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Vice Chancellor’s Welcome
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Student Support Services
p21–26 Our campuses
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Anglia Assessment Centre (AAC)
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Travelling in and around Cambridge
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Library Resources
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St George House in Cambridge
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IT resources
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Eating and Drinking on the
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Changing courses
Before you arrive
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Examinations
When does my course start?
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Careers and Employment Bureau
Why Anglia Ruskin? Course Fees and Finance
(EB)
Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding
p15
Health
Authority (ISA)
p15
Chaplaincy
Study Support
p15
Support for disabled and dyslexic students
Learning Support – Disability and
Cambridge campus p23
Travelling in and around Chelmsford
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Eating and drinking on the Chelmsford campus
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Anglia Ruskin University, King’s Lynn
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Anglia Ruskin University,
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Childcare
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Counselling Service
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Leisure, Arts and Sports
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Transport and Car parking
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Other Anglia Ruskin sites
e-Vision
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Smoking
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Contact information
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Personal Tutor
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Students’ Union
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Student Information Centres
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Looking out for you
(i-Centres)
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Voluntary Work
Additional Learning needs
p10–20 Experiencing Anglia Ruskin p10
Peterborough p26
Faculty of Health & Social Care, Peterborough
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Welcome Dear student
students from more than 80 different
Thousands of our students graduate
Welcome to Anglia Ruskin University.
countries. It follows that time spent at Anglia
successfully every year. We are proud that
You are joining a student community which
Ruskin is truly life-changing; you will meet
they emerge competent, confident and
embraces those studying both full and
people from countries that were mere points
polished – clearly demonstrated by 9 out of
part-time. We have a significant number of
on a map to you before and you will make
our 10 graduates who are currently in work
students from East Anglia and the rest of the
friendships that last for the rest of your life.
or further study just six months after
UK, an ever-increasing number of students from mainland Europe, and overseas
leaving us. As an Anglia Ruskin student, you will be surrounded by scholars and scholarship.
This guide will help prepare you for the
You will be confronted by theories, with
journey to graduation and especially those
carefully reasoned intellectual arguments and
significant first days of University life
with new ideas, some of which may be
following your arrival. There will be many
controversial, or perhaps even threatening to
friendly advisers on-hand to help and
your own value system. Our hope is that
address any worries or concerns. Good
whatever you do when you leave us, you will
luck, and once again a warm welcome to
be ready to analyse and to challenge, to
our academic community.
welcome new ideas from others and offer up your own, to weigh arguments and make
Yours sincerely
informed decisions. Professor Michael Thorne Vice Chancellor
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Why Anglia Ruskin? Helping you achieve your potential All our part-time courses are designed to be stimulating, engaging and inspiring. The
A course near you Thanks to our network of campuses and Further and Higher Education colleges across the East of England, Anglia Ruskin makes it easy for you to study close to where you live.
strong practical focus ensures you have the opportunity to enhance your practical skills, enabling you to add greater value in your workplace.
It’s all part of our commitment to provide you with the learning you need to enhance your career prospects. And for busy people, that means fitting your course around your work
It’s this commitment to aligning our courses
and family commitments.
with the needs of commerce and industry that helps our graduates to achieve so much. 92%* of our graduates go into work or further study within six months of graduation – that’s one of the best performances of any university in the country. (*The Destination of Leavers Survey 2006 – 2007. Produced in association with the Higher Education Statistics Agency [HESA].)
All colleges offer credit-rated and modular courses validated by Anglia Ruskin, many up to degree level.
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Why Anglia Ruskin? Study designed around you
World-leading research
State-of-the-art facilities
We have designed our part-time courses
Anglia Ruskin is at the leading-edge of
Students at our University benefit from some
to be as flexible as possible, enabling you
exciting new research. The 2008 Research
of the most advanced study facilities in the
to fit your studies around your work and
Assessment Exercise (RAE) rated our work as
country. We have a Forensic Science
personal life. The credit-based modular
‘world-leading’ in a wide range of disciplines
Laboratory, state-of-the-art multimedia
programme means you can study at a
including Allied Health Professions and
studios, a Human Energetics and
pace that suits you.
