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©University of Reading 2011 Tuesday 27 September 2011 Page 1
Freshers’ Week Timetable Full version – listing all events.
Monday 3 October 1
Tuesday 4 October 6
Wednesday 5 October 16
Thursday 6 October 25
Friday 7 October 32
Saturday 8 October 39
Maps 40
Monday 3 October
Time Title Location Further information
09:00 - 18:00 Provision of Campus Card Palmer Building, Room
G.01
This service is available every day
until Friday 7 October
09:00 - 10:00 Henley Business School Postgraduate
Academic Welcome
Palmer Building,
Theatre
This session explains our degree
system and the academic support
and guidance you can expect
10:00 - 17:00 School of Economics Postgraduate
Registration
HumSS Building,
Room 308
This event is repeated daily until
Thursday 6 October
10:00 - 16:00 Campus Tours Palmer Building Help
Desk
Tours are available every day until
Thursday 7 October
Student, Learning and Teaching Services
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10:00 - 16:00 International Welcome Programme
Registration
Carrington Building,
Room 201
Compulsory for international
students
10:00 - 16:00 Using Computers on Campus Main Library, S@iL. It’s important to drop in for just a
few minutes to see how things work
here on campus. This service is
available every day until Friday 8
October
10:00 - 14:00 Visiting Students / Study Abroad
information session
HumSS Building, 1st
floor foyer
10:00 - 13:00 Management Undergraduate Help Desk
and Registration
Business School,
Room 137
The Help Desk is available every day
until Friday 7 October
10:00 - 11:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
10:00 - 11:00 Welcome meeting for postgraduate
student on taught programmes - Henley
Business School and Science Faculty
students
Palmer Building,
Theatre
11:00 - 12:30 Mature Students Meeting. For
undergraduate students aged 21 or over
Palmer Building, Room
1.09
11:00 - 12:00 Coffee for postgraduate student on taught
programmes
Palmer Building, Room
1.02
11:00 - 12:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
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11:30 - 13:00 Managing Transitions - International
Students' session
Palmer Building, Room
1.08
12:00 - 13:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
12:00 - 13:00 Welcome meeting for postgraduate
student on taught programmes - Arts,
Humanities and Social Science students,
and Life Sciences students
Palmer Building,
Theatre
12:30 - 14:00 Mature Students Lunch. For
undergraduate students aged 21 or over
RUSU Boardroom. Tea, coffee and soft drinks provided;
bring your own lunch
13:00 - 17:00 Visiting Students / Study Abroad
Orientation Meeting
HumSS Building, Van
Emden Theatre
At this meeting you will formulate
your study programme so it is vital
you attend.
13:00 - 15:00 Personal Tutor Meetings - Department of
Geography
Geography Building
13:00 - 14:30 Henley Business School Academic
Welcome (surnames A-M)
Business School,
Room G11
13:00 - 14:00 Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social
Science Academic Welcome: Arts,
Humanities and Languages students
(surnames A-M)
Palmer Building,
Theatre
13:00 - 14:00 Faculty of Life Sciences Academic
Welcome (surnames A-M)
Agriculture Building,
Madejski Theatre
13:00 - 14:00 Soup Lunch Chaplaincy Centre
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14:00 - 15:00 Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social
Science Academic Welcome: Arts,
Humanities and Languages students
(surnames N - Z)
Palmer Building,
Theatre
14:00 - 15:00 Faculty of Life Sciences Academic
Welcome (surnames N-Z)
Agriculture Building,
Madejski Theatre
14:00 - 15:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
14:30 - 16:00 Henley Business School Academic
Welcome (surnames N - Z)
Business School,
Room G11
15:00 - 16:00 Faculty of Arts Humanities and Social
Science Academic Welcome - Social
Science students (surnames A - M)
Palmer Building, Room
1.09
15:00 - 16:00 Faculty of Science Academic Welcome
(surnames A-M)
Palmer Building,
Theatre
15:00 - 16:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
16:00 - 17:00 Faculty of Arts Humanities and Social
Science Academic Welcome - Social
Science students (surnames N - Z)
Palmer Building, Room
1.09
16:00 - 17:00 Faculty of Science Academic Welcome
(surnames N-Z)
Palmer Building,
Theatre
16:00 - 17:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
This workshop is repeated every day
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the Main Library until Friday 14 October
17:00 - 18:00 Students' Union Welcome Palmer Building,
Theatre
This session is repeated daily until
Wednesday 5 October
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Tuesday 4 October
Time Title Location Further information
09:00 - 18:00 Provision of Campus Card Palmer Building, Room
G.01.
This service is available every day
until Friday 7 October
09:00 - 18:00 School of Real Estate & Planning - MSc
Real Estate Programmes - Welcome
Lecture
URS Building, Large
Lecture Theatre
09:00 - 16:00 Library Fair Main Library,
Knowledge Exchange
(Ground Floor)
Come and find out about resources
for your subject, using Library
services effectively and book further
training sessions. Plenty of free gifts
on offer!
