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Please ensure all your vaccinations are up to date, including MenACWY and MMR vaccinations for first-time university entrants from the UK. 

If you need specific vaccines for your course, please contact your School if you have any questions. 

Find out more about arranging vaccinations and healthcare on our Welcome web pages.  

If you'll be moving to Keele or the local area, you'll need to register with a local GP surgery. Keele Practice is located on campus. Please complete your online pre-registration with the Practice before coming to the University. 

Find out more about Keele Practice and details of how to pre-register on the Keele Practice website. 

The University has a presence on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and more – so make sure you give us a follow to stay up to date with the opportunities you can get involved with as a Keele student!  

Check out our what we provide/what to bring page. 

If you'd like to order items before you arrive you can kit yourself out through our friends at either Chaffinch  or UniKitOut. Order by midnight on Friday 10 January to guarantee pre-arrival delivery to campus.

You can order bedding, kitchen or bathroom kits and more, plus save 10% with discount code KEELE10 if you decide to order anything through UniKitOut - or there's free delivery with discount code Keele2015 if you order from Chaffinch.

The Great Donate is a student-led scheme which sells used, but in good condition, pots, pans, plates, cutlery, stationery, clothes hangers etc. 

It's green, it's cheap, it raises funds for student sustainability projects - and it's one less thing to bring with you! 

A Great Donate stall will be on campus the week commencing Monday 27 January on Union Square (in front of the Students' Union).

Find out more about The Great Donate on Facebook. 

Keeping browsing these Welcome web pages! They'll help you understand what you need to do before you arrive and help you plan your student experience. 

We've prepared lots of helpful resources within our induction module to help you prepare for life as a Keele student. You can begin the process at keele.ac.uk/induction and continue it at the Keele Learning Environment (KLE). 

If you haven't already, please download the Keele App onto your smartphone or tablet device. The Keele App has lots of useful features which become available once you log in. You can: 

• View your timetable for academic lessons 
• Register your attendance or absence for taught sessions 
• See upcoming events and activities 
• Access campus maps 
• Find useful information about services and facilities on campus 
• Check PC availability 
• Check laundry machine availability if you live on campus 
• View your Library account 
• Find contact details for key teams across the University 
• Find answers to your questions in the Self-Service Portal 

You can find the official Keele App on both Apple and Android app stores. If you don't have a smartphone or tablet you can download the app onto, don't worry! You can also access the app in a web browser on either a personal laptop or computer, or on one of our on-campus PCs - just go to app.keele.ac.uk!

Your Keele Card is not only your student ID - did you know that you can use it to pay for things on campus and get discounts in the process? You can top it up before you get here so that you're ready to use it across campus or your family can even top it up on your behalf. Find out more here. 

We’re here to help if you ever feel like you need guidance or support, personally or academically. 

It's completely natural to feel a bit overwhelmed during your first few weeks of university, and don't be worried if it takes you some time to adjust. It's always good to talk to someone and we have plenty of support options at Keele, including our mental health and counselling service during the day, and out of hours support too.