Checklist
Find out how to prepare for life here at Bristol. What to do before you leave home and when you arrive.
Before you arrive
Registration
- You must register online.
- Upload a photo for your UCard as soon as possible, this card is your identification, library card and key to buildings.
Look out for key information
- Read any information that your school or faculty sends.
- If you are an international student, read our advice for new international students.
- Join our official Facebook group for Freshers and Offer holders in 2019.
Accommodation
- Make sure you understand the accommodation process.
- If you are in University accommodation, your residence guide explains when to move in and what to do if you arrive late.
- If you are living in private accommodation, make sure you confirm when and how you can move in with your landlord.
Health
- Make sure you are vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella and meningitis before you arrive.
- Once you know the address of your accommodation, you can register with a local doctor.
- Download the Student Health app for iOS or the Student Health app on Android for reliable and relevant health care advice wherever you are.
Tuition fees and funding
- Make arrangements to pay your tuition fees.
- Find out about available funding.
Contact our services if you need additional support
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If you have a disability including mental health issues or learning difficulties, contact Disability Services as soon as possible.
If you contact them before you arrive, they will have more time to discuss options and arrange support for you. - We run a Peer Mentoring Service from before you start university until the end of January. This connects you with a current student to provide support and advice in your first few months. Find out more about Peer Mentoring.
Plan your travel
- Plan your travel to Bristol.
- If you're in University accommodation, your residence guide has the address of where to go when you arrive.
When you first arrive
- Each residence has its own guide which tells you when to move in or how to collect your keys if you arrive late. Select your residence from the list to get your guide.
- Find out how to get around Bristol.
- Take our virtual tour to learn more about our buildings.
- Download your Welcome Week timetable.
- Register in person.
- Attend Document Checks if you have been asked to do so.
- Find out about Welcome Week events.
- Find out how to connect to the network and other computer systems.
- Find out if you're able to take open units and how to select them.
Sponsored students
- Home or EU sponsored students complete and submit tuition fee sponsorship form (PDF, 35kB).
- International sponsored students send your sponsor letter to international-partnerships@bristol.ac.uk.
- Study Abroad or Erasmus sponsored students refer to your offer letter or contact the Global Opportunities team.
Settling in
- Find out about our services for students.
- Understand how our health and wellbeing services work.
- Find out what academic support there is.
- Discover which clubs, societies and student networks you can join.
- Become a global citizen with the global lounge.
- Buy an activity pass to access our sports facilities.
- Look around our libraries to find where you can both study and relax.
Download your Welcome Guide
Everything you need to know and do for Welcome Week and beyond.
Join our official Facebook group
Make friends before you arrive.
Welcome Helpdesks
Welcome Helpdesks are located around the campus. Get directions, ask questions and find out about Welcome Week activities.