Studying at Herts

By joining Herts you’ll be in charge of your own learning journey.

University is more than lectures, workshops or tutorials. It’s about making the most of your time here by learning in your taught sessions, through directed and self-guided activities and taking advantage of opportunities to develop yourself to reach your goals. You’ll be encouraged to ask questions, and we’ll support your curiosity to learn more by welcoming you into our learning community.

Your timetable is just the starting point for your learning and development at Herts.

Setting up

When you arrive, one of the first things you’ll want to do is connect to our free campus Wi-Fi (eduroam). Go to getconnected.herts.ac.uk to get started and once set up, you will connect automatically whenever you are on campus.

You can also download Herts Mobile to view campus maps, find available computers, teaching rooms and much more helping you stay connected to Herts.

Developing your digital skills

You’ll have opportunities to develop your learning and digital skills to succeed in your studies and support your future career plans.

While studying you’ll use a mix of technologies and platforms such as Canvas and StudyNet. This software may be new to you, so you’ll receive information and instructions on how to use these. You can also find information on when and how you might use AI in your work.

Our Library and Computing Services team and Student Technology Mentors are also on hand to provide any additional support you need.

Attendance is your key to success

Keeping up with your attendance at uni is just as important to your success as studying. You can track and monitor your own performance using your student engagement dashboard. This will also be monitored by your personal tutor and school.

Finding the perfect study spot on campus

Learning Resources Centres (LRCs)
Based on each campus and open 24/7, the LRCs (our libraries) are home to thousands of books and journals, a wide selection of study spaces (including quiet study zones, and group work pods), PCs and Macs, laptop loans, a wide range of software, hi-spec computing rooms and printing facilities.
Find out more about our LRCs
Café spaces
At Herts, we have a variety of cafés including Café Ambition, SPECTRA café, Café Rore and Café Sport in Hertfordshire Sports Village. You can grab a bite to eat or a coffee and work from any of these locations.
Lounge areas
Pop over to the Atrium on de Havilland Campus, or Hutton Hub and Chapman Lounge on College Lane, grab a table and spend time working. Both are very light and bright spaces and conveniently close to our food outlets! If you’re a postgraduate student, you can also access the Postgraduate Centre on de Haviland.
Studios and labs
As part of your course, you may need to use our studios or labs to complete your assignments. Make sure you check in with your course leader about the best places for you to work.

Navigating studying at uni

To help you with your studies, you’ll receive and have access to support from across the university:

your personal tutor helps you get the most out of your course by supporting and guiding you. You’ll be assigned a personal tutor at the start of your course and it’s important to make time to meet with your tutor regularly helps you get the most out of your course by supporting and guiding you. You’ll be assigned a personal tutor when your course starts and it’s important to make time to meet with your tutor regularly to get the most out of your time at Herts.
Study Success Hubs are located on the ground floor of the LRCs at both campuses. The Study Success Hubs provide academic skills support, one-to-one advice on finding the best resources, guidance on how to make the most of the online library and support to develop your digital skills
Herts Academic Skills is a central team at the university, ready to help you with everything from language and communications to assignments and projects. Their aim is to make sure you have all the opportunities you need to develop your skills and reach your academic goals
your school will also offer subject specific support, so make sure to check your Canvas site and talk to your school team.

We are here to support you in your learning every step of the way. Check out the getting ready to study at Herts online course that has been specially created to provide you with the information and tools you need before you start your studies. The module will take around one to two hours to complete and you can always go back to it at any point over the academic year.