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
- ML = Modern Languages
- IMML = International Management and Modern Languages
- IPML = International Politics and Modern Languages
- PwE = Politics with Economics
- PIR = Politics with International Relations
Monday 23 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | School of Management Building 10 East 0.17 | Welcome to the School |
| 12.15pm | 1.05pm | Departing from School of Management Building 10 East 0.17 | Campus Tour |
| 3.15pm | 4.30pm | School of Management Building 10 East Level 0 Pavillion | International Student Mixer |
| 6.00pm | 7.30pm | School of Management Building 10 East Level 0 Pavillion | Freshers' Quiz Night. This is an optional activity. |
Tuesday 24 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.15am | 1.05pm | 8 West 2.1 | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies Welcome: Head of Department Welcome followed by Director of Studies Welcome |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | Online on Zoom | Never OK: 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 | To be confirmed | Meet Your Academic Adviser (from Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies). Please look out for an email to confirm place and time. |
| 11.15am | 1.05pm | Chancellors' Building 1.12 | Insights talk with Student Experience Officer for IMML and current 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. |
Thursday 26 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 1.05pm | Multiple venues | The Big Team Challenge (Students will be allocated to one of the three sessions Thursday/Friday TBC) |
| 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 |
| 1.15pm | 2.05pm | Chancellors' Building 3.5 | French Briefing for IMML, IPML, and ML |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | Chancellors' Building 3.5 | Spanish Briefing for IMML, IPML, and ML |
| 2.15pm | 5.05pm | Multiple venues | The Big Team Challenge (Students will be allocated to one of the three sessions Thursday/Friday TBC) |
| 3.15pm | 4.05pm | Chancellors' Building 3.5 | German Briefing for IMML, IPML, and ML |
Friday 27 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 1.05pm | Multiple venues | The Big Team Challenge (Students will be allocated to one of the three sessions Thursday/Friday TBC) |
| 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. |
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.