Back to Campus

With students going back to Campus, either as freshers or returning to their studies, here is a list of Universities and colleges that recognise the Hidden Disabilities Sunﬂower. Each of these has trained their staff to identify and understand the meaning of the Sunﬂower as well as to offer any support or understanding that the wearer might need.

Be visible when you choose to be seen

If you are attending one of the locations listed below, wear the Sunﬂower to discreetly highlight that you have a hidden disability and to enable others to recognise that you may need some extra time, care or patience. For students with hidden disabilities, Sunﬂower products can be obtained from the diversity and inclusion team at each University or College.

AECC University College
University of Aberdeen
Anglia Ruskin University
Aston University
University of Bedfordshire
Belfast Metropolitan College
University of Birmingham
South & City
Birmingham College
University of Brighton
University of Edinburgh
University of East Anglia
East Sussex College
University of Exeter
Fife College
University of Hertfordshire

University of Hertfordshire
Imperial College London
Leeds Arts University
Leeds Beckett University
University of Leicester
University of Nottingham
North West Regional College
Oldham College
Oxford Brookes University
University of Oxford
Park Hall Integrated College
Perth College UHI
University of Plymouth
University of Portsmouth
Peterborough College
Preston College

University of Reading
Royal Veterinary College
North East Scotland College
Staffordshire University
University of Strathclyde
University of Sussex
Swansea University
Teesside University
UCL
University of York
Winstanley College
York St John University

Campus, the Sunflower and lockdown

Maddie White, a first-year student at Bristol University and Sunflower wearer has recently tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently locked down in her halls of residence for a prolonged period of time. Having a hidden disability is hard and can be even harder in lockdown. Find out what Maddie’s up to and, more importantly, how she’s coping in this series of Maddie's lockdown sunflower diaries.

Lockdown: Day 18

It's day 18 of Maddie's campus lockdown. How's she coping? Today Maddie talks about having a hidden disability in lockdown and shares some of her coping mechanisms.

A growing number of universities and colleges recognise the Sunflower. Each of these has trained staff to identify and understand the meaning of the Sunflower and assist students that opt to wear it.

Watch Maddie's lockdown: Day 18