Postgraduate taught induction timetable for politics and international relations
Your induction is a programme of activities and events to introduce you to your school and course. It's important that you attend each induction activity to give you the best start to the year.
We’re looking forward to welcoming you to our school and have created an informative induction programme to help ease you into university life.
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
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.
- Campus map – has building numbers to help you find where your talks are located. See the University Park Campus map (PDF).
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.
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
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10–11am
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Academic skills and your transition to postgraduate study
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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.
Some voluntary interaction
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3–4pm
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British and academic culture (international students only)
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This session gives you an overview of some interesting aspects of British culture and some insights into what academic culture in the UK expects from students.
Some voluntary interaction
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Tuesday 22 September
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10–11am
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Welcome to MA Programmes
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An overview of the structure and course content for the school’s MA programmes with director of postgraduate taught students, Dr Catherine Gegout.
Some voluntary interaction
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Room A4, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park Campus
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11am–12 noon
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Getting to know your course community
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A social activity to help get to know your peers on your course. Join us for some politics-themed games with drinks and snacks provided.
Social interaction
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Room B1, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park Campus
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2–3pm
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Supporting you at university
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An introduction to the Support and Wellbeing Service within your faculty. This session will also cover information on wider university student wellbeing support as well as student services information.
Some voluntary interaction
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Room B63, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park Campus
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3–3.30pm
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Introduction to Academic Language and Communication Skills (ALACS)
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This session gives you an overview of a wide range of support ALACS offers to help you achieve your academic potential, including academic literacies, linguistic competence and communications skills whilst you are studying at UoN.
Some voluntary interaction
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4.30–5.30pm
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Your introduction to 糖心原创 Libraries
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Find out how to get started with your in-person and digital library services and how we can help you to achieve your study goals.
Some voluntary interaction
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Wednesday 23 September
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10–11am
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糖心原创ing politics at Nottingham
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An introduction to all you need to know while studying politics at Nottingham including the student handbook, school governance structures and personal tutors.
No interaction
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Room A3, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park Campus
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2–3pm
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Introduction to the Students’ Union and being a course representative
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Learn more about how you can create change on your course and your learning journey through the course rep system. Find out how to interact with your course rep, how you can become a course rep yourself, and other ways you can impact your learning journey through Student Voice.
Some voluntary interaction
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Room B63, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park Campus
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3–4pm
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Question time
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A drop-in session with school administrative staff to ask any questions you may have.
Social interaction
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Room B104, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park Campus
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Thursday 24 September
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11am–12 noon
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International student icebreaker
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Come along and meet other international students from around the world in this informal social activity with games and snacks. We’ll help you settle in, find out more about different cultures, and meet staff who can support you while you’re here.
Social interaction
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Atrium, Law and Social Sciences Building (best accessed using the north entrance)
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1–2pm
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Academic communication (ALACS)
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This session aims to introduce the main modes of academic communication used at the university - Moodle and email, and how to make the best and most appropriate use of them.
Some voluntary interaction
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2–3pm
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Academic Essentials (ALACS)
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This session aims to help you understand the academic conventions you are expected to follow by the University, including academic integrity, criticality and formality.
Some voluntary interaction
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3–4pm
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Question time
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A drop-in session with school administrative staff to ask any questions you may have.
Social interaction
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Law and Social Sciences Building, B104, University Park Campus
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4–6pm
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Film screening: In the Loop
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Join staff and students for a film screening of ‘In the Loop’.
This event has a limited number of tickets available.
Social interaction
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Screening Room, LG140, Hallward Library, University Park Campus
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Friday 25 September
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10–10.30am
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Postgraduate Careers
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Introduction from your faculty Careers and Placements team.
Some voluntary interaction
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Room A2, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park Campus
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11am–12 noon
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Speaking and listening in English (international students only)
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This session gives you an overview of what you might face during your stay in the UK in terms of interacting with people inside and outside the university.
Some voluntary interaction
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1–2pm
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Reading and writing in English (international students only)
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This session gives you an overview of what might be expected of you during your study in terms of reading sources and writing assignments.
Some voluntary interaction
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