diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss.erb b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss.erb
index 753124d2..295040ce 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss.erb
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss.erb
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ button.button.btn-no:hover {
 }
 
 .new_user{
-    height: 412px;
     margin-left:-166px;
     box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.23), 0px 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16);
     font-family: din-medium;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/clean.css.erb b/app/assets/stylesheets/clean.css.erb
index 5c69a01f..a6c2c23f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/clean.css.erb
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/clean.css.erb
@@ -329,15 +329,18 @@ body.unauthenticated.action-home {
     color: #dab539;
 }
 
+.ctaContainer {
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
 .requestInviteCTA {
-    display: block;
+    display: inline-block;
     width: 220px;
     font-size: 20px;
     padding: 16px 0;
     text-align: center;
     border-radius: 3px;
     border: 2px solid #a354cd;
-    margin: 12px auto;
+    margin: 12px 12px;
     color: #a354cd;
     font-family: 'noto-sans-bold', sans-serif;
 }
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index d9e25cad..751d8bbe 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
 
   has_many :following, class_name: 'Follow'
 
-  after_create :generate_code
-
   devise :database_authenticatable, :recoverable, :rememberable, :trackable, :registerable
 
   serialize :settings, UserPreference
@@ -36,8 +34,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   validates :name, uniqueness: true # done by devise
   validates :email, uniqueness: true # done by devise
 
-  validates :joinedwithcode, presence: true, inclusion: { in: $codes, message: '%{value} is not valid' }, on: :create
-
   # This method associates the attribute ":image" with a file attachment
   has_attached_file :image, styles: {
     thirtytwo: ['32x32#', :png],
diff --git a/app/views/main/home.html.erb b/app/views/main/home.html.erb
index 554ab424..5e77bd29 100644
--- a/app/views/main/home.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/main/home.html.erb
@@ -8,18 +8,23 @@
 <% content_for :title, "Home | Metamaps" %>
 <% content_for :mobile_title, "Home" %>
 <div class="home">
-  <div class="homeLogo">METAMAPS</div>
   <div id="particles-bg"></div>
   <div class="homeWrapper homeText">
     <div class="homeTitle">Make sense, together.</div>
     <div class="homeIntro">
       <div>Untangle complex conversations, expand perspectives, and gain insights
-      about what matter to you and your communities.
+      about the things that matter to you.
       </div>
       <div>Metamaps enables individual and collaborative sensemaking through
         <span class="purple">concept mapping</span>, <span class="green">live video + text chat</span>, and a <span class="yellow">shared knowledge graph</span>.
       </div>
-      <a href="/request" class="requestInviteCTA">REQUEST INVITE</a>
+      <div>The University of Technology Sydney is using Metamaps
+        to share knowledge, and think better together.
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <a href="/join" class="requestInviteCTA">SIGN UP</a>
+        <a href="/login" class="requestInviteCTA">LOG IN</a>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div><!-- end yield -->
diff --git a/app/views/main/requestinvite.html.erb b/app/views/main/requestinvite.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index c026911a..00000000
--- a/app/views/main/requestinvite.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<%#
-  # @file
-  # Located at /request
-  # Shows a form where people can request an invite
-  #%>
-
-<% content_for :title, "Request Invite | Metamaps" %>
-<% content_for :mobile_title, "Request Invite" %>
-<div class="requestInviteHeader"></div>
-<iframe class="requestInvite" src="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lWoKPFHErsDfV5l7-SvcHxwX3vDi9nNNVW0rFMgJwgg/viewform?embedded=true" width="700" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading...</iframe>
diff --git a/app/views/users/registrations/new.html.erb b/app/views/users/registrations/new.html.erb
index 17409d07..0368db01 100644
--- a/app/views/users/registrations/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/registrations/new.html.erb
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 
 <div id="yield">
 <%= form_for(resource, :as => resource_name, :url => registration_path(resource_name), :html => { :method => :post, :class => "new_user centerGreyForm" }) do |f| %>
-  
+
   <h3>Sign Up</h3>
 
+  <div class="fieldText">Only email addresses at the uts.edu.au domain name will be able to register.</div>
+
   <div><%= f.label :name, "Name:", :class => "firstFieldText" %>
   <%= f.text_field :name, :autofocus => true %></div>
-  
+
   <div><%= f.label :email, "Email:", :class => "fieldText" %>
   <%= f.email_field :email %></div>
 
