Undergraduate year one 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 go to 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
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 taking place on Monday 21 September
| Time | Activity | Description | Venue |
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10 – 11.30am
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Welcome meeting for single honours students:
- BA English
- BA English Language and Literature
- BA English with Creative Writing
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Introduction to the school and your degree led by the Deputy Director of Education and Student Experience, Dr Vicky Sparrow
No interaction
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Room A48, Sir Clive Granger
Find your venue:
University Park map -Building 16, Ref: E3
What3Words - spices.epic.spits
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2 – 3.30pm
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Welcome meeting for all joint honour's students
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Introduction to the school and the English side of your degree led by the Deputy Director of Education and Student Experience, Dr Vicky Sparrow
No interaction
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Room A48, Sir Clive Granger
Find your venue:
University Park map Building 16, Ref: E3
What3Words -spices.epic.spits
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Tuesday 22 September
Welcome activitites for Tuesday 22 September
| Time | Activity | Description | Venue |
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10 – 11am
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Welfare and wellbeing meeting
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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 Dr Jessica Norledge
No interaction
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Room A48, Sir Clive Granger
Find your venue:
University Park map -Building 16, Ref: E3
What3Words -spices.epic.spits
AccessAble -
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12 – 1pm
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Single honours students only. Personal tutor group meeting
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A 30-minute meeting will take place within this time frame.The name of your tutor and the location of this meeting will be sent to your university email.
Active voluntary interaction
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Check emails for time and room
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1.30 – 2 pm
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Joint honours students studying:
BA Jt Hons Arts History and Visual Culture and English
Meeting with your joint honours liaison tutor
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Your personal tutor is in your other department, however, in the School of English you will have a joint honours liaison tutor Dr Lorena Gadella Kamstra who will act as your contact for the english side of your degree. This is a brief introductory meeting.
Active voluntary interaction
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Room B40, Trent Building
Find your venue:
University Park map -Building 11, Ref: E4
What3Words -jets.asking.battle
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3 – 4pm
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Joint honours students:
personal tutor group meeting for:
- BA Jt Hons English and Classical Civilisation
- BA Jt Hons English and History
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A 30-minute meeting within this timeframe. The name of your tutor and the location of this meeting will be sent to your university email.
Active voluntary interaction
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Check emails for time and room
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Wednesday 23 September
Welcome activities taking place on Wednesday 23 September
| Time | Activity | Description | Venue |
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10 - 11am
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Transition to university - Webinar
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See the description of this session at the bottom of this page.
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Online MS Teams session
To join the meeting, click on the link below:
Meeting ID: 358 588 102 825 530
Passcode: od6NU96Z
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11 – 12.00pm
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Meet the creative writing team
For students studying BA English with Creative Writing Studies only
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Meet your creative writing tutors.
Active voluntary interaction
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Room LG6, Trent Building
Find your venue:
University Park map -Building 11, Ref: E4
What3Words -clown.windy.branded
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12 – 12.30pm
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Joint honours students studying:
BA Jt Hons English and Philosophy
Meeting with your joint honours liaison tutor
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Your personal tutor is based in the philosophy, department, however in the School of English you will have a joint honours liaison tutor, Dr Lorena Gadella Kamstra, who will act as your contact for the English side of your degree. This is a brief introductory meeting.
Active voluntary interaction
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Room LG9, Trent Building
Find your venue:
University Park map -Building 11, Ref: E4
What3Words - poet.drew.retire
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2-3pm
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University Park campus tour
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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.
Limited spaces available.
Active voluntary interaction
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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
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Thursday 24 September
Welcome activities taking place on Thursday 24 September
| Time | Activity | Description | Venue |
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9.30 – 11am
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Introductory lecture
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An introduction from each module convenor to the year-long modules in english that you will study this year. These modules are compulsory for all single honours students. Joint honours students select three of the four on offer.
Some voluntary interaction
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Room A03, Monica Partridge Building
Find your venue:
University Park map - Building 62, Ref: D3
What3Words - rugs.dollar.hurt
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11am – 12pm
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Library Welcome Induction
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Essential induction session to help you use the University’s libraries effectively.
No interaction
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Online via Microsoft Teams.
Alternatively, an optional in-person screening with refreshments will take place in the Trent Building, Room B46.
Find your venue:
University Park map - Building 11, Ref E4
What3Words - sadly.either.frozen
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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 taking place on Friday 25 September
| Time | Activity | Description | Venue |
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10 – 11.00am
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Volunteering and placements at the 糖心原创
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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 Nottingham Advantage Award.and the Vikings for Schools.
Some voluntary interaction
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Room A03, Monica Partridge Building
Find your venue:
University Park map - Building 62, Ref: D3
What3Words -Rugs.dollar.hurt
AccessAble -
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11-12:30pm
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Peer mentor-mentee connect social
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Meet and greet your mentor over biscuits, coffee and fun games.
If you haven't been assigned a mentor and would like one, attend this session to make your request
Some voluntary interaction
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Room A21, Trent Building Find your venue:
University Park map - Building 11, Ref: E4
What3Words -jets.asking.battle
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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 university - becoming an independent learner
How are you feeling about starting university? Whether you have come from school, college, or are returning to university studying after a break, university life offers new challenges, as well as opportunities. In this session, we will be exploring top tips for balancing your study and non-study time, ideas to help you get to grips with university-level reading, as well as the basics of online communication via Teams and Outlook. We will also be thinking about how to tackle the difficult feeling that some students have of being an imposter at university.
- Introduction to support from Learning Development
- Flipped learning, independent study and retaining balance
- Reading skills for university
- Online communication via Teams and Outlook
- Well-being and academic performance
- Addressing imposter feelings, seeking support
More events for early arrivals, during and after welcome week Welcome English Book Swap
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 undergraduate 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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