Unibuddy Communities for offer holders

Get to know other offer-holders by joining a community of other students who plan to study at the University of Sussex this September.

Unibuddy Communities is a space for you to meet people planning to study the same subject as you, get to know your potential coursemates, meet other mature students, and get updates on upcoming events and webinars. With Unibuddy Communities, you can:

  • chat with offer holders studying the same course
  • ask questions to current student ambassadors
  • learn more about our local city of Brighton and Hove
  • discuss shared interested and hobbies
  • find out more about upcoming events, welcome activities, clubs and societies.


We have a range of communities by school, and communities for international students, Contextual offer holders and parents and carers too. 

How to access communities

You can access communities on desktop or through the Unibuddy Communities app, available on both iOS and Android. Follow the instructions below to get started.

  1. Find your community below, click the link and log in or create an account, using the email address you’ve used throughout your application process.
  2. If you can’t see your community or if you’re having trouble accessing your Community, contact study@sussex.ac.uk and we can help!
  3. Once you’ve logged in, click on the ‘Explore’ Tab, scroll down to Groups and choose the Welcome Group. Then click the purple ‘Join Group’ button to start chatting.

Are you already a community user, perhaps at another university? You can log in as an existing user with the same details, go to your profile picture in the top corner, and click or tap switch community, to see all the student communities you’re a part of. You can also view our rules of conduct. 

Join your School community  

If you're not sure which School you belong to, you can find out on our Schools and Departments page. 

International students

If you’re an International Student we have a dedicated International offer holder community for all prospective International students. You can join this Community and any other Community relevant to you.

Contextual offer holders

We also have a Contextual offer holder community you can join. Not sure if you’re a contextual offer holder? You should have received a separate email inviting you to join the Contextual Offer Holder community.

Parents and Carers 

We have a group for you too - open to everyone with a young person interested in applying to Sussex. You can chat with other parents and carers, and members of staff who are there to answer your questions about housing, admissions, student finance and preparing your child for independent living.

Join the community for Parents and Carers

Rules of conduct

When you’ve joined your community you’ll be asked to follow the rules listed below to ensure everyone can enjoy the community safely. Failure to meet the rules below may result in being blocked or banned from communities.

  • Be kind and courteous. Please treat everyone with respect and create a welcoming environment. Healthy debates are natural, but kindness is required.
  • Do not share personal information. For now, we ask that you don’t share any personal information in the group, including phone numbers, social media handles, etc.
  • No hate or bullying. Make sure that everyone feels safe. Bullying of any kind is not tolerated. Personal attacks, inflammatory remarks, profanity, or degrading comments about race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender, or identity will not be tolerated.
  • No promotions or spam. Give more to the groups that you take. Self-promotion, spam and irrelevant links are not allowed.
  • Respect everyone’s privacy. Being part of these groups requires mutual trust. Authentic, expressive discussions make group conversations great, but they may also be sensitive and private. So please think twice before you post any personal information. We will act if we see anyone violating these guidelines.

By logging onto the above community and joining the chat, you agree with the rules listed above. Anyone found to break one of the above rules will be banned and removed from the community.

How to report a user

All users have the ability to report inappropriate users within a community. You can find out how to report a user on the Unibuddy website.