What's student life in Portsmouth like?
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If you're looking for an affordable city, Portsmouth is an excellent choice to help with the cost of living for students.
- Save on rent – rent in Portsmouth is 54% lower than London and 25% lower than Brighton. (Numbeo, 2025)
- Save on living costs – NatWest ranks Portsmouth as one of the top 10 most affordable student cities. (NatWest Student Living Index 2024)
- Save on transport – you can walk to any of our uni buildings in under 15 minutes.
Explore Portsmouth virtually
Wherever you are in the world, explore a virtual day in the life of a Portsmouth student, even tour our accommodation.
Discover life outside study
Uni is about more than just your studies, discover all Portsmouth has to offer outside of the classroom.
An introduction to Unibuddy
Student Joy explains how to use Unibuddy to connect with staff or students like her and ask them your questions about our courses, student life, or simply why they chose to study at the University of Portsmouth.
Joy: Hi, my name is Joy and welcome to UniBuddy.
This is where you can talk to staff and students like me to learn more about life at the University of Portsmouth.
You can ask us anything about our course, our student life, or simply why we chose Portsmouth.
Finding UniBuddy is easy. Just head to the bottom of the Student Life page, any of the course pages, the Virtual Tour app to start chatting.
We study a wide range of courses, so we're confident that we're able to answer any of your questions no matter how big or small.
Connect with us today and discover why Portsmouth is the perfect choice for you.
