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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.15pm | 2.05pm | Chancellors' Building 1.10 | Welcome to the Department |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | 3 East 2.1 | Biology students (Introduction to the degree programme) |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | Chancellors' Building 1.12 | Biochemistry students (Introduction to the degree programme) |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | Chancellors' Building 2.6 | Biomedical students (Introduction to the degree programme) |
| 3.15pm | 4.05pm | Chancellors' Building 1.10 | Course Information with Director of Education and Placement tutor(1) |
Tuesday 24 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 11.05am | 4 South 1.15 | Distribution of Lab Coats and safety specs (Family Names A-L only) |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | 4 South 1.15 | Distribution of Lab Coatsand safety specst (Family Names M-Z only) |
| 2.15 pm | 3.05 pm | Online on Zoom | All Biosciences Students - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 11.05am | Science Marquee | Biology Students - Meet your Peer Mentor. Find out more about Peer Mentor Welcome events |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | Science Marquee | Biochemistry Students - Meet your Peer Mentor. Find out more about Peer Mentor Welcome events |
| 12.15pm | 1.05pm | Science Marquee | Biomedical Students - Meet your Peer Mentor. Find out more about Peer Mentor Welcome events |
| 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. |
Thursday 26 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.15am | 11.05am | Chancellors' Building 4.17 | Digital Skills Session for Biomedical Students |
| 10.15am | 12.05pm | Chancellors' Building 5.13 | Digital Skills Session for Biochemistry Students |
| 11.15am | 1.05pm | Chancellors' Building 4.17 | Digital Skills Session for Biology Students |
| 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 | Chancellors' Building 1.10 | Course Information with DoE |
Friday 27 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | 4 South 1.15 | Lab Safety (Biomedical Students) |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | 4 South 1.23 | Lab Safety (Biochemistry Students) |
| 12.15pm | 1.05pm | 4 South 1.23 | Lab Safety (Biology Students) |
| 1.15pm | 2.05pm | 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 | Science Marquee | Biochemistry Students - Meet your Academic Adviser |
| 3.15pm | 4.05pm | Science Marquee | Biology Students - Meet your Academic Adviser |
| 4.15pm | 5.05pm | Science Marquee | Biomedical Students - Meet your Academic Adviser |
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.