Welcome to Solent

Welcome, new students! We hope you are excited about getting stuck into your first term at university.

We know that many of you will be arriving at our residences this week, so please read below to find out what we have planned for you from Monday 15 September and how you can prepare for the new term.

If you haven’t already, please take a look at the Hello Uni page on our website to find out how we can help make your first few months at Solent as successful as possible.

Download the MySolent app to find your emails, campus map, timetable and lots more support. And if you download the app before the end of September, you could win a Samsung Galaxy S25+!

All students will have a course enrolment slot in their Welcome Week timetable. Please head to the Spark atrium to be enrolled by the admissions and enrolment team so they can issue you with your campus card. Feel free to ask the team any questions – we’re all here to help!

Welcome events

We’ve been working with the Solent Students’ Union (SU) to plan a full calendar of events for you over the next few weeks, and there’s something for everyone. Take a look at the below timetables for events run by the University:

Welcome Week 2025 timetable >

You can find the Students’ Union’s events (Fresher's Fayre, Sip and Paint, karaoke, quizzes, mixers, sing-alongs, and much more) on their website.

All of our Welcome Week events are also open to returning students on levels 5 and 6 – feel free to come along!

The library

The Library is open throughout Welcome Week for students to find and access information sources, make use of the range of study spaces and computing facilities available or have a chat with staff and ask any questions you may have about the Library. Please check the Library’s opening hours before you visit.

The Library also welcomes all new students to make use of the Wellbeing Area. There are games, puzzles, wellbeing books and comfy quiet areas for you to come and choose from. You can also view the Library's Wellbeing guide for links and resources to support wellbeing whilst studying.

As an introduction to what Solent Library has to offer, students are invited to take part in a Scavenger Hunt which will lead you around the Library building, introducing you to key services, resources and facilities, all the while collecting pieces of information. Access the Scavenger Hunt online to learn more.

Help and support

Our support teams are all on campus, at the end of the phone or on email, ready to help you with your queries. Come along to the Student Hub, located at the back of the Spark building, to ask any questions. You can also contact our support services as below: 

Student Hub: student.hub@solent.ac.uk / 023 8201 5200

Funding team: student.funding@solent.ac.uk

Mental health and wellbeing team: wellbeing@solent.ac.uk

You can find more about our student services on the student portal.

We’d also like to make you aware of our Student Assistance Programme, where you can find support on the following topics:

• Physical health – weight, exercise, sleep, smoking, drinking.
• Emotional health – anxiety, panic attacks, depression, stress.
• Life support – legal and financial, family and relationships, bereavement and loss.
• Work and education.

Our Student Assistance Programme is a confidential resource, provided by the external company PAM Wellness. Start by downloading the ‘Champion Health’ app for 24/7 support.  

Find out more >