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Come on @MyBCU students, let’s get higher than 14th place!
Day 7 of #UniBattle is here! Get online and watch @blackbullion videos a chance to win a Fitbit 💪and help your uni win the UniBattle crown!👑 bit.ly/unibattle2019
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Join our International Activities Week Buddy crew! We are accepting applications for volunteers until 11/08/19. Applications are now open to recent graduates too!! Apply Here: - icity.bcu.ac.uk/Notice/Inter…
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Hey all my UK #blind #PartiallySighted #VIP twitterers the DfT have a survey about tactile paving, how you use it, what you think its for, were you trained in it etc. Please complete it if you can. I just did! smartsurvey.co.uk/s/BGRE5/
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Going to uni this September? Make sure you're university ready by getting your #MenACWY vaccine – phone your GP practice to book an appointment #ValueofVaccines
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.@MyBCU students, want to join a supportive and caring online community who share experiences and help each other? Register with bigwhitewall.com for free with your BCU email address :)
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If you missed @AbilityNet's webinar on inclusive tech for students, you can find the recording and materials here abilitynet.org.uk/webinars/f… #Disability #university #inclusion Highly recommended :)
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International Activities Week 2019 – Students volunteers needed! Enthusiastic and friendly volunteers needed for an exciting opportunity taking place 9-13 September. For more information visit this link: icity.bcu.ac.uk/Notice/Inter…
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If you are a disabled student at @MyBCU and have used one-to-one support this year (such as dyslexia support tuition, mentoring or notetaking) we want to know what you thought of your support. Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey bcu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/disa…
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The summer break can be a difficult time. Whether you live locally, are heading out of the area to go home or staying around university, you can access @BigWhiteWall1 at any time for support. Sign up for free at bigwhitewall.com with your @MyBCU email address :)
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PhD computing students at BCU have developed a design tool for people with RSI, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and similar using an eye tracker. They're looking for participants to help develop it. If interested in helping please DM us and we'll pass you the contact details.
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Happiness Festival, June 29th, Birmingham. No mud. No yurts. No tents. Come along and soak up the wellbeing with @richardgerver @TheSumoGuy myself and, of course, @ShonetteBason. It's gonna be EPIC artofbrilliance.co.uk/happin… #HappinessFestival19 @actionhappiness @bbcmtd @BBCBreaking
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Hugely excited about speaking at this event. Incredible value too. Hope I see you there.
Happiness Festival, June 29th, Birmingham. No mud. No yurts. No tents. Come along and soak up the wellbeing with @richardgerver @TheSumoGuy myself and, of course, @ShonetteBason. It's gonna be EPIC artofbrilliance.co.uk/happin… #HappinessFestival19 @actionhappiness @bbcmtd @BBCBreaking
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Don’t suffer in silence. Get support, take control and feel better with the help of @BigWhiteWall1. .@MyBCU students, sign up with your student email address at bigwhitewall.com
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Free Training on Inclusive Technology for Students from @AbilityNet zoom.us/webinar/register/391… - great for students and those teaching them to attend #university
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"I wasn’t sure about university, because there’s a real misunderstanding that you must have A Levels to be able to apply. My #dyslexia went unrecognised for years at school, but was diagnosed within my first few months at BCU." Read Lydia's story: bit.ly/2YDwAdE #IAMBCU
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Talking is good but it can be difficult face-to-face. This #MentalHealthAwarnessWeek why not check out the support @BigWhiteWall1 offers? Free to all @MyBCU students. Just register with your student email address.
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And make sure you grab your @TWR_org Resource Key! #MentalHealthAwarnessWeek
Do you fancy a massage? Free refreshments? There are even colours books and smoothie bikes this Thursday 16th May between 11-3pm in Curzon Building Foyer all as a part of the Mind Your Head event this mental health awareness weak! Get involved and relax your head!
We're excited that today The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have launched Shout, a 24/7 crisis text service, as a legacy of @heads_together. The Duke of Cambridge recorded this national appeal for #volunteers to help us support more people.
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