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Welcome to UCL! This 鈥榃elcome Events鈥� page summarises the events happening for new students during the welcome period. Find out more about talks and seminars that will help you settle into university.
All Students
Support Services Fair
The Support Services Fair allows you to connect with UCL experts who can help with skill development, starting a business, volunteering, job hunting, health support, and more.听
There's also the chance to win a 拢50 Love2Shop voucher to buy your first term essentials. Come along to the fair and find out how.听
Bloomsbury Campus
- 10:30补尘鈥�3辫尘
- Monday, 23 September鈥揥ednesday, 25 September
- North Cloisters, Wilkins Building听
UCL East
- 10:30补尘鈥�2辫尘
- Friday, 27 September
- Level 2, Atrium, Marshgate
Campus tours
Campus tours will be running throughout welcome week on both our Bloomsbury and East campuses. They are designed to show you around different locations on campus including places to study, eat, where your lectures may be. These will be walk-up tours, no need to book!
Bloomsbury Campus
- Tours start every 20 minutes; each tour takes 30-40 minutes.
- Running daily from Monday, 16听September鈥揊riday, 11 October
- Meeting point is the Main Quad.
- From 9am鈥�10am and 4pm鈥�5pm, there will be relaxed tours. These are slower (around 45鈥�60 minutes) and provide more chances to pause and rest.听We'll also have smaller group sizes. The information is exactly the same no matter which tour you go on.听
East Campus
- There's two tours on offer at UCL East. There's a "Building听Essentials Tour" which focuses on Marshgate.听We also have a听"Local Area Tour" which will point out the best places to shop, study, chill, and socialise.听
- The "Building Essentials Tour" lasts 30 minutes. The "Local Area Tour" lasts 45 minutes.听You choose to do either or both. For the "Building Essentials Tour", we recomend collecting your ID card before joining the tour.
- Running daily from听Monday, 23 September鈥揊riday, 27听September
- Meeting point is Marshgate building ground floor, Atrium.
Library introduction to Explore
- This short session introduces Explore, the UCL library catalogue. You'll learn how to access UCL's online library.听
- Learn how to search, understand听search results, and view听your library account.
- Every day, Monday听23 鈥� Friday 27 September 2024 at 12pm听and 12.30pm, DMS Watson G15 Teaching Cluster (Science Library)
- Book a place via the听.
International Students
Our international student events are tailored to help new students settle into life in the UK. These sessions provide valuable insights on topics such as balancing academics and personal life and ensuring safety in London.
Pre-arrival events:
Self-paced course, open to all international students.
Designed to help with questions about life in London and UCL, split by study level
During International week (16 September鈥�19 September):
Event | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
Hosted by current international students, split by study level *Check website for further UG/PGT details 听 | 2:30pm鈥�3:30pm 18鈥�20 September 2024 | |
Run by UCL and the Metropolitan police on how to stay safe in London, open to all 听 | 11:00am鈥�12:00pm Daily | |
Information on UCL Library services, study spaces and the online library, open to all | 12:15pm鈥�1:00pm Daily | |
International Student Religion and Faith Seminar 听 | Giving resources to navigate religion and belief while studying in London, open to all | 2:30pm鈥�3:30pm, 17 September 2024 |
Providing information about 宅男视频 careers services. Split between Undergraduate and Postgraduate 听 | 4:00pm鈥�5:00pm, 18 September 2024 PGT 20 September 2024 UG |
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Affiliate/Exchange students
International Student Affiliate Mixer.
New affiliate/exchange students starting at UCL will have the chance to meet other UCL affiliate students.
Hosted by current international affiliate students, split by study level.
Doctoral School
Book Doctoral School Events
Doctoral school online induction event
- This event will inform you of the wealth of facilities offered to research students, and what to expect as a new postgraduate researcher and what to expect from the exciting research community at UCL.
- 2:00pm鈥�3:00pm Tuesday, 1 October 2024
- This event can be booked through our听
Doctoral researcher panel and networking event
- This welcome event is a great opportunity to meet other postgraduate researchers, to hear from Doctoral School staff and to ask our current postgraduate researchers questions.
- 4:30pm鈥�7:00pm, Wednesday, 6 November 2024
- Sign up via our听
Undergraduate Students
A Students' Guide to UCL
A Students' Guide to 宅男视频 is an in-person talk designed and presented by current students, for new starters. This talk is unlike any other induction event and is your chance to learn the tips and tricks curated by 100s of Students.
Your session will be on your timetable given to you by your department.
Postgraduate Students
A Students' Guide to UCL
A Students'听Guide to 宅男视频 is an in-person talk designed and presented by current students, for new starters. This talk is unlike any other induction event and is your chance to learn the tips and tricks curated by 100s of Students.
You will be able to book a session through this
PG Bloomsbury sessions will run on:
- Saturday, 21 September 2024 1:30pm鈥�2:30pm (aimed at parents and carers with optional mixer after)
- Tuesday, 24 September 2024 6pm鈥�7pm
- Wednesday, 25 September 2024听6pm鈥�7pm听(This will be a hybrid event and will be livestreamed)
- Thursday, 26 September 2024 12:15pm鈥�1pm
- Thursday, 26 September 2024 3pm鈥�4pm
PG East sessions will run on:
- Friday, 27 September 11am鈥�12pm