Postgraduate taught induction timetable

Postgraduate taught induction timetable in the School of English

School of English Helpdesk

On Wednesday 23 September, the Education and Student Experience Team will have a Welcome Helpdesk at the Student Opportunities Showcase, in The Lounge, Portland Building B floor from 11am to 2pm (next to the Portland Cafe). We can help with any queries around your department induction schedule, contacting your personal tutor, peer mentoring, and the student rep system. Outside of these times, please visit room A107 in the Trent Building, where someone will be happy to help you between 10am and 4pm.

Smart IT Bar

If you encounter any IT-related issue during welcome week, please visit one of the Faculty of Arts IT Smart Bars listed below to receive assistance from a specialised technician:

Tuesday 22 September, from 10 am to 12 pm - Humanities Atrium, University Park Campus
Wednesday 23 September, from 10 am to 12 pm - Humanities Atrium, University Park Campus
Thursday, 24 September, from 12 pm to 3 pm - Room B10, Trent Building, University Park Campus

Help finding venues

What3words - to accurately locate buildings and rooms - we’ve provided the unique combination of three words.
gives detailed information about accessibility of buildings.
The University Park campus map has building numbers and grid references to help you find out where your talks are located - University Park map
The Jubilee Campus map has building numbers and grid references to help you find out where your talks are located - Jubilee Campus map

Additional information

University card collection times and locations

Please visit the University Card page to find out when and where you can collect your card.

Additional Welcome Week events

Visit the events page to explore the exciting activities that you can get involved in across our campuses throughout Welcome Week.

Monday 21 September

Welcome activities for Monday 21 September
Time	Activity	Description	Venue
11:30am-1pm	Welcome to the School of English	An introduction to the School of English, led by Director of Postgraduate Taught Students, Dr Pawel Szudarski and Deputy Director of Postgraduate Taught Dr Lila Matsumoto Active voluntary interaction.	Room A48, Sir Clive Granger Find your venue: University Park map -Building 16, Ref: E3 What3Words -spices.epic.spits AccessAble -
2–3pm	Introduction to your course: MA English Studies English Studies students only	Meet your Course Convenor: Dr Carina Hart Active voluntary interaction.	Room B4, Trent Building Find your venue: University Park map -Building 11, Ref: E4 What3Words -glow.stiff.nods AccessAble -
2–3pm	Introduction to your course: MA Applied Linguistics Applied Linguistics students only	Meet your Course Convenor: Dr Ikuya Aizawa Active voluntary interaction.	Room B46, Trent Building Find your venue: University Park map -Building 11, Ref: E4 What3Words -take.sorters.nerve AccessAble -
2:30–3:30pm	Introduction to your course: MA Applied Linguistics with English Language Teaching Applied Linguistics with English Language Teaching students only	Meet your Course Convenor: Dr Lorena Gadella Kamstra Active voluntary interaction.	Room A41, Sir Clive Granger Find your venue: University Park map -Building 16, Ref: E3 What3Words -forms.oath.festivity AccessAble -
2–3pm	Introduction to your course: MSc Communication and Entrepreneurship Communication and Entrepreneurship students only	Meet your Course Convenor: Dr Dominic Thompson Active voluntary interaction.	Room LG11, Trent Building Find your venue: University Park map -Building 11, Ref: E4 What3Words - ducks.mops.cape AccessAble -
2–3pm	Introduction to your course: MA Creative Writing Creative Writing students only	Meet your Course Convenor: Dr Thomas Legendre Active voluntary interaction.	Room LG09, Trent Building Find your venue: University Park map -Building 11, Ref: E4 What3Words -snaps.plants.admiral AccessAble -
2–3pm	Introduction to your course: MA English Literature English Literature students only	Meet your Course Convenor: Dr Rebekah Scott Active voluntary interaction.	Room B16, Trent Building Find your venue: University Park map -Building 11, Ref: E4 What3Words -paper.simple.erase AccessAble -

Tuesday 22 September

Welcome activities for Tuesday 22 September
Time	Activity:	Description:	Venue
10-11am	Library Welcome Induction	Essential induction session to help you use the University’s libraries effectively. No interaction	Online Via Microsoft Teams
1- 2pm	Welfare and wellbeing meeting	Find out what support services we have at Nottingham to help you get the best from your time here and get help when you need it. Led by the Senior Tutor, Dr Jessica Norledge with staff from the university wellbeing team and the Director of Student Support, Dr Daniel Hunt. No interaction	Room A48, Sir Clive Granger Find your venue: University Park map -Building 16, Ref: E3 What3Words - spices.epic.spits AccessAble -
3 - 4pm	Welcome meeting for part-time Students only	Meet with Dr Lila Matsumoto, the Deputy Director of Postgraduate Taught	Room C7, Trent Building Find your venue: University Park map -Building 11, Ref: E4 What3Words -jets.asking.battle AccessAble -

If you need somewhere on campus to log into the online sessions, you can find study spaces in the library and in IT rooms in many places.

