DearInternationalStudents
Canyoubelieveit’salreadybeensixweekssinceyoujoinedus?I hopeyou’resettlinginwellandstartingto feelathomehereatUWTSD.Ijustwantedtoreintroducemyself.My name’sClaire,andI’mtheInternationalStudentSupportOfficerwithin theStudentHwbteam.Myroleistomakesureyoufeelsupported, informed, andconnectedthroughoutyourtimewithus.
Youcanreachouttomeforhelporadviceonthingslike:
•Accommodationanddailylife�� –understandinghowthingswork inWales
•Wellbeingandacademicsupport❤ –ifyouneedtotalkorfindthe rightservices
•Gettinginvolved�� –events,studentsocieties,andmeetingnew people
•Practicalmatters�� –healthcareregistration,localtips,andmore
AlthoughI’mmainlybasedintheIQBuilding,Swansea,I’malsoon theCarmarthenCampuseveryThursday,locatedonthegroundfloor oftheT&LBuilding.Ialsoofferone-to-onemeetings,wherewecan chatprivatelyaboutanythingyou’dlike,whetherit’spersonal, academic,orjustaquickcheck-in.Tobookatimethatsuitsyou, simplyclickthislinkandcompletetheshortform(you’llneedtobe loggedintoyourHwbAppforthistowork).
Remember,noquestionisevertoosmall.I’mheretohelp.Ilook forwardtocatchingupwithyousoonandsupportingyouasyou makethemostofyourtimehereatUWTSD.
Bestwishes,
Claire InternationalStudentSupportOfficer StudentHwb,UWTSD
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES HAVE BEGUN!
Someofourinternationalstudentskickedoffthe Christmasfestivitiesthisweek! ��������☃❄
StudentscamealongtoputuptheChristmastreeatour DylanThomasCentrecampus.
Whilstenjoyingsomemincepiesandhotchocolatesthey alsocreatedtheirownbaublestohangontheChristmas tree.
WhataretheWhatunichoiceawards?
We’reproudtoparticipateintheWhatuniStudentChoice Awards2026.Theseawardsarebasedentirelyonstudent reviews–andyouropinionmatters.WhatuniistheUK’s largestsourceofindependent,real,honeststudentreviews–reviewswhichhaveseveralbenefits:
1.Theygivestudentslikeyouareallyimportantvoiceand platformtoshareyourviews.
2.Theyallowusinstitutionstofindoutwhatyoureallythink, sowecanmakeimprovements toouroffering.
HowdoIleavemyreview?
PleasetakeafewminutestoshareyourexperienceatUWTSD. Pleaseclickheretoreviewyourinstitution.
Howlongisthereviewperiod?
ThereviewcollectionperiodendsinFebruary2026.
THANKYOU
Completethereviewandyou’llbeenteredintotheWhatUni £200prizedrawbeforeChristmas.Anearlypresentfrom Whatunitooneluckystudent!Thankyouforyourtimeand contribution.
QUESTIONS
Ifyouhaveanyothercommentsorquestionsaboutthis survey,pleasedonothesitatetocontactAntoniaCardew (a.cardew@uwtsd.ac.uk)
Studentsandstaffnowhaveaccesstoover350new ebooksfromBloomsburyPublishingcovering internationaldevelopment,Africanstudies,genderand sexualityuntilAugust2026.Alsoavailableare100new andarchivetitlescoveringeducation,design,artand visualculturefrom2023-2025whichhavebeen permanentlyaddedtoourUWTSDonlinelibraryebook collections.
WehavealsojoinedBloomsbury'sOpenCollections programmewhichsupportsopenaccesspublishing. UWTSDstaffandstudentswillautomaticallyhaveaccess tonewAfricanstudies,internationaldevelopment, genderandsexualityebookspublishedby BloomsburybetweenMarch2026andFebruary2027,and ifenoughlibrariesjointheprogramme,thesetitleswill becomeopenlyavailabletotheworldwideacademic community.
AllthesetitlesarenowavailableatfromtheLibrary CatalogueandalistcanbefoundHERE
Callingallresearchers!
Curationandmanagementofsourcesplayavitalrolein researchandinformationgathering.Astimeisa valuableresource,managingyourinformation efficientlycanhelpyoumakethemostofit.
RefWorksisanonline,researchmanagement,writing andcollaborationtool,designedtohelpresearchers easilygather,manage,storeandsharealltypesof information,aswellasgeneratecitationsand bibliographies.
Joinusasweexplorethe(universitysubscribed) RefWorksCitationmanagementtooltohelpyoumanage yourinformationandreferencesmoreeffectively.
Ifyouwouldliketocreateanaccountinpreparationof thesession,youcancreateitusingthelinkbelow.Please useyourUWTSDemailaddressandcreateapassword.
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Date:Thursday4thDecember2025
Time:1-2pm
Location:RegisterHere-Teams With:LisaEllis(AcademicLiaisonLibrarianIMH)
