Before you start

Everything you need to do before you arrive

Get Ready!

  • The New Students website has all the information and resources you need to help you prepare for starting university.  
  • Have a look at the essential 'Top 6 Tasks' that must be completed by all new students either before or when you arrive.
  • Succeeding at Masters level - an overview of some of key features of postgraduate education at the University of Edinburgh.

Download the UoE Events App

The UoE Events app contains the ‘New Students 2024-25’ guide, which features all Welcome Week events, both University and Students’ Association. You can build your own personalised schedules and to-do lists before and when you arrive.

How to Guides

Online information sessions for incoming students, bookable from 1st August:

How to Guides

Meet fellow students

You can:

  1. Join the School of Mathematics LinkedIn  for students and former students all over the world - a place to make new connections and get friendly support.
  2. Check out The Students' Association

Check out Optional Courses

You may want to look at the optional courses that will be available to you as part of your programme before you arrive. Enrolment onto courses will be done in Welcome Week, but we will send you more information about the course enrolment process before you arrive.

Course Selection and Timetabling | teaching.maths.ed.ac.uk

Got questions?

If you have any questions, please email the Student Support Team.

You can also have a look in EdHelp which brings your frequently used student services together, meaning you can find what you need, all in one place:

https://www.ed.ac.uk/edhelp