Complete your online tasks

Log on to studentcentral

Studentcentral is the university's online learning environment. Throughout your time at Brighton, you will use studentcentral to manage your studies and access the academic and other resources you need.

Once you have logged in you’ll be able to see any messages from our admissions team. From Thursday 22 August you will be able to enrol online, after which you’ll see your welcome programme timetable and start date. Your teaching timetable will be finalised during your first week, from 23 September.

Complete stage 1 online enrolment

Once your place has been confirmed, you will receive an email from us asking you to enrol online. This email will be sent out from Thursday 22 August 2019 when online enrolment opens.

It is essential that you complete this process before you arrive at the university so we can confirm that the details we hold for you are correct. You may need to provide us with missing information such as who to contact in an emergency.

To complete online enrolment, you need to have activated your university account and be logged on to studentcentral.

The morning after you have enrolled online, you will see new tabs on studentcentral: Home, Studies, and Help and Advice. You'll be able to see information about your course, events on offer during your first week, your school's induction events and much more.

Upload your university photograph

Your university photograph will be used for your unicard.

It is essential that you upload your photograph before you arrive, as you will need your unicard to:

• get into your halls of residence
• access buildings
• access computers
• borrow books from the library and other resources.

You can upload money on to your unicard to pay for food and drink from our cafes and restaurants and photocopying. It gives you discounts too so you can start saving money as soon as you get here.

TIP: Why not buy your TOTUM card (powered by NUS) at the same time – you can use the same photo for both and start saving money with NUS discounts.

Access university online services – start connected

Below are the basic online services you'll gain access to after completing the stage 1 online enrolment and gaining your university user id.

• Your university email
• Microsoft cloud services, including your free copy of Office Pro Plus (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and OneDrive for file storage.
• Once on campus or in university-run halls you can access the university Wi-Fi
• Check out LinkedIn Learning - all students get access to the thousands of courses available through LinkedIn. 

Many of these services will be available to you after you have enrolled online from 22 August.

You should start using your university email address before you get here and throughout your time as a student.

Check your inbox regularly; otherwise you may miss important information and updates. If you are applying for placements or part-time employment, your university email address is the one you should use.

Confirm the start date of your course

The first day for most courses is Monday 23 September, but some have different start dates.

To confirm when the first day of your course is and other course-specific instructions, log on to studentcentral, and view your timetable – this is where you'll find key dates for your course.

The following courses have earlier start dates, but note that this is not a complete list – you should check studentcentral to be sure of your course start date.

• Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS): The BSMS induction week (for years 1 and 2) starts on Monday 23 September 2019 with Welcome weekend events taking place on 21/22 September. Term starts on Monday 30 September for Years 1 and 2. The BSMS postgraduate induction will be taking place on the Thursday 12 September 2019.
• PGCE: Starts on Wednesday 4 September.
• Postgraduate health courses: Check your timetable via studentcentral.
• Brighton Business School: Check your timetable via studentcentral.

Need help?

You can reset your password yourself if you have forgotten it. You will need to know your University of Brighton student number to do so. You will find this in your welcome email, offer letter or offer email.

Contact us if you have lost your student number or have more questions.

We take care when managing your data. Please read and familiarise yourself with the student contract and our privacy notice.