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Let's get started
Congratulations on joining us. We're excited to welcome you to our university.
You'll find everything you need here to get started on your course, make friends and have a great student experience. But before doing anything else, make sure you've registered as a student and joined the University.
Welcome events
Your welcome events will include some of the following activities, designed to help you settle in, make friends and have fun while you do it.
More dates and details for September 2026 will be added shortly. Please check back soon.
- International Orientation Week: 7–13 September 2026. More information about activities will be available from August 2026.
- Freshers' Fayre (in-person): 15-16 September. Details to be added soon.
- Give It A Go: September 2026. Dates and details to be added soon.
- Virtual Freshers' Fayre: Check here for a taste of what you've got to look forward to.
- Other welcome events: September 2026. Dates and details to be added soon.
The important stuff
Settling into Portsmouth
- Induction and teaching timetables: Timetables will be published on 17 August on your Student View (available after you've completed your registration form). Please be aware that your teaching timetables are subject to change until 7 September, so please check for changes regularly.
- Meet new students online: Join our Unibuddy Community chat group to meet your people
- Student Card: To access your classes, university buildings and more
- Prepare for uni: Top tips including our new Starting Uni: What I Wish I’d Known podcast
- Key dates: Term dates and breaks
- University terminology: University words and phrases you will hear a lot over the coming months
- Health and wellbeing: How to take care of your mind, body and spirit
- Campus map – find your way around campus
- University buses - hop on our buses to and from campus, or try these walking and cycling routes
- MyPort Hub – your first port of call for any questions on university life including our Student Services
- Register for a doctor – for UK students
- Healthcare in the UK – for international students
- Shopping in Portsmouth – where to find supermarkets, independent shops, markets and local brands
- Places to eat – independent cafes, restaurants and places to meet friends
- Beaches, piers and parks – get to know our outdoor spaces
- Community groups – Portsmouth has a good range of diverse communities and group
Students' Union benefits
- Student groups – over 100 groups to choose from including Disney, Gaming, and Swifties, and cultural and religious groups such as Afro-Caribbean, Bengali, Brazilian, Greek and Cypriot, and Japanese
- Offers – regular student offers in the Union Shop where you can buy your Uni hoodies
- Advice Service – free and impartial advice
- Elected Officers – the right to vote who runs your Students' Union
- Have Your Say – access to the platform which shapes your University experience
Extra support
Jump into studying
Attendance – students are expected to attend all teaching sessions
Moodle – online learning materials and activities on your virtual learning environment
Library – the central space for study, research and learning support
IT Services – Wifi, VPN, email accounts and remote resources
Enable University alerts
Turn on notifications for critical updates like closures, safety alerts, and urgent service disruptions.