09:00 - 10:30 Management Undergraduate Help Desk
and Registration
Business School,
Room 137
The Help Desk is available every day
until Friday 7 October
09:00 - 10:00 Politics and International Relations
Welcome
Palmer Building, Room
1.02
09:20 - 10:00 Welcome: Students taking degree
programmes in the Department of
Archaeology
Archaeology Building,
Atrium
09:30 - 12:00 Welcome and Registration: Students in
the Department of Pharmacy
Chemistry and
Pharmacy Building,
Lecture Theatre 1
09:30 - 10:30 Welcome & Part 1 Module Selection:
Students in Construction Management:
programmes in Construction
Management; Building Surveying; Built
URS Building, Room
2n17
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Environment Management; Quantity
Surveying. Surnames A - M
09:30 - 10:30 Welcome & Part 1 Module Selection:
Students in Geography with surnames
beginning A - L: programmes in
Geography; Regional Science
Geography Building,
Rooms G.05 and G.19
10:00 - 17:00 School of Economics Postgraduate
Registration
HumSS Building,
Room 308
This event is repeated daily until
Thursday 6 October
10:00 - 16:00 Campus Tours Palmer Building Help
Desk
Tours are available every day until
Thursday 7 October
10:00 - 16:00 Using Computers on Campus Main Library, S@iL. It's important to drop in for just a
few minutes to see how things work
here on campus. This service is
available every day until Friday 8
October
10:00 - 13:00 Institute of Education BAEd and BA TAEDS
Welcome
Bulmershe Court,
Room BG35
10:00 - 13:00 Welcome & Part 1 Module Selection:
Students in the School of Agriculture,
Policy and Development
Agriculture Building,
Nike Lecture Theatre
10:00 - 13:00 Welcome: Students in the School of
Psychology and Clinical Language
Sciences: programmes in Psychology; BSc
Speech and Language Therapy
Agriculture Building,
Madejski Theatre
10:00 - 13:00 Typography Department Welcome Typography Building,
Room E1
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10:00 - 12:45 Welcome: Part 1 Students in the
Department of Food and Nutritional
Sciences
Chemistry and
Pharmacy Building,
Lecture Theatre G
10:00 - 12:00 Disability Advisory Service Drop-In;
Whiteknights Campus
Carrington Building,
Disability Advisory
Service
For students with disabilities who
do not have an individual
appointment already booked. This
event is repeated until Friday 7
October
10:00 - 12:00 School of Psychology & Clinical Language
Sciences MSc (excluding MSc Speech and
Language Therapy) Welcome
Psychology Building,
Room 157
10:00 - 12:00 Welcome: Students in the Department of
Chemistry: programmes in Chemistry (BSc
and MChem); Chemistry with another
subject
Chemistry and
Pharmacy Building,
Lecture Theatre 2
10:00 - 11:00 English Literature and English Language
Department Welcome
HumSS Building, Van
Emden Theatre
10:00 - 11:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
10:00 - 11:00 History Department Welcome Palmer Building, Room
1.09
10:00 - 11:00 Philosophy Department Welcome for
single and joint honours Philosophy
students
HumSS Building,
Room G25
10:00 - 11:00 School of Law Welcome Lecture Palmer Building,
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Theatre
10:00 - 11:00 Welcome: Students in Meteorology.
Programmes in Meteorology
Meteorology Building,
Room GU01
10:00 - 11:00 Welcome: Students in the School of
Biological Sciences: programmes in
Biochemistry; Biological Sciences;
Biological Sciences with Industrial
Experience; Biomedical Sciences;
Microbiology; Zoology
Business School,
Room G11
10:00 - 11:00 Welcome: Students taking the BSc and
MEnvSci Environmental Science and BSc
Environmental Forensics
Soil Science Building,
Room LR1 R017
10:00 - 11:00 Welcome Part 1 - Introductory Talks:
Students in the Department of
Mathematics and Statistics
JJ Thomson Building,
Ditchburn Lecture
Theatre
10:30 - 12:00 BA Theatre Arts, Education and Deaf
Studies: Meet the TAEDS Team
Bulmershe Court,
Room BG33
10:30 - 11:30 Welcome & Part 1 Module Selection:
Students in Construction Management:
programmes in Construction
Management; Building Surveying; Built
Environment Management; Quantity
Surveying : Surnames N - Z
URS Building, Room
2n17
10:30 - 11:30 Welcome & Part 1 Module Selection:
Students in Geography with surnames
beginning M- Z: programmes in
Geography; Regional Science
Geography Building,
Rooms G.05 and G.19
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11:00 - 16:00 Part 1 module selection for students in the
School of Biological Sciences
Location will be
advised during the
10:00 meeting
11:00 - 15:00 School of Real Estate & Planning
International Postgraduate Student
Welcome Lecture
Business School,
Room G.15
11:00 - 13:00 ICMA Centre Undergraduate Welcome ICMA Centre, Lecture
Theatre
11:00 - 13:00 Mathematics and Statistics Department
Welcome part 2 - Meet the Staff
Maths Building,
Rooms 112 and 113
11:00 - 13:00 Welcome: Undergraduate students in the
School of Systems Engineering
Palmer Building,
Theatre
11:00 - 12:30 Management and Accounting,
Undergraduate Induction Part 1
Business School,
Room G11
NB: Includes meetings with
Personal Tutor (no Personal Tutor
meetings on Tuesday PM)
11:00 - 12:30 Managing Transitions - Postgraduate
session
Palmer Building, Room
1.04
11:00 - 12:15 Fine Art Department Welcome Department of Fine
Art
11:00 - 12:00 Film, Theatre & TV Department Welcome Minghella Building,
Bob Kayley Theatre
11:00 - 12:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
