Unibuddy Community

Unibuddy Community provides a safe, official space for you to meet and get to know other new students before you arrive at BU. Through Unibuddy Community, you can:

• Find others living in or near your accommodation
• Discover students studying the same course
• Discuss shared interests and hobbies
• Learn about the local area
• Talk about welcome activities and events.

After being invited to join Unibuddy Community you can access the platform via a mobile application or in your internet browser. When you first access Unibuddy Community, you will be asked to create an account using the email address you have used throughout your application to study at BU. If you have already created a Unibuddy account with this email, you can sign in using your existing password.

If you have been invited, you can access the Unibuddy Community platform in your internet browser by clicking the link below:

Join the January 2023 new student community

Alternatively you can download the free 'Unibuddy Community' mobile application from the IOS or Android app store.

Students that have an offer or have accepted their place to join BU in January 2023 will receive an email invitation to join Unibuddy Community from 1 December which will include instructions for how to join.

If you think you should have been invited to join, and clicking the following link doesn’t let you access the community and set up an account, please email [email protected] and we can look into this for you.

When joining the community, you are asked to agree to a set of rules to ensure everyone can enjoy the community. If you fail to meet these rules you may be removed or banned from 'Unibuddy Community'. 

The Unibuddy Community has been created to provide a safe space for you to meet and interact with other new students also joining BU at the same time as you. Chats are monitored for safeguarding and data security only. 

To ensure everyone is able to enjoy the community, when you log into the platform you are asked to agree to the following rules:

1. Be kind and courteous. We're all in this together to create a welcoming environment. Let's treat everyone with respect. Healthy debates are natural, but kindness is required.
2. No hate or bullying. Make sure that everyone feels safe. Bullying of any kind is not tolerated - personal attacks, inflammatory remarks, profanity, or degrading comments about things such as race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender, or identity will not be tolerated.
3. No promotions or spam. Give more to these groups than you take. Self-promotion, spam, and irrelevant links are not allowed.
4. Respect everyone's privacy. Being part of these groups requires mutual trust. Authentic, expressive discussions make group conversations great, but may also be sensitive and private. So please think twice before you post personal information in any of these groups. We will act if we see someone violating these guidelines.

By logging onto the community and joining the chat, you agree with the rules listed above. If you break one of the rules above, you will be banned and removed from Unibuddy Community.

If you see any content that you find inappropriate or that breaks the agreed set of rules for platform use, please let us know at [email protected].