Welcome events
Nervous and neurodiverse students meet up
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Thu 14 September 2023
11:00 - 13:00 - Location
- Games Room and Meeting Room 1 – The Students' Union, Glenside Campus, Further info
- Contact
- Students' Union at UWE thestudentsunion@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking not required
Description
Find your tribe in a relaxed, friendly environment for anyone who identifies as neurodiverse or nervous or anxious.
Join us at this super-chilled social to network with support services and find new friends to buddy up with for other Welcome events. There’s no criteria to attend – whether you’re formally diagnosed, self-diagnosed or just feel a bit shy in new situations, everyone’s welcome!
We’ll have free hot drinks and snacks on hand, as well as activities such as mindfulness colouring and board games to help break the ice.
You can drop in to this event for as long or as little as you like. We know that social situations can be a bit overwhelming, so there’s no pressure to get involved – if you’d rather sit back, watch or do your own thing in the space then that’s cool with us!
Find us in The Students’ Union at Glenside (see below for directions and venue information). We’ll be in the Games Room, with a quiet space available next door in Meeting Room 1.
This event is open to all UWE Bristol students.
Travel information
Walk: Glenside Campus is a 30 minutes (approximately) walk from Frenchay Campus, either via Stoke Lane or through Stoke Park Estate. Please note, these routes include steep hills.
Bus: First Bus services 5 and 48A stop directly outside the main entrance to Glenside Campus. The 48A runs every 20 mins between Frenchay Campus and Glenside Campus.
Cycle: Glenside Campus is easily accessible from several local cycle routes. There are showers, lockers, bike shelters and free bike tools available on campus.
Drive: Parking is available on campus for permit holders only. Please ensure you have either an annual permit OR a free ‘permission to park’ permit along with a daily parking token displayed in your windscreen.
Location
Games Room and Meeting Room 1 – The Students' Union
Glenside Campus
Blackberry hill
Bristol
BS16 1DD
UK
Accessibility
The Students’ Union at UWE welcomes all abilities, disabilities, ages, ethnicities, and genders into our spaces. If you have any questions, concerns, or additional requirements then please let us know so that we can make your time at this event as comfortable as possible.
For more information about this event, please contact us at SUGlenside@uwe.ac.uk.
- Disabled parking: Yes
- Step-free access: Yes
- Automatic doors: Yes
- Accessible toilets: Yes
- Induction loop: No
- Guide or assistance dog-friendly: Yes
- Quiet spaces available: Yes
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