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11:00 - 12:00 School of Economics Undergraduate
Welcome
Palmer Building, Room
1.02
11:00 - 11:30 Real Estate & Planning - distribution of
documents
Business School,
SEGRO Lecture
Theatre G15
11:00 - 11:15 Department of Modern Languages and
European Studies Welcome
Palmer Building, Room
1.05
11:20 - 12:30 English Language & Associated
Programmes Registration
Palmer Building, Room
1.05
11:20 - 11:45 French Studies Briefing Palmer Building, Room
1.03
11:30 - 12:45 Real Estate & Planning - Welcome and
Introduction
Business School,
SEGRO Lecture
Theatre G15
11:45 - 12:10 German Studies Briefing Palmer Building, Room
1.06
12:00 - 14:00 School of Management Postgraduate
Registration
Business School,
Room G10
12:00 - 13:00 Classics Department Welcome HumSS Building, Van
Emden Theatre
12:00 - 13:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
12:00 - 13:00 School of Economics Personal Tutor academic staff offices
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Meetings (HumSS Building)
12:10 - 12:35 Italian Studies Briefing Palmer Building, Room
1.07
12:30 - 14:00 Construction Management and
Engineering Welcome Lunch
URS Building, Room
2s21
12:30 - 13:00 History of Art Department Welcome HumSS Building,
Room 141
12:35 - 13:00 European Studies Briefing Palmer Building, Room
1.11
12:45 - 14:00 Real Estate and Planning Welcome Lunch Business School, Foyer
13:00 - 15:00 BA Theatre Arts, Education and Deaf
Studies: TAEDS Deaf Awareness Session
Bulmershe Court,
Room BG33
13:00 - 15:00 Economics Undergraduate Welcome
Lunch
Palmer Building, Room
1.02
13:00 - 14:00 Soup Lunch Chaplaincy Centre
13:30 - 16:30 International Students' Information
Sessions
Palmer Building,
Theatre
13:30 - 14:30 Management Undergraduate Help Desk
and Registration
Business School,
Room 137
The Help Desk is available every day
until Friday 7 October
14:00 - 17:00 MSc Information Management & Systems,
MSc Business Information Management,
MSc Business Technology Consulting and
MRes Informatics Welcome
Business School,
Informatics Research
Centre, IRC Seminar
Room (lower ground
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floor)
14:00 - 17:00 Part 1 Module Selection: All programmes
involving Mathematics
Physics Building,
Room 128/129 (PC
lab)
14:00 - 17:00 Part 1 Module Selection: Students in the
Department of Food and Nutritional
Sciences
Food Biosciences
Building, Rooms 2-33
and 2-34
Students will be given individual
appointment times during the
morning session
14:00 - 17:00 Part 1 Module Selection: Students taking
the BSc and MEnvSci Environmental
Science
Soil Science Building,
Russell Laboratory
14:00 - 17:00 School of Agriculture, Policy &
Development Postgraduate Welcome
Agriculture Building,
Nike Theatre
14:00 - 17:00 Part 1 Module Selection: Students in
Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering
Building, School
Common Room
14:00 - 16:00 Disability Advisory Service Drop-In;
Whiteknights Campus
Carrington Building,
Disability Advisory
Service
For students with disabilities who
do not have an individual
appointment already booked. This
event is repeated until Friday 7
October
14:00 - 16:00 Institute of Education BAEd Introduction
to Library and Teaching Base Resources
Bulmershe Court,
Room BG35
14:00 - 16:00 Real Estate and Planning - Personal Tutor
meetings
14:00 - 15:30 School of Psychology & Clinical Language Psychology Building,
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Sciences Higher Degree Welcome Room 157
14:00 - 15:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
14:00 - 15:00 School of Psychology and Clinical
Language Science - Study Guidance
session for international postgraduate
students
Psychology Building,
Room 159
14:00 - 15:00 Welcome meeting for new students in
Construction Management
Palmer Building, Room
109
14:30 - 16:00 School of Management Postgraduate
Welcome: Accounting and Financial
Management
HumSS Building,
Room G27
14:30 - 16:00 School of Management Postgraduate
Welcome: International Business
Business School,
Room 108
14:30 - 16:00 School of Management Postgraduate
Welcome: International Management and
Accounting
HumSS Building,
Room G27
14:30 - 16:00 School of Management Postgraduate
Welcome: International Management
Business School,
Room G10
14:30 - 16:00 School of Management Postgraduate
Welcome: Marketing and International
Management
ICMA Building, Lecture
Theatre
15:00 - 16:00 School of Psychology and Clinical
Language Science - Module Selection
Psychology Building,
Room 159
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Surgery for MSc students
15:00 - 16:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
15:00 - 15:30 Understanding Emotions Palmer Building, Room
1.07
This session is repeated on
Wednesday 5 October
16:00 - 17:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
16:00 - 17:00 Real Estate & Planning 3+1 Briefing
session
Business School,
Room G14
16:30 - 17:00 Introduction to International Student
Activities
Palmer Building, Room
1.02
17:00 - 19:00 Informatics Welcome Social Gathering Business School, IRC
Seminar Room
17:00 - 18:00 Students' Union Welcome Palmer Building,
Theatre
This session is repeated tomorrow
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Wednesday 5 October
Time Title Location Further information
09:00 - 15:00 Police Registration for International
Students (non-EU)
Blandford Lodge,
Repton Room (G01)
09:00 - 14:00 Provision of Campus Card Palmer Building,
Room G.01.
