Arrivals Weekend is from Friday 18 September to Sunday 20 September 2026.
Welcome Week runs from Monday 21 September to Friday 25 September 2026.
Find out where to go
Look at our campus map to get directions to your sessions.
University Life
You must attend a University Life session taking place over arrivals weekend. Find your University Life time slot. It is important that you attend this.
Your timetable
- IMML = BSc International Management and Modern Languages
- PoLIS = Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies
Sunday 20 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.00pm | 3.45pm | School of Management Building 10 East Level 0 Pavilion | SU Departmental Mixer: Meet some of your new coursemates before the main departmental events start on Monday. This is an optional activity. |
Monday 21 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.15am | 10.05am | The Chancellor's Building 2.6 | UG Welcome to PoLIS Head of Department Talk for IMML students |
| 10.15am | 11.05am | School of Management Building 10 East 0.17 | IMML Welcome to the School of Management |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | Departing from School of Management Building 10 East 0.17 | Campus Tour |
| 3.15pm | 4.30pm | School of Management Building 10 East 0.17 | International Student Talk and Mixer. This is an optional activity. |
| 5.00pm | 6.30pm | School of Management Building 10 East Level 0 Pavilion | Freshers' Quiz Night. This is an optional activity. |
Tuesday 22 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.15pm | 4.05pm | 8 West 2.1 | IMML Insights and Director of Studies Welcome Talk |
Wednesday 23 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.15am | 9.45am | Chancellors' Building 5.1 | Language Briefing for all students studying French |
| 9.55am | 10.25am | Chancellors' Building 3.5 | Language Briefing for all students studying Spanish |
| 10.35am | 11:05am | Chancellors' Building 3.15 | Language Briefing for all students studying German |
| 3.15pm | 4:05pm | TBC individually | Meet your Academic Advisor: Your Academic Advisor will be in touch to arrange a specific time and location within these hours |
| 11.00am | 4.00pm | Founders Hall | The SU Sports Fair: Use any free time today to meet sports clubs and find out how to join. This is an optional activity. |
Thursday 24 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 1.05pm | You will be allocated one of two slots to attend. Details of the room and time slot to follow via email | The Big Team Challenge |
| 11.00am | 4.00pm | The Parade | The SU Groups Fair: Use any free time today to meet over 100 Student Groups including societies, volunteering, media, and diversity and support groups and find out about the student groups on offer and find out how to join. This is an optional activity. |
Friday 25 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 1.05pm | You will be allocated one of two slots to attend. Details of the room and time slot to follow via email | The Big Team Challenge |
| 10.00am | 4.00pm | Founders Hall | The SU Freshers' Fair: The one with all the freebies! Use any free time today to explore what's on offer at the University, The SU and locally in Bath, and connect with national brands. This is an optional activity. |
For more details about the Welcome Week events, please see the department guides offered by PoLIS and the School of Management.
Please check this page regularly, as sometimes we need to change the times and locations of Welcome events. During Welcome Week, we would recommend that you check your timetable at the start of each day.
Freshers' Week
The Students' Union also runs optional Freshers' Week activities you might be interested in.
Occasionally, there may be a scheduling clash between your departmental activities and the SU events during Freshers' Week. However, many SU events are repeated or run over several days, giving you the flexibility to attend at a different time.
Help with Technology
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