Arrivals Weekend is from Friday 22 September to Sunday 24 September 2023.
Welcome Week runs from Monday 25 September to Friday 29 September 2023.
Find out where to go
Look at our campus map to find where your sessions are taking place.
University Life
You must attend a University Life session taking place over arrivals weekend. Find your University Life time slot. It’s important that you attend this.
Your timetable
Monday 25 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | School of Management Building 10 East 0.17 | Welcome to the School of Management |
| 12.15pm | 1.05pm | Departing from School of Management Building 10 East 0.17 | Campus Tour |
| 3.15pm | 5.05pm | School of Management Building 10 East Level 0 Pavilion | International Student Mixer |
Tuesday 26 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 10.30am | 8 West 2.1 | Welcome to the Department of PoLIS from Deputy Head of Department |
| 10.30am | 11.30am | 8 West 2.1 | Welcome from the Director of Studies of BSc in International Management and Modern Languages, followed by key information-giving session on the programme |
| 2.15pm | 3.15pm | Online event, Zoom | Be the Change: Understand the community of the University of Bath, and how you can be an active bystander and promote equality. |
Wednesday 27 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11am | 12.05pm | The Parade | The SU Sports Day: Use this free time to meet the sports clubs and teams and find out how to join. This is an optional activity. |
| 12.15pm | 1.05pm | Chancellors' Building 1.12 | Insights Talk with Student Experience Officer and Current Students |
| 2.15pm | 4.05pm | Details of room and time slot to follow via email | Personal Tutor Meet and Greet |
Thursday 28 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 1.15pm | You will be allocated one slot to attend. Details of room and time slot to follow via email | The Big Team Challenge - Students attend either Thursday OR Friday Session - Groups TBC |
| 1.15pm | 1.45pm | Chancellors' building 3.5 | French briefing for French IMML only |
| 1.45pm | 2.15pm | Chancellors' building 3.5 | Spanish briefing for Spanish IMML only |
| 2.15pm | 2.45pm | Chancellors' building 3.5 | German briefing for German IMML only |
| 3.15pm | 4.15pm | Lime Tree | Afternoon Cream Tea -Opportunity for students from all 3 Language programmes including IMML and staff to meet other students studying their language over refreshments |
Friday 29 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 1.15pm | You will be allocated one slot to attend. Details of room and time slot to follow via email | The Big Team Challenge - Students attend either Thursday OR Friday Session - Groups TBC |
| 1.30pm | 2.30pm | Founders Hall | The SU Freshers Fair: Use this free time to explore what's on offer at the University and in Bath and pick up some freebies. This is an optional activity. |
Please check this page regularly as sometimes we need to change the times and locations of Welcome Week events. During Welcome Week, we would recommend 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.
Help with technology
If you have any problems with IT hardware and software, contact our IT helpdesk. You can also purchase equipment from them.