Get support
The University of Canterbury and the wider community have a range of diverse support services and social groups for you to use and get involved with.
Rainbow Advisors
UC has a friendly team of Rainbow Advisors who can help support you throughout your time here. Whether you need help with a specific issue such as name changes, feel like you are falling behind, or need a supportive person to talk things through with. We can help with a wide range of problems and are a great starting point.
We can help with:
- Settling into University
- Wellbeing Support including if your academic studies are being impacted
- Support finding and joining rainbow groups
- Navigating rainbow communities and understanding your rights in Aotearoa
- Supporting you with family, whānau and relationships around rainbow identity
- Name changes
- Support navigating Gender Affirmation
- Rainbow related enquiries, concerns and complaints
No issue or concern is too small or insignificant so please reach out. If we can't help, we'll try our best to find someone who can.
Feel free to get in touch with the team below or email us.
