Postgraduate research student induction timetable in the School of English

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 staff
all the resources and support available to you at the University of Nottingham

We strongly encourage you to attend these sessions, as they are a vital part of your orientation. Attending these sessions will help prepare you for your time at Nottingham.

Save this page to your favourites, and check back regularly as timetables can change

University card

Find out when and where you can collect your card.

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).

What3words - download the free what3words app to accurately locate buildings and rooms. We’ve provided the unique combination of three words
AccessAble - gives detailed information about accessibility of buildings
Campus map - has building numbers and grid references 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 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 25 September

Welcome activities for Monday 25 September
Time	Activity	Description	Venue
10am to 4pm	Student Union welcome fair	Drop in to see what’s on offer from the many societies Social interaction	David Ross Sports Village What3words: fully.nights.left AccessAble: David Ross Sports Village Campus map: Building 34, grid reference B2

Tuesday 26 September

Welcome activities for Tuesday 26 September
Time	Activity	Description	Venue
10am to 3pm	Student Union welcome fair	Drop in to see what’s on offer from the many societies Social interaction	David Ross Sports Village What3words: fully.nights.left AccessAble: David Ross Sports Village Campus map: Building 34, grid reference B2

Wednesday 27 September

Welcome activities for Wednesday 27 September
Time	Activity	Description	Venue
10am to 4pm	Student Union discover Nottingham fair	Drop in to find out more about the city of Nottingham, with stalls from local and national businesses Social interaction	Welcome village, Trent east car park marquee What3words: pizza.voters.sticky Campus map: to the right of Trent, Building 16, grid reference E3

Thursday 28 September

Welcome activities for Thursday 28 September
Time	Activity	Description	Venue
10am to 3pm	Student Union discover Nottingham fair	Drop in to find out more about the city of Nottingham, with stalls from local and national businesses Social interaction	Welcome village, Trent east car park marquee What3words: pizza.voters.sticky Campus map: to the right of Trent, Building 16, grid reference E3
11am to 12pm	Welcome to the School of English	Director of graduate studies, Professor Kathy Conklin, will introduce you to the School of English and answer any questions Some voluntary interaction	Trent Building, room A46 What3words: likes.leans.crunch AccessAble: Trent Building, A46 Campus map: Building 11, grid reference E4
12 to 1pm	IT, postgraduate research workstation and tour of postgraduate research work space	Admin staff from the school management and research office will set up your workstations and show you the postgraduate research room Some voluntary interaction	Postgraduate research office space, Trent Building The PhD offices are located on the lower ground floor of the Trent building (rooms LG31-43) What3words: agenda.dime.action (down stairs/ lift to lower ground floor) AccessAble: Trent Building Campus map: Building 11, grid reference E4
1 to 2.15pm	Light lunch	A chance to chat with both existing and new postgraduate research students in the school Please compplete this form to let us know of any dietary requirements by Friday 8 September Social interaction	Trent Building, room A46 What3words: likes.leans.crunch AccessAble: Trent Building, A46 Campus map: Building 11, grid reference E4
2.15 to 2.45pm	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 No interaction	Trent Building, room A46 What3words: likes.leans.crunch AccessAble: Trent Building, A46 Campus map: Building 11, grid reference E4
3 to 4.30pm	Postgraduate research seminar meeting	We will be joined by postgraduate taught students, staff and current research students for the first seminar of the year. Refreshments will be provided. Social/active voluntary interaction	Sir Clive Granger Building, room A48 What3words: spices.epic.spits AccessAble: Sir Clive Granger Building Campus map: Building 16, grid reference E3

Friday 29 September

Welcome activities for Friday 29 September
Time	Activity	Description	Venue
10am to 4pm	Student Union independent traders fair	Drop in to find offers from local independent traders Social interaction	Welcome village, Trent east car park marquee What3words: pizza.voters.sticky Campus map: to the east side of Trent, Building 16, grid reference E3
10 to 11am	Volunteering at the University of Nottingham	Led by the school director of placements and volunteering, Dr Vicky Sparrow, this meeting will inform you about exciting volunteering opportunities both within the School of English and more widely across the university Some voluntary interaction	Life Sciences Building, room B03 What3words: moth.unrealistic.caves AccessAble: Life Sciences Building Campus map: Building 23, grid reference F3