Arrivals Weekend is from Friday 22 September to Sunday 24 September 2023.
Welcome Week runs from Monday 25 September to Friday 29 September 2023.
Find out where to go
Look at our campus map to find where your sessions are taking place.
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 25 September
Start | Finish | Location | Description |
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11.15am | 12.05pm | 5 West foyer | Welcome session (All students) |
2.15pm | 3.05pm | Chancellors' Building 1.10 | Introduction to the Department (All students) |
3.15pm | 5.05pm | Chancellors' Building 3.1, 3.5, 3.9, 3.15 & 3.16 | Get to know your Peer Mentor. Find out more about Peer Mentor Welcome events. (All students) |
Tuesday 26 September
Start | Finish | Location | Description |
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10.15am | 11.05am | 3 West North 2.1 | Studying at University (All students) |
11.15am | 12.05pm | 7 West 2.12 | Lab coat fitting (Pharmacy students workshop group A-H) |
11.15am | 12.05pm | Pharmacy Practice Suite, 5 West Level 1 | Setting up your web presence (Pharmacy students workshop groups J-L) |
12.15pm | 1.05pm | 7 West 2.12 | Lab coat fitting (Pharmacy students workshop group I-L & Pharmacology students workshop groups MA, MB, MC and MD) |
12.15pm | 1.05pm | Pharmacy Practice Suite, 5W Level 1 | Setting up your web presence (Pharmacy students workshop groups A-C) |
2.15pm | 4.05pm | Chancellors' Building 1.11 | Studying Pharmacy (Pharmacy students only) |
2.15pm | 3.05pm | Chancellors' Building 4.16 | Studying Pharmacology (Pharmacology students only) |
3.15pm | 4.05pm | 5 West Foyer | Campus orientation event (Pharmacology students only) |
4.15pm | 5.05pm | Pharmacy Practice Suite, 5 West Level 1 | Setting up your web presence (Pharmacy students workshop groups G-I) |
Wednesday 27 September
Start | Finish | Location | Description |
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10.15am | 11.05am | 8 West 1.1 | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion |
11.15am | 12.05pm | 8 West 2.23 | Pharmacology - experiences, experiments and employment (Pharmacology students only) |
12.15pm | 1.05pm | 8 West 1.1 | Raising the academic bar: learning how to jump higher (All students) |
1.15pm | 2.05pm | 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. |
3.15pm | 4.05pm | 8W 1.1 | Laboratory Safety Talk |
Thursday 28 September
Start | Finish | Location | Description |
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10.15am | 11.05am | Tutor's office | Meet your personal tutor (All students) |
11.15am | 12:05pm | Pharmacy Practice Suite, 5 West Level 1 | Setting up your web presence (Pharmacy students workshop groups D-F) |
1.15pm | 2.05pm | 8W 1.1 | Presentation about DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) |
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 |
2.15pm | 3.05pm | Pharmacy Practice Suite, 5West Level 1 | Setting up your web presence (Pharmacology students workshop group MA, MB, MC and MD) |
3.15pm | 5.05pm | Science Marquee | Group work followed by social event (All students) |
Friday 29 September
Start | Finish | Location | Description |
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10.15am | 11.05am | 5 West 2.3 | Fitness to Practise (Pharmacy students only) |
11.15am | 12.05pm | 5 West 2.3 | BPSA/RPS (Pharmacy students only) |
12.15pm | 1.05pm | 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. |
2.15pm | 3.05pm | Online event, Zoom | Be the Change: Understand the community of the University of Bath, and how you can be an active bystander and promote equality. (Pharmacy students only) |
3.15pm | 4.05pm | Online event, Zoom | Be the Change: Understand the community of the University of Bath, and how you can be an active bystander and promote equality. (Pharmacology students only) |
Please check this page regularly as sometimes we need to change the times and locations of Welcome Week events. During Welcome Week, we would recommend you check your timetable at the start of each day.
Departmental Microsoft Team
You can access your first year team here.
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.