While there may be certain challenges for disabled scientists, support within universities for those with a disability or learning condition can come from a variety of sources.

Students – including those doing a PhD – can access their university’s own support services (and potentially obtain funding through the Disabled Students’ Allowance). Support at other career stages will come from the employer (in many cases via the university’s Human Resources department and the Access to Work scheme), but there are also networks of disabled staff in many universities, as well as external sources of help.