Skills to support your studying in the UK An introduction to the facilities of the library Personal Safety Money saving tips for when you travel Campus and Chester City tours Tier 4 Visa Compliance Registering with the police ACCOMMODATION All the Erasmus students awarded a 10 scholarship may apply for university accommodation. Information concerning this option is communicated to all students by the team at University of Chester before their arrival in the UK. Even if you ask for university accommodation, it is not guaranteed that you will get one depending on the accommodation – availability. In case you don’t obtain one the team will help you find private accommodation. Further information about University accommodation can be found using this link: For visitors or students on a 6 month scholarship, the team will help you find private accommodation. HEALTH AND INSURANCE Health Health care is free from the National Health Service (NHS) from the beginning of your stay if you are: An EU student An international student who is on a programme of study for six months and has paid the immigration health surcharge A national or a resident of a country which has a reciprocal health agreement with the UK You may register with an NHS doctor when you arrive in Chester or Warrington. Advice on how to register will be given during the Induction Week. Vaccinations The Department of Health in the UK is currently advising all new students to have the vaccination against Meningococcal Meningitis C strain. You are recommended to have this vaccination at least two weeks before you arrive at the University of Chester, so that you are fully immunised. All students taking Biomedical Sciences degree programmes are also required to be vaccinated against the Hepatitis B virus. This is essential under UK Health and Safety Regulations for those who will come into contact with blood or blood products. If students choose not to be vaccinated, their learning experiences and choice of work placement may be severely limited.
Skills to support your studying in the UK An introduction to the facilities of the library Personal Safety Money saving tips for when you travel Campus and Chester City tours Tier 4 Visa Compliance Registering with the police ACCOMMODATION All the Erasmus students awarded a 10 scholarship may apply for university accommodation. Information concerning this option is communicated to all students by the team at University of Chester before their arrival in the UK. Even if you ask for university accommodation, it is not guaranteed that you will get one – depending on the accommodation availability. In case you don’t obtain one the team will help you find private accommodation. Further information about University accommodation can be found using this link: For visitors or students on a 6 month scholarship, the team will help you find private accommodation. HEALTH AND INSURANCE Health Health care is free from the National Health Service (NHS) from the beginning of your stay if you are: An EU student An international student who is on a programme of study for six months and has paid the immigration health surcharge A national or a resident of a country which has a reciprocal health agreement with the UK You may register with an NHS doctor when you arrive in Chester or Warrington. Advice on how to register will be given during the Induction Week. Vaccinations The Department of Health in the UK is currently advising all new students to have the vaccination against Meningococcal Meningitis C strain. You are recommended to have this vaccination at least two weeks before you arrive at the University of Chester, so that you are fully immunised. All students taking Biomedical Sciences degree programmes are also required to be vaccinated against the Hepatitis B virus. This is essential under UK Health and Safety Regulations for those who will come into contact with blood or blood products. If students choose not to be vaccinated, their learning experiences and choice of work placement may be severely limited.
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