Postgraduate geography research induction timetable
We’re looking forward to welcoming you to our school and have created an informative induction programme to help ease you into life at UoN.
The programme includes activities and events to introduce you to your school and course. We strongly encourage you to attend these sessions, as they are a useful part of your orientation and will help prepare you for your time at Nottingham.
Our sessions will introduce you to:
- the structure of your course
- our academic and administrative staff
- all the resources and support available to you at the 糖心原创.
Once you have registered online and activated your IT account, you will be able to access .
See the Welcome section of the page on Sharepoint for links and other activities.
Please contact Professor Sarah Jewitt by emailing sarah.jewitt@nottingham.ac.uk if you are unable to attend any sessions from Monday 21 September to Friday 25 September, as all induction sessions are compulsory unless stated otherwise.
Individual meetings with advisors will be scheduled during the week, so don’t worry if you can’t meet your advisory team on Monday 21 September.
Session locations
To guide you around campus, we’ve given you some help to get to the different buildings (see ‘venue’ in the schedule for more details).
gives detailed information about accessibility of buildings across our university campuses. In your induction timetable you will find the unique link to each building to support you in finding the correct room.
(represented by /// in the Venue column) is a location system that assigns every 3m x 3m square on Earth a unique combination of three words for easy and precise addressing. You can click on the links given to see the location on the what3words map.
The University Park Campus map (PDF)has building numbers to help you find where your talks are located.
Some sessions will take place online. Find a study space to use if you need a quiet place to join.
Participation levels
Each event lists the level of interaction. This includes:
- No interaction: 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: 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: An interactive session, where the speaker may ask questions but will ask for voluntary answers. You may be asked to contribute.
- Social interaction: A social/informal event aimed to help you get to know your peers and/or different services/groups from around the university. There will be spaces available for those that prefer to be in a separate, quieter space for any part of the session.
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
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To be confirmed
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Meeting with Supervisors
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Your Supervisor will contact you via email to arrange an introductory meeting which will take place during Welcome and Induction week.
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Active voluntary interaction
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Meetings will take place in staff offices at Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park Campus
Campus map: Building 16, Grid reference E3
AccessAble:
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Tuesday 22 September
Welcome activities taking place on Tuesday 22 September
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10am - 12 noon
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Geography postgraduate research (PGR) student induction
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Introductory talk by Professor Sarah Jewitt, Disability Liaison Officer, Dr Liam Clark and Registry and Academic Affairs Staff.
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Some voluntary interaction
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Room A45, Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park Campus
Campus map: Building 16, Grid reference E3
AccessAble:
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12 noon - 1.30pm
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Geography postgraduate welcome lunch
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Informal lunch for all Postgraduate Taught (MSc) and Postgraduate Research (PGR) students and staff.
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Social Interaction
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Edwards Resource Centre (LG1), Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park Campus
Campus map: Building 16, Grid reference E3
AccessAble:
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From 1.30pm
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Allocation of desks and lockers
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Meet Head Technician and Safety Officer, Dr John Corr to be allocated a desk and locker in the Postgraduate Research Offices.
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Some voluntary interaction
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Meet at Reception, Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park Campus
Campus map: Building 16, Grid reference E3
AccessAble:
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Wednesday 23 September
Welcome activities taking place on Wednesday 23 September
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10 - 11.30am
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Safety induction followed by extenuating circumstances (ECs) for postgraduate students.
Mandatory.
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Dr John Corr, will give a full School of Geography safety briefing.
Following this, our ECs officer Dr Peter Martin, will talk you through the Extenuating Circumstances procedure within the school.
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Some voluntary interaction
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Room A41, Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park Campus
Campus map: Building 16, Grid reference E3
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11.30am - 12 noon
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Student welfare and support services (SWELL) at the 糖心原创
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An introduction from the SWELL team on the help and support services available to you.
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No interaction
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Room A41, Sir Clive Granger Building, University Park Campus
Campus map: Building 16, Grid reference E3
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Thursday 24 September
No School of Geography induction activities planned for today. Check out the events page for other university-wide activities.
Friday 25 September
Welcome activities taking place on Friday 25 September
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11am - 12 noon
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Geography postgraduate social morning
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Join your fellow MSc and Postgraduate Research students, and staff for an informal chat.
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Social Interaction
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Sir Clive Granger Building, Edwards Resource Centre (LG1), University Park Campus
Campus map: Building 16, Grid reference E3
AccessAble:
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Tuesday 6 October
Welcome activities taking place on Tuesday 6 October
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3 - 4pm
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Postgraduate Researcher Introduction to 糖心原创 Libraries
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Join our friendly library staff for an online session that will explain how to get started with our libraries and how we can help you to achieve your research and study goals.
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Some voluntary interaction
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This is an online session and can be joined by clicking on the following link just before the start time.
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Tuesday 20 October
Welcome activities taking place on Tuesday 20 October
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11am - 12 noon
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Researcher Academy welcome and induction for new postgraduate research students
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From the very beginning of your postgraduate research journey the is here to empower you to fulfil your potential through our transformational offer of researcher development short courses, programmes, events and placements.
Join this session to learn about the many ways the Researcher Academy can support you.
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Some voluntary interaction
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This is an online session and can be joined by clicking on the following link just before the start time.
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