New Students
New students
The Sunday Times Best Modern University welcomes new students starting in 2011. To get yourself off to the best possible start, there are a few important things to consider before you arrive.
- Where will you live?
- How do you enrol?
- What support is available?
- What arrangements do you need to make as an international student?
Don't panic, all the information you need is available right here.
Are you ready?
Useful bits and pieces from across the University.
- Have you received Induction Information from your school?
- Have you got your timetable? If not check out the timetabling pages
- Do you know about the assessment requirements of your course? Browse through our First Assessment section.
- Have you met your personal tutor or advisor of studies?
- Have you visited RGU Union? Do you know about their events?
- Do you know who to contact?
- Have you visited the Library? Do you know their opening hours?
- Do you know where to eat on campus?
Student Advice and Support
Two Infozones are your ‘one-stop shop’ for non-academic queries, support and advice.
Get started
All you need to know to get started at Robert Gordon University.
Your guides to getting online
Your Events
All of the important events for first year students.
Freshers' Events
Check out what's happening
Aberdeen night life
Aberdeen has a thriving night life and our Student Union is located in the heart of the city.
How to get there
Addresses of all our main locations, with handy directions on how to get there - by bus, train or foot - wherever your starting point!
Addresses and Directions
- Robert Gordon University
Schoolhill
Aberdeen
AB10 1FR
Get directions to Schoolhill (Transport Direct)
- Aberdeen Business School
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7QE
Get directions to Aberdeen Business School (Transport Direct) - Faculty of Health and Social Care
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7QG
Get directions to the Faculty of Health & Social Care (Transport Direct) - Gray's School of Art
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7QD
Get directions to Gray's School of Art (Transport Direct) - Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7QB
Get directions to the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment (Transport Direct) - School of Computing
Robert Gordon University
St Andrew St
Aberdeen
AB25 1HG
Get directions to the School of Computing (Transport Direct) - School of Engineering
Robert Gordon University
Schoolhill
Aberdeen
AB10 1FR
Get directions to the School of Engineering (Transport Direct) - RGU: Sport
Garthdee Campus
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7GE
Get directions to RGU: SPORT (Transport Direct)
- Student Association
Robert Gordon University
60 Schoolhill
Aberdeen
AB10 1JQ
Get directions to the Student Association (Transport Direct)
University Accommodation
Full contact details for all University accommodation can be found at:
Where to eat
Where can I eat on the RGU campus?
Garthdee Campus
Term-time opening times:
- Faculty of Health and Social Care
Canteen: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4pm,
Costa: Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 5pm, Friday 8.30am - 4pm
- Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment
Basement: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4pm
- Aberdeen Business School
Canteen: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4pm
Costa: Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 9pm,
Friday 8.30am - 4pm
Saturday 10.30am - 3pm
- Grays School of Art
Canteen: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4pm
- RGU: Sport
Cafe: Monday to Friday 7.30am - 8pm,
Saturday 9am - 5pm,
Sunday 10am - 5pm
St Andrew Street
Cafe: Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 8pm
Friday 8.30am - 4pm
Saturday 10.30am - 3pm
Night Taxi Map
Taxi Ranks in Aberdeen from midnight at weekends.
Orientation Events for New International Students September 2011
Infozone
Gateway to student services and information - from accommodation and application forms to travel and tuition fees.
City centre
The City centre campus is based in the heart of Aberdeen and is housed in traditional surroundings, within some of the city's most famous granite buildings.
Garthdee
The Garthdee campus, on the banks of the River Dee, has developed rapidly over recent years and contains the very latest facilities to support your studies and leisure time.