Freshers' week has kicked off, with more than 3,000 students descending on the region.

The University of Cumbria has put on 10 days of events across all campuses including its main Carlisle base, to help young people adapt to their new lives.

Traditionally, freshers' week is a time for new students to get to know the city and campus, register with societies and enjoy their new home city's night-life.

Bethany Cutter, community and partnership officer at the University of Cumbria Students' Union, said: “We have day time and night time events.

“One of the biggest is the freshers fair which is a great place to learn what's going on in Carlisle.

“We are running shuttle buses between our campuses to come along and experience it."

She continued: “One of our successes is the bar tour where students get to see different places and they all get to meet each other.

“All the sports teams have things going on too.”

The University of Cumbria expects to welcome 2,222 undergraduate students and 1,005 postgraduates across all of their campuses, with 130 coming from the EU or beyond.

Students are invited to purchase a wristband which gets them into events and entitles them to discounts and offers across the city.

Organisers rely on teams of existing students to facilitate the welcome events and share some wisdom and experience.

Kati Brown, UCSU volunteering facilitator, said: "We've been given training to some of the second and third year students as part of our welcome week work for about three years now.

“They're involved in every aspect of the events we've lined up and so it is great to see them developing their leadership skills and being ready to welcome the new students to the area.

"Their first job has been helping the new ones move into halls on Sunday, carrying boxes and all their stuff. It's a busy time."

A University of Cumbria spokeswoman said: “Everyone at the University of Cumbria looks forward to welcoming our new students as they begin their programmes of study.

“We take great care to put in place plenty of support, particularly during those vital first few weeks, to help the students to settle into their new environment and make a good start to their studies.

“It’s an exciting, but understandably anxious time for them, as well as for their families, but we usually find that within no time at all they have made friends, adjusted well to the new way of life and are able to make the most of their time at the University of Cumbria.

“Our aim is to ensure they have the best possible student experience throughout their time with us.”

Freshers events will continue until October 2.