This service is available every day
until Friday 7 October
09:00 - 14:00 School of Real Estate and Planning - MSc
Real Estate Programmes - Induction
Lecture
Physics Building,
Ditchburn Lecture
Theatre
09:00 - 11:00 Part 1 Module Selection: Programmes in
Statistics, Applied Statistics, Business
Statistics and Marketing
Physics Building,
Room 128/129 (PC
lab)
09:00 - 10:30 Management Help Desk and Registration Business School,
Room 137
The Help Desk is available every
day until Friday 7 October
09:00 - 09:30 MM1F10 Student Enterprise module -
Information session
Palmer Building,
Room 1.09
09:00 - 09:30 Part 1 English Language Briefing Palmer Building,
Room 1.02
09:00 - 09:30 Part 1 Geography Briefing Palmer Building,
Room 1.05
09:00 - 09:30 Part 1 History Briefing Palmer Building,
Theatre
09:30 - 17:00 Part 1 Module Selection: Students in
Department of Chemistry - all BSc and
Location: Chemistry
Building, Room G50
See separate email for details of
time and location
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MChem Chemistry and "Chemistry with"
courses
09:30 - 11:00 Welcome for students on MSc
programmes in the School of Biological
Sciences
Harborne Building,
Lecture Theatre
09:30 - 10:00 Part 1 Economics Briefing Palmer Building,
Room 1.09
09:30 - 10:00 Part 1 French Briefing Palmer Building,
Room 1.02
10:00 - 17:00 School of Economics Postgraduate
Registration
HumSS Building,
Room 308
This event is repeated daily until
Thursday 6 October
10:00 - 16:00 Campus Tours Palmer Building Help
Desk
Tours are available every day until
Thursday 7 October
10:00 - 16:00 Using Computers on Campus Main Library, S@iL. It's important to drop in for just a
few minutes to see how things
work here on campus. This service
is available every day until Friday 8
October
10:00 - 15:00 School of Law Induction Foxhill House, Room
G02
10:00 - 12:30 Department of Applied Linguistics
MAAL/MAELT Meeting
HumSS Building,
Room 127
10:00 - 12:00 Disability Advisory Service Drop-In;
Whiteknights Campus
Carrington Building,
Disability Advisory
Service
For students with disabilities who
do not have an individual
appointment already booked. This
event is repeated on Friday 7
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October
10:00 - 12:00 School of Management Postgraduate
Briefing Session: Accounting and
Financial Management
HumSS Building,
Room G27
10:00 - 12:00 School of Management Postgraduate
Briefing Session: International Business
Business School,
Room 108
10:00 - 12:00 School of Management Postgraduate
Briefing Session: International
Management and Accounting
HumSS Building,
Room G27
10:00 - 12:00 School of Management Postgraduate
Briefing Session: International
Management
Business School,
Room G10
10:00 - 12:00 School of Management Postgraduate
Briefing Session: Marketing and
International Management
Business School,
Room G11
10:00 - 11:00 Finding Your Way in the Library
workshop
Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every
day until Friday 14 October
10:00 - 11:00 Introduction to Laboratory and Field
Work - School of Biological Sciences,
including BSc Applied Ecology and
Conservation
Hopkins Building,
Large Teaching
Laboratory
10:00 - 10:30 Part 1 Archaeology Briefing Palmer Building,
Room 1.09
10:00 - 10:30 Part 1 English Literature Briefing Palmer Building,
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Room 1.05
10:00 - 10:30 Part 1 History of Art Briefing Palmer Building,
Room 1.02
10:00 - 10:30 Part 1 Law Briefing (not LLB Law
students)
Palmer Building,
Theatre
10:30 - 16:30 School of Economics Undergraduate
module registration
HumSS Building,
Room 181
This event is available every day
until Friday 7 October
10:30 - 11:30 Part 1 Construction Management and
Engineering - Meet the Head of School
Palmer Building,
Room 1.09
10:30 - 11:00 Part 1 Philosophy Briefing for students
not enrolled on a single or joint honours
Philosophy programme
Palmer Building,
Theatre
11:00 - 17:00 Freshers' Fayre (RUSU sports clubs,
societies, lib and rep, media and
volunteer groups, companies and
charities)
Students' Union
3Sixty and marquee
Pick up some freebies and sign up
for clubs and groups
11:00 - 17:00 Part 1 Module Selection: BSc and MMath
Mathematics
Physics Building,
Room 128/129 (PC
lab)
11:00 - 13:00 MSc Renewable Energy: Technology and
Sustainability Welcome meeting
followed by lunch
Engineering Building,
Room 318
11:00 - 12:00 Finding Your Way in the Library
workshop
Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every
day until Friday 14 October
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11:00 - 12:00 Introduction to Laboratory and Field
Work - School of Biological Sciences
Hopkins Building,
Large Teaching
Laboratory
11:00 - 12:00 Library induction for undergraduate
students in Food and Nutritional
Sciences with surnames beginning A - C
Library, 1st Floor
Room 107
11:00 - 11:30 Part 1 European Studies Briefing Palmer Building,
Room 1.05
