FRESHERS
freshers’ events
There are tons of different events and activities happening across your first few weeks at Brighton
Day-time events are a great way to meet other new students. They’re all FREE – scroll down to view the events calendar and reserve your space.
If going out is your thing, our SU bar, The Venue, will be hosting a range of exciting free evening events. We’ve also teamed up with a number of Brighton nightclubs to secure you the best student deals in the city! Book your tickets to gain access to the best student nights in Brighton.
Remember – our Freshers’ 2025 is the only official programme for the University of Brighton.
FrESHERS’ FAIR
Don’t miss out on this oppurtunity to learn about all the ways you can enrich your student experiences by getting involved with everything that your students union has to offer. This includes societes, events, support, sports and deals with local business.
Come and find out about your Students’ Union, societies, sports teams, and grab some freebies from our external partners. We want to make sure you have a great time at our Freshers’ Fairs so please purchase a free ticket to attend this event. This helps us to stagger the amount of people at the event to keep queues as short as possible and to give you the space to chat to stall holders and sign up for all the different activities you want to.
The freshers’ fair will be held on 1st October in the sports centre hanger on Falmer campus.
Safety
During our Freshers’ Week activities, we only work with make long-standing and reputable providers to make sure you receives the best experience posisble. This starts with safety, please be aware of the following.
If you experience any form of misconduct in the night-time economy, within your halls or teaching, we also have the never ok scheme and a reporting tool. Please read below for further information:
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#NEVEROK
Brighton Students’ Union and The University of Brighton are committed to upholding a safe, inclusive and respectful environment for everyone in our community, and we are all collectively responsible for this aim. We believe that any form of harassment, abuse, sexual misconduct, or discrimination is #NeverOK.
Students and staff have a right to always be treated with dignity and respect, and we take a zero-tolerance approach to any behaviour that contradicts our values. We have adopted a host of measures and initiatives, which uphold our commitment to achieving this critical objective and address any incidents that occur through a whole-university approach.
We all have a role to play in furthering this work, so you will also see an overview of how we plan to liberate the talent of staff and students, to ensure everyone has the skills they need to succeed in a healthy and inclusive place to work and study.
This also extends into the night-time economy where we regularly liaise on any reports that come in regarding our student nights and clubs. It is vital that our students feel safe whilst out in our local affiliated venues.
On this page you will find information on how the University is putting staff and students at the heart of their strategy in this area:
Freshers’ advice from Sussex Police
Click below to see information regarding freshers’ week from Sussex police.
FAQs
If we haven’t answered your question here, send us a message.
Yes – as soon as you enrol with the University, you are a member of the BSU.
No, membership of the BSU is totally FREE but you might need to pay for some events or activities throughout the year depending on how you choose to get involved
Most of the events happening at our SU bar, The Venue, will be free of charge and you will not need to purchase a ticket prior. However, nightclub events listed on here are ticketed and you must purchase them before the event. Please be aware that there are people trying to sell “official” Freshers’ wristbands to Brighton students. These wristbands are NOT official and often provide very little for a high price. BSU do not endorse any of these wristbands.
When you go to book a ticket you will be prompted to create an account. Login with your university or personal email and create a Native account. Once activated you will be able to log in and purchase as many tickets that you wish to attend.
Make sure you keep the ticket and QR code as you will need the QR code to get into the venue. You can add to your Apple wallet, print it out or just have it ready when attending the event as it will be scanned on the door of the event.
Yes, you will be able to buy tickets on the door but they will be much more expensive and the event could be sold out so make you buy them early!
We have a presence on every Brighton campus – You can find our BSU outlets, including our shops, cafes, and bar across all campuses. We also have our main office located on the ground floor of the Cockcroft building, where our staff will assist you with any enquiries or comments. You can reach us on our social media channels where we’ll always strive to get back to you as soon as we can.