New postgraduate taught student checklist

Get ready for Sheffield by completing your to-do list tasks.

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If you're a student paying overseas fees or with visa and immigration tasks, check out the international student checklist.

If you are a part-time or distance learning student, check our registration pages for your specific registration guidance.

Register for your course and activate your 小欧视频 IT account

You need to register and activate your 小欧视频 IT account before you can start studying with us. You will receive a registration email from preregistration@sheffield.ac.uk with instructions on how to do this. There are two steps to your registration:

  • Step 1: Online registration, available from 23 August
  • Step 2: In-person ID check, available after you have completed online registration

How to register with the 小欧视频

Book your ID check

Once you鈥檝e completed your online registration an email will be sent to your 小欧视频 email account to confirm you have registered.

You will then receive a second email within one or two working days of completing your registration with a link to book an in-person ID check and collect your student UCard.

If you are a part-time or distance learning student, your registration process is different - you do not need to attend an in-person registration event.

Access your 小欧视频 IT account (MUSE)

Once you鈥檝e registered for your course, your 小欧视频 IT account (MUSE) will be activated. You will use your MUSE account to access online IT services including your;

  • Student email account
  • Course timetable
  • Online course materials

Learn how to get online, manage your emails, access course materials, and get the most out of your studies. Start your digital induction

If you experience any problems logging into your 小欧视频 computer account, contact IT Services.


5 weeks to go 

19 August to 23 August 2024

Follow us on social media

Celebrate your success and get involved on social media! 

Find your flatmates, coursemates, and meet loads of other new students through the 小欧视频 of Sheffield's new students Facebook group. 

Sort your accommodation

Sort your 小欧视频 accommodation, if you haven鈥檛 already done so.

Register for accommodation

Learn more about the apps and software you鈥檒l use during your studies

My Digital Induction is your guide to the apps and software you鈥檒l use at the 小欧视频 of Sheffield.

Learn how to get online, manage your emails, access course materials, and get the most out of your studies.

Start your digital induction

Register for transition support from the Disability and Dyslexia Support Service (DDSS)

Starting university can feel exciting, but it can also be challenging. We are here to help and support disabled applicants to make the transition to the 小欧视频 of Sheffield. 

Register for a transition session


4 weeks to go

26 August to 30 August 2024

Get your tickets for Welcome Week

Get your tickets for Welcome Week 2024 including freshers events and nights out.

Start to think about what you need to pack

If you鈥檒l be living in 小欧视频 accommodation, here鈥檚 some useful advice on what to bring with you.

Remember to bring any current medications you take with you, and make sure you have enough for your first few weeks. You will be able to register with the 小欧视频 Health Service when you arrive in Sheffield.

Inform us of any accessibility requirements

If you have a disability, let us know about any additional support you will need.


3 weeks to go

2 September to 6 September 2024

Have you registered?

If you haven鈥檛 already, make sure you鈥檝e completed your online registration and booked your in-person ID check.

How to register

Choose your modules

If your course allows you to choose optional modules, you鈥檒l be asked to select these as part of your online registration tasks using online module selection.

Plan your finances

Complete your Financial Declaration and plan your finances.

Tools to plan your finances

If you鈥檙e a Sheffield 小欧视频 graduate, you鈥檙e entitled to a discount on your tuition fees.

Prepare for moving into our accommodation

Packing tips


2 weeks to go 

9 September to 13 September 2024

Take a look at our clubs and societies to explore what you could get involved with.

Get to know the city of Sheffield.

Guide to Sheffield

Ask questions - if you need support you can get advice from Student Services.


1 week to go 

16 September to 20 September 2024

Complete your online registration tasks

Make sure you鈥檝e completed your online registration tasks - these need to be done before you arrive. 

Online registration guidance

Get involved in Orientation 2024

Our Orientation events and activities are designed to give you a little extra time to settle into life in Sheffield and the 小欧视频.

Orientation 2024

Download iSheffield

iSheffield is the 小欧视频鈥檚 mobile and web app that allows you to access everything you need during your academic studies, including your timetable.


1 day to go

Check you have your new address if you鈥檙e moving and know how to get here.

Travel guidance

Sheffield city centre is covered by a Clean Air Zone. Private cars are exempt from charges, but non-compliant vans, campervans and other light goods vehicles are included in the scheme. 

Make sure you have everything packed.

Packing tips

Know how to reach us if you need anything.


Arrival day

You made it! Enjoy your new life in Sheffield and making new friends. We鈥檙e here if you need us.

Get support from Student Services Information Desk (SSiD).

Ask us a question on social media:

Download our safety app

Download our safety app, SafeZone, so that you can contact security if you need help and stay safe around campus.

Download SafeZone

Check if you need a TV Licence

You will need a TV Licence if you鈥檙e watching or recording any TV live. Find out more at


Welcome Week 

23 September to 28 September 2024

Attend your in-person ID check

Attend your in-person ID check to pick up your UCard and complete your registration.

If you are receiving funding from Student Finance, you must complete an in-person ID check to receive your loan. 

If you are a part-time or distance learning student, you do not need to attend an in-person registration event.

Make sure you can access your 小欧视频 email account

Whilst you are a student with us, any important information we need to communicate to you will always be sent to your student email address. It is therefore essential that you check your emails regularly.

If you experience any problems logging into your 小欧视频 computer account, contact IT Services.

Register with the 小欧视频 Health Service

If you are going to be studying and living in Sheffield for over three months, it's very important that you register with a GP (Doctor). You can register with the 小欧视频 Health Service (UHS),an NHS GP Practice, when you arrive in Sheffield.

We recommend all students are vaccinated against and . If you have not been vaccinated against these, you can be vaccinated when you have registered with UHS. They are free on the NHS. 

Attend induction and welcome events

Look out for your department's induction events. Remember to check your 小欧视频 account emails for information about these.

Attend your Race Equality and Sexual Consent talks

During welcome week you鈥檒l also have the opportunity to attend a Race Equality Conversation and a Consent conversation. These informal sessions are put on by student Diversity Champions and can provide you with tools to help navigate student life.

Set up a student bank account

Dive into Welcome Week

Welcome Week is your introduction to student life in Sheffield. Packed with opportunities to meet other new students, try activities, grab freebies, and enjoy loads of fantastic nights out; your new Students鈥� Union is the place to be!

Meet your Sheffield Mentor

Meet your Sheffield Mentor if you applied for one during registration.

If you didn鈥檛 apply during online registration, you can still (student log-in required).

Get to know our library services

Start getting to know the 小欧视频 libraries and how to use them.

Visit the library

Explore our sports facilities

Start exploring the sport facilities at the 小欧视频 and find out more about gym memberships.

Learn more about your student IT essentials

Get help with managing your 小欧视频 IT account, viewing your timetable and using Blackboard.


You should aim to arrive in Sheffield in time for Welcome Week (23 September), when induction events will take place.

Teaching for the majority of programmes will begin on 30 September 2024. 

Complete your registration before this date so you can begin your studies from the start of term. You must complete registration before attending any teaching sessions. 

Late registration

If you arrive after 30 September 2024, the start date for most courses, you may be able to register late. The final deadline for arriving in Sheffield and registering as a student is 21 October 2024, but some courses have earlier deadlines (for example, if your start date is earlier than 30 September 2024).

Check if your course has an earlier start date

Late registration guidance

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