Our Student Helpline is available 24 hours a day and free-of-charge. It offers the opportunity to speak with a counsellor when the University Counselling Service is closed.
If you are feeling stressed, anxious or low, or are experiencing a difficult personal issue, you can phone to arrange to speak to a counsellor.
- Student Helpline freephone number (UK) 0808 196 2707
- Outside of UK 00353 1518 0277
- Student Helpline WhatsApp - Text "Hi" to 00353 87 369 0010
Free app for UoA Students
The helpline is provided by an external partner to the university; additional wellbeing content is available as an app from your iOS and Android app store.
1. Start by creating an account with your UoA email-address (using organisation code ABERDEEN)
2. Log in via the app , or if you prefer the web version: universityofaberdeen.spectrum.life.
3. Explore wellbeing content and access the live chat facility where you can discuss the kind of help you are looking for, 24 hours a day.