Hello Uni - Student Welcome

Student Welcome activities for all students start on the following dates, depending on your course entry start:

Monday 1 September 2025: Warsash cadets
Thursday 11 and Friday 12 September 2025: International students
Monday 15 September 2025: Home undergraduate and postgraduate students

To find the building your arrival room is in, see our campus map.

Student Welcome is packed with activities to help you get to know your course, your peers and your University. You'll be able to meet other students on your course, as well as some of your tutors, and maybe even some current second- and third-year students.

Before accessing any systems, please ensure you've set up your account using guidance here (click on Guest access).

You will be able to access your Welcome Week timetable through your course page on Solent Online Learning (SOL) using the same log in details you receive to pre-register online.

Welcome events

The University and Solent Students’ Union (SU) have got loads of Student Welcome events lined up for 2025! These social events and activities will help you find your way around Solent and Southampton, as well as meet new friends and try out new things!

Download the Welcome Week timetable

Enrolment and campus cards

Before you can start at Solent, the first thing you need to do is enrol for your course. To do this, there are two steps you need to complete:

Towards the start of term, you’ll be emailed your username and password with instructions on how to access the pre-registration area of our University Portal. It’s important you complete pre-registration so we can enrol you.

Your user name and password also means you can log on to Get Ready for Solent and Solent Online Learning where you can access your Welcome Week timetable.

All students will be required to formally enrol with us on campus. You will need to attend an enrolment session as scheduled on your Welcome Week timetable. You will need to bring some photographic ID and any qualifications that haven’t yet been verified.

Once enrolled, we will also notify the Student Loans Company of your official enrolment (if applicable).

To help your enrolment go as quickly as possible, please ensure you:

have completed online pre-registration as soon as you receive an email from us, including uploading an acceptable passport-sized photo,
have your passport or driver's licence to hand. International and EU students requiring a visa will need to present their ID and visa documentation during their on-campus enrolment,
send in copies of your qualifications, if requested.

Provided you have uploaded an acceptable passport-sized photo during your pre-registration, we will have a printed campus card for you to collect once you have been enrolled. Your campus card registers your attendance at University. Attending lectures and seminars is key to your learning - it’s important you swipe your campus card before each session so we know you're engaging with your course. Your attendance is monitored, so don't forget to swipe!

The student handbook is a really useful guide with information on the various support you'll have access to while studying at Solent. It introduces relevant University policies you may need to refer to, eg, assessments, and gives advice and information on what to do in certain circumstances, such as being unable to attend classes or submit an assessment. The student handbook will be available to view online from September.

Your course handbook will be available to view online on your course's Solent Online Learning site. It contains information specific to your course and will help you prepare for the coming year. It introduces you to your teaching team and provides details of the course structure and the units you’ll be studying, including any optional units you can choose from. You’ll also be able to see the assessment schedule for the year.

What else happens during Student Welcome

Course-led activity

Course-specific activities help to familiarise you with your course before teaching begins. These may be on- or off-site, practical- or theory-based and provide an opportunity to learn more about the environment in which you’ll be studying.

Doctor's registration

While you're living in Southampton you'll need to register with a local GP surgery.

If your Southampton address is in any of these postcode areas: SO14 1, SO14 2, SO14 3, SO14 5, or SO14 7, you can register with St Mary's Surgery. Please go to the St Mary's Surgery website to apply to register with them.

For students living in Liberty Point please contact Nicholstown Surgery.

For all other postcode areas, click here to find a GP surgery close to you.

Once you're registered with a local GP, and are in Southampton permanently, we recommend booking an appointment for the MenACWY vaccination. This will protect you against meningitis and septicaemia, which can be spread easily among students. Ask your GP for further information, or visit Meningitis Now.

Learning technologies induction

This is an online resource that will introduce you to the learning resources and technology you'll be using at Solent.

Just follow these steps to get started:

Ensure you've set up your account using the guidance here.
Log in to Solent Online Learning using the username and password emailed to you for pre-registration.
Complete the online course.

If you have any issues using the online resource, visit our help pages.

Got any questions?

If you have any questions about Student Welcome, please contact the admissions and enrolment team on 023 8201 5066.

Student Welcome

On this page:

Welcome events

Enrolment and campus cards

Before you start/arrive: pre-register online

Enrolment

Campus cards

Student and course handbooks

What else happens during Student Welcome

Course-led activity

Doctor's registration

Learning technologies induction

Got any questions?