Welcome to the 'Not Drowning, Waving' Program website. On this site you can find out about the Faculty of Arts ‘Not Drowning, Waving’ program. This is a new program in the faculty and has a focus on supporting students who are having particular difficulties in the first or second semester of their first year of undergraduate study.

Students are invited to join the program, and linked with a volunteer member of academic staff, who provides guidance and support over the course of one semester. Volunteer Advisers are given initial training, and offered support throughout the duration of their involvement with the program.

The ‘Not Drowning, Waving’ Program supports and assists students who are having difficulty in their studies at university to identify and adopt strategies likely to help them stay on in their courses and to improve their university experience and learning outcomes. The program also helps academic staff to develop awareness of the needs of students, particularly those in their first year at university, and to direct students to relevant support services and networks.

Watch this space. We are currently developing this site to include an expanded web-based resource for both staff and students. In the meantime, please feel free to visit our General Resources page for Q&A for staff & students, and our helpful links pages. Move information is provided to staff and students once logged in.

If you are a student who has been invited to participate in the program, please login and go to the Student Registration tab. Members of staff who are interested in volunteering to be involved in the program, please login go to the Adviser Registration tab.