Your complete checklist

1. Complete your online tasks

There are a number of essential online tasks that you will need to complete before you start university.

2. Confirm your start date

This is on your offer letter which you can see by logging into Student View.

3. What will learning and living be like this autumn? Let us tell you

• See how we’re welcoming new students onto campus this year.
• Join an online event about getting ready for uni.
• Get to know more about your subject and preparing to start.
• For changes to the way your course will be taught, check the course content section on your course page.

4. Prioritise your health and wellbeing

• Find out about our strong support network, check your vaccinations are up to date and about registering for health services. 

5. Sort out your student finance

• Work out a budget. 
• Open a bank account.  
• Students with a disability should apply for Disabled Student Allowance (DS).  

6. International students

• Book a place on the orientation programme
• Start to arrange your visas.

7. Confirm your accommodation

Students with an offer of accommodation should confirm your accommodation offer now. Alternatively our accommodation team will be happy to help you with all the other accommodation options open to you.

8. Enrol online

Make sure you enrol online from Monday 16 August.

9. Log onto My Brighton, the student portal

After you have enrolled, you can log onto My Brighton using your university email address.  

• Find out more about your course through My Studies 
• Upload your uni photo 
• Access Microsoft Cloud Services 
• Download Microsoft Teams 
• Sort your unicard. 

10. Get ready for student life and your first week

• Check out Freshtival, our fortnight of freshers' events for 2021 and sign up for the Brighton Students’ Union freshers' mailing list. 
• Check your Belong at Brighton welcome timetable via My Brighton the week before you get here.
• Read our student blogs about starting uni.

Students on our Eastbourne campus