First year students: we’d love to hear about your first month’s experience聽at the University, as well as聽the city of Southampton. That’s why we’ve launched an Instagram competition just for you!

Prizes:
- 1 x 2聽cocktails and 2 tapas at
- 1 x 拢20 Waterstones voucher
- 1 x 拢10 voucher for
- (Runners up) 2 x 拢5 Costa Coffee vouchers
To take part, head over to Instagram (if you’d like to view our official account, its ).
You’ll need to:
- Post a photo taken around your campus or the city itself, which you feel best represents your first month here as a student.
- Include a brief description of your first month experience (doesn’t have to be longer than one sentence).
- Include the hashtag: #FirstUoSMonth
- Please ensure your profile is set to public, as we won’t be able to track your entry if your profile is private.
For example: 鈥淢y #FirstUoSMonth has been a whirlwind of new people, new places, books and nights out.鈥
The competition began at 12:00 on Monday 24 October and all entries must be received by 17:00 on Monday 14 November, so get snapping!
We can’t wait to hear about your #FirstUoSMonth
For full聽terms and conditions, please聽.
