Arrive and settle in
Information to help you settle in
What's on in Welcome Week
During Welcome Week you will have the opportunity to get to know your course team and fellow students through course-specific welcome talks, and also attend the many optional activities taking place to help you settle in to life at BSU and build your community.
You will be contacted before Welcome Week with more details about what's on.
Move In and ID Card Collection
If you're moving into halls you will be given a key card to your room on arrival. If you're a commuting student you can pick up your student ID Card at the Vinery at Newton Park, or Locksbrook Reception if you're studying at our Locksbrook Campus.
Your Welcome Package
To help you settle in we’ve put together this Welcome Package. In it, we’ve included:
- A code to claim a free 7 day bus pass
- Information about all our clubs and societies at Bath Spa, which are free to join for all students
- Details of how you can access the Adobe suite for free
- £20 of vouchers for our catering outlets across our campuses.
This is the start of your Bath Spa journey, and we can’t wait to see what you achieve!
Welcome Package terms and conditions - (pdf) 0.1MB
Download our campus app
The My Bath Spa App gives you access to University services on your phone, tablet and desktop. It brings together news, information and updates in one place and you'll be able to use the app to check in to your lectures and see your timetable.
You can download the app from the or , or . You'll get your login details once you've registered with us but in the meantime, you can take a look around as a guest.
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Campus maps
To help you find your way around our campuses, you can download our campus maps below:
- Newton Park Campus Map with full key - (pdf) 1.8MB
- Newton Park Map with sensory key - (pdf) 0.8MB
- Locksbrook Map with sensory key - (pdf) 0.7MB
You can find more information on how to get to all of our sites on the Find us page.
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We have a range of great food and dining facilities on campus, so you鈥檙e sure to find something you like.
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The Students' Union is a registered charity, independent of the University, which represents all Bath Spa students. Head to the SU website for full details of their Welcome Week activities.
Read more
Discover a wealth of information about jobs, placements, freelancing, business start-up and more. We support you to find part-time work along study, and gain the confidence and skills needed.
Read more
Settle in, find your people and make the most of the university experience on-campus. Hear from our current students with loads of great tips and tricks about living on-campus.
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