Support for Universities
Expert Support, Tailored to You
At Alkhemy, we bring specialist expertise and guidance to help institutions enhance staff capacity. Whether you need additional support or interim cover, our programmes are tailored to meet your unique needs, positioning your services for continued success.
Our team, including our experienced Student Services Associates, offers expertise in student services, advising, and engagement. We work as an extension of your team, delivering seamless support where and when you need it most.
Adviser and Counsellor Programme
Direct Support for Your Students and Services
Our trained associate advisers and counsellors offer flexible, remote support tailored to your requirements. Whether you’re bridging a staffing gap or enhancing existing services, we deliver compassionate, professional care directly to students.
Areas of Expertise:
- Financial guidance and student finance
- Housing and accommodation support
- Wellbeing, health, and mental health
- Academic advice and academic integrity
- Career and employability support
- Disability services and reasonable adjustments
Flexible capacity: Access as needed
Diverse expertise: Support across all aspects of student wellbeing and academic life
Training & Development
Bespoke Training for Lasting Impact
Our tailored training programmes are designed to meet the specific context and needs of your institution. With experience in student engagement and support, we deliver training that builds confidence and capacity in your teams.
We offer specialist sessions on:
- Student voice and engagement
- Student wellbeing and support
- Effective student representative partnerships
- Responding to student insight
Student Engagement Mentoring
Blended Coaching and Mentoring for Engagement Professionals
Working in student voice and engagement? Our mentoring programme supports professionals, new or experienced, to navigate the complexities of their roles.
Topics we cover:
- Navigating university/students’ union relationships
- Professional boundaries and personal wellbeing
- Making the most of your time and role
- Listening to, accessing, and responding to student insight
Student Engagement & Voice Training
Build Skills, Drive Change
Our cost-effective training helps staff and student leaders develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to strengthen student voice and engagement.
Key focus areas:
- Moving from consultation to genuine engagement with students
- Supporting and empowering student reps
- Building productive relationships with students’ unions, guilds, or associations
Projects & Embedded Capacity
Deliver More, for Less
Alkhemy’s Embedded Capacity programme places an experienced practitioner directly into your team remotely, and on flexible terms. We provide expert delivery of student engagement and experience projects without the recruitment overhead.
Whether you’re looking to temporarily increase capacity or deliver entire areas of work, this service is a cost-effective, agile solution.
How it Works:
- We embed a student engagement practitioner in your team
- Fully remote, with travel options if required
- We provide all equipment, coaching, and ongoing support
What We Deliver:
- Student wellbeing initiatives and outreach
- Voice and engagement coordination
- Project management and delivery
- Strategy, research, and insight
Enhance capacity: Add skills and manpower without lengthy recruitment
Flexible support: Use us to cover temporary gaps or create whole new functions
Cost-effective: Save time, effort, and budget
Ready to Strengthen Your Student Support?
We work with a wide range of Higher Education Institutions to build capacity, develop teams, and deliver impact. Let’s talk about how Alkhemy can support your university.
