At the end of the night your normal aim is to get home as fast as possible but a small amount of thought can make it a whole lot safer. These may seem like really simple and obvious but that doesn't mean you always do them.
- Stick with your friends, if you lose them don't just walk home alone, instead find them.
- Get a bus or a taxi home with your friends, quick and safe.
- If you walk home stay to the well lit areas preferable main road that have passing traffic.
For more top tips check out our getting home safely information page.
If you are out keep an eye out for AWARE volunteers in their bright pink T-shirts handing out our tip and information to help you stay safe.
Know simple First Aid can save lives. Easy things like learning the recovery position or knowing what to do with a large cut can make what seems like an alarming situation into a relatively simple one.
A great night out can quickly be ruined if you drink gets spiked. Spiking doesn't mean that GHB, rohypnol or a similar substance has been added to your drink, it refers to any unwanted or unknown substance being added. Adding a shot of vodka to someones drink is spiking it.
- Keep an eye on your drink.
- If you have to leave it for any reason make sure that it's left with someone you know and trust.
- If anyone you don't know offers to buy you a drink make sure you get it off the barman yourself so you know exactly what's in it
If you're out at Score keep an eye out for our volunteers in their wonderful pink T-shirts as they'll be going round finding any unattended drinks and tagging them.
For more information go to our what's in your drink information page or
Students are involved in lots of fires every year both in halls and once they've moved out. Most of these fires can be avoided with a little bit of common sense.
- Make sure that your smoke alarm is working, check it every couple of weeks.
- Never disable a smoke alarm, it could end up saving your life.
- Don't be afraid to use your fire blanket or extinguisher but make sure that it's safe on that type of fire.
- Cooking when you get in at 3am when you've been out drinking is not a good idea.
False alarms aren't funny. They can lead to the fire brigade not being able to attend actually fires.
There will be a chip pan fire demonstation at 1pm by the entrance to Uni Hall.
Your mobile, computer, tv, designer clothes or wallet are very important to you but if you don't look after them they could become someone elses.
- Keep your room locked. Even if you're just popping to someone elses room for 5 mins, that's all the time it takes for your laptop to be taken.
- Don't prop doors open. The reason every flat in halls has a locked door is to make sure that only the right people get in. Propping it open is an invitation to anyone to come in.
- When out don't leave your bag unattended.
- Tag your electronics with a UV pen. The principle here is that you mark your postcode followed by the house number or name with an UV pen which is invisible to the naked eye.
