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What's student life in ºÚÁϳԹÏlike?

Explore all our affordable city has to offer

If you're looking for an affordable city, ºÚÁϳԹÏis an excellent choice to help with the cost of living for students. 

  • Save on rent – rent in ºÚÁϳԹÏis 54% lower than London and 25% lower than Brighton. (Numbeo, 2025)
  • Save on living costs – NatWest ranks ºÚÁϳԹÏas one of the top 10 most affordable student cities. (NatWest Student Living Index 2024)
  • Save on transport – you can walk to any of our uni buildings in under 15 minutes.

 

 

 

 

Explore ºÚÁϳԹÏvirtually

Wherever you are in the world, explore a virtual day in the life of a ºÚÁϳԹÏstudent, even tour our accommodation.

Discover life outside study 

Uni is about more than just your studies, discover all ºÚÁϳԹÏhas to offer outside of the classroom. 

Life outside study

 

 

An introduction to Unibuddy

Student Joy explains how to use Unibuddy to connect with staff or students like her and ask them your questions about our courses, student life, or simply why they chose to study at the ºÚÁϳԹÏ.

Joy: Hi, my name is Joy and welcome to UniBuddy.

This is where you can talk to staff and students like me to learn more about life at the ºÚÁϳԹÏ.

You can ask us anything about our course, our student life, or simply why we chose Portsmouth.

Finding UniBuddy is easy. Just head to the bottom of the Student Life page, any of the course pages, the Virtual Tour app to start chatting.

We study a wide range of courses, so we're confident that we're able to answer any of your questions no matter how big or small.

Connect with us today and discover why ºÚÁϳԹÏis the perfect choice for you. 

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