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class="intro__text">If your health or wellbeing are affecting your ability to study, there is guidance available in the procedure and policy below.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="content-type content-type--heading content-type--h2"> <div class="content-type__container"> <h2 class="heading h2 has-icon"> <span class="icon icon--heart icon--inline"><svg class="icon__svg" width="64" height="62" viewBox="0 0 64 62"><path d="M32.255 61.413c-.37 0-.727-.14-.998-.392l-.067-.05C26.348 57.19 10.015 43.9 3.28 31.484c-4.138-7.627-4.384-16.96-.61-23.223C4.813 4.698 9.217.477 18.135.566 23.667.624 29.22 4.306 31.78 6.26 33.29 3.906 36.943.09 44.793.003c9.583-.11 14.3 4.308 16.546 8.028 3.784 6.287 3.51 15.71-.694 23.45-4.24 7.82-12.91 15.867-19.24 21.74-1.745 1.62-3.25 3.02-4.408 4.175a1.475 1.475 0 0 1-2.02.056l-6.755-5.993a1.472 1.472 0 0 1 1.955-2.2l5.725 5.082a252.88 252.88 0 0 1 3.497-3.28c6.18-5.737 14.646-13.593 18.655-20.983 3.72-6.858 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