New students

Congratulations and welcome to the UCL community. Below you'll find everything you need to know about joining us. Get prepared with our checklists and find out more about what it's like to study here in the Countdown to UCL blog.

Introducing Make the Most of UCL

Welcome to UCL! Our new Make the Most of UCL campaign takes place across the first 6 weeks of term and is here to help you settle in and truly feel part of our connected community.

The theme of this week - UCL Culture

This theme helps you Make the Most of UCL Culture. Find out more here...

Download the Welcome to UCL app

The 'Guide for New Students September 2020' in the Welcome to UCL app is an essential tool to help you plan your first few weeks. Includes a full schedule of events.

Complete the Introductory Programme

A new interactive learning experience, the Introductory Programme will help you get to know UCL's values, community and achievements. Complete it before you start you studies.

Complete the Online Orientation for New Students

About to begin your studies here at UCL? Complete the new student orientation module before you start studying, with information on academic and social support.

Start the Connected Learning course

If you're new or returning to UCL, it's time to get familiar with the technology, learning techniques, academic resources and support you'll need to make the most of your studies in 2020/21

Make the Most of UCL

Our new Make the Most of UCL campaign will help you settle in during the first 6 weeks of term.

Keeping Safe on Campus

The safety of the UCL community is our top priority. Read about how we're keeping you safe on campus.

Checklists and FAQs

Don't miss a thing with our thorough lists of essential, recommended and extra activities.

Pre-enrolment

Everything you need to know about the pre-enrolment process, your first step to becoming a UCL student.

Countdown to UCL

Get yourself ready for the start of your UCL journey with the Countdown to UCL blog.

Welcome to UCL app

Students looking together at a laptop screen

Download the Welcome to UCL app for our handy 'Guide for New Students September 2020'.

Your online induction

Complete our online introductory modules before you start. Includes materials for research students.

International students

Full information for our international students, including guidance on quarantine and visas.

Students' Union UCL

Students sat outside the Print Room Cafe

Everything you can expect from your Students' Union UCL welcome and how you can get involved.

IT essentials

Someone teaching on the screen of a laptop

A student guide to central IT services to help you get up and running when you start.

Information for parents

A student and their parent looking at information on a laptop together

Find out more about how you as a parent or guardian can help your child settle in to university life.

Information for staff

A student and a member of staff looking at information on a screen together

More information for UCL staff involved in welcoming and inducting new students (UCL login required).

Announcements

Check back here on a regular basis for the latest updates. You can also view all announcements in case you've missed anything.

Funnelback feed: https://cms-feed.ucl.ac.uk/s/search.json?collection=drupal-professional-...Double click the feed URL above to edit

Welcome to UCL Support Services

The main welcome event for all new students was Welcome to UCL Support Services, which took place on Tuesday 29 September. You can watch a recording below (closed captions available).

YouTube Widget Placeholderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HRR_bxcLlc

Questions? askUCL

Once you've completed pre-enrolment and have your user ID and password, you can log in to askUCL, our student enquiries system. The handy askUCL FAQs should help you find the answer you need. If not, you can submit an enquiry, which will go straight to the right team, and you can even track that enquiry later on.

Launch askUCL (UCL login required)