If you are concerned about a student’s wellbeing or mental health, approach them for a discussion, the external site 'Student Minds' has useful articles to support friends in initiating those conversations.

You can also find information about university support services and what to do if you have concerns about a student in our 'what support can students access' article.

Details of mental health support available out of hours, at weekends and during holidays can be found on the  Student Services Online webpages.

You can also find information about our health & wellbeing support on our webpages below:

• King’s Sport & Wellness
• See a GP at our NHS health centre
• Chaplaincy

Where can students access help directly at King’s?

It’s common for students to experience feelings of anxiety and loneliness as they establish themselves in a new environment, however King’s support services can help.

Student Services Online contains support for a range of issues. You can also refer to the following articles to learn more about the different types of help we offer:

• Who is my personal tutor and what do they do?

• King's Active Wellness Scheme

• Who are the Faculty Wellbeing Advisors?

• King's Student Union (KCLSU) Peer Support

• How can the Chaplaincy support me?

• Specialist services at King's NHS Health Centre

• How can the Counselling & Mental Health Support Service help me?

At King's, our students' safety is a key priority. Find more information about how safety is tackled on the following webpages:

• Health & Safety Services

• Personal safety on campus and in London

• Common scams and fraud; get to know them and how to avoid them

• KCLSU: Safe and inclusive spaces 

Support for students living in residences

If you have concerns about a student living in King’s student residences, we have a dedicated Welfare team available in each hall for support.

Find out more about the welfare provision in our residences on our Welfare webpage. To report a concern you can do the following:

• If it is between the hours of 9am – 5pm on a Monday – Friday, please email welfare@kcl.ac.uk with the nature of your concern and the student it relates to.
  
  
• Our Helpdesk team are also available to log a concern within 24/7, they can be reached my phone on 0207 848 5959 or by email on kingsresidences@kcl.ac.uk. Please ensure you have the name of the student and the nature of your concern ready to disclose.

Please note that residences staff will not be able to release any information about a student to you unless that student have provided written consent for us to do so. Residences staff may also need to speak directly with the student and inform them of your concern, depending on the nature of your enquiry. For more details on confidentiality and other useful information, please see the 'raising a concern' webpage.

Explore what we offer to help students build their career path on the following webpages:

• Boost your career and employability

• King’s Entrepreneurship Institute

• Academic, digital & employability skills

King's offers library services across all our campuses. You can view our locations on our library locations webpage. King's students can also access other London and UK libraries including Senate House Library, British Library and the University of London.

King's students can access a wide range of online databases, journals, ebooks and digital content held by our Archives and Special collections, and a large number of our libraries offer a 24/7 opening hours and each library offer study zones, including quiet zones, silent zones and discussion zones. 

Discover more about our library and the services available on our library webpages.

King's undergraduate fees and funding

King's has a dedicated fees and funding team who are on-hand to offer confidential advice to both prospective and current students, covering issues such as bursaries, grants, living expenses, student loans and more. Find out more on our fees and funding webpages.

Scholarships & bursaries 

King's offers a range of scholarship & bursary opportunities, including hardship funds for students who face financial pressure and concerns when studying. Search through our range of available scholarship & bursary opportunities on our funding catalogue.

Living expenses

Find out student advice on how much to budget, students discounts, travel expenses and more on our living expenses webpage. You can also read about ways students can work whilst studying on our student experience webpages.