Before you start: information for offer holders and new students

Accept your place

Once you receive a conditional or unconditional offer, it's important you accept your place. You can do this either by text or email.

In order to accept or decline your offer by e-mail, please reply to text.ic@uhi.ac.uk

• Please include your name, applicant number, course code and the words 'accept' or 'decline.'

Please ensure that you reply to your offer as soon as possible. This will enable our admissions team to set you up on the Student Hub in UHI Records, where you can enrol online, select your units/modules (HNC/HND/Degree programmes only), and access student support services. You can also apply for funding via the Student Hub and check the progress of your applications.

If you have any other queries regarding your application, please email admissions.ic@uhi.ac.uk quoting your applicant number.

Let us know about any additional support needs

If you have a learning difficulty, disability, or a significant health or mental health issue, we encourage you to book a meeting with our education support advisers to discuss your support options ahead of starting your studies.

If you've had support at school or college before and you want this to continue, you'll need to let us know. You may also be exploring support for the first time and have lots of questions about what's on offer.

You can find out more on the Additional Support Needs page and request a meeting via the team's contact us form.

Course timetables

Timetables for Academic Year 2024/25

You will receive an email about induction in July.  Please follow the instruction below to access your timetable.

Please note, these timetables are subject to change before the start/and during the academic year, however, every attempt will be made to minimise amendments.

Access course timetables (Celcat Calendar)

Once in Celcat Calendar please follow the steps below:

• In TYPE field, from the drop-down arrow select "Groups" to search a course timetable
• You should search by group timetable if you are studying at further education level (SCQF Levels 1-6) or HNC/HND levels (SCQF Levels 7 & 8)
• Retype the full course code eg INMFORCERTF/F1/1A detailed in your induction email ensuring there are no spaces into the “Resource(s)” field.  The timetable will open in the current month, please scroll forward if you wish to select an alternative month and your course timetable will be displayed.

Networked Degree Programmes

• Select "Modules" in the TYPE field to search a module timetable on networked degree programmes, delivered across multiple UHI Partners. Enter the module name in the "Resources" field and select the appropriate module

If you have any questions, or are having difficulties identifying your course timetable, please email student.support.ic@uhi.ac.uk for assistance.

Timetables include classes or sessions that you must attend - either face-to-face on campus or remotely, depending on your course. Your timetable may include periods of self-directed learning that you are expected to carry out in your own time. Your programme team will provide you with further guidance on what is expected of you beyond what is timetabled.

Once you are a fully enrolled student, you may access your course timetable via MyDay where the timetable will provide additional information on class location (on campus or remote delivery) and lecturer.

How to access your timetable through your MyDay page

• On the main student MyDay page scroll down and click the “Absence and timetables” tile
• You will be presented with the Absences and Timetables page, from here click the “My Timetable” tile
• You will be presented with a calendar view of your timetable.

Induction and start dates

Your start date for the 2024/2025 academic year will depend on the level or type of course you are studying:

Further Education students (SCQF level 1 to 6)

• Induction will take place w/c 19^th August 2024
• Classes start w/c 26^th August 2024

Higher Education students (SCQF level 7 to 12)

• Induction will take place w/c 26^th August 2024
• Classes start w/c 2^nd September 2024

Academic Calendar 2024 - 2025

Course handbooks (for further education students only, SCQF level 1 to 6)

Get tech ready

You'll be using different technologies as a student. Here's a useful summary of the different services you'll come across and how to get ready.

Tech ready

Module registration (degree students only)

All degree/PGT students should make their module choices online each year. The ‘Pick your Modules’ tool will open in your Student Hub account in UHI Records at the same time as online programme enrolment so you can complete both of these important tasks at the same time.

Accommodation

UHI has purpose built student accommodation on Inverness Campus. Find out more about student accommodation.

Childcare

The Care and Learning Alliance (CALA) operate a early learning childcare service from our site at Inverness Campus.

CALA offer early learning and childcare from 8.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, and throughout the holidays, subject to parental demand.

They also offer 1140 funded hours for eligible 2-year-olds, 3 and 4 year-olds.

For more information, visit: Beechwood Early Learning and Childcare - Care and Learning Alliance

How we will communicate with you

It's important you keep your contact information up to date so we can communicate with you.

Ahead of starting your studies, this will be via email - remember to regularly check your junk folder.

We also encourage you to follow us on social media, where we will be post updates.

• Facebook
• Instagram
• X

You might also find these numbers useful:

Reception, UHI Inverness, 1 Inverness Campus - Email info.ic@uhi.ac.uk | 01463 273 000.

Student support - Find them in the Student Services Centre, behind reception at UHI Inverness, 1 Inverness Campus - Email student.support.ic@uhi.ac.uk | 01463 273 208

Learning support - The Bothy, behind the Student Services Centre at UHI Inverness, 1 Inverness Campus. Email additionalsupport.ic@uhi.ac.uk

Wellbeing and counselling - Find them in the Student Services Centre, behind reception at UHI Inverness, 1 Inverness Campus. Email wellbeing.ic@uhi.ac.uk

Admissions - Find them in the Student Services Centre, behind reception at UHI Inverness, 1 Inverness Campus. Email admissions.ic@uhi.ac.uk | 01463 273 480.

Student funding - Email funding.ic@uhi.ac.uk | 01463 273 482

Fees - Email credit.control.ic@uhi.ac.uk | 01463 273 344

ICT team - Email ict.ic@uhi.ac.uk | 01463 273 525

Library - Email library.ic@uhi.ac.uk | 01463 273 248

Highlands and Islands Student's Association - Email HISA.Inverness@uhi.ac.uk | 01463 273 438