Life Sciences Departmental Induction 2025

I'm looking for...

Courses Research People Something else

Prefer to see our subject areas?

Browse courses by subject

Looking for funded postgraduate opportunities?

View doctoral training partnerships Browse postgraduate research opportunities

We are different and we are the same. #WeAreEssex

Looking for student or staff information?

Student Directory Staff Directory

Courses

Prefer to see our subject areas?

Browse courses by subject

Research

Looking for funded postgraduate opportunities?

View doctoral training partnerships Browse postgraduate research opportunities

People

We are different and we are the same. #WeAreEssex

Something else

Looking for student or staff information?

Student Directory Staff Directory

Welcome to our School

Come and find out more about your course, meet key members of staff and meet the people you’re going to be studying with.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our department.

Additional information

Studying more than one subject? If you're studying a joint degree, you should access key support through your home department. If you're not sure which is your home department, you can find out on MyEssex.

Postgraduate Taught schedules

MSc Biotechnology
MSc Molecular Medicine
MSc Tropical Marine Biology
MSc Marine Science and Sustainable Development
MSc Cancer Biology
MSc Health Genomics

First year undergraduate

Biomedical Science

Thursday 2 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Welcome talk for all students Speakers: Head of School Director of Education Senior Tutor Year 1 Organiser	LTB 06
11:00 - 12:00	Course mixer Meet your course director and peer mentors Director: Professor Selwa Alsam	LTB 06
12:00 - 12:50	Lunch and mixer event	STEM 3.1
13:00 - 14:30	Ice breaker and lab coat collection	STEM Lab

Biochemistry

Thursday 2 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Welcome talk for all students Speakers: Head of School Director of Education Senior Tutor Year 1 Organiser	LTB 06
11:00 - 12:00	Course mixer Meet your course director and peer mentors Director: Dr Marcus Edwards	LTB 4
13:00 - 13:50	Lunch and mixer event	STEM 3.1
13:50 - 14:30	Campus tours Join our peer mentors on a tour of campus	STEM 3.1
14:30 - 16:00	Ice breaker and lab coat collection	STEM Lab

Genetics

Thursday 2 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Welcome talk for all students Speakers: Head of School Director of Education Senior Tutor Year 1 Organiser	LTB 06
11:00 - 12:00	Course mixer Meet your course director and peer mentors Director: Dr Tim Barrow	LTB 04
13:00 - 13:50	Lunch and mixer event	STEM 3.1
13:50 - 14:30	Campus tours Join our peer mentors on a tour of campus	STEM 3.1
14:30 - 16:00	Ice breaker and lab coat collection	STEM Lab

Biological Sciences

Thursday 2 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Welcome talk for all students Speakers: Head of School Director of Education Senior Tutor Year 1 Organiser	LTB 06
11:00 - 12:00	Course mixer Meet your course director and peer mentors Director: Dr John Ferguson	LTB 04
13:00 - 13:50	Lunch and mixer event	STEM 3.1
13:50 - 14:30	Campus tours Join our peer mentors on a tour of campus	STEM 3.1
14:30 - 16:00	Ice breaker and lab coat collection	STEM Lab

Human Biology

Thursday 2 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Welcome talk for all students Speakers: Head of School Director of Education Senior Tutor Year 1 Organiser	LTB 06
11:00 - 12:00	Course mixer Meet your course director and peer mentors Director: Dr Tim Barrow	LTB 04
13:00 - 13:50	Lunch and mixer event	STEM 3.1
13:50 - 14:30	Campus tours Join our peer mentors on a tour of campus	STEM 3.1
14:30 - 16:00	Ice breaker and lab coat collection	STEM Lab

Biotechnology

Thursday 2 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Welcome talk for all students Speakers: Head of School Director of Education Senior Tutor Year 1 Organiser	LTB 06
11:00 - 12:00	Course mixer Meet your course director and peer mentors Director: Dr Robert Ferguson	LTB 04
13:00 - 13:50	Lunch and mixer event	STEM 3.1
13:50 - 14:30	Campus tours Join our peer mentors on a tour of campus	STEM 3.1
14:30 - 16:00	Ice breaker and lab coat collection	STEM Lab

Global Sustainability

Thursday 2 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Welcome talk for all students Speakers: Head of School Director of Education Senior Tutor Year 1 Organiser	LTB 06
11:00 - 12:00	Course mixer Meet your course director and peer mentors Director: Dr Martin Wilkes	LTB 05
12:00 - 13:00	Nature tour with academics	In front of Life Sciences building, Square 3
13:00 - 13:50	Lunch and mixer event	STEM 3.1
13:50 - 14:30	Campus tours Join our peer mentors on a tour of campus	STEM 3.1
14:30 - 16:00	Ice breaker and lab coat collection	STEM Lab

Ecology and Environmental Biology

Thursday 2 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Welcome talk for all students Speakers: Head of School Director of Education Senior Tutor Year 1 Organiser	LTB 06
11:00 - 12:00	Course mixer Meet your course director and peer mentors Director: Dr Eoin O'Gorman	LTB 05
12:00 - 13:00	Nature tour with academics	In front of Life Sciences building, Square 3
13:00 - 13:50	Lunch and mixer event	STEM 3.1
13:50 - 14:30	Campus tours Join our peer mentors on a tour of campus	STEM 3.1
14:30 - 16:00	Ice breaker and lab coat collection	STEM Lab