Studies; Art and Design; English Language
Performance Laboratory, a fully equipped
and Literature; Geography and Environmental
Optometry Clinic, simulated hospital wards
Studies; History; Music; Psychology and
and operating theatres, a Mock Courtroom
Social Work and Social Policy and
plus a professional-standard theatre and
Administration.
Art Gallery.
Enhance your promotion prospects, or change career direction Our part-time courses offer the ideal way to upgrade and update your skills and enhance your career prospects. Yet they also provide the opportunity to study entirely new fields, enabling you to take your career in a completely new direction.
for: Applied Social Work; English; Music;
Proud to lead the way on green initiatives
Nursing and Midwifery; Occupational
Anglia Ruskin was ranked fourth in the
Therapy; Philosophy; Physiotherapy;
University Green League 2008 by People
Psychology; Radiography; Teacher Training;
and Planet. Click:
Theology and Religious Studies.
www.peopleandplanet.org/greenleague2008
Anglia Ruskin was rated ‘Excellent’ by The Sunday Times University Guide 2008
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Course Fees and Finance How much does it cost?
financial hardship. Applicants must fulfil
Fees for specific courses can be found here,
Additional Fee Support Scheme (AFSS)
click www.anglia.ac.uk/coursefees
Students who are eligible to receive funding
(50% of a full-time equivalent course) or
What statutory support may I be eligible for?
for a part-time course may also be able to
30 credits if you are a disabled student.
apply for the Additional Fee Support Scheme
Application forms may be obtained from the
(AFSS). This offers additional support for
Student Money Advice and Rights Team, once
part-time, low-income students whose
you have registered and started your course,
Means Tested Fee Grant/
statutory support is insufficient to meet the
click: www.anglia.ac.uk/studentmoney
Course Costs Grant
full tuition fees. For further information about
Part-time UK Higher Education students
AFSS, contact the Student Money Advice and
who live and study in England who: are not funded by an employer
Rights Team in Student Services, click:
have not previously studied for a degree
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are studying at the rate of at least 50% of
Access to Learning Fund (ALF) – undergraduates
The Government does not provide financial
Part-time students may also apply for
have to fund themselves. For information on
additional support through Anglia Ruskin’s
financial assistance to support your learning,
For more information, click:
Access to Learning Fund. This fund is
click: www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
provided by the Government to Higher
or call 0800 100 900.
a full-time equivalent course may be eligible for a means-tested, non-repayable grant towards the cost of fees, or a grant to help with related expenses.
Education Institutions to assist students in
residence requirements and should be undertaking at least 60 credits a year,
Help for postgraduate students support for postgraduate studies in the way that it does for undergraduate studies. Unfortunately many postgraduate students
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Course Fees and Finance Prospects The essential guide to funding further study
Access to Learning Fund (ALF) – postgraduates
Help for all part-time students
may provide useful information about
Part-time postgraduate students may also
Payment by instalments
possible sources of funding, click:
apply to the University’s Access to Learning
If your course lasts longer than four months
www.prospects.ac.uk
Fund, and requirements are similar to those
then you may pay your fees by instalments.
Grants Register
for undergraduate funding. Postgraduate
If you elect to pay by instalments then a 3%
students also need to demonstrate that they
administration charge is payable. The first
had made adequate provision to cover the
instalment of one third of the total fee plus
The Grants Register (available in Student
cost of their fees and living expenses prior to
a 3% administration charge is due at, or
Services on both campuses and also in the
making an application. Further information is
before, registration. The remaining two thirds
reference section of your local library) gives
available from the Student Money Advice and
is payable in equal monthly instalments
details of trust funds and charities that offer
Rights Team, click:
throughout the duration of your course.
grants for postgraduate study. Prospective
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students should be aware, however, that most grants offered are relatively small.
Help from your employer If you are currently employed and your course relates to your job or career, you could ask your employer to sponsor you for some or all of the fees.
