Welcome Booklet (Health and Nutrition)

14 15 ESSENTIAL CHECKLIST FOR YOUR FIRST WEEK OF UNIVERSITY PLEASE HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION Complete your online registration – you will receive an email and text message from our Admissions team to do this Enrolment and ID card collection Join our Unibuddy Community to meet other students and ask any questions you might have Attend Welcomefest! Meet new people, get freebies and take part in fun activities Attend induction and meet fellow students on your course Download and read through your programme handbook Log into Canvas, look at the dashboard and familiarise yourself with it Download the Canvas app onto your mobile or tablet Complete quizzes and final knowledge check on the ‘Preparing you for study’ Canvas course Check your schedule – do you know which building and rooms your lectures and tutorials are in? If you need disability and neurodiversity support, get in contact with our support team. Remember to bring along your documentation in an accessible format Find out how to access your reading lists for your modules Complete ASET or A-ASET, if you are a new starter Familiarise yourself with the University’s referencing and style guide. You can download it and print it off from the student portal or collect a printed version from the library CHECKLIST FOR WHEN YOU’VE ENROLLED TRAVELLING AROUND YOUR CITY FOR DISCOUNTED TRAVEL AROUND THE WEST MIDLANDS, YOU COULD APPLY FOR A SWIFT CARD THAT CAN BE USED FOR TRAM, BUS AND TRAIN TRAVEL. NEW UK STUDENTS STARTING A FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSE ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT WORTH UP TO £800 – WHICH DOES NOT NEED TO BE PAID BACK. THIS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT WITH YOUR TRAVEL TO UNIVERSITY. SCAN HERE FOR TRAVEL OPTIONS Being based in Birmingham city centre makes it incredibly easy to travel around. Whether you prefer travelling by car, coach, rail, bus, tram, bike or even e-scooter, you have many options. There are also lots of student discounts available when using public transport. Saving pennies and the environment at the same time! UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM

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