Welcome to Portsmouth
Please bear with us
Students starting in September 2025 should check back soon to learn about the wide variety of events we're planning for the coming academic year.
Your first few weeks of uni is a great chance to meet new people, settle into your accommodation and get to know your campus and city.
Join in with a mix of virtual events and face-to-face activities that will help you meet other students, make new friends, explore and join clubs and societies, get to grips with your studies and learn more about life at uni.
Important dates
See all key dates for the academic year. You'll need to complete your registration or re-registration if you're a continuing student to access all welcome events.
Course induction
Your induction timetable is available now and your teaching timetable will be published on 17 January - both on your Student View – so you know where to go and who to see on your course in your first few weeks. You'll need to complete your online registration before you can access your timetables.
Key events
Welcome to Portsmouth! We’d like to invite you to our exciting welcome events – to get you started with university life, help you meet other students and join sports clubs and student groups.
Student Seafront Challenge
Get to know Portsmouth better
Check out our challenge and enter the draw to be in with a chance to win UoP merchandise!
You’ll start in the city’s historic trading and seafaring heart, stroll to some of the seafront’s best sights, and end in a little haven of calm – with plenty of stops for ice cream on the way. You can do the whole thing in one morning or drop in to different places as you like during the week.
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How to get started at uni
Welcome to campus learning at Portsmouth
How to get the most out of university and discover everything you'll need for the years ahead.
Welcome to distance learning at Portsmouth
Find out how to get the most out of university as a distance learner.
