Student services and support

We are proud of our supportive culture and friendly atmosphere. Our dedicated student services and support teams are here to guide you through the many aspects of student life, helping you to reach your full potential.

While your time at the MET should be fun, exciting and rewarding, we recognise that there may be times when you require additional personal and/or academic support. Our specialist support staff are qualified, caring and committed to ensuring you get the most out of your time here.

Pastoral care

Pastoral care is available at each campus, and you can email or arrange a face-to-face meeting to talk through any concerns or life circumstances that might affect your ability to attend or succeed on your course. You will be listened to and, where possible, helped to resolve any issues or referred to the appropriate department or external agency.

Disability and learning support

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. We will take all reasonable steps to remove barriers to learning and educational achievement, and to create an inclusive learning environment.

We have a team of facilitators who support students with disabilities/difficulties such as physical disabilities, visual impairment, hearing impairment, mental health difficulty, Autism Spectrum Condition, medical conditions or specific learning differences. We have a Disability Adviser who can help students with support and DSA (Disabled Students’ Allowance) enquiries, who will work with you to ensure that appropriate support is in place.

Students’ Union

When you join one of our degree level motorsport engineering or motorsport technology courses, you’ll automatically become a member of the University of Brighton’s Students’ Union. Run by students for students, they represent your views with a focus on improving your overall student experience.

Brighton SU provides a wide range of services and facilities, including sports, entertainment, shops, catering, discounts and societies.

Libraries and Learning Resource Centres

Our Learning Resource Centres (LRCs) are at the hub of college life and provide access to an extensive range of specialist course-related resources, library and IT facilities.

Centres are well-equipped with a collection of over 80,000 books, periodicals, DVDs, music and computers providing access to the internet, Microsoft Office, specialised software, and the college’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to support learning and skills development. Additionally, you will have access to printing, photocopying and scanning. Staff are on hand to support you with using our learning resources both on and off campus.

Online Resources

Our online resources provide you with access to a wide range of course-focused materials, databases, full text journals, articles, e-books and streamed recordings - most of which can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection.

We use GSuite for Education, an online learning environment where students can easily access and store their course materials, share and collaborate with others. Widely available online resources also include video streaming platforms, online academic journals, articles, e-books and specialist subject digital resources.

The apps that form GSuite include:

– Drive for unlimited storage and creating – Gmail for use as a separate college email – Classroom for simple submission and feedback – Calendar for organising and planning your studies

GSuite empowers students and tutors to build content together and share in each other’s learning experience. Turnitin is also used for assignment submissions and originality checking.