The University's approach should be supportive, proportionate and focused on reducing harm.

Talking to us about alcohol or drug use does not automatically mean:

  • you will be disciplined;
  • your School will automatically be told;
  • you will be removed from your course;
  • you will be referred to Fitness to Practise;
  • the police will automatically be contacted.

We will normally begin by trying to understand:

what you are using → how often → what it is doing for you → whether it is causing harm → what you would like to change → what support may help.

There are three ways you can tell us what happened