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, from wherever you have internet access.

Once you have logged in, you will be able to see the new student area. Here you will find information to help you get ready for life as a University of Brighton student.

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 23 August 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, photocopying and items from our Students' Union shops. It gives you discounts too so you can start saving money as soon as you get here.

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

Look at your Digital Toolkit

Your Digital Toolkit will help you access key online services, including:

• University WiFi
• Your university email
• Microsoft cloud services, including your free copy of Office Pro Plus (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Social media groups
• Travel and transport
• Budget calculator

Many of these services will be available to you after you have enrolled online from 24 August.

You should start using your university email address before you get here and throughout your time as a student, making sure you 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 24 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, go to the Studies tab and click on My Course – this is where you'll find key dates for your degree programme.

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 17 September 2017. MedSoc will be arranging welcome activities on 15–16 September.
• PGCE: Starts on Monday 3 September.
• Postgraduate health courses: Most have earlier starts dates – check 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.