The transition from high-school to university can be particularly daunting for students, especially if they are coming from abroad. We designed a Moodle page for incoming students with a view to helping alleviate their anxiety and reducing their cognitive load during induction week by introducing enrolment and departmental information early. The page was built by a first-year undergraduate, who used her own and her cohort’s experiences to design the content. Common questions were addressed, practice problems were provided and pre-reading and information about the department (including a virtual department tour and airline-style lab safety videos) was given. Students were automatically enrolled on the page as soon as they obtained their IT credentials in early September. They were asked to complete a quiz and questionnaires before induction week. The questionnaire gave insight into which features the students found the most useful, how confident they felt and what their expectations of university life were. The outcomes of the survey will be discussed and recommendations for similar pages will be made
