Undergraduate induction timetable

9:30–10am 

Arrival Time 

Please arrive between 9:30-10am to collect your M3 Hoodie! 

Coates Road Auditorium  

(Number 51 on the University Park campus map) 

10-10:30am 

Welcome Address & Introduction - including Direct Entrants from other years 

Welcome message to all first-year undergraduate students in the Department of M3 .

Coates Road Auditorium  

10-4pm 

Students' Union (SU) - Welcome Fair 

Optional Session 

Opportunity for students to engage with the Students' Union and some of the welcome activities at the university to start becoming familiar with the campuses and student life. 

Please attend the Welcome Fair when you don't have Department sessions.   

David Ross Sports Village, University Park

10.30–12 noon

Aerospace Induction/Welcome Event

Welcome Event and introduction to the first year of the Aerospace undergraduate programme, from the programme director and guest speaker and course senior tutor.

University Park-L2-BUILD-B108

12-2pm

Aero course photos

Opportunity to take group photo and lunch with staff.

Pope C16

2-3pm

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) talk

An introduction to the RAeS, accrediting body for the Aerospace Engineering MEng and BEng programmes. Students can find out more about the RAeS, including benefits of free student membership.

Coates C25

10-3pm

SU - Welcome Fair

Optional Session

This is an opportunity for you to engage with your Students' Union and some of the welcome activities at the university to start becoming familiar with the campuses and student life.

Please attend the Welcome Fair when you don't have Department sessions. 

David Ross Sports Village, University Park

10-11am

Consent training

All first Year Students

A Session led by the University, Let's be Clear on Consent is a university initiative that aims to provide students with information about sexual consent as well as tackle the myths and misunderstandings.

*PLEASE NOTE

• If your LAST name initial is A-M (go to room 1)
• If your LAST name initial is N-Z (go to room 2)

* ROOM 1- Engineering & Science Learning Centre (ESLC) A09

*ROOM 2- ESLC C01

2-3pm

Intro to CAD / virtual desktop

All New Students 

A guide to using the remote Virtual Desktop application for CAD activities, for all new students in the department of M3.

Online using Microsoft Teams or web browser 

At the scheduled start time, click here to join the meeting

3-4pm

IT Induction

All New Students 

Discover all about the IT services available to assist you with your studies, getting connected, access software and apps and staying safe online– check the help and support page for more information.

Online using Microsoft Teams or web browser 

At the scheduled start time, click here to join the meeting  

4-5pm

UoN Race Formula Student project

Optional Session

Find out more about our electric car team and how you can get involved in the Formula Student competition. There are various mechanical and electrical engineering roles you can take up.

Please only attend this if you don't have Department sessions.

A09, Engineering & Science Learning Centre (ESLC)

This session is running in-person and online so if you prefer to join via Microsoft Team - Click to join

4-9pm

University Park Welcome Village Evening Activities

Optional Session

The Welcome Villages are designed to offer student's a central location where they can drop-in and get involved in a range of different activity that embraces the full breadth of the University of Nottingham student experience.
The villages will also host stands for key parts of the University to host Q&A stalls and their own activities to showcase their work and inform students.

Please attend the evening activities when you don't have Department sessions.  

Welcome Village-Trent East Car Park Marquee

5-6pm

Introduction to the Aerospace Industry Advisory Board

This session gives all aerospace students the opportunity to find out more about the Aerospace Industry Advisory Board (IAB) – what it is and its remit, how students can engage with the IAB, and how the IAB can support students in their aerospace course.

Coates road auditorium

10-3pm

SU Discover Nottingham

Optional Session

A chance for new students to find out what's on offer in Nottingham while you are at the University of Nottingham and to start becoming familiar with the city, campuses, and student life.

Please attend this when you don't have Department sessions. 

Welcome Village Trent East car park Marquee

10-10.30am

Faculty Library Induction

All New Students 

Discover how to get started with our libraries including:

• an introduction to our eight libraries
• accessing our print and online collections, including leisure reading
• using the library discovery tool NUsearch to find resources and manage your library account.
• support for your academic and information skills
• who to contact for help.

Undergraduates: Welcome to Your University Libraries

Engineering Undergraduates Library Welcome

The link will take you to a list of Undergraduate Library Welcomes on Teams. Scroll through the list to find the session above. Click the session, then click "Join" at the scheduled start time.

Having problems accessing the session? Try this:

1. Click to join the Libraries Welcome Sessions Team

2. Select the channel for the type of welcome session you would like to join: Undergraduates or master's Students

3. Find your specific Faculty / School welcome session on the list, click the session title, then click "Join" at the scheduled start time.

10.30–1pm

Meet your tutors

In-person tutor meetings for all year 1 Aerospace students.

This session will allow you to meet the other members of your tutor group and the staff involved in tutoring.

As well as getting to know people, this session will also introduce you to the various channels you can use to find out information and get support.

