact your supervisor at the earliest opportunity so that they can tackle any problems you may have promptly. If you are uncomfortable discussing certain issues with them, you can approach the Senior Tutor or Wellbeing Advisor in your department, or any other member you feel safe and comfortable talking to.

The Student Support Zone webpages contain a wealth of information about the wide range of other services available to Imperial students.

The Graduate School’s also have essential information on Supervision Support that present all the services available to postgraduate students, such as coaching, mediation, and mentoring.  

Support for all matters

Departmental support

You can access support in your academic department from a number of different sources and you can choose the one that is right for you.

Student Services

Student Services is made up of a range of specialist student facing support services, including Careers, the Chaplaincy, the Counselling and Mental Health Advice Service, the Disability Advisory Service and the Sexual Violence Liaison Team.

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Imperial College Union Advice Centre

The ICU Advice Centre is a free, confidential, non-judgemental and independent service for all students studying at Imperial College.

Breaks in Study

Some students may decide to take a temporary break in their studies. At Imperial, this is called an Interruption of Studies (IoS).

Health and Wellbeing

Student Counselling and Mental Health Advisory Service

The Student Counselling Service provides individual counselling for registered students at the College for any personal issues that may be affecting your wellbeing. We also We also offer some Life Skills workshops and online support groups.

Disability Advisory Service

The Disability Advisory Service is committed to providing the best possible support for all students at Imperial. We understand that each person's disability or impairment can affect them in different ways and therefore the support offered is flexible and tailored.

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Graduate School

The Graduate School provides professional development courses and other useful resources for all Doctoral students.

Careers Service

We can help you explore and reach your career goals, with a range of resources, workshops, presentations, employer event and one-to-one appointments.

Centre for Academic English

We provide STEMM communication courses, workshops and drop-ins, as well as pre-sessional English courses.

The Student Support Zone webpages contain a wealth of information about the wide range of other services available to Imperial students.

For support relating to Research Computing issues, jobs, problems with submission scripts, applications, and issues with HPC software in general, you can ask for support by raising the appropriate ticket.