Event

Welcome Week in the School of Life Sciences

Undergraduate

  • Thu 5 Oct 23

    11:00 - 17:00

  • Colchester Campus

  • Event type

    Welcome

  • Event organiser

    Life Sciences, School of

Undergraduate

 

Thursday 5th October

10:00 - 12:00: Welcome Talks

12:00 - 13:30: Lunch provided in TC2.8 & TC2.9

13:00 - 16:00: Collection of lab coats and Campus Tour

 Time  Event  Attendees  Rooms

10:00 - 11:00

Welcome event talk

Welcome event talk for all students

Opening comments from Head of School

The talk will be delivered by Director of Education, Senior Tutor and Year 1 Organiser

LTB 6

11:00 - 12:00

Course-specific mixer (with course directors and peer mentors)



Biomedical Science Students Prof Selwa Alsam & Peer Mentors LTB 6
  • Biochemistry students
  • Genetics students
  • Biological Sciences students
  • Human Biology students

 

  • Dr Marcus Edwards
  • Dr Tim Barrow
  • Dr Martin Wilkes
  • Dr Greg Brooke
LTB 3
  • Global Sustainability students
  • Ecology and Environmental Biology students
  • Marine Biology students
  • Prof Tom Cameron
  • Prof Tom Cameron
  • Dr Natalie Hicks/Dr Michael Steinke

LTB 5

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch

Lunch and mixer event with academics and peer mentors

Please arrive at the allocated time

12:00 - 12:40 

Biomedical Science students

TC2.8 & TC2.9

12:50 - 13:30

Biochemistry/Genetics/Biological Sciences/Global Sustainability/Ecology & Marine Biology students

13:00 - 16:00

Icebreaker activity + Collection of lab coats + Tour of the campus

Please arrive at your allocated time

You will be taken to STEM lab to collect lab coats/equipment, followed by a Peer mentor group campus tour

13:00 - 14:30

Biomedical Science students (followed by Tour of the campus)

STEM Lab (STEM building, take left at the main entrance, then down to Level 2) 

14:30 - 16:00

All other students (followed by Tour of the campus)

13:30 Nature tour of campus with academics Marine Biology, Ecology and Environmental Biology, Global Sustainability students who are interested In front of the Tony Rich Teaching Centre (building where lunch takes place)