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Welcome, Induction, and Arrival will give you the opportunity to settle into university, plus make new friends and feel like a member of our community. You will feel well prepared to begin studying and know that University staff are here to help and support you.

See how the Student’s Union and Student Futures can help you feel part of the UON community in our welcome timetable of activities, including finding temporary work, animal therapy, a welcome breakfast and much more!

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Starting at UON

During the first few weeks, we will give you the very best start and provide you with the opportunity:

  • to get to know other students including those in your tutor group.
  • to help you to become familiar with the academic study expectation on your programme.
  • to learn about working, living and socialising together as a member of the University of Northampton community.
  • to help to find your way around the Waterside Campus.

We will also provide you with an individual session with your Personal Academic Tutor (PAT) and timetabled academic orientation activity.

The Students’ Union work in close partnership with the University of Northampton, including sessions which they run alongside Welcome and Induction.

Welcome and Arrival – January 2025

We are looking forward to seeing students who are enrolling in January 2025.

Our enrolment dates in January vary depending on your course:

  • Midwifery only – 6 January
  • BA Business Management/BA Accounting & Finance 2.5 year degrees, Top Up degrees – 14 – 20 January.
  • Masters courses – 14 – 24 January.

You will be invited to book a Face-to-Face enrolment slot in mid January. You must book an enrolment slot via our Face-to-Face Enrolment Booking Form. Please book an enrolment slot at least two days before you intend to arrive at the university. Please note that if you have a BRP card rather than an E-Visa, you will be expected to show your BRP card on arrival. You will not be able to enrol without it so you should plan time in to collect it before your enrolment slot – for more information visit our Getting Started pages.

Halls of Residence

If you are staying in Halls of Residence, please complete your face-to-face enrolment before visiting accommodation in the Student Village Reception. You must have arranged your accommodation before you arrive. See our University Accommodation page for more details.

Enrolment, Parking and Travel Arrangements

Our face-to-face enrolment sessions take place at our Waterside Campus. The below provides an overview of the enrolment, parking and travel arrangements.

Paid parking is available on campus for students who are enrolling, though car parks often fill up quickly during enrolments. You will not be able to park on campus after your enrolment without a permit before 4pm on weekdays. For alternatives, please refer to our Student Parking Page or use one of the local parks which are only a few minutes walk from campus, such as St. Johns Multistorey or The Midsummer Meadow Car Park. Our Park and Ride is a convenient means of reaching us by car.

  • The university offers a Park and Ride service as an alternative to parking on campus. Please check our Park and Ride page for more information.

    Buses stop at the Train Station and Innovation Centre and the Waterside Campus.

    During the week, The Park and Ride buses run hourly during the daytime and more frequently at peak times to Waterside to provide quick reliable bus travel to the University campus.

  • If you have a disability, medical condition, injury or other additional need that affects your mobility or ability to queue or manage crowded spaces, please contact ASSIST as soon as possible to let them know about your support needs. Email the team on assist@northampton.ac.uk

  • You are welcome to bring family and friends with you on the day which you arrive. However family and friends will not be allowed into the enrolment areas in the Creative Hub. Your family and friends are welcome to visit other areas of the campus or visit one of the catering outlets which are open on campus.

  • You can collect bus passes from Waterside campus. If you have any questions about travel, please see  our travel pages.

  • If you are moving into Waterside Student Village then you can drop into the Moulton Doctors Surgery, Delapre Walk over the main enrolment period to register with the GP.

  • Please do not bring luggage into the enrolment route. If you have arrived by car then please leave your luggage in your car. If you have arrived by public transport or been dropped off then please take your luggage to the Multi-Faith chaplaincy. Please note that luggage is left at the owner’s risk. this service will not be available after (TBC).

  • For information about your finances as a new student, visit our Finances webpage.

Contact us

Please contact the following teams if you have any queries about arrival and enrolment then call 0300 303 2772 or email the teams below:

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