Arrivals weekend is Friday 23, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 of September and Welcome Week runs from Monday 26 September to Friday 30 September 2022.

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. You can find your time slot on this page. It’s important that you attend this.

Your timetable

Monday 26 September

Start Finish Location Description
9.15am 10.05am 3 East Foyer MSc Welcome tea/coffee/biscuits.
10.15am 11.15am 3 East 2.2 MSc Programme introduction with Director of Studies
11.15am 11.45am 3 East 2.2 James Copestake, Co-Director CDS: Introduction to CDS
11.45am 1.15pm 3 East 2.2 MSc Programme introduction with Director of Studies (continued)
1.15pm 2.05pm 3 East Foyer MSc Buffet reception.
2.15pm 2.30pm 3 East 2.2 MSc - Further introduction: Expectations, Barriers and Practicums
2.30pm 3pm 3 East 2.2. Introduction to Practicums with Harriet Smith, Placements Office
3pm 4.15pm 3 East 2.2 MSc - Further introduction: Expectations, Barriers and Practicums (continued)
6.15pm 8.30pm Real Italian Pizza Company MSc Welcome Dinner

Tuesday 27 September

Start Finish Location Description
12.15pm 2.05pm Chancellors' Building 3.5 MRes Welcome Talk
1.15pm 4.05pm Chancellors' Building 3.9 MRes Programmes Lunch

Wednesday 28 September

Start Finish Location Description
11.15am 12.15pm MS Teams Be the Change: Understand the community of the University of Bath, and how you can be an active bystander and promote equality. (For MSc ID and MRes students)
2.15pm 3.15pm Zoom Climate literacy : Work with other students in this interactive session to explore the climate emergency, how the University is responding and how you can get involved.

Thursday 29 September

Start Finish Location Description
11.15am 12.05pm 3 East 3.5 Careers session - Hannah Kirby (For MSc ID and MRes students)
2.15pm 3.05pm Chancellors' Building 5.13 Library and Catalogue Demonstration - Peter Bradley, Subject Librarian. (For MSc ID and MRes students)
3.15pm 5.05pm 3 East 2.2 Unit Fayre

Friday 30 September

Start Finish Location Description
11.15am 12.05pm MS Teams Be the Change: Understand the community of the University of Bath, and how you can be an active bystander and promote equality. (MRes students)
12.15pm 1.05pm Zoom Climate literacy : Work with other students in this interactive session to explore the climate emergency, how the University is responding and how you can get involved (Mres Students)
2pm 4pm TBC Meet your MRes Pathway Lead. You will receive details of the location of this meeting during Welcome Week

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.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please find the contact details for your course’s programmes team.