Luma
The shadow syllabus for international students
Luma is the app for everything your university doesn't teach you. Moving to the UK to study comes with two curriculums: there's the one on your course page -- and then there's the shadow syllabus.
The Shadow Syllabus
The curriculum nobody hands you
Before the lectures start, there's a second course load waiting -- the admin, errands, and unwritten rules of settling into life in the UK.
Register with a GP
Get set up with a doctor before you actually need one.
Open a bank account
Know what documents you need and which accounts work for students.
Get your BRP sorted
Collect your biometric residence permit on time, without the panic.
Pick the right SIM
Figure out which SIM plan won't rob you in your first month.
Find your way around
Navigate a campus you've never seen before your first lecture.
Hit the real deadlines
Know which dates actually matter in your first few weeks.
How Luma Helps
A guided journey, not a generic guide
Luma turns the shadow syllabus into a plan built around you and your university.
A personalised checklist
Every student gets a guided journey anchored to their real dates -- offer, visa, arrival, enrolment -- so the right task surfaces at the right time.
A campus map
Find lecture halls, libraries, and support services on a campus you've never set foot on.
Grounded answers
Answers based on your own university's information, not generic advice scraped from the internet.
Partners & perks
Part of settling in is the everyday stuff: eating well on a student budget, kitting out a room, getting home for the holidays. We're bringing together offers and services genuinely useful to students.