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Course Fees and Finance Jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) and part-time study The regulations surrounding part-time study whilst claiming JSA are complex, and prospective students would need to discuss their individual circumstances with their local Jobcentre. Any fee or course cost grant awarded to a student is not counted as income for JSA or benefits purposes, as it is intended for course related costs rather than general living costs. For more details, click: www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
Help for disabled students If you have a disability and are planning to study at least 50% of a full-time course, then you may be eligible for the Disabled
For more information contact: Student Money Advice and Rights Team, in Student Services, on whichever campus you intend to study at:
Students’ Allowance (DSA). Cambridge: This may include:
Call: 0845 196 2288
specialist equipment allowance
Email: moneyadviserscam@anglia.ac.uk
a general disabled students’ allowance
Chelmsford:
a non-medical helper’s allowance
a contribution to extra travel costs that you may have to pay to attend your course as a
Call: 0845 196 4240 Email: moneyadvisers@anglia.ac.uk
result of your disability. Childcare Adviser: For more information, click:
Call: 0845 196 4287
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
Email: moneyadvisers@anglia.ac.uk
Disabled students who are not eligible for DSA can contact Student Services for advice about the possibility of alternative funding.
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Before you arrive When does my course start?
Semester 1 starts: Monday 31 August 2009 Semester 1 teaching starts: Monday 21 September 2009
For most students, the 2009/10
Semester 1 teaching finishes: Friday 11 December 2009
academic year runs from
Christmas vacation: Monday 14 December 2009 – Friday 1 January 2010
Monday 31 August 2009 to Friday 2 July 2010.
Semester 1 restarts following vacation: Monday 4 January 2010 Semester 1 exams: Weeks beginning Monday 4 January 2010 & Monday 11 January 2010 Semester 1 ends: Friday 22 January 2010
Semester 2 starts: Monday 25 January 2010 Semester 2 teaching starts: Monday 25 January 2010 Easter vacation: Monday 29 March 2010 – Friday 9 April 2010 Semester 1 (09/10) Re-sit examinations: Week beginning Monday 12 April 2010 Semester 2 restarts: Monday 19 April 2010 Semester 2 teaching finishes: Friday 7 May 2010 Semester 2 exams: Weeks beginning Monday 24 May 2010 & Monday 31 May 2010 Semester 2 ends: Friday 18 June 2010 Academic Year finishes: Friday 2 July 2010
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Before you arrive Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)
Contact the CRB information line on
How do I apply for registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority?
0870 90 90 844 or the Anglia Ruskin
From November 2010 students on courses
CRB Administrator, Fleur Mitchell:
requiring CRB clearance will also need to be
Your Admissions Officer will inform you if you
Call: 0845 196 4984
registered with the Independent Safeguarding
are required to complete a CRB Disclosure
Email: fleur.mitchell@anglia.ac.uk
Authority (ISA) There will be a charge for this
To find out more click: www.crb.gov.uk
application.
Why have I been asked to apply for a CRB Disclosure? If your course requires you to work with children or vulnerable adults, or you will be working in healthcare, then you will be required to obtain a CRB Disclosure Certificate.
service but details are not currently Please note: Students on Anglia Ruskin University courses funded by the NHS are required to undergo annual CRB Enhanced Disclosure re-checks while they are on the course. Students on Social Work and Education courses will be required to undergo a CRB re-check in their second year of study. The Disclosure Certificate is a very important document; you must keep it safe and bring it with you when you start your course. If you lose your CRB Enhanced Disclosure Certificate you will be required to apply for another at your own expense. Be prepared for the manager of your placement to ask to see your CRB Enhanced Disclosure Certificate.
available. To find out more click: www.isa-gov.org.uk
or call the ISA
information line 0300 123 1111.
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Before you arrive Study Support Preparation before you arrive Our University’s modular study system ensures you get down to some serious work very soon after you arrive. So be prepared! It’s often a good idea to read up on your subject area – it can stop you getting rusty and help you get off to a good start when you arrive.
Learning Support – Disability and Additional Learning needs We recognise that some students may need additional support with learning. So if you have a disability then you are encouraged to discuss your needs with a Student Adviser in the Learning Support team in advance of your arrival.
