11th – 19th September 2026Jumpstart 2026 is our way of welcoming you all to our city and university.
Mountbatten
Relax meetup for international students and everyone else - more info soon.
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SUSU
Also known as "Bunfight" you can get to know all the societies!
B60
Fun games night, involving online, video and board games - more info soon.
Mountbatten Common Room
Free pizza, free drinks - what else do you need? More info soon.
Courtyard of Mountbatten B53
Go on a scavenger hunt around the city for a chance to win cool prizes - more info soon!
Scoops Portswood
An ice cream trip for women and non-binary ECSSers - anyone who feels or expresses as one is welcome to attend! More info soon.
Arlott (B38)
Traditional pub quiz where you will team up with friends, coursemates... and your lecturers. More info soon.
JumpStart is a series of events during Freshers Week, organised by us, for students in ECS.
Absolutely not - just come to our events!
Make sure to bring your Student ID, and a Photographic ID. We will provide all the rest.
Whilst most of the events are exclusive to freshers, we will clearly mark each event if it is open to other students.
We would be more than happy to have you! Most events are open to outside students, but we may put limitations on some due to room capacity.
There is nothing better than bringing friends to our events - just be mindful that we might have to limit entry to ECS students only at some events due to capacity.
It is completely fine to feel anxious or nervious. If you have any worries before, during or after the event, you can always get in touch with us. Our job is to make your time as engaging and fun as possible. You can always meet new friends at our events, and the committee would be more than happy to support you in this!