Prepare to start - Prepare to start

Here at City St George’s, we’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels safe to thrive in their studies and work. As a place of education, proactively learning how we can play our part to support this is part of our values.

Once you have activated your IT account and have access to your University email address, you will be invited by email to complete your online modules on Bystander Intervention and Consent for Students. Completing these modules is considered essential.

You can find our single source of information on preventing misconduct, harassment and sexual misconduct on the University website.

If you’ve not managed to find accommodation, some rooms can potentially become available through early cancellations at our halls. Find more details on the halls that are available on the University website.

To see active vacancies across City St George’s halls of residence please visit the ‘Current Hall Vacancy’ section on the Student Hub.

Get in touch - Clerkenwell and Moorgate students

If you are interested in a vacancy, please get in touch with the accommodation team via Support@City, and provide your full name, student ID number and an approximate date when you require accommodation.

Get in touch - Tooting students

If you have any questions about accommodation on our Tooting campus, please contact the Accommodation team at accommodation@sgul.ac.uk.

Funding your course

If you haven't  arranged funding for your course yet, Student Finance England offer loans to cover tuition fees as well as maintenance costs. You can also check out City St George's Scholarships and Bursaries for additional funding options.

If you are disabled, or if you have a specific learning difference, health or mental health condition, you may be able to access the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA). The University's Health & Wellbeing team will be able to help you with an application.

Open a student bank account

Explore the range of student bank account options available to find the best fit for you. If you choose to set up a student bank account, remember to check the amount of interest-free overdraft available if you think you'll need it, and how much the interest rate is for additional authorised borrowing.

CareerLaunch is City St George's online careers and employability course designed to give you a head start in your career development before you begin your studies with us.

Covering essentials such as:

• recognising your skills and values
• understanding and researching your career options
• producing effective job applications.

Get started and access the course via the CareerLaunch page.

Moodle is City St George's online learning platform. To get to grips with how it works and make the most of it, it's a good idea to complete the Learning with Moodle module before your studies start.

Within the module, you will:

• Practice submitting an assignment
• Learn how you can get in touch with your lecturer and classmates
• Understand how to access assessments and feedback.

You will be able to access this module once you have set up your IT account. You will be auto-enrolled on the module, which will appear when you log into Moodle.

Access your Learning with Moodle module here once you have set up your IT account.

To help you get off to the best start to your studies at university, City St George's digital skills self-assessment tool provides you with a personlised list of support based on your current digital skills.

This tool is available once you have set up your IT account as part of the registration process.

Take your digital skills self-assessment.

No matter where you are travelling from, there are lots of different ways to get to City St George's. Before you arrive, it's worth spending some time to familiarise yourself with how you will get to campus.

If you are arriving into London by plane, the closest airports to City St George's are London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London City Airport, Luton Airport and London Standstead airport.

We have put together everything you need to know about how to reach our campuses on the Travel Information page on the Student Hub.

Campus maps

Find maps of our three campuses - Clerkenwell, Moorgate and Tooting - on the University website.

Travel discounts

Don't forget, as a student, you may be eligible for discounted travel across London (and beyond) . Take a look at the discounts you can apply for once you have registered as a student at City St George's on the Student Advice page of the Student Hub.

• Campus News: Instagram
• City St George's: Instagram, Linkedin, Facebook,  X and TikTok
• Students' Union: Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin and TikTok
• Bayes Business School:  Instagram, Linkedin, Facebook and X

Please refer to your relevant School Welcome page for other School accounts or the Social Media Hub for other department and service-specific social media accounts.

Get stuck into sutdent life with these apps:

City Wellbeing app

Support your wellbeing 24/7 with the City Wellbeing app. Available to all students for free, the app helps you build healthy habits by:

• Creating a personalised self-care plan with 'Chatbot Charley', and tracking how your feel and what's on your mind
• Discovering health and wellbeing information, including support and events on offer at the University
• Connecting with other students on the platform.

Download the Wellbeing app for iOS or Android, and it will ask you to complete a short questionnaire to see your wellbeing score.

CitSport app

Quickly and easily access and book your favourite fitness classes and activities, get up-to-date information and news, and access events on the CitySport app.

Download for free on iOS or Android.

There is a range of support available specifically for care leavers at City St George's. This includes additional financial support and bursaries, special accommodation arrangements and guaranteed access to the Buddy Scheme.

Read more about support for care leavers on the Student Hub.

To help reduce the impact of the current cost of living as a City St George's student, we have developed a cost of living support page that outlines our range of initiatives available to students. Some of these will be more direct in the form of providing money or vouchers, others will be ways we can help you save money.

Visit our Cost of living support page.

Your first weeks at City St George's will be filled with exciting welcome events, talks and activities to make sure your introduction to university life is as smooth as possible.

Check out all the events on offer for your Welcome Week.

Societies are a great way to meet people who share your passions, studies, faith, cultural background or just want to try new things.

Run by the Students' Union, there are over 270 societies to choose from.

As a student, you’re eligible for a discounted Oyster card. If you are 18 or over and are in full time education in London, you can use the 18+ Oyster. If you are still 18 in august, you can use a 16+ Oyster card for the first year of university.

Find out more on the TfL website, or visit the Student Support Hub for further information. For tips on travelling around London as a student, visit the TfL website.