11:00 - 11:30 Part 1 Film, Theatre & Television Briefing Palmer Building,
Room 1.02
11:00 - 11:30 Part 1 Politics Briefing Palmer Building,
Theatre
11:30 - 12:00 Part 1 Classics Briefing Palmer Building,
Theatre
11:30 - 12:00 Part 1 German Briefing Palmer Building,
Room 1.02
12:00 - 15:00 School of Real Estate and Planning - MSc
Rural Land and Business Management
Welcome Lunch
Business School,
Room 102
12:00 - 14:00 Undergraduate Politics and International
Relations Welcome Lunch
Palmer Building,
Room 1.02
12:00 - 13:00 Finding Your Way in the Library
workshop
Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every
day until Friday 14 October
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12:00 - 13:00 Library induction for undergraduate
students in Food and Nutritional
Sciences with surnames beginning D - L
Library, 1st Floor
Room 107
12:00 - 13:00 School of Human and Environmental
Sciences Welcome for Postgraduate
students (MSc and PhD)
Geoscience Building,
Sorby Room
12:00 - 12:30 Language Programme (IWLP) Briefing HumSS Building, Van
Emden Theatre
This session is repeated on
Thursday 6 October
12:00 - 12:30 Part 1 Italian Briefing Palmer Building,
Room 1.03
12:30 - 14:00 Department of Fine Art Postgraduate &
International Students Welcome and
Lunch
Department of Fine
Art, Seminar Room
12:30 - 13:00 European Literature and Culture Briefing
- Part 1 and Degree students
Palmer Building,
Room 1.03
13:00 - 17:00 Part 1 Module Selection - Students in
Psychology
Psychology Building,
room 157 (please
wait in room 155)
See separate email for exact time
13:00 - 14:00 Hall Fire Safety Talk - Bulmershe Hall -
residents of blocks Winchombe, Penn,
Hollins, Mitford, Farringdon and Huntley
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Attendance is compulsory if you
are a Halls resident
13:00 - 14:00 Soup Lunch Chaplaincy Centre
13:30 - 17:00 Institute of Education International
Postgraduate Student Welcome
Bulmershe Court,
Room BG35
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13:30 - 14:30 Management Help Desk and Registration Business School,
Room 137
The Help Desk is available every
day until Friday 7 October
14:00 - 18:00 School of Real Estate & Planning - MSc
Planning Programmes - Welcome
Lecture
URS Building, Large
Lecture Theatre
14:00 - 17:00 Module Selection - Students taking
degree programmes in the Department
of Archaeology
See separate email for details of
exact time and location
14:00 - 17:00 Provision of Campus Card Palmer Building,
Room G.05b
This service is available every day
until Friday 7 October
14:00 - 16:00 Department of Applied Linguistics
MAAL/MAELT Meeting
HumSS Building,
Room 127
14:00 - 16:00 Department of Classics Welcome for MA
and Research Students
HumSS Building,
Room G35
14:00 - 16:00 Department of English Language and
Literature Welcome for all PGT and PGR
students
HumSS Building,
Room 106
14:00 - 16:00 Disability Advisory Service Drop-In;
Whiteknights Campus
Carrington Building,
Disability Advisory
Service
For students with disabilities who
do not have an individual
appointment already booked. This
event is repeated on Friday 7
October
14:00 - 16:00 School of Management Essential Masters
Level Skills session
Agriculture Building,
Madejski Theatre
14:00 - 15:00 Finding Your Way in the Library Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
This workshop is repeated every
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workshop the Main Library day until Friday 14 October
14:00 - 15:00 Hall Fire Safety Talk - St Patrick's Hall
residents and Bulmershe Hall - residents
of blocks Highwood, Grey, Addington,
Louden and Repton
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Attendance is compulsory if you
are a Halls resident
14:00 - 15:00 School of Film, Theatre and TV
Postgraduate Welcome Event
Minghella Building,
Studio Space
15:00 - 16:00 Finding Your Way in the Library
workshop
Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every
day until Friday 14 October
15:00 - 16:00 Hall Fire Safety Talk - Wantage
Hall/Hillside Court/Martindale Court
residents
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Attendance is compulsory if you
are a Halls resident
15:00 - 15:30 Understanding Emotions Palmer Building,
Room 1.02
16:00 - 17:00 Finding Your Way in the Library
workshop
Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every
day until Friday 14 October
16:00 - 17:00 Hall Fire Safety Talk - Reading Student
Village
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Attendance is compulsory if you
are a Halls resident
17:00 - 18:00 Students' Union Welcome Palmer Building,
Theatre
18:00 - 20:00 MA Children's Literature Welcome HumSS Building,
Room 106
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Thursday 6 October
Time Title Location Further information
09:00 - 17:00 Graduate Institute of Political &
International Studies (GIPIS) Induction
Palmer Building, Room
1.06
09:00 - 17:00 Provision of Campus Card Palmer Building, Room
G.05b
