University can be a fun and exciting experience, but it can also be challenging in different ways. When Becca Tenney began her occupational therapy degree at the University of Salford in 2024, she wasn’t sure she’d make it through the year. A history of hospital admissions for an eating disorder and depression had left her apprehensive.
“Things had got really bad,” she says. “But I approached Salford, and they were amazing from the get-go. They put me in touch with my head of year, I’ve got extra time and extensions in place if I need them and if I’m having a bad day my lecturers check in on me.”
