Work ready, world ready, future ready.
Employability – it’s the core of the Solent experience. From your first day with us to the day you leave, you’ll have chance after chance to enhance your skills. Your course will be focused on life in the real world – offering practical training, hands-on experience, and the chance to connect with peers and employers.
It's the stuff that employers are looking for. And we’ve more help to give, through our careers and employability specialists. CV advice, job-hunt advice, training and guidance and more. For a Solent alum, we’re always here to help.
While you’re here, you’ll be in great company. Across more than 200 qualifications ranging from HNDs to PhDs, the university’s lively student community is made up of over 100 different nationalities – gives the campus and classrooms a diverse, multicultural feel. We value our differences – fresh takes and new perspectives – and we welcome everyone, whatever your background. We’re all in this together.
We are Solent.
Open Days
We can’t wait for you to explore Solent and see what it’s like to study with us. We’re offering both on campus and virtual events. We also run guided campus tours.
What happens at an open day
- Explore Solent's campus, facilities and accommodation.
- Speak to your course mates, lecturers and our support staff.
- Get a feel for life as a Solent University student.
- Participate in course, finance and student support talks.
- You can tailor your day to fit around what you want to see and do.
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- Wednesday 20th November 2024
- Apprenticeships open day (on campus)
- Further education
- find out more
Student Life in Southampton
There’s more to uni than lectures and learning. It’s a whole new world! Whether you’re living at home or moving out for the first time, university offers a thousand different choices. The people you hang out with. New sports or hobbies. New scenes, new styles, new you. It’s the perfect opportunity to experiment.
We know it can seem a little daunting, all that choice. So we do everything we can to help –welcome week events to ease you into student life and introduce a whole world of opportunities in everything from sports to nightlife. Advice and support on everything from mental health to finances, from accommodation to course help. Plus whole teams just waiting to help, from your course reps to the Students’ Union or the Student Hub.
And the Solent campus is both compact and community-focused, compared to other universities; designed around some lovely social spaces and cafes, it’s the perfect place to chat, relax and make new friends, mixing with students from all different backgrounds and courses. So stick around between your lectures – grab a coffee, make friends for life.
Starting uni’s the start of something really special. And it’s all here for you.
Our city
We’re a city centre campus, which means everything Southampton has to offer is right on your doorstep. If you’re looking for arts, culture, sports or entertainment, then the south-coast’s biggest city delivers it all – and it’s one of the south’s most affordable places to live, too.
Solent is wrapped up in the city – its people, its events. We’re an active part of Southampton’s warm, welcoming and diverse local community: working with our city partners and neighbours to celebrate Pride, supporting the local marathon, helping put on film and music festivals, and much more.
And Southampton is a great place to launch your career. Whatever you’re looking for, you’ll find it here – and our close ties with businesses of all kinds, all across the city, help us deliver the essential professional experience you’ll need to start your future with a bang.
But why wait until you graduate to get started? Our Solent Creatives agency connects our student freelancers with the businesses that need their skills, our health and fitness students deliver popular community coaching programmes, and Re:So – our award-winning retail outlet – is run and stocked by our talented students and their design and fashion creations.
With everything you need for student life and beyond, we can’t wait to welcome you.
Travel Information
Thinking of making a visit? Solent University is located in the heart of Southampton city centre, within walking distance of Southampton Central train station.
Southampton is well connected with the rest of the UK, whether you plan to get here by car, train, aeroplane or ferry.
Courses & fees
Everything Solent University does is focused on student-student learning, student life and graduate careers. We provide the skills, knowledge, and practical experience a student will need, as well as all the things’ employers are looking for. So, when you graduate from Solent University, you’re already a professional.
You know what you want – and in our supportive, committed and open environment, you can follow that path and achieve your own version of success. We give you a safe place to experiment and hone your skills, offering independence and freedom – space to imagine and stretch, to make mistakes and learn from them.
We provide the opportunity to demonstrate what you’re capable of on a wider stage – with employers, with the industry, with your peers. Ultimately, everything we do will help you get where you want to go. So, when you leave us, you’re already on track.
What are you thinking of studying? Our courses cover
- Architecture, interiors and construction
- Art and design
- Business, marketing and finance
- Computing
- Digital art, animation, games and VFX
- Engineering
- Fashion, make-up and prosthetics
- Film, TV and media
- Law and criminology
- Maritime
- Music and performing arts
- Nursing, mental health, medical science and social work
- Social sciences and education
- Sport and fitness
Facilities
Over the last few years, £100m investments have been made to the campus, introducing state-of-the-art facilities to enhance student learning. Our award-winning teaching and learning building, the Spark, is the heart of campus – and everything about it is centred around students and their learning.
The university’s £28m sports complex offers sport and physical activity facilities to all the students at Solent – and superb teaching spaces for sports-focused students.
Accommodation
The right accommodation for you
Student accommodation is more than just a roof over your head - where you live can have a real impact on settling into university life. Solent's student residences offer a variety of options and cater for different needs to help you feel comfortable, safe, and happy with where you live.
• Same sex accommodation
• Designated quieter areas
• Short stays
• Summer accommodation
• Postgraduate accommodation
• Maritime officer cadet accommodation
• Neurodiverse-friendly accommodation
• Accessible rooms
• LGBTQ+ accommodation
Other Contact Details
General enquiries
Telephone: 023 8201 3000
Solent University, East Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0YN
Admissions enquiries
Telephone: 023 8201 5066
Email: [email protected]