Access Brightspace

Units of study will become available from the Brightspace homepage seven days before the start of term. This is where you will be able to find lecture notes, reading lists and other helpful learning resources such as online journals and past exam papers.

Your timetable will be released from early September. This will only be available once you have completed your online registration and enrolment as far as you can. Please check in Brightspace, your virtual learning environment, for details of when the timetables for your school will be available, as they will not all be released on the same day.

When available, you can access your timetable in a few different ways:

• Through your virtual learning environment, Brightspace, under 'useful links'
• Directly through online timetabling
• Our log-in services page.

Further information on your timetable is available from the your timetable and calendar page.

Note: You will also notice a calendar within Brightspace, please note that this does not include your lecture/seminar schedule.

Select a unit from the Brightspace homepage, click on ‘Content’ in the navigation bar then ‘Unit information & organisation’

Click on ‘Library & Academic Skills’ in the navigation bar on the Brightspace homepage and then click ‘Library’.

Learning materials are provided for you by your unit tutors and are often made available as new topics are covered.

To access your learning materials, select a unit from the Brightspace homepage, then click on ‘Content’ in the navigation bar.

From the Brightspace homepage, click on ‘Useful links’ and then ‘Email’.

The majority of assessed work at BU is submitted online via Brightspace, this is also where you will receive constructive and timely feedback. Written assignments will be marked using Turnitin to check the originality of your work.

To submit an assignment, select a unit from the Brightspace homepage then click on Assignment Submission in the unit navigation bar; ensure that any file requirements explained in the instructions are met and upload your assignment.

Further support for assignment submission is available by clicking Help in the navigation bar on the Brightspace homepage.

You can check your draft assignments in Turnitin by uploading your assignment file to the Turnitin Draft Checker which can be found on the Brightspace homepage.

Click on ‘Library & Academic Skills’ in the navigation bar on the Brightspace homepage.

From here you can then select different areas such as Academic Skills Hub, IT Learning Resources and Languages@BU.

Check the Brightspace Help page. You can find this via the navigation bar on the Brightspace homepage - click on ‘More’ - 'Help' - 'Brightspace help' to access online guidance.

If you require further help or are experiencing any issues please contact the IT Service Desk online or call freephone 0808 196 233 or 01202 965515.