Accommodation Tips and Advice

  1. 1) Save the Security team's phone number in your phone, they may become a time where you have locked yourself out or you see something specious. Having the security phone number saved in your phone not only saves you the hassle of trying to find it, but also makes the time they can arrive a lot quicker. It can keep you and the people around you safe.

Securities phone number can be found below:

- Central Number: 01228547662
- Ambleside: 07809190531
- Carlise Fusehill Street: 07809190530
- Carlise Brampton Road: 07809190541 (Till 10.30pm Mon – Fri) 07809190530 (on weekends)
- Lancaster: 07809190566

Kitchen Inspection Expectations

These tasks can easily be divided with you and your flatmates. The university provides a rota but do feel free to make your own as a group if that is what works best.

Dealing with homesickness

Here you can find some helpful tips which may help make the adjudgments that bit easier:

- Join a Society: Joining a club or society is a great way to meet like-minded people with similar interests and hobbies. Find out what groups are available to you on the Students Union website.

- Mental and emotional support: It is important you remember that your thoughts and emotions are valid. Here the University of Cumbria is staffed by qualified Mental Health Practitioners and Trainee Counsellors and offers appointments to students Monday - Friday. Appointments are available between 9.00am and 4.00pm, with a limited number of early evening appointments. Approximately 1 in 12 students at the University seek some support from the Talking Therapy Service, for a range of different issues including homesickness to make a self-referral.

- Create a routine: There are numerous benefits to establishing a routine from reducing stress to making your time as effective as possible. Routines help bring structure to your life and allow you to time manage which is particularly beneficial for university in terms of assignments. However, not everyone benefits from routine therefore finding the right balance for you can bring benefits to your mental and physical health.

- Look out for yourself: Making sure you get enough physical exercise can bring mental and physical benefits. As well as exercise making sure you get the correct amount of sleep and eating a balanced diet and other ways you can look after yourself. Join the university's sports centre.

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