welcome to University of Southampton
Our Southampton campus is based at the University of Southampton's ϲʿ School.
About Southampton
The University of Southampton is made up of 5 closely connected campuses located on the edge of Southampton Common – the city’s largest open space.
Southampton is a maritime city situated on England’s south coast with excellent transport links. Bursting with culture, it was shortlisted to be the UK’s City of Culture 2025. The city is known for its exceptional shopping and leisure facilities, exciting events, and vibrant night life – making it a fantastic place to study. It provides easy access to the south coast’s beaches and is the closest city to the New Forest National Park.
The University offers a range of award-winning facilities to enhance your learning experience. The Hartley Library is one of the leading research libraries in the UK, home to a state-of-the-art Learning Centre. It houses both the ϲʿ Collection and the Ford Collection of Parliamentary Papers and offers extensive subscriptions to legal databases. Southampton has a brilliant student community – you’ll have access to over 300 societies and their Students’ Union, SUSU.
As a student at this campus, you will have access to The University of ϲʿ’s Employability Service which offers a huge range of support, including events and activities to prepare you for the world of employment. Our dedicated employability team can help you to obtain work experience and pro bono opportunities to help boost your CV and career.
Combining our professional legal training courses and experienced tutoring from qualified lawyers, with the vibrant surrounds of Southampton's Highfield Campus and great student experience, we will help you excel both professionally and personally.
Southampton Postgraduate Award
We are offering a £500 Southampton Postgraduate Award to all postgraduate ϲʿ starting their studies with Uϲʿ at the University of Southampton between 1 September 2023 and 30 June 2024. Please read our terms and conditions.
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Finding us
University of Southampton
University Road
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1 BJ
The University of Southampton's ϲʿ School is situated on the Highfield Campus, at the heart of the university.
Studentpad
We can provide support to help you find suitable accommodation. Studentpad is our , which provides helpful advice on choosing a property to rent in Southampton and provides property listings for ϲʿ who have accepted their place at our Southampton Campus.
Campus Facebook Group
If you’d like to find other The University of ϲʿ Students to privately rent with, or you have a spare room in your house/flat, you can join one of our to chat to and make living arrangements with fellow ϲʿ in your area. Go to Facebook and search groups for your campus.
If you choose to study at our Southampton Campus, you will have Associate Student status meaning you can use that University’s Students’ Union and facilities, and join in with their societies.
Pro bono is an increasingly important part of legal education and practice, that is both challenging and rewarding. We have an award-winning pro bono service, which has been running programmes designed to enhance the employability of our ϲʿ since 2001.
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Sarah studied for the CPE and ϲʿ Society Finals at The University of ϲʿ in London. She trained and qualified as a solicitor at Slaughter and May and worked in financial regulation until she moved into legal education.
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Take advantage of our multiple campuses and experience different places to study throughout your course.