Wednesday 23 September

Welcome activities for Wednesday 23 September
Time	Activity	Description	Venue
10 -11am	Tour of the Ingenuity Labs for the MSc Communications and Entrepreneurship Only for MSc Communications and Entrepreneurship students	A chance to meet with your peers and course team during Welcome Week on Jubilee Campus.	Ingenuity Centre, Jubilee Campus Find your venue: Jubilee Campus map - Building 19, Ref: F3 What3words - fact.mole.stacks AccessAble -
2-3pm	University Park campus tour	Discover more about University Park campus with our student tour guides. Other tours will run from Monday to Thursday which may still have spaces available. Spaces are limited Active voluntary interaction	Meet on the grass outside the Monica Partridge building level B entrance  Find your venue: University Park Map - Building 62, Ref: D3  What3words -cities.author.cloak   AccessAble -

Thursday 24 September

Welcome activities for Thursday 24 September
Time	Activity	Description	Venue
10 – 11am	Academic Skills and your transition to postgraduate study	See description at the bottom of this page	Online Meeting Meeting ID: 350 660 286 719 474 Passcode: 2Zi6d7eh
1 – 2.30pm	Faculty of Arts Welcome PGT fair	A drop-in session offering the chance to meet and get information from the teams that help shape your journey at the 糖心原创, including Careers and Employability, the Language Centre, Libraries, Libraries Learning Development, Faculty of Arts Placements, CELE, Vikings for Schools and the Education and Student Experience team. Complimentary soft drinks will be available, along with opportunities to win prizes on the spinning wheel. Some voluntary interaction	Room B46, Trent Building Find your venue University Park map - Building 11, Ref: E4 What3Words -stole.metro.cult AccessAble -
2:45– 4.15 pm	PG Research Seminar Meeting	Curious about the world of PGR students? Join us for the first PGR seminar of the year, presented by our current postgraduate research students. Active voluntary interaction	Room A48, Sir Clive Granger Find your venue: University Park map - Building 16, Ref: E3 What3Words -spices.epic.spits AccessAble -

If you need somewhere on campus to log into the online sessions, you can find study spaces in the library and in IT rooms in many places.

Friday 25 September

Welcome activities for Friday 25 September
Time	Activity	Description	Venue
10 – 11 am	Volunteering and placements at the 糖心原创	Led by the School Director of Placements and Volunteering, Dr Matt Green this meeting will inform you about exciting volunteering opportunities both within the School of English and more widely across the university. You will also be given information about the Award, and Vikings for Schools. Some voluntary interaction	Room A03, Monica Partridge Building Find your venue: University Park map - Building 62, Ref: D3 What3Words -rugs.dollar.hurt AccessAble -

If you need somewhere on campus to log into the online sessions, you can find study spaces in the library and in IT rooms in many places.

Additional information

The Libraries Learning Development team run workshops through the year to help you develop your academic skills. The online session listed below may be of particular interest. Check your weekly emailed bulletin for details of when you can join.

Transition to postgraduate study

Becoming a postgraduate student at Nottingham brings with it challenges for your time management, study habits, and reading, which may be different from undergraduate level. In this session we will look at timings of the university year for postgraduates, study strategies, and how to feel empowered as a postgraduate student.

Understanding the postgraduate timeline
Independent study as a postgraduate
Tackling feelings of being an imposter
Introductory reading strategies for master’s level
Introduction to Learning Development provision

More events for early arrivals and during welcome week

Events after welcome week

School of English Book Swap

When: 30 September
Time: from 12 to 2pm
Where: room A90, School of English Common Room

What to Expect: Come to the common room for our second annual book swap! Bring along a book that you'd like to rehome and browse our fiction and non-fiction tables to find your newest book to read! Check the signs in the room for details on maximum number of books you can take away, free goodies and refreshments available subject to availability

Please check your weekly news bulletin to know more about this event.

Some Voluntary Interaction

Please browse more events available for students using the link below:

Follow this link to explore the Welcome Week events

Participation/interaction key

You will see in the description of the session an indicator of the interaction expected. Below is more information on the interaction level of the sessions:

No interaction: This is an information session with no questions asked of the audience. You will not be asked to speak in front of the audience.
Some voluntary interaction: This is an information session with very limited (voluntary) participation. The speaker may ask questions or invite you to ask questions on a voluntary basis. You will not be asked to speak in front of the audience.
Active voluntary interaction: This is an interactive session, and the speaker may ask questions but will ask for voluntary answers. You may be asked to contribute.
Social interaction: This is a social/informal event aimed to help you get to know your peers and/or different services/groups from around the University.

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