Welcome to a new academic year

Welcome back to a new academic year at Solent! We hope you are excited to resume your studies in a new term.

Please take a few minutes to read the below to ensure you have all the up-to-date information you need for life on campus.

Also, if you’re a returning student and haven’t registered yet, you have until Friday 6 October. Register now >

Life on campus

If you haven't already, please download the MySolent app. The app is your one-stop-shop for your emails, timetable, library loans and much more. And if you download the app before the end of September, you could win a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra! Find out more >

Just a few reminders about general life on campus, as well as a some updates for this year:

• Please make sure you have your campus card on you at all times to enable you to access our buildings. Don’t forget, you need to update your card at one of the readers by a main entrance on a regular basis. Find out more >
• We’ve introduced a new way for you to record your attendance. Your lecturer will now provide you with a six-digit code or QR code that you’ll need to scan at the start of each class. Find out more >
• Solent Futures, our on-campus careers support, has had a refresh! The team are now called Solent Careers and you can find them in the Student Hub. Find our more >
• Meet your Students' Union Sabbatical Officers for the 24/25 year. Find out more >

Make sure you check out the news page on the portal regularly for important updates that you will need to know. Also, keep an eye on your emails for our monthly student newsletter, starting this Thursday!

Help and support

Our teams are all on campus and ready to help you with your queries. Come along to the Student Hub (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
• Therapy and mental health team: therapy.mh@solent.ac.uk

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

And don't forget that you have access to our Student Assistance Programme (SAP) - a confidential, 24/7 resource to support your wellbeing. Our SAP has resources and contacts to help you with physical and emotional health, life support and much more via webinars, podcasts and programmes. Find out more >