Information for Arrival - All Students
This page contains information for ALL students. If you are new to the UK, please also visit our page for students arriving from outside the UK for more specific information.
We've also prepared a checklist for you, to make sure you don't miss out on anything important.
- Advising and Matriculation
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Please visit our Advising and Matriculation webpage Matriculation to learn what steps you need to take to register as a student.
- College and School Welcome
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Each College and School or Unit will hold induction sessions to welcome new students. These might not take place during Welcome Week itself (Week 0) but could take place in the first week of the semester (Week 1). It's important to attend these events as they will provide you with important information about how your School operates.
In some Schools, this welcome may be relatively informal and will give you the chance to chat with the academic and support staff you will encounter over the period of your course; in other Schools, this might take a more formal format with a series of presentations by your Dean, the academic and administrative staff including the School Secretary. Another approach is to conduct a full day of induction activities which help students to meet others on their courses and interact informally with staff.
Details of the individual School welcome events can be found under On Arrival - Schools.
- Postgraduates: Meeting with your Course Director or Supervisor
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Taught Postgraduates
Practices differ across the University, but in most cases you will have been notified of a date and time when you will meet with your Course Director and other staff who will be lecturing to you. Sometimes a structured 'induction day' will take place where you will be involved in networking activities that will help you to mix with others doing the same course as you as well as talk informally to academic and administrative staff.
However, on some courses the first formal occasion on which you will meet your Course Director will be in the first lecture in the first week of your timetabled lecturing programme.
If you have questions, contact your School Office. We will email you nearer the time with a web link which will have details College/School welcome events.
Research Postgraduates
As a research postgraduate, you will have been in direct correspondence with your academic supervisor before your arrival, and in most instances, you will have been invited to meet with your supervisor at the start of the semester.
If you have any questions, you should contact either your supervisor or the School Office. We will email you nearer the time with a web link which will have details College/School welcome events.
- Paying your tuition fees
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Tuition fees need to be paid on or before registration, or at the latest within 30 days of your studies beginning. Please visit the Registry's tuition fee webpage for further information.
Students from outside the UK should also visit our guide to paying your tuition fees.
- Receiving your student loan
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Arrangements for receiving your student loan will vary depending on which organisation is issuing the loan, but in general you'll get your student loan or grant several days after you matriculate at the start of term. Your money will be paid direct into your bank account except for Tuition Fee Loans which are paid directly to the University.
Check out our Student Services finance pages to learn more.
You'll need to make sure you have access to enough money to survive until you receive the first installment of your loan.
- Registering with a doctor
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You can choose any GP (doctor's) practice within Dundee and register there.
We've put together a map of all the GPs in Dundee, and have got instructions on how to register with a GP
Remember that all students, including those of you from outside the UK, are eligible for free health care while you're in Scotland, so don't put off registering.
- Travel
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Whichever mode of transport you're using to get to Dundee, check out our travel pages to plan your journey.
Learn more about travelling around the city once you're here on our local transport page.
- Finding your way round the campus
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To find out where places are on campus, take a look at our campus map. You can also take our virtual tour to learn more about the campus.
- Your computer account
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Most of you will have been given login details when you applied to Dundee, although applicant access is limited to the University email system and My Dundee. When you matriculate, your account will automatically be upgraded so that you have full access to the University's IT facilities and systems. Log in using the same username and password that you used as an applicant.
See the ICS Home page and ICS pages for new students for more information.
For information about your password, or to change it, see our Password pages.
Contact us using our Online Enquiry Form or phone: 01382 388000.