Don’t be scared! University is a great new independent start and a chance for you to make new friends. Be open minded and chat with other students - some people will end up becoming your best friends and others will be completely different to you. If we were all alike the world would be very boring place. Freshers Fortnight is all about making new friends. Check out your Students’ Union’s events and activities, get along to all your course meetings and socials, and don't worry. You’ll know your way around and will have settled in no time! If you need someone to talk to, the Student’s Union offers a free Advice Service and you can pop in and visit one of our friendly Advisers.

Part 1 of registration is done online before you arrive, using login details that the University will email to you. The University has more information about this at www.gre.ac.uk/current-students/reg. Part 2 of registration is done in person at one of during Freshers Fortnight. You can upload a photo for your student card during Part 1 registration, but usually you’ll have your photo take during Part 2 – so be prepared for how you look that day to be on your card for the duration of your course! Registration Part 2 is at different times in specially set up Registration Halls, which are normally in use as other rooms. The University will have more details available on their registration webpage closer to the time, and we’ll have Freshers Helpers and signs on campus to help you when you arrive! If you’re having problems with any stage of registration then the University has a helpline which you can email or call.

SUUG has two main Receptions; one in Greenwich in Cooper Building (King William Walk) and one in Avery Hill in Jane Seymour Court (next to the Village Shop and The Dome). If you’re living or studying at Medway, please visit the GK Unions office, which is based on the ground floor of Pilkington building. Full addresses, directions and telephone numbers are listed here.

Bar Latitude is located within the Students’ Union building at Cooper Building (King William Walk). Sparrows is located at the rear of Avery Hill campus (Southwood site). It can be accessed via the pathway by the sports pitches and also via Avery Hill Road. Information on the Bar Latitude and Sparrows, including maps and opening hours can be found here.

University operates a frequent inter-campus bus service for students and staff to use which travels between Greenwich, Avery Hill and Medway campuses. Prices: The Greenwich to Avery Hill mini bus service is free to use, however there is a small fee for services to and from Medway. Tickets for the Medway service must be purchased before travelling, and you can purchase these from the Students’ Union shops, with funds going toward campaigns, including the campaign to drop the inter-campus bus fee and extend operating hours.The full University bus service timetable for the 2015-16 academic year can be viewed here.

Of course! All University of Greenwich students are welcome to take part in any of the activities and events at any of our campuses. However, we are aware that Medway is a bit further away from Greenwich and Avery Hill, and so over at Medway there is also 'Greenwich & Kent Students' Unions Together' - where we work with Kent Union to make sure the students from both Universities at Medway campus have events, activities, and support closer to home. Check out GK Unions’ Facebook page for more information, Freshers events listings, and to meet fellow Medway students.

When you've completed registration your details will be sent by the University over to the Students' Union so you'll be able to login as a student. However, as you can't complete registration until you're here and Freshers Fortnight is underway, you can purchase all the Freshers Fortnight event tickets using a 'Guest' account on our website. To set up a Guest account for www.suug.co.uk then go to www.suug.co.uk/account/register/ and chose 'Guest registration'. Once you've arrived and completed registration you can upgrade your Guest account to a full student by emailing suwebsite@gre.ac.uk with your name, student ID number, and the email address you used to register your Guest account.

You can apply an NUS card online here. It will then be delivered to campus for you to collect from either our Greenwich or Avery Hill Reception (depending on which you choose!). Alternatively, you can purchase one in person at either of our Freshers Fairs – be prepared to have your photo taken! You can save money on a range of items including books, clothes, travel, gigs and eating out by investing in an NUS Extra card. The NUS Extra card costs £12 and lasts twelve months.

Room numbers usually correspond to floor level, e.g. room 001 = ground floor; room 101 = first floor; room 201 = second floor. A prefix may be used to indicate which building, e.g. QA001 = Queen Anne, room 001; KW001 = King William, room 001. See the table below for the building abbreviations:

Make a weekly budget and more importantly - stick to it! Try to limit your expenditure when you go out during the day and at night. Take into account the large one-off payments and deduct from your overall budget, to leave aside what you’re living on from week to week. Don’t forget to budget for things like using your Oystercard to travel, phone bills, toiletries and stuff to clean your home, and programme related things like books, notepads and pens! Only withdraw the amount that you have budgeted for. If you only take a small amount of money out with you, you will find that you will only spend that, and only take your bank card with you in case of emergencies - otherwise you’ll be tempted to go over your budget. If you have a smartphone, we’d suggest downloading your bank’s online banking app so you can keep track of your outgoings with ease, and if you can’t do this, then make sure you check your account statements regularly. The University Student Finance department also have lots of advice for new and continuing students, and offer help like Money Doctors, their student lifestyle calculator, and simple, easy advice from their trained staff.

Unfortunately, yes sometimes it can be! However, there are ways to save money on your travel costs whilst at University. Transport for London (TfL) operate most of the public transport in London and have fare information on their website,. If you’re going to travel regularly on public transport, make sure you apply for a Student Oyster card – you can apply online through the TfL website and save 30% on travelcards and bus passes. It’s important that you don’t apply for this before you have finished registration and have your London address confirmed, as otherwise the automatic system won’t recognise you as being a student. It can take up to 4 weeks at busy times (like Freshers Fortnight) for TfL and the University to process applications, so bear this in mind.

If you aren’t travelling frequently enough to need a travelcard or pass then it’s still worth getting an Oyster card, especially since London buses no longer accept cash payments. When you use an Oyster card you’ll pay lower fares (£1.50 is the standard adult bus fare) and TfL have ‘daily price capping’, which means when using an Oyster you’ll never pay more than the cost of a daily travelcard. If you have a 16-25 railcard you can also add it to your Oyster card and get discounts during off-peak travel. TfL have more information on their website. 16-25 railcards can also be used by full-time students aged over 25, so if you often travel by train then it can save you a lot of money!

Firstly, you should make an appointment to meet a member of the Disability Support Team. They will ask you to provide evidence, which may include teachers’ reports and/or Educational Psychologists' reports. With your consent, the Disability Support Team will then be able to put some support in place. They may advise you to apply for an up-to-date Educational Psychological Assessment. A new assessment can be arranged via DST.