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Benefits of Peer Mentoring

Peer mentoring
Peer mentoring is a great way to make new friends and your involvement will look great on your CV.

While Peer Mentoring can provide valuable support for students at critical points in their student life, it offers a host of other benefits for both mentor and mentee. Peer mentoring is a mutual way of learning and allowing both participants to develop transferable skills that will help them during their time at university and beyond.

Christiana, a final year Pharmacy student and Placement Mentor, told us about the benfits she gained through the programme.

Jonny, a Placement Mentor from ABS, thinks that being a mentor makes him stand out to employers.

See what Dr Roy Smith, Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, has to say about the benefits of Peer Mentoring.

Benefits of being a Mentee

  • Gain practical advice, encouragement and support
  • Learn from the experiences of others
  • Increase your social and academic confidence
  • Become more empowered to make decisions
  • Develop your communication, study and personal skills
  • Develop strategies for dealing with both personal and academic issues
  • Identify goals and establish a sense of direction
  • Gain valuable insight into the next stage of your university career
  • Make new friends across year groups

Benefits of being a Mentor

  • Improve communication and personal skills
  • Develop leadership and management qualities
  • Reinforce your own study skills and knowledge of your subject(s)
  • Increase your confidence and motivation
  • Engage in a volunteering opportunity, valued by employers
  • Enhance your CV
  • Increase your circle of friends
  • Gain recognition for your skills and experience
  • Benefit from a sense of fulfilment and personal growth.