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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | 5 West Foyer | Welcome Desk (all students) |
| 12.15pm | 2.15pm | n/a | Lunch break |
| 2.15pm | 5.05pm | 8 West 1.1 | Welcome and Introduction/Meet your peer mentor (all students) |
Wednesday 29 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 11.05am | 5 West 2.3 | Studying at University (all students) |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | 5 West 2.3 | Studying Pharmacy (Pharmacy students only) |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | 1 West 2.03 | Studying Pharmacology (Pharmacology students only) |
| 12.15pm | 1.15pm | n/a | Lunch break |
| 1.15pm | 2.05pm | Zoom | Get involved in climate action at this interactive session. Prepare for the session (10 minutes) using the climate literacy course |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | 7 West 2.12 | Lab coat allocation (Pharmacy students workshop group A-H) |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | 5 West PPS | Setting up your web presence (Pharmacy students workshop groups I-L) |
| 3.15pm | 4.05pm | 7 West 2.12 | Lab coat allocation (Pharmacy and Pharmacology students workshop group I-M) |
| 3.15pm | 4.05pm | 5 West PPS | Setting up your web presence (Pharmacy students workshop groups E-H) |
Thursday 30 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 1.05pm | to be confirmed | Meet your personal tutor (allocations tbc) |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | 5 West PPS | Setting up your web presence (Pharmacy students workshop groups A-D) |
| 12.15pm | 1.05pm | 5 West PPS | Setting up your web presence (Pharmacology students workshop group M) |
| 1.15pm | 2.15pm | n/a | Lunch break |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | 5 West 2.3 | Effective notetaking (all students) |
| 3.15pm | 5.05pm | Science marquee behind 8 West | Group work followed by social event (all students) |
Friday 1 October
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 12.05pm | 5 West 2.3 | Fitness to Practise and DBS checking (Pharmacy students only) |
| 10.15am | 11.05am | 1 West 2.103 | Pharmacology - experiences, experiments and employment (Pharmacology students only) |
| 11.15pm | 12.05pm | to be confirmed | Meet your personal tutor (Pharmacology students only - allocations tbc) |
| 12.15pm | 1.05pm | 5 West 2.3 | Raising the academic bar: learning how to jump higher (All students) |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | MS Teams | Be the Change: Challenge your own thoughts and behaviours to help end all forms of harassment |
| 3.15pm | 5.05pm | 5 West 2.3 | BPSA/RPS (Pharmacy students only) |
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