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Central Saint Martins
Central Saint Martins
Central Saint Martins
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Published date
18 March 2020

In order to ensure the safety of our students and staff, both Central Saint Martins buildings in King's Cross and Archway are now closed until further notice. No services will be available on site, however you can access various resources online, listed below. Thank you to all students for their patience during this difficult period. For more information on changes at UAL as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak, please visit our Coronavirus web page, or contact studentcomms@arts.ac.uk.

Learning

Academic Support Online features online learning materials, workshops and tutorials which can be accessed from home.

Cite Them Right Online is a comprehensive guide to referencing and citation and enables you to generate your own references.

Language Development offer online tutorials, where you can send in 500 words to a language tutor who will feedback on your written work.

A variety of online learning courses are offered free of charge by LinkedIn Learning, OpenLearn and FutureLearn.

The CSM Arts Shop is responding to staff and student queries on instagram! Tag @csm_arts_shop with your questions on materials, and a member of the team will get back to you. You can also email kingsxshop@arts.ac.uk and archwayshop@arts.ac.uk.

If you have questions around teaching, learning and assessment, please read our FAQs

Careers

Our careers and employability team are continuing to run free events for students over Skype. Sign-up for one of their upcoming webinars, including:

Libraries

Got a question for the library? Use our Library Ask service.

Did you know that you can access Ejournals and Ebooks from home, or use Articles Plus to search across many of the online resources the library subscribes to, including image databases?

Subject guides to all UAL's courses also list key online resources for your area of study.

For one-to-one support, email one of our Academic Support Librarians, who would be happy to help.

Find out more about online library resources.

Health and Wellbeing

UAL Chaplaincy has shared some tips for staying mentally and physically well whilst isolating.

If you need urgent mental health support, our Out of Hours page lists a variety of services which can be accessed 24/7. You should always dial 999 in an emergency requiring the police, ambulance service or fire brigade.

This list of gentle sitting exercises created by the NHS will help improve your mobility, and can be done at home.

The mental health charity Mind has created a list of things you can try if you're feeling anxious about Coronavirus, or you're self-isolating.

HallsLife has created a list of helpful tips and contact numbers for all students self-isolating in UAL accommodation. They are also running free virtual events to help you stay connected with our community.

IT and Assistive Technology

Whether it’s the software on our computers or the free apps we recommend for your phones and tablets, there are many tools out there to help you with your learning. Visit our Assistive Technology page for tips and ideas.

For IT Support, please raise a ticket on MySupport, or contact the team on 020 7514 9898 with urgent enquiries.

Adobe has provided temporary at-home access for all students, so that they can continue to work remotely. These Creative Cloud desktop app licenses are currently valid until May 31 2020. Find out more

Support services and general enquiries

Students can continue to contact the CSM Student Centre by telephone on 0207 514 7202 or by email s.joynson@csm.arts.ac.uk.

Student Advice Service Help Desks are now working remotely. Please contact the team using their online form and they will reply by email or telephone within 3 working days.

If you have questions around your T4 VISA, please read our FAQs.