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MCR Pathways Mentor Training Evening

Alison Hillis Senior WP Development Officer Recruitment, Admissions & Participation Service

• Almost 17,000 students
• UWS was founded in 2007 but can trace its origins back to 1897
• 5 campuses – Ayr, Dumfries, Paisley, Lanarkshire and London
• 4 Academic Schools –
• Business and Enterprise
• Media Culture and Society
• Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences
• Health and Life Sciences

About UWS

• One third of our student population come through the college route to

UWS

• Students can articulate from college with an HNC to 2nd Year or an HND

to 3rd Year

• Over 70 degree programmes available from Aircraft Engineering to

Sports Coaching and Development

• College Engagement Advisors work with students in college to help with

the transition to university

• Range of opportunities to come on campus through:
• Open Days
• Subject specific Campus Days
• College Transition Days

About UWS

• Support is available from the Widening Participation Team for

writing Personal Statements, applying to UCAS and applying to SAAS

• The Admissions Team maintain contact throughout the application

process

• UWS currently reviewing contextual admissions statements
• UWS looks at all applications on an individual basis and will take

into consideration widening access indicators in offers made.

• Access to MyDay is provided as soon as an offer is made

Support during the Application Process

• Comprehensive range of Student Services to provide advice, support and

guidance when needed

• UWS student services team was named ‘Student Support

Team of the Year’ in the 2017 Herald Higher Education Awards Our campus-based Student Services teams provide:

• 1-1 customised pre-entry and ongoing support (through the Senior WP Officer)
• Careers and employability guidance
• Study skills
• Disability services
• Counselling
• Funding and money advice
• International student support
• Multifaith Chaplaincy

Support for Pupils and Students

Enrolment and Induction - MyDay

• MyDay is a student portal packed with features to help with the

UWS journey from Enrolment to Graduation

• It connects students in real-time to other UWS systems making it

easier to keep track of all the information they need in one place and access services.

• They can sign-on and get access to multiple systems through this

single sign-on point.

• MyDay is online so is accessible from any internet-enabled

device.

• It is a digital campus for students to help with their studies

Enrolment and Induction - MyDay

• Receive announcements from UWS
• Find information about courses
• View their personalised timetable
• access their Outlook email inbox, calendar and task list

link to other UWS systems (including Moodle, Banner, Library, The Hub)

• ITDS Helpdesk, UWS Online Careers & Skills Centre)
• access their online Microsoft OneDrive account to create, store

and share documents

• Check and top-up print credit
• Find contact details for University staff members
• Keep up to date with the UWS Twitter feed and Facebook page

Useful Websites available for new students

MyDay https://www.uws.ac.uk/current-students/supporting-your- studies/moodle-myday-myjourney/ Induction/Enrolmetn - visit: www.uws.ac.uk/current-students/supporting-your-studies/induction- enrolment/new-to-uws Needing help with Enrolment - email: enrol@uws.ac.uk Needing help with funding - visit: https://www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/student-support- wellbeing/money-advice

Contact Details

Alison Hillis 0141 849 4149 alison.hillis@uws.ac.uk

www.uws.ac.uk