Your Portsmouth

Work, eat and play at 3rd Space

Filed under Lifestyle and posted 31st July, 2012

Once in the University, you can use and enjoy 3rd Space in the time between your lectures or for meetings with friends after a days’ work is done. 3rd Space is located in the Student Centre and has purpose-built pods or ‘igloos’ for all students to use between 8.00am and midnight everyday in term time. [...] Continue reading »

University surgery

Filed under Support and posted 30th July, 2012

As you know, it is important that you register with a doctor as soon as you have a term-time address in Portsmouth. You can choose any GP as long as they are located near your home in Portsmouth. If you are a full-time University student living on Portsea Island you can then register with the [...] Continue reading »

Erasmus

Filed under Studies and posted 27th July, 2012

Ask anyone who has taken a study/work abroad programme and they will tell you that it was one of the best experiences of their university life. Imagine walking to university along the banks of the river Seine or doing your weekly shopping in an Italian street market. If you are looking to spend some time [...] Continue reading »

EAP for international/EU students

Filed under Studies and posted 26th July, 2012

Are you an international or EU student? Maybe English is not your first language? At the School of Languages and Area Studies we provide FREE classes in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for all international and EU students registered with the University. You can choose between any of our 12-week courses, starting in Semester one [...] Continue reading »

Will you be using any maths on your course?

Filed under Studies and posted 25th July, 2012

When you come to Portsmouth, the Maths Café will be providing additional free maths and stats support in various informal locations across the campus. All students are welcome to drop in and ask questions or pick up free resources. No problem is too trivial. If you want to know more about the Maths Cafe before [...] Continue reading »

International students: scam warning

Filed under Money and posted 24th July, 2012

The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) has reported that a telephone fraud is targeting international students: Typically, a student will receive a call from someone who says they work for the UK Border Agency (UKBA). The caller may appear genuine, and they may have some limited information about you, for example your passport [...] Continue reading »

For those times when you are feeling a bit low

Filed under Support and posted

University life is full of exciting experiences, new friends, independence and personal growth. With all the things happening around you, it is not surprising that at some point, you may feel a bit low or confused. Many students resolve their problems with the help of family, friends, staff in their academic department, their GP (remember [...] Continue reading »

Doing IT for you

Filed under Support and posted 23rd July, 2012

Throughout your time at Portsmouth, you’ll want to be sure that you have the best computing facilities and resources to support you in your studies. The University’s five faculties have extensive computing facilities, with a large number of high spec PCs with Windows 7 as well as Apple MACs, all running the latest software for [...] Continue reading »

Are you a budding entrepreneur?

Filed under Support and posted 20th July, 2012

Do you have a business idea? Once you get to the University, come and have a chat with Purple Door Careers and Recruitment. We have years of experience in helping students and companies to make ideas become reality. We want to inspire Portsmouth students to learn and succeed in entrepreneurship through developing enterprise skills and [...] Continue reading »