Welcome week dates 2026 - UCCF: The Christian Unions

Welcome week dates 2026

The move to university is a significant one. While many students are excited, this big move can be unsettling and can make some feel insecure. Join us in praying for them:

Pray for international students. Moving to a new country and adjusting to a new culture is a great adventure - and a great challenge. Pray that CU students would be a warm welcome to those far from home, coming alongside them and holding out the gospel.

Pray for Christian students to find their CU. It is a great encouragement to meet friendly older students in the CU in their new cities. CUs can help them navigate starting university, find a church in their new city, and begin to live and speak for Jesus there.

Pray for genuine seekers arriving as new students. As Christian students grow lasting friendships with them and demonstrate that the CU is a safe place to find a welcome and ask questions, some will eventually find faith in Jesus for themselves.

Pray for CUs as they welcome new students. Most CUs hope to welcome new students to grow in friendship and explore the gospel together. Pray that as God leads CU students, Christian freshers are supported to live and speak faithfully among their friends – and, in turn, many seekers come to find life in Jesus.

Abertay University CU

Dundee University CU

Glasgow Caledonian University Christian Union

Heriot Watt University CU

University of Lancashire CU

Napier University CU

Norland College CU

Queen Margaret University CU

Salford University CU

St Andrews University CU

Stirling University CU

Aberdeen University CU

University of Cumbria, Ambleside Campus CU

Aston University CU

Bart's and the London CU

Bath Spa University CU

Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Campus CU

University of Bristol CU

Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CU

Canterbury Christ Church CU

Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford CU

University of Cumbria, Carlisle Campus CU

Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus CU

Coventry University CU

Derby University CU

University of East Anglia CU

University of Edinburgh CU

University for the Creative Arts, Epsom CU

Exeter University Evangelical CU

University for the Creative Arts, Farnham CU

Glasgow University CU

Glasgow School of Art CU

University of Gloucestershire CU

Goldsmiths, University of London CU

University of Cumbria, Lancaster Campus CU

Leeds Conservatoire CU

Liverpool John Moores University CU

Nottingham Trent University, City CU

Oxford Brookes University CU

University of Portsmouth CU

Queen Mary University CU

Robert Gordon University CU (Begins Friday 11 Sept)

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland CU

Sheffield Hallam University CU

Southampton University CU

Strathclyde University CU

St Mary's University, Twickenham CU

Teesside University CU

University of South Wales, Treforest CU

Winchester School of Art CU

Wolverhampton University CU

University of Worcester CU

Aberystwyth University CU

University of the Arts London CU

Undeb Cristnogol Cymraeg Aberystwyth

Bath University CU

Bangor University CU

University of Birmingham CU

University of Bolton CU

Bournemouth University CU

Brunel University CU

Cardiff Metropolitan University Christian Union

UWTSD Carmarthen CU

Harper Adams University CU

University of Hertfordshire CU

Huddersfield University CU

Keele University CU

King's College London, Guys Campus CU

King's College London, Strand Campus CU

Kingston University Christian Union

Leeds University CU

Leeds Beckett University CU

Lincoln University CU

Liverpool University CU

Loughborough University CU

London School of Economics CU

University of Manchester CU

Newcastle University CU

Northampton University CU

Northumbria University CU

University of Nottingham CU

University of Plymouth CU

Reading University CU

University of Roehampton CU

Royal Holloway CU

Royal Northern College of Music CU

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama CU

University of Sheffield CU

School of Oriental and African Studies CU

Solent University CU

Staffordshire University CU

University of Suffolk CU

University of Surrey CU

University of Sussex CU

Sutton Bonington CU

Swansea University CU

UWTSD Swansea CU

Winchester University CU

Arts University Bournemouth (Bournemouth CU)

Brighton University CU

Cardiff University CU

University of Chester CU

City University CU

Durham Inter-Collegiate CU

Imperial College Christian Union

University of Kent CU

Lancaster University CU

Manchester Metropolitan University CU

University College London CU

University of Warwick CU

Cambridge Inter-Collegiate CU

University of Essex CU

Oxford Inter-Collegiate CU

Student Welcome Box

Student Welcome Boxes are the perfect gift for anyone starting uni. Help your loved one navigate the start of this new chapter with a box bursting with useful and fun goodies.

Starting uni

Link up with your university Christian Union this summer to meet new people and find out what to expect in your first year, whoever you are.