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Peer Support

The Peer Support Programme offers training for Peer Supporters, student volunteers who are trained to offer supportive conversations to fellow students. 

Find out more about how to become a Peer Supporter, how to find your local Peer Supporter, and additional training the Programme offers for students in other welfare-related roles. 

Why become a Peer Supporter?

  • Contribute and engage with your student community

  • Promote and create welfare and wellbeing spaces in college

  • Be part of student wellbeing and welfare provision in college or department​

  • Invest in building a supportive and collaborative atmosphere

  • Learn interpersonal skills including active listening, assertiveness and diversity awareness

Students talking outside college

Finding a Peer Supporter

Find out how to find your local Peer Supporter, including Peer Supporters from different backgrounds and identities.

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Peer Support Training

Find out about what being a Peer Supporter means, training arrangements, and how to apply.

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Additional student training

Find out about additional training the Peer Support Programme provides, for welfare representatives and Junior Deans.