Arrivals take place from Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 of September and Welcome events run from Monday 27 September to Sunday 3 October 2021.
Find out where to go
Look at our campus map to get directions to your sessions.
University Life
You will also be invited to attend a University Life session on Monday 27 September, you can find your time slot on this page. It’s important that you attend this.
Your timetable
Tuesday 28 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10am | 10.15am | 8 West 1.1 | Welcome by Head of Department - Departmental welcome to all students studying on a Politics degree |
| 10.15am | 11.30pm | 8 West 1.1 | Welcome by Politics and International Relations (PIR)/Politics with Economics(PwE)/International Politics and Modern Languages (IPML) Director of Studies Part 1: Key introduction to your course, followed by information on Academic Representation |
Wednesday 29 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | MS Teams | Be the Change: Challenge your own thoughts and behaviours to help end all forms of harassment |
Thursday 30 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 11.30am | 8 West 1.1 | PIR/PwE/IPML Director of Studies Welcome - Part 2 and Introduction to the Library |
| 2.15pm | 3.15pm | MS Teams | Meet your Personal Tutor - You will be sent an invitation to join a Teams meeting. However, it may be that you receive an email from your Tutor with instructions and an alternative time |
| 4.15pm | 5.05pm | 1 West 2.101 | Social event TBC |
Friday 1 October
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 11.05am | 8 West 2.23 | Welcome from the Economics Dept (For PwE students only) |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | 1 West 2.101 | Peer Mentor Meeting 1(PwE&PIR) - Meeting with a Second Year student, who will help you settle into University Life (Tours finish 12.45pm) |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | Zoom | Get involved in climate action at this interactive session. Prepare for the session (10 minutes) using the climate literacy course |
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.