MPS Director of Student Experience

 Prof. Simon Peeters 

Appointments can be booked through Calendly 

Alternatively, if you would feel more comfortable talking to a female member of staff you can contact Prof. Kathy Romer. Appointments with Kathy can also be booked through Career Hub

Student Experience Coordinator

For general enquiries and assistance you can contact the Student Expereince Coordinator, Amy Wilkins mpsstudentexperience@sussex.ac.uk  
(Or pop by the MPS School Office on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday to speak in person).

Student Centre

The Student Centre provides advice and support on all areas of student support here at Sussex, including disability support, visas, finance, housing and general health and wellbeing. Their friendly Welcome Team can be contacted by email or phone, they are also open for face to face visitors 8:30am - 5pm Monday - Friday. The team will direct you to relevant service and help you make appointments should you need 1:1, confidential, support. 

You can also use My Sussex to access support services, find information or advice.

Academic Advisors

Your academic advisor is there to discuss and support your academic progress. You can check the name and contact details for your advisor on Sussex Direct. 

Your Student Reps

If you have feedback about your course or modules, or ideas for an idea for an extra curricular activity that might be of interest to others in MPS you can contact your student rep. Each year cohort has at least one rep, and we also have additional student reps for specific groups including LGBT+ students, neurodiverse students and international students. 

Student rep nominations and elections take place in September/early October and are run by the Student's Union. 
Current student reps for Maths
Current student reps for Physics

In an Emergency

• If you are on-campus, please contact Security on 01273 873333 (or 3333 internal phones). You can also use the campus phones with flashing blue lights.
• Call  999 if you are off campus. 

Non-emergency, non-academic concerns

Student Hub, and Student Centre

For any non-academic concerns, please contact the Student Centre on 01273 075700 or use use My Sussex 

For welfare concerns in the residences, please email residentiallife@sussex.ac.uk

Report + Support

If you or someone else has experienced behaviours such as bullying, harassment, a hate incident, sexual violence, domestic abuse, or discrimination, you can let us know using Report + Support  

Mental Health

(including out of hours assistance)

For any urgent mental health concerns, please phone the Brighton & Hove Mental Health Rapid Response Service (MHRRS): 0300 304 0078 or Sussex Mental Health Line for support & advice: 0300 5000 101. Both are open 24 hrs/day 7 days/week and are staffed by clinical professionals.

For online 24/7 mental health support: The University has signed up to Togetherall. A 24/7 online community where you can access (anonymously) mutual support, self-assessment, self-guided courses, and creative tools for expressing yourself. Togetherall is clinically managed, with mental health professionals available 24/7 to keep the community safe. Register here to use Togetherall free of charge.  

Student Space

Student Space is a free resource for all students, providing dedicated wellbeing support services by phone, text, email, and webchat. Text the word SUSSEX to 85258

Samaritans

Samaritans provide a 24hr mental health crisis phone line 116 123