For more information, click: www.anglia.ac.uk/learnsupport
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Experiencing Anglia Ruskin e-Vision e-Vision is a web-based interface that enables students to access their records to update personal details, view marks, monitor progress and view module timetables. To collect your username and password details click: http://e-vision.anglia.ac.uk from any web browser and follow the instructions to login using your Student Identifier (SID). For technical issues contact: e-visionsupport@anglia.ac.uk
Personal Tutor As part of your induction you will be put in
Student Information Centres (i-Centres)
touch with your Personal Tutor who will
The purpose of the i-Centre is to provide a first
become your first point of contact for any
port of call for all students requiring information
academic or personal issues that may affect
on an extensive range of issues, including:
your studies.
assignment hand-ins and deadlines change of student details
For more information about the scheme,
letters for council tax exemption, opening
click: www.anglia.ac.uk/personaltutor
banks accounts, army exemption, visa extension request, student status etc
We also have a number of Student Advisers
e-Vision queries
available on our campuses.
Freshers' Week
Student Advisers can authorise assignment
registration and re-registration queries
extensions and advise about mitigation if you are experiencing personal or health
Railcard and Oystercard authorisation issuing student cards
student focused publications
problems. They can also advise you on the
provision of various forms including
specialist services that are there to support
withdrawal, intermission and change
you in your studies. For more information,
of course
click: www.anglia.ac.uk/studentadvisers
referral point for other departments.
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Experiencing Anglia Ruskin i-Centres can be found at the following addresses:
Opening times during semester period: The i-Centres are currently open from 8.30am – 5.00pm. Opening times for
Anglia Assessment Centre (AAC)
Cambridge:
Tuesday and Thursday are currently
The Anglia Assessment Centre (AAC) is the
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being revised.
ideal place to have your DSA (Disabled Student’s Allowance) assessment carried out.
Tel: 0845 196 2906 Email: i-centrecam@anglia.ac.uk Chelmsford:
For more information, click:
Our team of skilled ‘study aids and strategies
www.anglia.ac.uk/icentre
assessors’ offers a professional, high quality assessment where your individual needs will
Tel: 0845 196 3830
Student Support Services
Email: i-centrechel@anglia.ac.uk
The aim of our Student Support Services
007, Ground Floor, Faculty Building
be addressed. We will find the right solutions to enable you to reach your true potential on your course.
is to help look after your general well-being Fulbourn:
and to assist you in fulfilling your academic
Victoria House, Capital Park
potential. For more information click:
Tel: 01223 885949
www.anglia.ac.uk/studentsupport
Email: i-centrefulbourn@anglia.ac.uk
For more information: Call: 0845 196 2378 Click: www.anglia.ac.uk/aac Email: dsa@anglia.ac.uk
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Experiencing Anglia Ruskin Library Resources
IT resources
Our University has two main libraries located
IT support is provided by the University
at Cambridge and Chelmsford, and two
Library IT Helpdesk at:
specialist health libraries at Fulbourn and
libweb.anglia.ac.uk
Peterborough. We also have an extensive Digital Library that provides on and off-campus access to databases, e-journals and e-books.
Your Anglia Ruskin username and personal email account You will be given your username shortly after
Our libraries offer a range of facilities
your registration and this will give you access
including networked PCs, wireless
to the PC network and your personal Anglia
connectivity for laptops, plus a wide variety
Ruskin email account.
of standard IT applications. Our friendly, expert staff are on hand to provide support
The University email policy can be viewed at:
whenever you need it. They also run a
http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/isms/
comprehensive programme of information
standards/email/index.phtml
and study skills training. For more details click: www.libweb.anglia.ac.uk
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Experiencing Anglia Ruskin Media services If you need to use new media technology as part of your studies, you can borrow equipment, purchase media supplies and get expert advice from the Media Support areas on each campus. For more information:
Examinations There are two main examination periods each year – one in January, and one in June. There are also two re-sit examination periods in April and in August. Most examinations for undergraduate and postgraduate courses take place within these periods.
Call: 0845 196 4357 (IT helpdesk) Call: 0845 196 3756 (library IT helpdesk) Click: www.anglia.ac.uk/isms
Detail of the examination timetable can be found at, click: www.anglia.ac.uk/exams
Email: isms-support@anglia.ac.uk Some courses may have exams outside of
Changing courses The modular system is designed to give you the flexibility to tailor your course towards areas of particular interest. However, should you decide that you would like to change to an entirely different course, we will do all we can to make it possible.
these main periods, so check exact dates with your tutors or module leaders.
