Help with Technology
If you need assistance with any IT, please contact the IT helpdesk before your induction sessions
Link to other students on your course
We will 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.
Starting Your Doctorate - Compulsory induction module
All new doctoral students are required to complete our Starting Your Doctorate online course. You can do this at your own pace but must be completed by Friday 22 October 2021. You will need your Bath username and password to access this course.
Doctoral Welcome Sessions
All new doctoral students are invited to attend a Doctoral Welcome Session, organised by the Doctoral College. We have multiple dates for you to choose from. Please check your timetable below and book a relevant session. You are welcome to choose either an online or an in-person session.
Book an in-person session by visiting our registration pages.
Book an online session by visiting our registration pages.
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.
Your timetable
Monday 27 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.00am | 2.00pm | 4W Level 1 Foyer | Informal 'Come to Bath' day - student-led campus tours, registration, library cards etc. |
| 2.00pm | 4.00pm | 4W 1.7 Wolfson Theatre | Meet your co-factor - socialise with current PhD students over pizza. |
Tuesday 28 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00am | 10.15am | 4W Level 1 Foyer | SAMBa group photos - all students and SAMBa team |
| 10.15am | 10.45am | 4W 1.7 Wolfson Theatre | SAMBa welcome |
| 10.45am | 11.15am | 4W Level 1 Foyer | Tea and coffee |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | 4W 1.7 Wolfson Theatre | Departmental Welcome - Hear from the Head of Department, Union, SIAM, PG Seminars, Socials, and Bathematicians. |
| 12.15pm | 1.05pm | 4W 1.7 Wolfson Theatre | PGT + SAMBa 1st Years Welcome (Ben Adams) |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | 4W 1.7 Wolfson Theatre | Library Induction (Tamsin Reilly) |
| 3.15pm | 5.15pm | 4W 1.7 Wolfson Theatre | Unit choices check - chat to Alex Cox and Matt Nunes about your choices (optional). |
Wednesday 29 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.30am | 12.30pm | 4W 1.7 Wolfson Theatre | Tutoring Training (Dr Antal Jarai) |
| 12.30pm | 1.00pm | Lunch break (lunch provided) | |
| 1.00pm | 3.00pm | 4W 1.7 Wolfson Theatre | Tutoring Training (Dr Antal Jarai) |
| 3.15pm | 5.15pm | 4W 1.7 Wolfson Theatre | Unit choices check - chat to Alex Cox and Matt Nunes about your choices (optional). |
Thursday 30 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.15am | 5.05pm | EB 0.7 | Software Training: UNIX & GIT (Dr Eike Mueller & Margaret Duff (SAMBa PhD student) - Software training in UNIX & GIT |
Friday 1 October
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.15am | 2.05pm | EB 0.7 | SAMBa PhD students - Software training in R, Python, MATLAB, LaTeX |
| 2.30pm | 4.30pm | Meet in 4W Level 1 foyer | Maths PG social activity |
Make sure you check your emails regularly. Sometimes we need to change the times and locations of Welcome Week events but we’ll email you the new details if that happens.
As well as these compulsory events, you can also get involved in optional activities run by The SU.