Arrivals Weekend is from Friday 19 September to Sunday 21 September 2025.
Welcome Week runs from Monday 22 September to Friday 26 September 2025.
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 22 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.15pm | 4.05pm | Chancellors' Building 5.1 | Welcome talk for students on all postgraduate politics programmes |
Tuesday 23 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.15pm | 4.05pm | 1 West 2.102 | Programme talk for all postgraduate politics programmes |
| 4.15pm | 6.15pm | Claverton Rooms | Meet the academic staff and your peers – food and drinks provided |
Wednesday 24 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.15am | 1.05pm | Founders' Hall | 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 |
| 4.05pm | 5.15pm | Claverton Rooms | Postgraduate Students Buddy Scheme – Information Session: An informal yet structured event during which you can find out about the buddy scheme for postgraduate students. This event will be led by Student Services |
Thursday 25 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.15pm | 2.05pm | The Parade | The SU Groups Day: Find out about all of the Student groups on offer and how to get involved. This is an optional activity |
Friday 26 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00am | 3.00pm | 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.
Occasionally, there may be a scheduling clash between your departmental activities and The SU events during Freshers' Week. However, many SU events are repeated or run over several days, giving you the flexibility to attend at a different time.
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.