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Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Students

The role of BAME Student Officer is currently vacant, however if you are looking for support as an international student, you can still contact us by emailing studentsunion@norwichuni.ac.uk.

 

Interested in becoming the BAME Officer?​

Our Part Time Officers are elected annually in the spring term, with by elections for vacant roles taking place in October. If you think you would make a great BAME Officer, nominate yourself when nominations open! 

Where to get support

Students' Union

You can pop in to the SU Lounge, located in the basement of St Andrews House during normal office hours for a confidential chat. There is an accessible lift down to the basement level through the brown doors to the left of St Andrews House main entrance.

Student Support

Student support offer advice, guidance and support in the following areas: 

  • Mental Health & Wellbeing
  • Accommodation
  • Student Finance, money management & budgeting
  • Disability/long term physical or mental health conditions and specific learning differences, such as dyslexia

You can contact Student Support via OurNorwichUni or during their drop in hours Monday - Friday (during term time), 12:30-3:30pm to speak with a member of the team, with extended opening on Wednesdays 10.30-3.30pm.

The drop in is located in St Georges, the accessible entrance to this building is located around the corner to the right of the main door, next to the building arch. 
You can access more information about Student Support on the VLE.

Academic Support

Academic Support works closely with the course teams and other areas of the Academic Registry to offer guidance on how our regulations can support you.

They can help with: 

  • Claiming extenuating circumstances
  • Applying for intermission, which means taking an approved break from your studies
  • Making an appeal or a complaint. 

You can contact Academic Support by emailing aso@norwichuni.ac.uk or find more information on the Intranet

External support providers
  • Norwich Minority Support Service – part of the Norfolk NHS Wellbeing Service, Paola at the Minority Support Service is keen to hear from you and can shape the support the service provides to your needs.
  • The Bridge Plus: Norfolk based black/Asian and minority ethnic (BME) organisation providing regular community events, campaigns for race equality and regular magazine promoting black voices.
  • Norfolk and Waveney Mind: Adult community services including Wellbeing support, group activities and 1-2-1 sessions.

Activism and campaigns

Norwich Arts SU  is committed to fighting the injustice of racial inequality and campaigning on issues that disproportionally affect BAME students. Here are some campaign areas that we are continuously lobbying on:   

Hate crime and Microaggression

We work with students confidentially when any concern of racist or discriminatory actions happen on or off campus. The SU has a zero-torelance policy towards racism, hate crimes and micro-agressions.  

What types of incidents may be hate incidents? 

  • verbal abuse like name-calling and offensive jokes 
  • bullying or intimidation 
  • physical attacks 
  • threats of violence 
  • hoax calls, abusive phone or text messages, hate mail 
  • online abuse for example on facebook or twitter 
  • displaying or circulating discriminatory literature or posters 
  • malicious complaints for example over parking, smells or noise 
  • microaggressions 
  • Microaggressions may include: 
  • touching someone's hair 
  • crossing over to the other side of the street to avoid someone from a different ethnicity 
  • being treated less favourably or with more suspicion in a shop than a white person 
  • ignoring someone's messages in a group chat 
  • offering more support or help to white students 
  • talking over people with lived experiences of the issue 

All incidents and experiences of hate crime whilst studying at Norwich University – whether on campus or off campus - should be reported to student services, via You Report, We Support,  who can support you and/or the individuals affected by hate crime.

Celebrating Diversity

Norwich Arts SU runs a variety of events throughout the year to celebrate diversity at Norwich University

During Black History Month in October to celebrate Black culture and provide a safe social space for black students at Norwich University, the SU works with the Afro-Caribbean Society to design a programme of events which are educational, celebratory and fun. 

Racism and Mental Health 

  • Black Minds Matter UK - Their mission is to help make mental health topics relevant and accessible for all black people in the U.K. 
  • Young Minds: resources for mental health and low wellbeing.