@@ -17,13 +19,7 @@
 
   <div><%= f.label :password_confirmation, "Password Confirmation:", :class => "fieldText" %>
   <%= f.password_field :password_confirmation %></div>
-  
-  <div><%= f.label "Access Code:", :class => "fieldText" %>
-  <%= f.text_field :joinedwithcode, :value => params[:code] %></div>
 
-  <div><%= f.submit "Sign up!" %></div>
-  
-  <div class = "smallText"><br />Don't have an access code?<br /><a href="/request">Request an Invite</a></div>
+  <div><%= f.submit "Sign up" %></div>
 <% end %>
 </div>
-
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 80c0dbb4..8b166bcf 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Metamaps::Application.routes.draw do
   mount ActionCable.server => '/cable'
 
   root to: 'main#home', via: :get
-  get 'request', to: 'main#requestinvite', as: :request
 
   namespace :explore do
     get 'active'
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UpperLeftUI.js b/frontend/src/components/UpperLeftUI.js
index cbead88e..ecfe0a39 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UpperLeftUI.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UpperLeftUI.js
@@ -12,19 +12,25 @@ class UpperLeftUI extends Component {
     onRequestClick: PropTypes.func
   }
 
+  static contextTypes = {
+    location: PropTypes.object
+  }
+  
   render () {
     const { map, currentUser, userRequested, requestAnswered, requestApproved, onRequestClick } = this.props
+    const { pathname } = this.context.location
+    const unauthedHome = pathname === '/' && !currentUser
     return <div className="upperLeftUI">
       <div className="homeButton">
         {currentUser && <Link to="/">METAMAPS</Link>}
         {!currentUser && <a href="/">METAMAPS</a>}
       </div>
-      <div className="sidebarSearch">
+      {!unauthedHome && <div className="sidebarSearch">
         <input type="text" className="sidebarSearchField" placeholder="Search for topics, maps, and mappers..." />
         <div id="searchLoading"></div>
         <div className="sidebarSearchIcon"></div>
         <div className="clearfloat"></div>
-      </div>
+      </div>}
       {map && !map.authorizeToEdit(currentUser) && <div className="viewOnly">
         <div className="eyeball">View Only</div>
         {currentUser && !userRequested && <div className="requestAccess requestNotice" onClick={onRequestClick}>Request Access</div>}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UpperRightUI.js b/frontend/src/components/UpperRightUI.js
index 08276c82..ce2275ab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UpperRightUI.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UpperRightUI.js
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ class UpperRightUI extends Component {
     openInviteLightbox: PropTypes.func
   }
 
+  static contextTypes = {
+    location: PropTypes.object
+  }
+
   constructor(props) {
     super(props)
     this.state = {
@@ -52,6 +56,8 @@ class UpperRightUI extends Component {
             notifications, fetchNotifications, openInviteLightbox,
             markAsRead, markAsUnread } = this.props
     const { accountBoxOpen, notificationsBoxOpen } = this.state
+    const { pathname } = this.context.location
+    const unauthedHome = pathname === '/' && !currentUser
     return <div className="upperRightUI">
       {currentUser && <a href="/maps/new" target="_blank" className="addMap upperRightEl upperRightIcon">
         <div className="tooltipsUnder">
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ class UpperRightUI extends Component {
           markAsUnread={markAsUnread}
           toggleNotificationsBox={this.toggleNotificationsBox}/>}
       </span>}
-      {!signInPage && <div className="sidebarAccount upperRightEl">
+      {!signInPage && !unauthedHome && <div className="sidebarAccount upperRightEl">
         <div className="sidebarAccountIcon ignore-react-onclickoutside" onClick={this.toggleAccountBox}>
           <div className="tooltipsUnder">Account</div>
           {currentUser && <img src={currentUser.get('image')} />}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/App.js b/frontend/src/routes/App.js
index 79ad3335..72338ef0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/App.js
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/App.js
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ class App extends Component {
                                mobileTitleWidth={mobileTitleWidth}
                                onTitleClick={mobileTitleClick}
                                serverData={serverData} />}
-      {!unauthedHome && <UpperLeftUI currentUser={currentUser}
-                                     map={map}
-                                     userRequested={userRequested}
-                                     requestAnswered={requestAnswered}
-                                     requestApproved={requestApproved}
-                                     onRequestClick={onRequestAccess} />}
+      <UpperLeftUI currentUser={currentUser}
+                   map={map}
+                   userRequested={userRequested}
+                   requestAnswered={requestAnswered}
+                   requestApproved={requestApproved}
+                   onRequestClick={onRequestAccess} />
       {!mobile && <UpperRightUI currentUser={currentUser}
                                 unreadNotificationsCount={unreadNotificationsCount}
                                 notifications={notifications}