Arrivals Weekend is from Friday 20 September to Sunday 22 September 2024.
Welcome Week runs from Monday 23 September to Friday 27 September 2024.
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’s important that you attend this.
Your timetable
Monday 23 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.15pm | 5.15pm | 1 West 2.101 | PGT Buddy Scheme Welcome Event (opt-in). Sign-up via the link in your welcome email. |
Tuesday 24 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.15pm | 4.05pm | Online on Zoom | NeverOK: Understand the community of the University of Bath, and how you can be an active bystander and promote equality. |
Wednesday 25 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.15am | 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 4.16 | MRes Welcome Talk |
| 1.05pm | 3.05pm | Chancellors' Building 4.1 | MRes Programmes Lunch |
| 3pm | 4pm | The SU | MRes Mixer in The Plug |
Thursday 26 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.30am | 10.05am | Chancellors' Building 4.16 | Welcome Talk from Head of Department for Health |
| 10.15am | 11.15am | Chancellors' Building 4.8 | Presentation of the MRes Health, Wellbeing and Society |
| 11.30am | 12.15pm | Chancellors' Building 4.16 | Talk from Digital and Academic Skills |
| 12.30pm | 1.30pm | Chancellors' Building 5.1 | PGT Health Welcome Lunch |
| 1.45pm | 2.05pm | Chancellors' Building 4.16 | Using Moodle |
| 2.15pm | 3.15pm | Chancellors' Building 4.16 | Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Talk and Workshop |
| 3.30pm | 4.15pm | Chancellors' Building 4.16 | Using the Library for postgraduate students |
Friday 27 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10am | 3pm | 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 events. During Welcome, 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.