A section on what to do if…. and solutions to help when coming to university. We cover academic/financial/ emotional/ social / career support information.
Full articleOur Services at SETU Disability Office
2 Disability Office Services
The Disability Office at SETU Waterford provides many services to our registered students. These include Exam accommodations, Learning Support and Assistive Technology. Our reception is located in the business building on the main campus at Student Life & Learning.
SETU | Disability Support Services Waterford Campus
Full article3 Visiting the library
The Luke Wadding library at SETU offers more than just books for our students. It can offer a safe space to study, relax, check in with our ASC centre and relax in our sensory pod chairs. There is also a branch of the library at College St. campus.
Full article4 Peer-2-Peer
The P2P (Peer-to-Peer) Programme at SETU on the Waterford campus is a student mentoring and support programme designed to help first years settle into college life. Students from 2nd year and above volunteer as trained peer mentors for incoming first years.
Full article5 Academic Skills Centre (ASC)-Main Campus
Our ASC centre is located downstairs in the Luke Wadding library on main campus, Waterford. Once you have registered with the disability office you can avail of support here.
The centre is open Monday- Friday each week during term time from 8.30am to 5pm. It is a drop-in service and you can also book 1:1 time with your learning support tutor.
Full article6 Bi Monthly Lunch Club
This is a new service launched in September 2026 to provide a quiet and relaxing lunch space for autistic students registered with the disability services to meet, have their lunch and relax during lunch-times on campus. Check in with your ESW worker for details and access.
Full article7 Quiet areas on SETU campus
We have many quiet areas on campus to help autistic students relax between lectures and study times. These include our sensory room, green areas, quiet room in the main atrium, pod chairs in the Luke Wadding Library on entrance level.
Full articleSensory room access via ESW worker
8 What is our university like at SETU?
Find out about our campus atmosphere, locations and general environment. Our map below shows our Waterford main campus on the Cork road. Using this toolkit will help you to find your way around campus, sign post you to supports/services tailored to your needs and hopefully help you to settle in and make new friends in our community.
Full article9 What other support is available?
An introduction to the support and services available at our university. Using this toolkit will help you to adapt and adjust into campus life. See information links below.
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