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Experiencing Anglia Ruskin Careers and Employment Bureau (EB)
The EB also handles part-time roles that arise within our University, and we make
Many students who are not already in
sure that new positions are always made
employment choose to get part-time or
available to our students or graduates.
temporary jobs to help with their finances while studying. Our Employment Bureau
In order to be considered for any work,
(EB), with offices on both Cambridge and
you will need to register with the EB.
Chelmsford campuses, can help you search for a job that’s right for you.
To find out more, contact us at: Cambridge:
The EB also liaises with local employers to
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secure permanent career opportunities and
Tel: 0845 196 2564/2766
work placements for graduates and final year students.
Chelmsford: Ashcroft Reception
Details of working entitlements for
Rivermead Campus
International students are available online,
Tel: 0845 196 3616/3617
click: www.anglia.ac.uk/international/work
Email: employment-bureau@anglia.ac.uk More details can be found on our website, click: www.anglia.ac.uk/eb
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Experiencing Anglia Ruskin Health In Cambridge, we have a medical centre
will represent your interests or concerns to other departments and individuals within the University.
with a GP branch surgery and a campus nurse. In Chelmsford, we have an on-site GP practice and a campus nurse providing a comprehensive, confidential range of services.
Chaplaincy The Chaplaincy offers time for exploring issues of faith, whatever your starting point, and a place where spiritual and personal issues can be discussed in confidence. Chaplains of different denominations work together to help with many aspects of student life. Our Chaplaincy offers a range of social events on-campus throughout the academic year. It offers practical support and advice and, where necessary,
Support for disabled and dyslexic students We recognise that some students may need additional support. If you are disabled or dyslexic, it is important that we understand your needs, so be sure to let us know. We can also help you to seek funding for support, most often through the Disabled Students’ Allowances. Anglia Ruskin has been instrumental in a number of developments enabling us to respond more effectively to the needs of disabled students. These initiatives range from accessibility projects to providing additional resources and individual support for students.
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Experiencing Anglia Ruskin Childcare At Anglia Ruskin University we aim to provide you with the support to enable you to take full part in the academic and social life of University. And we fully understand how important it is that you can participate in activities, knowing your child is in suitable childcare.
Childcare at Chelmsford
For more information on all childcare
Students can also take advantage of nursery
services, please contact:
sessions our University has purchased from
Childcare office: 01223 339905
local private nursery Kiddi Caru, situated just
Cambridge: 0845 196 2202
a few hundred yards from the Rivermead
Chelmsford: 0845 196 4287
Campus. Kiddi Caru has excellent facilities
Email: cam-nursery@anglia.ac.uk
and provides a safe and stimulating
Email: lesley.green@anglia.ac.uk
environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years.
Childcare at Cambridge The Anglia Ruskin Nursery in Cambridge is run by experienced, qualified staff and aims to give children the opportunity to grow and develop in a caring, friendly environment. The Nursery operates for 47 weeks of the year, and students may choose a contract to suit their needs (38 week and 47 week contracts). A minimum booking of 5 sessions per week is required. Fees are set to cover running costs but students may apply for a supported fee, based on personal circumstances.
Holiday Playscheme There is a holiday playscheme in Cambridge, open 8:15am – 5:45pm Monday – Friday during all school holidays except Christmas and Bank holidays. The scheme takes children from 5 – 14 years, and is available to students and staff of Anglia Ruskin University. We recommend you make your childcare arrangements well in advance as there is usually a waiting list for spaces.
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Experiencing Anglia Ruskin Counselling Service
Leisure, Arts and Sports
If you find yourself faced with personal,
The Students’ Union offers a lively social and
emotional or study-related problems during
entertainments programme throughout the
your time at University, you may find it
semester. The Students’ Union is the
helpful to talk to a counsellor.
umbrella organisation for all the student led clubs and societies. The Students’ Union and
A counsellor will help you talk about your
Student Support Services offer professional
feelings, explore options and help you come
expertise, access to facilities and support to
to your own decisions. Our counsellors are
any individuals or group of students who
trained, experienced, and nationally
want to pursue sporting activities.
accredited, and the service is free and completely confidential. An appointment to
The Students’ Union also runs a number of
see a counsellor can be made at Student
‘Give it a Go’ sessions on each campus to
Support Services. For further information visit
give students a taster of new activities.
the Student Services web pages, click: www.anglia.ac.uk/studentsupport
For further details contact the Students’ Union. You can find out more about our sports facilities and clubs at the Students’ Union Freshers’ Week.
