Find out what you should do if you’re arriving late at night during Welcome Weekend or after it has ended.
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See information about:
- arriving late at night on Welcome Weekend
- arriving after Welcome Weekend
- arriving after the start of teaching.
Arriving late at night
Find out where to collect your keys if you’re due to arrive after 6pm over Welcome Weekend.
You can use some shops, bars and cafes until 10pm, and the Co-op convenience store is open until 11pm. After this, services are limited.
If you have booked coach travel to the University to arrive after 6pm, a student helper will tell you where to get your keys. If you’re renting privately, check where the coach stops so you can plan your journey.
If you’re lost or have any difficulties, you can go to 24-hour receptions at Bramber House or East Slope residences on campus, or Stanmer Court next to Falmer Station.
Arriving after Welcome Weekend
To guarantee your housing, you must notify the Housing Office if you are planning to arrive ater your formal move in date for your accommodation.
If you are yet to take up your accommodation, let Housing Services know you will be arriving as soon as possible. It’s important to tell them when you expect to arrive so your room is not allocated to another student. Housing Services can also tell you where to collect your key.
If you’re renting accommodation privately, speak to your letting agent or landlord.
Arriving after the start of teaching
All new students are expected to arrive in time for Welcome Week (starting Monday 22 September) ahead of the start of term on Monday 29 September 2025. This is the beginning of teaching for most students.
For students experiencing exceptional circumstances which means you will not arrive by the start of teaching (on Monday 29 September 2025), you must let us know by completing the following relevant form:
We will consider your request to arrive late and confirm by email whether this is permitted.
UK Government guidance for international sponsored students requires taught courses to take place at the university. This means that we cannot deliver any part of a taught course (undergraduate or postgraduate) by either remote delivery or distance learning. This does not apply to our postgraduate Online Distance Learning courses.
If your arrival to the UK is delayed, and you arrive late for the start of your course, your School may provide you with some background reading material or notes, but you will not be permitted to attend lectures or other learning activities remotely.
If you are joining Sussex on a visa, your agreed latest arrival date is automatically included in your CAS. If you do not arrive by this date, the University will be required to withdraw its visa sponsorship. If you now realise you will not be able to attend this year and wish to defer your place at the University, you can request changes (including deferrals) using the relevant link below:
- Undergraduate: defer your place
- Masters: defer your place.