* Please note you will receive an email to your university email account informing you of who your tutor is, what time and which room you need to go to for your “meet your tutor” session 

*ESLC B04/B05/B07, Engineering & Science Learning Centre (ESLC)

1-1.30pm

SU Induction

All New Students 

Virtual welcome talk from the UoN Student Union, for all new students in the Faculty of Engineering.

Online using Microsoft Teams or web browser 

At the scheduled start time, 

Click here to join the meeting

3-4pm

UoN Race Formula Student project

Optional Session

Find out more about our electric car team and how you can get involved in the Formula Student competition. There are various mechanical and electrical engineering roles you can take up.

Please only attend this if you don't have Department sessions.

A09, Engineering & Science Learning Centre (ESLC)

This session is running in-person and online so if you prefer to join via Microsoft Teams - Click to join

 4-5pm

Open-source Assistive Devices (OPAD) Introductory Session 

Optional Session

 OPAD is an extra-curricular project group that brings together students and staff from across the university to design and manufacture assistive devices to help those who struggle to perform daily tasks due to illness, accident, or disabilities. Come along to this intro session to find out more about the current projects you could get involved in.

Please only attend this if you don't have Department sessions.

ESLC B01

4-9pm

University Park Welcome Village Evening Activities

Optional Session

The Welcome Villages are designed to offer student's a central location where they can drop-in and get involved in a range of different activity that embraces the full breadth of the University of Nottingham student experience.
The villages will also host stands for key parts of the University to host Q&A stalls and their own activities to showcase their work and inform students.

Please attend this when you don't have Department sessions.

Welcome Village-Trent East Car Park Marquee

10-3pm

SU Discover Nottingham

Optional Session

A chance for new students to find out what's on offer in Nottingham while you are at the University of Nottingham and to start becoming familiar with the city, campuses, and student life.

Please attend this when you don't have Department sessions. 

Welcome Village Trent East car park Marquee

2-3pm

3-4pm

Health and Safety Talk and PPE collection (mandatory session)

Compulsory for all new students in M3, Students are required to attend this talk and need to arrive at the stated arrival time 2pm before you can collect your lab PPE.

Coates Road Auditorium

(Number 51 on the campus map)

4-9PM

University Park Welcome Village Evening Activities

Optional Session

The Welcome Villages are designed to offer student's a central location where they can drop-in and get involved in a range of different activity that embraces the full breadth of the University of Nottingham student experience.
The villages will also host stands for key parts of the University to host Q&A stalls and their own activities to showcase their work and inform students.

Please attend this when you don't have Department sessions.

Welcome Village-Trent East Car Park Marquee

10am-4pm

SU – Independent Fair

Optional Session

A chance for students to look around some independent retailers and what is on offer.

Please attend this when you don't have Department sessions. 

Welcome Village, Trent East Car Park Marquee

University Park

12 -1pm

Starting your digital student life.

All New students

• Using Outlook e-mail and calendar
• Professional communication via email and Teams
• Navigating Teams – a basic guide
• Digital tools and academic integrity
• Avoiding digital overload, screen-time habits

Online using Microsoft Teams or web browser 

At the scheduled start time, click here to join the meeting 

1-2pm

Digital Learning

All Students

Discover how we use technology to enhance your learning, what platforms we use at the UoN and how you can learn how to make the best of existing technology and digital services in your studies and your future professional life.

Online using Microsoft Teams or web browser 

At the scheduled start time, click here to join the meeting 

Understanding your learning characteristics for university

• A metacognitive approach to learning: 'how do I study best?' 
• Working memory and processing speed: why there is no 'normal'. 
• Your relationship with time, procrastination, and focus 

Mon: 10-11 am 

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Mon: 12 noon-1 pm 

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Transition to university – becoming an independent learner

• Introduction to support from Learning Development 
• Flipped learning and independent study. 
• Reading skills for university 
• Well-being and academic performance 
• Addressing imposter feelings

Tue: 12 noon-1 pm 

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Tue: 12 noon-1 pm 

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Procrastination, perfectionism, and managing your time

• Understanding and addressing procrastination 
• How perfectionism influences working habits. 
• Tools for long, medium, and short-term planning 
• Setting SMART goals 
• Working with high and low focus times

Wed: 3:30-4:30 pm 

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Wed: 12 noon-1 pm 

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Note-making your way

• Why note-making habits matter at university 
• Hand-written, digital, and hybrid strategies 
• Short-cuts for note-making in lectures 
• Adapting Cornell, mind-maps, and summarising strategies 
• Using OneNote for digital note-making 

Thu: 3:30-4:30 pm  

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Thu: 12 noon-1 pm  

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Starting your digital student life

• Using Outlook e-mail and calendar 
• Professional communication via email and Teams 
• Navigating Teams – a basic guide 
• Digital tools and academic integrity 
• Avoiding digital overload, screen-time habits 

Fri: 10-11 am 

Click here to join the meeting

Fri: 12 noon-1 pm 

Click here to join the meeting