Arrivals Weekend runs from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September. We're looking forward to welcoming you to campus and supporting you to settle in. Until then, make sure you know what to do before you leave home and where to go when you get here.
Welcome Week runs from Monday 21 to Friday 25 September. It's five days of departmental and general events, created by the University to help you feel at home as quickly as possible.
Events include:
The SU (Students' Union) has organised a great week full of activities and events for this year's Freshers' Week, running from 21 to 25 September.
Among the experiences lined up for Freshers' Week 2026 are:
A new research centre focused on tackling some of the world's most pressing sustainability challenges has been announced
Researchers from the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Durham publish a new policy brief on devolved education powers and the Opportunity Areas Programme
The University of Bath has been ranked among the UK’s top 10 universities, while its graduates were rated the happiest in the UK.
Study co-led by Bath suggests tackling problem behaviours in adolescence could help reduce some of the long-term health impacts of childhood trauma.
The project aims to help high-altitude aircraft harness atmospheric gravity waves, increasing flight endurance and enabling year-round operations.
The University's Chancellor met researchers on the CMS experiment, highlighting Bath's growing role in one of the world's leading scientific collaborations.