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Let's get started
Congratulations on joining us. We're excited to welcome you to our university.
Find everything you need to get started on your distance learning course, and prepare yourself for the year ahead. But before doing anything else, make sure you've registered as a student and joined the University.
Welcome events and Virtual Freshers Fayre
- Virtual Freshers' Fayre – from Wednesday 21 August
- International Orientation Week – Monday 16 September to Sunday 22 September
- Other welcome events – from 23 September
The important stuff
- Course timetables (induction and teaching) – your induction timetable (published on 26 August) and your teaching timetable (published on 9 September) will both be on your Student View
- Meet new student online – join our Discord chat group
- Student Card – to access your classes, university buildings and more
- Key dates – term dates and breaks
- University terminology – university words and phrases you will hear a lot over the coming months
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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
- Events – invitations to events like Virtual Freshers' Fayre and other student events
- 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
Jump into studying
Attendance – students are expected to attend all teaching sessions
Virtual learning environment – online learning materials and activities on Moodle
Library – the central space for study, research and learning support
IT Services – Wifi, VPN, Google Apps and remote resources