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Experiencing Anglia Ruskin Transport and Car parking In order to cope with the large volume of traffic created by students, staff and visitors, we have implemented our own Travel Management Plan (TMP), which aims to alleviate pressure on our roads and to reduce pollution and CO2 emissions. Our University encourages cycling, travelling by public transport, walking and car sharing, and we offer a variety of services to support students and staff who choose these options: discounts with First Essex Buses discounts with cycle shops cycle training
interest-free ‘travel to work’ loan for staff free car-sharing scheme.
For more information and further options, click: www.anglia.ac.uk/travel
Smoking Smoking is not permitted in University buildings, including all student accommodation. There are designated smoking areas located around all campuses and these are clearly sign-posted.
They also have student welfare in mind, with an Advice Service if you need a friendly ear, and regular campaigns to raise awareness of issues affecting students. The SU is run by Full-time and Part-time students, so everyone has the chance to get involved and really make a difference.
Students’ Union
As a mature student I was worried
The Students’ Union represents, serves and
about re-entering education. The break
supports each and every Anglia Ruskin
from study due to Full-time work, and
student. They are independent from the
settling in with my new peer group were
University and exist to ensure your voice is
concerns that I was easily able to
heard. 'Putting you first' is their tagline and is
overcome. There is so much to enjoy in
at the forefront of everything they do.
addition to study and so many more career options are now available to me. – Adrian Philips BA (Hons) Business Marketing
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Experiencing Anglia Ruskin Looking out for you
The APEX can be picked up around campus
Automatic membership
for free. If you would like to get involved
Once you register as a student at Anglia
The Advice Service
with the APEX, please contact the Students’
Ruskin University you will automatically gain
Union.
membership of the Students’ Union – which
Representation
means you’ll have access to all the exciting
The Students’ Union offers a free, fully independent and impartial Advice Service that can be the first port of call for anyone experiencing problems.
Each course taught by our University has a student representative, who is an elected voice for every student on that course.
Our advisers are located on the Chelmsford and Cambridge campuses but can also provide advice via telephone or e-mail. To make an appointment with one of the Students’ Union Advisers simply contact any of the SU offices by phone, e-mail or in person.
Read all about it The APEX is Anglia Ruskin’s student newspaper. The Students’ Union Communication Officer acts as editor-in-chief, but all content is supplied and edited by students, for students.
They meet with the Union on a regular basis to discuss anything affecting their fellow students. They play a vital role in communicating between students, our University and the Students’ Union, ensuring that the student perspective is taken into account when important decisions are made, and flagging up any problems with teaching, assessment and other academic affairs.
things the Union has to offer! All members of the Students’ Union will receive an NUS (National Union of Students) card. This card entitles you to a range of discounts from high street stores and amenities including clothing shops, record stores, cinemas, nightclubs and other entertainments. You may also purchase an NUS Extra Card, which entitles you to further discounts both on the high street and online.
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Experiencing Anglia Ruskin For more information, visit one of our offices listed below, or click: www.nus.org.uk Cambridge Office Helmore, 1st Floor, Room 125 Call: 01223 460008
Voluntary Work
What kind of things can you do?
If you would like to gain additional
Working with young people in schools or
experience and develop new skills then
youth groups, events organising, business
Anglia Ruskin University offers a wide variety
planning, fundraising, office
of volunteering opportunities that can help
work, IT, DIY, working with elderly
you do just that.
people, environmental groups.
Combined with your academic qualifications,
You will also have the opportunity to take
volunteering can look really good on your CV.
part in projects such as the ‘Students as
You may even be able to gain academic
Mentors’ scheme, Sports Coaching in the
credit for your participation in some voluntary
Community and Working with Young
activities.
