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Accessibility

St Edmund’s College is committed to ensuring that all members of our community can participate in College Life. We aim to provide an inclusive environment that supports physical, academic, and emotional wellbeing.

Physical Accessibility & Wayfinding

We work with AccessAble to provide detailed, independent access guides for our buildings and facilities. These guides include information on level access, door widths and more.

For more detailed information, please visit our access guides.

Parking

The College operates under a formal parking policy. For more information, please refer to our Policies and Procedures page.

Alternatively, please contact the Porters for parking matters at porters@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk.

Assistance Dogs

St Edmund’s College welcomes assistance dogs.

The College maintains a formal Assistance Dogs Policy which outlines the procedures for bringing an assistance dog into College buildings and accommodation. For more information, please refer to our Policies and Procedures page.

Dietary Requirements & Catering

The College’s Catering Team is experience in providing for a wide range of dietary needs including allergens and religious requirements.

Weekly menus are provided by our catering team. Please note that they are subject to change.

If you have any specific dietary requirements or wish to discuss food allergens, please email: catering@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk.

College Wellbeing Support

The College has a dedicated Wellbeing Team to support students with their needs.

For more information, please visit the College’s dedicated webpage.

Student-Led Support (CR)

The Combination Room (CR) have designated Officers that provide a wide array of supportive service, including but not limited to:

  • Welfare Officer (cr-welfare@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk)
  • Disabilities Officer (cr-disabilities@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk)
  • LGBTQ+ Officer (cr-lgbt@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk)
  • BAME Officer (cr-bame@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk)
  • Women’s Officer (cr-womens@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk)
  • Families Officer (cr-families@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk)

Please find further information on the CR’s dedicated website.

University-Wide Support

The Accessibility & Disability Resource Centre (ADRC) is the primary hub for disability support at the University of Cambridge. They provide mentoring, study skills and assistance for SSD’s for students.

For more information, please visit the The ADRC’s Website.

College Contacts

If you have specific questions regarding accessibility, please reach out to the relevant departments.

Department Contact Area Email
Accommodation Accommodation accommodation@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk
Admissions Prospective Applicants/Students admission@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk
Catering Dietary & Allergen Requirements catering@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk
Porter’s Lodge Physical Access & Parking porters@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk
Tutorial Student/Exam Adjustments & SSDs tutorial@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk
Wellbeing Student Wellbeing wellbeing@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk