How your induction runs in the Department will depend on whether you start in October (Michaelmas Term, MT), January (Lent Term, LT) or April (Easter Term, ET). The greatest proportion of our postgraduate students (PhD and MPhil) arrive in October (around 70-80 students) and therefore, we have induction activities and events to cater for this large cohort.
In January and April, we usually have around 5 students arriving and therefore, the induction is on a smaller scale, typically just one day but enough to get the new students up and running in their laboratories. Some Induction talks will be recorded during Michaelmas Term and updated onto Moodle for you to access. Lent and Easter starters are expected to familiarise themselves with these as part of their Induction.
Induction for Michaelmas 2025 starters: Tuesday 7 October
Please note this timetable is provisional. We will notify new starters of the final arrangements in September.
All talks will be in the Wolfson Lecture Theatre.
| 9:15 - 10:45 |
Welcome Address Postgraduate Education Opportunities |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Tea, Coffee and Biscuits Break - Todd-Hamied Meeting Room |
| 11:15 - 12.00 |
Introduction to Computing and IT Services TBC, Computing and IT Manager |
| 12.00 - 13:00 | Lunch in Todd-Hamied Meeting Room |
| 13:00 - 13.45 |
Dignity @ Study Dr Nick Bampos, Deputy Head of Department |
| 13.45 - 14.30 |
Introduction to Accounts/ Finance Procedures in the Department Dr Howard Jones, Academic Secretary |
| 14.30 - 15.00 | Tea, Coffee and Biscuits Break - Todd-Hamied Meeting Room |
| 15.00 - 15.45 |
Demonstrating Undergraduate Students Prof. Peter Wothers |
| 15.45 - 16.30 |
Supervising Undergraduate Students Prof. Bill Nolan |
| 16.30 - 18.00 | Evening Reception - CyberCafe |