Marine Biology

Thursday 2 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Welcome talk for all students Speakers: Head of School Director of Education Senior Tutor Year 1 Organiser	LTB 06
11:00 - 12:00	Course mixer Meet your course director and peer mentors Director: Dr Boyd McKew	LTB 05
12:00 - 13:00	Nature tour with academics	In front of Life Sciences building, Square 3
13:00 - 13:50	Lunch and mixer event	STEM 3.1
13:50 - 14:30	Campus tours Join our peer mentors on a tour of campus	STEM 3.1
14:30 - 16:00	Ice breaker and lab coat collection	STEM Lab

Postgraduate Taught

MSc Biotechnology

Friday 3 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Tour of campus Tours given by Peer Mentors.	Meet at entrance to Life Sciences building on Square 3
11:00 - 11:30	Welcome Welcome talk from Professor Vassiliy Bavro, PGT Director	LTB 06
11:30 - 12:30	Welcome and introduction Talk by Dr Dima Svistunenko, MSc Biotechnology Course Director.	LTB 06
12:30 - 13:00	Tour of the School MSc Course Directors will show you around the School and facilities.
13:00 - 14:00	Break	N/A (Students to bring own lunch)
14:00 - 15:30	Essex Survival Guide Session with Professor Vassiliy Bavro.	LTB 06
15:30 - 17:00	Afternoon tea All new PGT students welcome.	STEM 3.1

MSc Molecular Medicine

Friday 3 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Tour of campus Tours given by Peer Mentors.	Meet at entrance to Life Sciences building on Square 3
11:00 - 11:30	Welcome Welcome talk from Professor Vassiliy Bavro, PGT Director	LTB 06
11:30 - 12:30	Welcome and introduction Talk by Dr Ralf Zwacka, MSc Molecular Medicine Course Director.	LTB 08
12:30 - 13:00	Tour of the School MSc Course Directors will show you around the School and facilities.
13:00 - 14:00	Break	N/A (Students to bring own lunch)
14:00 - 15:30	Essex Survival Guide Session with Professor Vassiliy Bavro.	LTB 06
15:30 - 17:00	Afternoon tea All new PGT students welcome.	STEM 3.1

MSc Tropical Marine Biology

Friday 3 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Tour of campus Tours given by Peer Mentors.	Meet at entrance to Life Sciences building on Square 3
11:00 - 11:30	Welcome Welcome talk from Professor Vassiliy Bavro, PGT Director	LTB 06
11:30 - 12:30	Welcome and introduction Talk by Dr Michael Steinke, MSc Tropical Marine Biology & MSc Marine Science and Sustainable Development Course Director.	LTB 05
12:30 - 13:00	Tour of the School MSc Course Directors will show you around the School and facilities.
13:00 - 14:00	Break	N/A (Students to bring own lunch)
14:00 - 15:30	Essex Survival Guide Session with Professor Vassiliy Bavro.	LTB 06
15:30 - 17:00	Afternoon tea All new PGT students welcome.	STEM 3.1

MSc Marine Science and Sustainable Development

Friday 3 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Tour of campus Tours given by Peer Mentors.	Meet at entrance to Life Sciences building on Square 3
11:00 - 11:30	Welcome Welcome talk from Professor Vassiliy Bavro, PGT Director	LTB 06
11:30 - 12:30	Welcome and introduction Talk by Dr Michael Steinke, MSc Tropical Marine Biology & MSc Marine Science and Sustainable Development Course Director.	LTB 05
12:30 - 13:00	Tour of the School MSc Course Directors will show you around the School and facilities.
13:00 - 14:00	Break	N/A (Students to bring own lunch)
14:00 - 15:30	Essex Survival Guide Session with Professor Vassiliy Bavro.	LTB 06
15:30 - 17:00	Afternoon tea All new PGT students welcome.	STEM 3.1

MSc Cancer Biology

Friday 3 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Tour of campus Tours given by Peer Mentors.	Meet at entrance to Life Sciences building on Square 3
11:00 - 11:30	Welcome Welcome talk from Professor Vassiliy Bavro, PGT Director	LTB 06
11:30 - 12:30	Welcome and introduction Talk by Dr Andrea Mohr, MSc Cancer Biology Course Director.	LTB 03
12:30 - 13:00	Tour of the School MSc Course Directors will show you around the School and facilities.
13:00 - 14:00	Break	N/A (Students to bring own lunch)
14:00 - 15:30	Essex Survival Guide Session with Professor Vassiliy Bavro.	LTB 06
15:30 - 17:00	Afternoon tea All new PGT students welcome.	STEM 3.1

MSc Health Genomics

Friday 3 October 2025

Time	Event	Location
10:00 - 11:00	Tour of campus Tours given by Peer Mentors.	Meet at entrance to Life Sciences building on Square 3
11:00 - 11:30	Welcome Welcome talk from Professor Vassiliy Bavro, PGT Director	LTB 06
11:30 - 12:30	Welcome and introduction Talk by Dr Antonio Marco, MSc Health Genomics Course Director.	LTB 04
12:30 - 13:00	Tour of the School MSc Course Directors will show you around the School and facilities.
13:00 - 14:00	Break	N/A (Students to bring own lunch)
14:00 - 15:30	Essex Survival Guide Session with Professor Vassiliy Bavro.	LTB 06
15:30 - 17:00	Afternoon tea All new PGT students welcome.	STEM 3.1