This service is available every day
until Friday 7 October
09:00 - 16:30 Medical Practice registration Palmer Building This event is repeated on Friday 7
October
09:00 - 16:00 School of Real Estate and Planning - MSc
Real Estate & Planning Programmes -
Induction Lecture
URS Building, Large
Lecture Theatre
09:00 - 14:30 Management Help Desk and Registration Business School,
Room 137
The Help Desk is available until
Friday 7 October
09:00 - 13:00 Part 1 Briefing - Students on BSc Speech
and Language Therapy
Psychology Building,
Room G79
See separate email for exact time
09:00 - 12:00 School Activity: Students in Psychology
Details will be given at the School
Welcome on Tuesday 4 October
10:00 - 17:00 School of Economics Postgraduate
Registration
HumSS Building,
Room 308
10:00 - 16:00 Campus Tours Palmer Building Help
Desk
10:00 - 16:00 Department of Meteorology - Welcome
for MPhil/PhD students
Meteorology Building,
Room GU01
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10:00 - 16:00 Using Computers on Campus Main Library, S@iL. It’s important to drop in for just a
few minutes to see how things work
here on campus. This service is
available every day until Friday 8
October
10:00 - 13:00 MSc students on Accounting Financial
Management - Business Game A
URS Building, Rooms
2s12 and 2s14
10:00 - 13:00 School Activity: Students in the School of
Systems Engineering
Agriculture Building,
Madejski Theatre
10:00 - 12:00 Activity for students taking the BSc and
MEnvSci Environmental Science and BSc
Environmental Forensics
Soil Science Building,
Laboratory
10:00 - 12:00 Department of Typography & Graphic
Communication Postgraduate Welcome
Department of
Typography, Room E1
10:00 - 11:30 Dyslexia/Dyspraxia Advice HumSS Building,
Room G25
This session is repeated this
afternoon
10:00 - 11:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
10:00 - 11:00 Introduction to Laboratory and Field Work
- School of Biological Sciences
Hopkins Building,
Large Teaching
Laboratory
10:00 - 11:00 Library Induction for TAEDS students Library, 1st Floor
Room 107
10:00 - 11:00 Part 1 Construction Management and URS Building, Room
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Engineering - Maths Test 2s21
10:00 - 11:00 School of Mathematical and Physical
Sciences Welcome for postgraduate
Masters' students
Meteorology Building,
Room GU01
10:00 - 10:30 Managing Your Money - Undergraduates Palmer Building, Room
1.03
This session is repeated on Friday 7
October
10:30 - 16:30 School of Economics Undergraduate
module registration
HumSS Building,
Room 181
This event is available until Friday 7
October
10:30 - 12:30 Walking Tour of Reading Town Centre Location: from outside
the Carrington
Building
10:30 - 12:00 Department of Chemistry Welcome for
Postgraduate students
Chemistry Building,
Room G50
10:45 - 11:15 Managing Your Money - Postgraduates Palmer Building, Room
1.03
This session is repeated on Friday 7
October
11:00 - 17:00 Freshers' Fayre (RUSU sports clubs,
societies, lib and rep, media and volunteer
groups, companies and charities)
Students' Union 3Sixty
and marquee
Pick up some freebies and sign up
for clubs and groups
11:00 - 12:30 Managing Transitions - undergraduate
session
Palmer Building, Room
1.02
11:00 - 12:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
11:00 - 12:00 Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies HumSS Building,
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Coffee for new MA students Room 150
11:00 - 12:00 Introduction to Laboratory and Field Work
- School of Biological Sciences
Hopkins Building,
Large Teaching
Laboratory
11:00 - 12:00 Library induction for undergraduate
students in Food and Nutritional Sciences
with surnames beginning M - R
Library, 1st Floor
Room 107
11:00 - 11:30 School Activity: Students in the
Department of Pharmacy
Chemistry and
Pharmacy Building,
Lecture Theatre 1
11:00 - 11:30 Taster: Student Enterprise Module Carrington Building,
Room 101
This session is repeated today and
on Friday 7 October
11:45 - 12:15 Think like an Entrepreneur Carrington Building,
Room 101
This session is repeated on Friday 7
October
12:00 - 15:00 MSc Project Management Welcome Palmer Building, Room
1.03
12:00 - 15:00 MSc Construction Management Welcome URS Building, Room
2n09
12:00 - 14:00 Chaplaincy Centre Freshers' BBQ Chaplaincy Centre
12:00 - 13:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
12:00 - 13:00 Library induction for undergraduate
students in Food and Nutritional Sciences
Library, 1st Floor
Room 107
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with surnames beginning S - Z
12:00 - 12:30 Language Programme (IWLP) Briefing HumSS Building, Van
Emden Theatre
12:00 - 12:30 Music at the University Palmer Building, Room
1.04
This session is repeated on Friday 7
October
13:00 - 14:00 Hall Fire Safety Talk - St George's Hall
residents
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Attendance is compulsory if you are
a Halls resident