Offenders.
Anyone can volunteer, and the amount of
For more information please contact the
time you give is entirely up to you. In most
Community Liaison and Development Officer:
Chelmsford Office Tindal Building, 1st Floor Call: 01245 258178 Peterborough Office Room 8, Thorpe Road Campus Call: 01223 883260 Fulbourn Office Student Common Room, Victoria House, Capital Park Call: 01223 865965
cases you do not need experience, and where specific skills are required, specialist training
Cambridge: 0845 196 2776
will be provided at no cost to you. All that
Email: volunteercam@anglia.ac.uk
most organisations ask for is enthusiasm and commitment.
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Our campuses Travelling in and around Cambridge
By bus
There are five Park & Ride sites in Cambridge
All local and long distance bus services stop
which operate every day. Buses stop at the
in, or close to, the city centre at either
Grafton Centre, which is just a few minutes
Drummer Street, Emmanuel Street, Parkside,
walk from the main East Road entrance.
Downing Street or St Andrew’s Street. The
Travel times to the University campus can
main operator is Stagecoach which runs a
take between 10 and 30 minutes. Click:
range of services on their Citi network.
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport
Link to Cambridge regional map
Click: www.stagecoachbus.com
Car parking
Travelling by road
By bicycle
Parking is not available on our Cambridge
Step by step driving directions
Cambridge has long been regarded as the
campus. We advise visitors to use one of
cycling capital of the UK. Being such a cycle
the public car parks or Park & Ride. There
By train
friendly city, there are plenty of cycle parking
are five central car parks with over 3,000
Cambridge railway station is about 20
facilities available both in and around the
spaces, the nearest being the Grafton Centre
minutes walk (one mile) from Anglia Ruskin
city, and on-campus.
on East Road, or Queen Anne on Gonville
Cambridge Campus East Road Cambridge CB1 1PT
University. Trains run frequently between
Place.
Cambridge and London (King’s Cross and
By car
Liverpool Street), Ipswich, Peterborough,
Cambridge can be reached from the South
King’s Lynn and Birmingham.
via the M11 motorway, from the North via
Click: www.nationalrail.co.uk
the A1, and from the Midlands via the A14.
For a detailed map of how to get to Anglia Ruskin click: www.anglia.ac.uk/maps Link to walking map Link to map of East Road Campus
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Our campuses St George House in Cambridge
Once you reach the Market Square take a
Helmore coffee bar
left onto Guildhall Street and the entrance
Open 8.00am – 7.30pm Monday to
to St George House is just opposite the
Thursday and 8.00am – 4.00pm on Friday
Link to map of St George House
Guildhall, with a statue of Talos outside.
Directions from Helmore Reception, East Road campus to St George House. Our Admissions team is located at St George House in the city centre, just 15 minutes walk from the East Road campus. To get to St George House from the East Road reception, turn left as you leave the building and walk toward the crossroads with the Fire Station on your right. Cross over the pedestrian crossing into Parker’s Piece, walking diagonally across the Piece, turn right onto Regent Street and onto St Andrew’s Street. Walking past St Andrew the Great Church take a left and walk along Petty Cury past a number of shops, towards the Market Square.
Once you get here press number 7 on the
Coslett Café
intercom for Anglia Ruskin. The Anglia
Open from 8.30am – 5.00pm Monday –
Ruskin office is located on the second floor.
Thursday (8.30am – 4.00pm on Friday).
Eating and Drinking on the Cambridge campus
Café serving fresh coffees and teas,
Helmore Restaurant Open from 8.30am – 3.00pm Monday – Thursday (8.30am – 2.30pm on Friday) serving a wide range of drinks and snacks, as well as a choice of traditional English and International dishes.
sandwiches, pastries and other snacks.
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Our campuses Travelling in and around Chelmsford Chelmsford Campus Bishops Hall Lane Chelmsford CM1 1SQ Link to Chelmsford map
Travelling by road
By bus
By bicycle
First Group provide an excellent bus service
Chelmsford has a pedestrianised town centre
in and around Chelmsford. A brand new bus
area close to the University. You can also
station, close to the rail station in Duke
cycle round the town on the 30km of
Street has recently opened providing modern
dedicated cycle paths. Linked by relatively
facilities for travellers, and is 15 minutes
quiet residential roads, the network covers
away from the University. For timetables
almost the whole of the urban area of
click: www.firstgroup.com/index.php
Chelmsford.
