Students and staff have access to free period products, for use in case of emergency.
You can find free sanitary pads and tampons in the toilets at the following locations:
- 10 West accessible toilet level 1
- Norwood House Students' Union accessible toilet level 1
- The Chancellors’ Building accessible toilet level 1
- Library female toilets level 3
- Lime Tree accessible toilet
- The Edge accessible toilet level 1
- The Virgil Building accessible toilet 1.4
- 4 South 0.19 all gender toilet
- 4 West 1.06 accessible toilet
- 2 West University Hall 1.12 accessible toilet
- 4 East South 1.09 all gender toilets
- East Building 0.04B all gender toilets and accessible toilet
- 1 West Level 2 accessible toilet
- 5 West 2.07A accessible toilet
- 8 West 1.06 accessible toilet
- 4 East Level 3 female toilet
- 4 East level 2 female toilet
- 4 East Level 1 (by the Undergraduate labs in the all gender toilets)
- 8 East Level 2 all gender toilets
Please only take what you need. If you are experiencing ongoing period poverty consider applying for the University of Bath Financial Support Fund.
About the products
The products are supplied by Time of the Month (TOTM), a certified B Corporation whose ethos fits well with the University’s commitment to sustainability.
The ethical and sustainable period care products are:
- made with certified organic cotton - grown without toxic, synthetic pesticides and using sustainable farming methods. Organic cotton also produces fewer greenhouse gases and uses less water and energy
- designed to reduce waste, with no plastic packaging or applicators - to help reduce the 200,000 tonnes of waste generated every year by menstrual products in the UK
- trademarked vegan - free from animal ingredients since 1990
TOTM also supports charities such as Endometriosis UK and In Kind Direct, who deliver essential products to those in need.