Welfare may not be the sexiest topic on students' lips, but I can assure you it is on ours!! While at university AUSA wants to make sure your time here is the best it can be and also as safe as possible. To help ensure you are all kept safe and sound AUSA offers a range of welfare services that operate around the clock to ensure you have the support you need.
Your Welfare Team
Jenny Batty is your President for Welfare and Equal Opportunities and is there to represent your needs full time both within the association and to the university at large. You can email her on: pres.welfare@abdn.ac.uk or visit AUSA on the second floor of Butchart to see her lovely face!!
Vita Zaporozcenko is your Vice President of Equal Opportunities coming along to the Equal Opportunities Committee and helping out with campaigns! She can be contacted on: vp.equalopps@abdn.ac.uk.
Patrick Rochford is your Vice President for Welfare and is there to represent you welfare needs to the welfare committee and the university community at large. He attends the Welfare Committee getting her 2p in and helps Jenny out with campaigns.
Patrick Rochford was born in England, lived in Ireland and currently resides in Aberdeen, where he serves as your Vice-President of Welfare. He is currently in second year studying Politics and International Relations. His interest in the position stem from the fact he was Equality Officer in NUI Galway Students' Union and has a long record of being involved in welfare/equality/human rights positions. Some of the things he would like to achieve during the year are 1) An renewed focus on Mental Health, 2) A Highly visible and effective Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance (SHAG) Week and 3) seeing an increased improvement in the quality of welfare campaigns. His likes include Jack Daniels, Freshers Week and sitting in Alfies pretending to work whilst actually sitting around drinking coffee as if we were member's of the cast of Friends. Dislikes include dissenters, beetroot and people who fail to see his plans for world domination as viable.
AUSA Student Advice Centre
The AUSA Student Advice centre is located on the first floor of the Butchart centre and provides you with a one stop shop for all you advice needs. It can provide you with information from health to accommodation, bus times to free condoms feel free to pop in between 10.00am - 4pm Monday to Friday with any question, query or issue and our helpful team will be happy to help!
Niteline - 01224 272829
During the night we run Niteline. Its a fully confidential and student run listening service for all your problems and concerns. The number is 01224 272829 and is manned between 8pm and 8am, whether you have a personal problem you want to chat about, stressful situation you want to talk over or simply want the nearest pizza take away - help is only a call away.
Campaigns
Throughout the year you will also see a range of campaigns designed to give you information on a range of issues from sex to stress. We also campaign on topical issues such as private rental and tenancy deposit schemes in a bid to make the student voice heard to the wider community.