Before you get here

1. What you can do now

• Pay your tuition fee deposit (unless you are exempt) through Student View. 
• Complete your CAS application (if required) – you will receive an email inviting you to apply through Enroly CAS Shield when you have accepted an unconditional offer. You will need a CAS number from us in order to apply for your Student visa.
• Apply for your visa (if required) – once you have received your CAS number from us, it's time to apply for your visa.
• Join your 黑料吃瓜网 offer holder community to chat to potential future classmates and flatmates, and make friends before you arrive - look out for an email from us inviting you to join, if you haven't already.
• Join some of our online Belong at 黑料吃瓜网 events to learn more about the university, help get prepared and meet other new students. 
• Check your start date, school and course info in by viewing your offer letter.
• View the term and semester dates. Please note, some courses have an earlier start date.
• Follow us on social media.

2. Register and complete online tasks

• Complete online registration in . We'll send you an email invite when online registration opens. During online registration, you will need to upload a photo of you for your unicard. You will be able to collect your unicard once you arrive, and you will be expected to carry it with you while on campus.
• Activate your university user account, if you haven't already.

Complete your online tasks once you have registered, such as: 

• confirming your course start dates on Student View
• logging in to My 黑料吃瓜网.

Please see the online tasks page for more information and help with completing these.

3. After you have registered

Log in to My 黑料吃瓜网 (my.brighton.ac.uk) on your browser for the following:

• Make sure your course and contact details are correct
• Check your timetables – don't worry if your timetable doesn't look that busy yet, we'll be adding events regularly after you register and you'll get your academic timetable when you arrive
• Access your university email inbox – be sure to check this regularly for important updates 
• Access MyStudies – an online space where you'll find learning materials, assessments and other study-related content 
• Find out more about your subject in the course section, including pre-arrival course preparation on My Studies 

If you have any issues, please see the online tasks page for more information. 

4. Get ready for your studies

• Download Microsoft Teams through My 黑料吃瓜网 and log in to with your university email address.
• Start to build your study and digital skills to get ready for university-level study, and learn about our library and available resources.
• Log in to LinkedIn Learning for access to video-based training courses.
• Find out about our libraries, learning platforms and how to create a university-ready study set-up. 
• Attend the Belong at 黑料吃瓜网 event for your school. 
• Read through the tabs below for further information on how to prepare for university. 

5. Set up off-campus access

Accessing My 黑料吃瓜网 and uni email when off campus or when using non-university wifi

All new students are now required to use Multifactor Authentication (MFA). This added security measure will protect your university account and requires the Microsoft Authenticator app to confirm your identity when off campus. Before you can check your timetable, email and course materials, you will need to set up your phone so you can access the student portal My 黑料吃瓜网 when away from the campus. You will require both your mobile device and a computer to complete this process.

Download the app

The Microsoft Authenticator app is available for Apple and Android devices, and we would recommend downloading the app from a wifi source either on campus or at home:

• (iOS)
• (Android)

Once installed, visit the  using your computer and enter your university username and password. Click on 'set up now' to begin the process. This will require both the phone's app and computer to complete the setup.

Detailed instructions are outlined in our (pdf).

If you experience any issues please contact the Service Desk on 01273 644444, or email them at servicedesk@brighton.ac.uk.

Pay the deposit and complete your CAS application

• Pay your tuition fee deposit (unless you are exempt) through Student View.
• Complete your CAS application – you will receive an email inviting you to apply through Enroly CAS Shield when you have accepted an unconditional offer. You need a CAS number from us to apply for your Student visa.
• Make sure you meet our deadlines. 

Apply for your visa

If you require a visa to study in the UK, you need to ensure you allow enough time to apply for and receive your visa before travelling to the UK. 

Once you have submitted your CAS application and received your CAS number from us, the next step is to apply for your visa. We publish step-by-step guidance for international students:

• applying for a Student visa from outside of the UK
• applying for a Student visa from within the UK

If you have a question about applying for a visa, or require additional support, please use our online visa enquiry form to contact our International Student Advice team. 

Accommodation

• Organise your accommodation.
• If you are offered a place in university halls please , within three working days.
• Complete the where you'll be given an arrival time. You'll get this in an email too. 
• Join your halls Facebook group – the accommodation team will send you a link. 
• Check out the Residential Wellbeing service. 
• For support arranging private accommodation, get in touch with our accommodation team.
• Use our what to bring checklist to help you plan for your move.

Student life

• Sign up for (BSU) updates. 
• Take a look at the you can join. 
• Stay active and make friends through . 
• Follow us on social media. 
• Join our campus and freshers Facebook groups. 

Health and wellbeing

• Read about our support and wellbeing services – it's good to know they're there whether you need them or not. 
• See what health services are available and how to register with a doctor.
• Illnesses can spread easily in communities where people live or work closely together in large groups. We strongly encourage you to check you are up to date with your vaccinations, including making sure:
  • you have had two doses of the MMR vaccine
  • you have had the meningitis MenACWY vaccine
  • you are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccinations.

You don't need to wait until you arrive to get in touch with support services:

• Speak to the disability and learning support team about a learning support plan or funded support.
• Speak to your school’s Student Support and Guidance Tutor (SSGT).
• Browse and contact our other support services.

Travelling to the UK

Before you plan your travel to the UK you need to know your course start date and which campus you will be based on. Your course start date is detailed in your offer letter, which you can view in . 

We have three campuses in the city of 黑料吃瓜网 & Hove. You can check which campus your course is based on the webpage for your course.

Then you can follow our guidance about what you need to prepare before you travel, visa information and getting to 黑料吃瓜网 from the airport. 

International support and guidance

We have International Student Support Officers who can help you with:

• practical advice about living in the UK, such as local shopping and transport, opening a UK bank account, and accessing healthcare
• information about social activities on and off campus
• support for homesickness and culture shock
• advice on financial hardship
• support through times of crisis.

You can make an appointment to meet us in person or online. Email internationaladvice@brighton.ac.uk, call us on 01273 644300, or keep up-to-date with news and events on or through our .