Welcome Guide
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#BECOMEUNSTOPPABLE 2 / / 3 CONGRATULATIONS We are delighted that you have chosen to study at the University of Salford and wish you a memorable and rewarding time here. Use this guide to give you the best start to your University journey. We recommend that you read through each page and refer to it and our Welcome website, during your first few weeks. We wish you lots of success as you begin your new journey! @UoS_Students /studentsuos @uos_students @salforduni 4 / / 5 Even though the government has now said that universities can return without restriction, our planning and timetable has already been in train for some months, so we are keeping with the approach we’ve set out above. That’s because we know you need your timetables for your first term to be fixed and ready ahead of the start of term so that you can plan. We’ve listened and learnt a lot from our students and there are elements from the move online that we’ll be keeping because of this. There are some sessions that will be online because our current students have told us that it’s the best way to deliver them. Where we have found new and better ways of doing things that benefit the student experience and reflect the world of work, we’ll be evolving these and A MESSAGE FROM OUR refining them as we move into the future. Where it is practical and beneficial to students, we’ll be PRO-VICE CHANCELLOR recording sessions. This is not a substitute for attending the session in person, but does allow you to watch back and DR SAM GROGAN review what you’ve learnt and supplement that face-to- face contact. We can’t wait to welcome you on to campus in September and we know that after the past 17 We’ve been working hard on adapting your assessments months, you’re keen to know what teaching and too – as a first year undergraduate student, we know learning will look like. you’ve had a hugely disrupted school and college Our focus for September and on through the experience so there’ll be no formal, written exams in your year is on two things: first term. ✓ Your safety and that of our university community We have always welcomed students from a diverse range of backgrounds so are well used to ensuring that the ✓ Ensuring that you get the practical, hands on experience that transition to university is as smooth as possible and it is this you’ll need to progress onto the world of work understanding that is behind everything that we’re doing to We are putting in as much face to face teaching as possible whilst prepare all our students for their next step. at the same time maintaining a controlled approach to activity on Keep a check on your emails for more information about campus. None of us can say with certainty what September will what to expect in September and for ways you can engage look like, so we’re taking an approach to the first term that will allow us to maintain a level of social distancing both for safety, and with us before the start of the new academic year. in case we are required to reintroduce measures at short notice. I look forward to seeing you then. @UoS_Students /studentsuos @uos_students @salforduni 6 / / 7 REGISTER AS A STUDENT Look out for an email inviting you to register and follow the link to access our online registration portal. Just follow the steps on screen, ensuring that your personal contact information is correct and that payment for your tuition fees is in place. Your Student ID card will either be posted out to you or will be made available for collection on campus, depending on the term time address you provide at the time. Don’t forget to bring your new lanyard with you when you join us in September! For more information on this and/or the registration process visit salford.ac.uk/welcome KICK START YOUR STUDIES WITH £150 APPLIED FOR When you complete your initial registration, you’ll automatically FUNDING? be given access to an Inspire account. Make sure you complete your online declaration form with your student finance organisation (eg. This scheme is open to all new students joining a foundation year or year Student Finance England) to ensure your funding one of an undergraduate degree based at the University, and gives you is in place. £150 of credit to spend in a dedicated online store. You’ll be able to buy learning resources such as books, stationery and electronics to give you the Once you have registered with the University and best possible start to your studies. have started to engage with your studies, we will confirm your registration with Student Finance Visit salford-inspire.co.uk to find out more! which will release any approved maintenance funds/loans. @UoS_Students /studentsuos @uos_students @salforduni 8 / / 9 SO WHAT Your Welcome activities begin on Monday 20 September and will provide you with a range of in-person and virtual events for you to get involved in and to help you settle in to University life. There’ll be activities and events provided by a range of areas of the University including social, sports, support and faith events, as well as lots of things organised by the Students’ Union and much more! You can stay up to date and find all the information on how to join specific events by visiting our Welcome website and get a head start with registering as a student at salford.ac.uk/welcome You can also look at the University of Salford’s Students’ Union (USSU) website to find out about their events and opportunities at salfordstudents.com/welcome WELCOME STARTS HERE For more details on the events happening during Welcome, check out our events page at salford.ac.uk/welcome @UoS_Students /studentsuos @uos_students @salforduni 10 / / 11 GETTING SETTLED IN If you’re leaving the family home for the first time, you might feel nervous about where you’re going to live. Don’t be. Having your own place is part of the adventure – you’ll make friends and learn about fridge politics in no time. GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE YOU’RE GOING TO UNI WITH There’s accommodation on campus and we work with Manchester Student Homes to find off campus homes To help you get settled in, join your across the city. Head to salford.ac.uk/accommodation for online student community. more details. DOWNLOAD THE NEW UMII APP If you’ve already booked your accommodation in Peel We’ve partnered with Park Quarter or Eddie Colman/John Lester Courts, you’ll Umii, an app which connects be hearing from Campus Living Villages separately about students based on shared moving in dates and anything else you need to know. interests, course and society Once you’ve arrived, you’ll need to know where all preferences, so it’s easy to get the key places are: your accommodation, the library, to know people similar to you even the campus shop and the Students’ Union. Have a before you start in September. look at the campus map in this guide to find your bearings when you arrive, so you can explore Simply download the Umii app, set up your profile with your new surroundings with ease. your interests, add a quick bio and you are all set. Every day Umii will suggest 3-5 Salford students to connect with and before you know it, you’ll be making friends to meet when you get to campus! DID YOU KNOW? JOIN OUR 2021 FACEBOOK GROUP Peel Park Quarter was voted The group is for people just like you, who are joining us this as the second best Halls year, so use it to make new friends and connect with your future of Residence in the UK by coursemates and housemates now. Student Hut in 2020. facebook.com/groups/salfordstudents2021 @UoS_Students /studentsuos @uos_students @salforduni 12 / / 13 DEVELOP YOUR ACADEMIC SKILLS Studying at University can be a little different to what you might be used to. We have developed some extra resources to support you and make sure you can hit the ground running when you start your degree. YOUR STUDENT HUB The Student Hub is your gateway for all things Our ‘Get Ready to Learn at the University of Salford’ resource student. You can find it at salford.ac.uk/students will give you a great introduction to studying here. As well as and by logging in with your student email address giving you a head start with your academic study skills, you’ll find (which you’ll get once you’ve registered). information about setting up your IT accounts, using the library and Blackboard (our Virtual Learning Environment), as well as It’s a quick way to access most of the systems you’ll use how you can get Office 365 for free. as a student with us – like Blackboard, Jigsaw, email and more – plus we use the Student Hub to host event listings, Visit salford.ac.uk/skills/get-ready to get started. news stories and important information to help you succeed at University. It’s also where you’ll find detailed information, resources and tips for succeeding in all aspects of your uni life CHECK YOUR (not just your academic side!) that we don’t share on our TIMETABLE askUS website. Your academic induction timetable Take a look once you’ve registered with us at: provides you with information about all salford.ac.uk/students the activities that are happening in the first few weeks of your course, where you’ll get to meet your tutors and other DISABILITY AND LEARNER SUPPORT students on your course.