Friday 01-09-2023 - 09:10

 

The Students’ Union is very sorry to bring you the sad news that a member of our community has died.  

Freya Coppen, who was a Pendle College student, joined Lancaster University in 2020-21 to study for a BSc in Environmental Science. 

Freya, who was living at her family home in Thornton Cleveleys, died suddenly last weekend. The cause of her death has not yet been confirmed. 

The University has reached out to her family and are offering them as much support as possible. 

We want to pass on our sincere condolences to Freya’s loved ones. We know she will be greatly missed by the University community.  

An online book of condolence will shortly be made available through the Student Portal and Staff Intranet, so we can share our tributes and memories of Freya.  

We will also join together as a University community to remember Freya at a campus memorial event once we have had time to absorb this sad news and make suitable arrangements with Freya’s family. 

 

Students and staff 

If you need someone to talk to, please reach out. Options for support available through the University that may be helpful include:  

• the Employee Assistance Programme for staff, including graduate teaching assistants  
• Student wellbeing support, which includes the Counselling and Mental Health service for students as well as a 24/7 helpline  
• the Chaplaincy for staff and students  
• The Students’ Union’s advice service, which offers confidential help and support to students.  

Support is also available from charities such as Sudden, the Samaritans, The Good Grief Trust and Mind.  

 

Alumni 

If you need someone to talk to, please reach out. Options for support that may be helpful include the Students’ Union’s advice service, which offers confidential help, and from charities such as Sudden, the Samaritans, The Good Grief Trust and Mind.