13:15 - 13:45 Taster: Student Enterprise Module Carrington Building,
Room 101
This session is repeated on Friday 7
October
14:00 - 17:00 Department of Food and Nutritional
Sciences Welcome for MSc students
Chemistry and
Pharmacy Building,
Lecture Theatre 1
14:00 - 17:00 Department of Food and Nutritional
Sciences Welcome for Postgraduate
research students
Food Biosciences
Building, Rooms 2-33
and 2-34
14:00 - 17:00 ICMA Centre INVEST Dealing Room
Session and Social Event
ICMA Centre
14:00 - 16:30 Activity for students in Archaeology Archaeology Building,
Atrium
14:00 - 16:30 School of Management Senior Tutor
Welcome for new postgraduates
Business School,
Room G11
14:00 - 16:00 Fine Art - Part 1 Activities Department of Fine
Art
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14:00 - 16:00 Real Estate & Planning - Library Visit Business School,
Academic Resource
Centre
14:00 - 16:00 Typography - Group Design Activity Typography
Department, Room T3
14:00 - 16:00 Welcome for English Language and
Associated Programmes
HumSS Building,
Room G25
14:00 - 16:00 What is History? - an introduction Palmer Building, Room
1.09
14:00 - 16:00 Mathematics and Statistics - Student
Transition
JJ Thomson Building,
Ditchburn Theatre
14:00 - 15:30 Mature students' Social Event, for
undergraduates aged 21 and over
Carrington Building,
Room 101
14:00 - 15:30 Welcome for MPhil / PhD students in the
School of Biological Sciences
Harborne Building,
Conference Room
14:00 - 15:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
14:00 - 15:00 Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies
Research Briefing for new MA students
HumSS Building,
Room 150
14:00 - 15:00 Hall Fire Safety Talk - Stenton Hall
residents
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Attendance is compulsory if you are
a Halls resident
14:00 - 15:00 History of Art - Welcome Party History of Art
Department
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14:00 - 15:00 Philosophy Reception for single and joint
honours Philosophy students
Palmer Building, Room
1.02
14:00 - 15:00 School of Law Welcome Groups Foxhill House
14:15 - 14:45 Classics - Campus Quiz HumSS Building, Van
Emden Lecture
Theatre
15:00 - 17:00 English Literature and English Language
Social Event
HumSS Building, Van
Emden Theatre
15:00 - 16:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
15:00 - 16:00 Hall Fire Safety Talk - Sibly Hall/Wessex
Hall residents
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Attendance is compulsory if you are
a Halls resident
16:00 - 18:00 Classics - meet with current students Palmer Building, Room
1.03
16:00 - 17:30 Dyslexia/Dyspraxia Advice HumSS Building,
Room G25
16:00 - 17:00 Department of Modern Languages and
European Studies Welcome Party
Palmer Building, Room
1.02
16:00 - 17:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
16:00 - 17:00 Hall Fire Safety Talk - Sherfield Hall
residents
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Attendance is compulsory if you are
a Halls resident
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17:30 - 19:30 Freshers' Film: "Arrietty" at the Reading
Film Theatre
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Tickets £4.50 each, payable at the
door. This event is repeated at
20:00
20:00 - 22:00 Freshers' Film: "Arrietty" at the Reading
Film Theatre
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Tickets £4.50 each, payable at the
door
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Friday 7 October
Time Title Location Further information
09:00 - 17:00 Provision of Campus Card Palmer Building, Room
G.05b
09:00 - 17:00 Sports Trials Playing
Fields/SportsPark
09:00 - 13:00 Graduate Institute of Political &
International Studies (GIPIS) Induction
Palmer Building, Room
1.06
09:00 - 12:30 Real Estate & Planning - Case studies Business School,
SEGRO Lecture
Theatre G15
09:00 - 10:30 Management Help Desk and Registration Business School,
Room 137
10:00 - 16:00 Using Computers on Campus Main Library, S@iL. It’s important to drop in for just a
few minutes to see how things work
here on campus
10:00 - 13:00 Activity for Part 1 students in Meteorology Meteorology Building,
Room 1L61
10:00 - 13:00 Film Theatre & TV Introductory Activities Minghella Building,
Bob Kayley Theatre
10:00 - 13:00 MSc students on Accounting Financial
Management or International
Management and Accounting - Business
Game B
URS Building, Rooms
2s12 and 2s14
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10:00 - 13:00 Registration of non-English Language
students taking Part 1 modules in Applied
Linguistics
HumSS Building,
Room 210b
10:00 - 12:00 Activity for Part 1 students in Chemistry Chemistry and
Pharmacy Building,
Lecture Theatre 1
10:00 - 12:00 Disability Advisory Service Drop-In;
Whiteknights Campus
Carrington Building,
Disability Advisory
Service
For students with disabilities who
do not have an individual
appointment already booked. This
event is repeated this afternoon.