National Express also operate in Chelmsford click: www.nationalexpress.co.uk
Step by step driving directions
Park & Ride
By car By train
Chelmsford’s new Park & Ride site is located
Chelmsford is on the A12, the main route
just outside Sandon on the A12 (Junction
Chelmsford railway station is located in the
from London to East Anglia. If you are
18)/A414/A1060 Maldon Road interchange.
heart of the town centre about 10 minutes
approaching via the M25, join the A12 at
The Park & Ride site has over 900 parking
walk from the University campus. Chelmsford
junction 28 (J28). From the A12, follow the
spaces, with buses serving the Chelmsford
has excellent links with London and the rest
local signs to Chelmsford town centre and
town centre every 10 minutes throughout the
of the East of England. Up to six trains an
the University Campus.
day. Click:
hour run between Chelmsford and London (Liverpool Street), with a journey time of 35 minutes. Click: www.nationalrail.co.uk
www.essexcc.gov.uk/microsites/parkandride
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Our campuses Car parking Chelmsford has a number of car parks
Eating and drinking on the Chelmsford campus
including long and short stay. Disabled
Open from 8.00am – 5.30pm, Monday – Friday. Serves snacks and hot
Parking bays are provided within campus car
Queens Restaurant
parks. Car parks can be viewed on the map
Open from 8.00am – 10.30am serving
or for more information please click:
breakfast, snacks and hot and cold drinks.
www.chelmsford.gov.uk
Between 11.30am – 2.00pm a choice of
Travelling from the airports
traditional English and International dishes.
International students will find guidance and
Queens Coffee Bar
advice on arriving in the UK and on travelling
Open from 8.00am to early evening
from the airports in the ‘Guide for
(8.00am – 4.00pm on Friday) serving fresh
International Applicants’. Other
coffees and teas, sandwiches, pastries and
students looking for information on arriving
other snacks.
from an airport should contact Student Support Services.
Faculty Café
Tindal Café Open from 8.00am – 4.00pm (8.00am to 3.00pm on Friday). This facility offers the same service as the Queens Coffee Bar with the additional ‘made to order’ sandwich bar.
and cold drinks.
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Our campuses Anglia Ruskin University, King’s Lynn
By September 2009, a new, purpose-built
Within the next five years, the college site
facility will have been created on the college
will also benefit from a brand new £75
site for the exclusive use of Higher Education
million building providing additional
Located in the heart of the historic town
students. Facilities will include state-of-the-
education and training facilities.
of King’s Lynn, this large campus has
art teaching rooms, a large lecture hall,
excellent facilities including a state-of-the-art
various meeting and conference rooms, as
Higher Education students located at any of
e-learning centre, multi-gym and sports
well as housing a small HE study area, a café
the centres across the city will be entitled to
centre, restaurant, coffee shop and nursery.
and a ‘one-stop shop’ student support centre.
make use of the new college facilities, which
Click here for map
Other locations are also planned across the
will include the latest industry-standard
Anglia Ruskin University, Peterborough
city, some specifically aimed at meeting the
equipment and resources, including
training needs of a range of business sectors.
construction and engineering workshops, hair salons and complementary therapy spa, a new restaurant, theatre and performance
Peterborough is a vibrant, exciting city and is
studios, a media centre with photography
a major regional centre mid-way between the
and recording studios plus a sports and
East Anglian coast and the Midlands. It has
fitness studio.
excellent road and rail connections and is less than 50 minutes by train from London. Anglia Ruskin University, Peterborough is located at the Peterborough Regional College site, close to the town centre.
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Our campuses Faculty of Health & Social Care, Peterborough The site is located at the Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is within easy walking distance of the city centre. We deliver part-time continuing professional development courses in Health and Social Care from this site. On-site facilities include the library, student common room and clinical skills facilities.
Other Anglia Ruskin sites include: Braintree College
Cambridge Theological Federation Cambridge Regional College Chelmsford College
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