Arrivals weekend is Friday 23, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 of September and Welcome Week runs from Monday 26 September to Friday 30 September 2022.
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. You can find your time slot on this page. It’s important that you attend this.
Your timetable
Monday 26 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 11.05am | 3 West North 3.7 | Welcome to the University and Natural Sciences |
| 11.30am | 12.45pm | 5 West 2.1 | Unit Selection Meeting: the unit choices will be explained in more detail, followed by questions - with Director of Studies Years 1 & 2 |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | 3 South Physical Lab | Lab Coat collection for students studying Chemistry and Pharmacology modules |
Tuesday 27 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 12.05am | 6W 1.1 | Introduction to the Natural Sciences Programme - information about tutoring, timetables, key skills and an introduction to the library with Director of Studies Years 1 & 2 and Karina Bradshaw, Librarian |
| 1.15pm | 2.05pm | 4 South 1.15 | Lab Coat collection for students studying Biology and Biochemistry modules |
| 3.30pm | 5.00pm | Science Marquee, back of 8W | Meet the Nat Sci Squad! Peer mentor led session |
Wednesday 28 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 11.05am | 3 West North 3.7 | Meet your Personal Tutor |
| 12.30pm | 13.30pm | 4S 1.15 | Lab Safety Induction for All Natural Sciences Students |
| 13.30pm | 15.30pm | 3S 0.01, 8W 3.19, or Online | Drop in session: please come along if you need to talk about timetable clashes, ‘My Timetable’, unit changes, or any other academic issues |
Thursday 29 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 11.05am | Zoom | Climate Literacy: Work with other students in this interactive session to explore the climate emergency, how the University is responding and how you can get involved |
| 1.15pm | 2.05pm | East Building 1.1 | Lab Induction session for Maths & Physics and Natural Science students (Physics major/minor streams only) |
Friday 30 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 11.05am | MS Teams | Be the Change: Understand the community of the University of Bath, and how you can be an active bystander and promote equality |
Please check this page regularly as sometimes we need to change the times and locations of Welcome events. During Welcome, we would recommend you check your timetable at the start of each day.
As well as these compulsory events, you can also get involved in optional activities run by The SU.
Help with Technology
If you have any problems with IT hardware and software, contact our IT helpdesk. You can also purchase equipment from them.
Link to other students on your course
We have set up a Microsoft Team for your course. You can use this to ask questions and start to get to know the people on your course. You will be able to access this from the end of August.