10:00 - 12:00 Management and Accounting
Undergraduate Induction Part 2
Business School,
Room G11
10:00 - 11:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
10:00 - 11:00 Introduction to Laboratory and Field Work
- School of Biological Sciences
Hopkins Building,
Large Teaching
Laboratory
10:00 - 10:30 Managing Your Money - Undergraduates Palmer Building, Room
1.03
10:30 - 16:30 Medical Practice registration Palmer Building
10:30 - 14:30 School of Economics Undergraduate
module registration
HumSS Building,
Room 181
10:30 - 13:00 School of Economics Postgraduate
Welcome
Palmer Building, Room
1.02
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10:30 - 11:00 Think like an Entrepreneur Carrington Building,
Room 101
10:45 - 11:15 Managing Your Money - Postgraduates Palmer Building, Room
1.03
11:00 - 13:00 Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Postgraduate Welcome
Mathematics Building,
Room 113
11:00 - 13:00 Department of Pharmacy Postgraduate
Welcome meeting
Food Biosciences
Building, Room 118
(Pharmacy Practice
Lab / Seminar Room)
11:00 - 13:00 Welcome meeting for Postgraduate
students in the School of Systems
Engineering
School of Systems
Engineering, Gordon
Lecture Theatre
11:00 - 12:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
11:00 - 12:00 Introduction to Laboratory and Field Work
- School of Biological Sciences
Hopkins Building,
Large Teaching
Laboratory
11:00 - 12:00 Legal Skills Module (LW1LS) Lecture Agriculture Building,
Madejski Theatre
11:15 - 11:45 Taster: Student Enterprise Module Carrington Building,
Room 101
This session is repeated today.
12:00 - 13:00 Allocation of text books, lab coats etc for
Part 1 students in Chemistry
Chemistry Building,
Laboratory G
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12:00 - 13:00 Business and Management Undergraduate
Placement Induction
Business School,
Room G11
12:00 - 13:00 Compulsory Laboratory Safety Meeting:
Students in the Department of Food and
Nutritional Sciences
Chemistry and
Pharmacy Building,
Lecture Theatre G
12:00 - 13:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
12:00 - 12:30 Music at the University Palmer Building, Room
1.04
12:00 - 12:30 Reading Experience and Development
(RED) Award
Carrington Building,
Room 101
13:00 - 14:00 Hall Fire Safety Talk - Mackinder Hall -
residents of Blocks A, B, C, E
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Attendance is compulsory if you are
a Halls resident
13:00 - 14:00 School of Economics Postgraduate Lunch Palmer Building, Room
1.03
13:00 - 14:00 Soup Lunch Chaplaincy Centre
13:00 - 13:30 Taster: Student Enterprise Module Carrington Building,
Room 101
14:00 - 17:00 Tutor Meetings: All students in the Faculty
of Life Sciences will be told of the time and
location of their first meeting with their
Personal Tutor at the School/Department
Welcome or the Module Selection
Interview
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14:00 - 17:00 Tutor Meetings: All students in the Faculty
of Science will be told of the time and
location of their first meeting with their
Personal Tutor at the School/Department
Welcome or the Module Selection
Interview
14:00 - 16:00 Disability Advisory Service Drop-In;
Whiteknights Campus
Carrington Building,
Disability Advisory
Service
For students with disabilities who
do not have an individual
appointment already booked.
14:00 - 16:00 School Activity: Students in the
Department of Food and Nutritional
Sciences
Food Biosciences
Building, Rooms 2-33
and 2-34
14:00 - 16:00 School of Management Essential Masters
Level Skills session
Business School,
Room G11
14:00 - 15:30 Mature Students' Quiz Carrington Building,
Room 101
What have you learnt in your first
week at Reading? Bring your own
team (4 members), or join one
when you get here
14:00 - 15:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
14:00 - 15:00 Hall Fire Safety Talk - Dunsden
Crescent/Windsor Hall residents
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Attendance is compulsory if you are
a Halls resident
15:00 - 16:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October
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15:00 - 16:00 Hall Fire Safety Talk - Mackinder Hall -
residents of Blocks F and H
Palmer Building,
Theatre
Attendance is compulsory if you are
a Halls resident
15:00 - 15:30 Agriculture, Policy and Development
School Meeting
Agriculture Building,
Nike Theatre
16:00 - 18:00 School of Management Postgraduate
Social Event
Business School, foyer
16:00 - 17:00 Finding Your Way in the Library workshop Book at the desk on
the Ground Floor of
the Main Library
This workshop is repeated every day
until Friday 14 October