Information for new and returning students

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As a new student, this is sure to be an exciting time for you, if you are a returning student – welcome back!

This Guidance Section will take you through everything you need to know and provide you with some useful information, to help make your start with us as stress-free and enjoyable as possible. Please remember that there's always someone here to help so please do get in touch with us if you have any questions.

Getting started - Student Guide

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Enrol online today!

Have you enrolled yet? If not, do it as soon as possible. You must enrol online before you can access college services, apply for a bursary, and unlock your induction materials.

Go to www.studentjourney.uhi.ac.uk, then log on by clicking Current Students & Staff Login.

Enter your username (YOUR-ID-NUMBER@uhi.ac.uk) and password which was included in your offer letter.

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Accessing Brightspace

To log into Brightspace you will need:

Your unique student ID number and your password – you’ll find these in your offer letter or email.

You can access Brightspace via the Myday Portal or by using this link

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MyDay student portal

MyDay is your student portal featuring useful links to our learning platform Brightspace, your student email account, Library accounts and more. It also has really useful links to our policies, handbooks, exam information and contact details amongst other things. All of your useful links in one place. Login to myDay here.

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Your UHI email

Argyll College UHI uses Microsoft Outlook (through Microsoft Office 365) for email.

We will only use your student email address (rather than your personal email) to communicate with you so please make sure you familiarise yourself with this. Your email address will be your student ID number followed by '@uhi.ac.uk'.

Your password was contained in your offer letter. If you have forgotten your password you need to contact UHI ServiceDesk, they have an online chat service and you’ll need your student ID number handy.

You can access your UHI email in a number of different ways:

From a university or college PC via the Outlook client
Through a web browser on a computer, tablet or phone (using MyDay or by visiting webmail.uhi.ac.uk)
By downloading a free copy of Office 365 which includes Outlook

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HISA

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As an Argyll student, you are automatically a member of the Highlands and Islands Students’ Association (HISA) who represents over 4000 students. Find out more about what is going on with HISA in Argyll by clicking here.

HISA is run by students, for students, we exist to make sure your student experience is the best it can be!

We want to ensure you have a strong and valued voice at your college and across UHI. Our team of Student Depute Officers is elected by you, to represent your views from the classroom right up to the University Court, both at a local and UHI-wide level! The role of the Local Depute is to make sure your views and ideas influence decisions where you study. The Local Depute works alongside your Student Voice Representatives (SVRs), and elected cross-campus Student President and VP Education, to make sure your opinions and concerns are heard and will inform you about any changes taking place as a result of this.

HISA is also here to help you enjoy your time as a student - we can help you with setting up clubs, starting societies and organising events, as well as joining the brilliant clubs and societies that are already run by our students as well as our networks which are run by staff here at HISA. We host many of our own events too, including annual Student Elections and the HISA Awards.

We know that things don’t always go to plan, so as a student, HISA is here to provide support for your academic and personal success. Our independent Advice Service offers free, impartial advice to all UHI students.

You can follow us on a wide range of socials at @TeamHISA! This is a great way to keep up to date with events, news, and competitions.

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Getting help

We know you might be feeling nervous about starting your course, and we understand that there will be added pressures if you are working at home. Don’t worry – everyone is feeling the same way, and we have a team of support staff here to help you.

For general problems or questions: the best place to start is with your local centre staff.

For IT problems: the UHI Servicedesk is the University of the Highland and Islands central IT Servicedesk available to all Argyll College students. the servicedesk is open from 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday and you can email them at servicedesk@uhi.ac.uk. You can also log a call about your IT issue using the self service portal or they have have an online chat service.
For personal issues including mental health problems: you can contact our student councillor on ACwellbeing@uhi.ac.uk or telephone 01631 559529. Find out more about our wellbeing services.