Useful Information

Here are some links that will help make starting your study at Newcastle as simple as possible. 

Visit these links before you start

• Student Welcome Website
• Complete the 2026 Student Induction Course on Canvas
• The Student homepage has the essentials all in one place
• Once registered, review the Build Your New Induction material on the Canvas SNES Community
• Degree Programme Regulations
• Access your Student Timetable
• Understanding your Teaching Timetable
• Request to choose or change optional modules via the form for your programme on the SNES Community on Canvas
• Access NUReflect (supports students' reflective learning process)
• Absence/PEC (Personal Extenuating Circumstances) information
• Maps of campus and city

Handbooks 

The 2026-27 School handbooks will be available on the SNES Community on Canvas. 

Information to aid your learning

Most of your coursework will be submitted electronically through Canvas‌

Who is my Mentor/Adviser?:

• Your Academic Adviser will appear on the Student Portal, where you registered, during September. Make a note of who your tutor is as you will meet them during induction week.
• You will receive an e-mail with details of your Peer Mentor around mid-September, so you can ask them any questions before you arrive. Peer Mentors are Undergraduate students from within the School who provide support and guidance to new students as they navigate their first year at Newcastle University.  They can answer queries about Newcastle (the city and campus), the School and tell you where to go for specialist advice.
• Alternatively you can contact the SNES School hub on the ground floor of the Agriculture Building to find out who your Adviser or Mentor are.

Health and safety contacts:

• Roy Lamb or David Whitaker

Students' Union

Freshers is the official welcome period for every student starting their time at Newcastle University and it all kicks off from 21 September - 9 October!

It’s your first chance to really get into the swing of uni life, meet loads of new people, experience Newcastle at its best and make TONNES of amazing memories at our huge range of free or heavily discounted activities including the Clubs and Societies Fair and our amazing Freebie Fair.

Tickets will be available from the Students’ Union website soon, so keep checking back for updates!