Academic Induction

Your department is the key point of contact for academic matters and will provide information on course matters such as module registrations and assessments. Many departments contact their students prior to arrival and information provided here should be read in conjuction with departmental communications.

Vice-Chancellor's welcome address
Undergraduate students
Postgraduate students
Your department

Vice-Chancellor's welcome address to students

The Vice-Chancellor invites all students to a welcome address during Week One. This will provide an excellent opportunity for you to meet other students at Warwick and really begin to understand what it means to be a student at one of the UK and world's leading universities.

Undergraduate students - Monday 3 October, 09:00, Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre

Postgraduate students - Tuesday 4 October, 09:00, Arts Centre Cinema, Warwick Arts Centre

Undergraduate

Each academic department will hold welcome sessions for their undergraduate students. It is important that you attend the session for your course as these sessions will provide you with essential information for your academic studies for the year ahead.

Unless otherwise stated, all welcome sessions take place on Monday 3 October 2011.

Find your course on the list of undergraduate welcome sessions here and make a note of the time and location of your department's session.

Postgraduate

Taught and Research Postgraduate students should check directly with their department for details of induction sessions and course information for your programme.

The Graduate School Portal also provides information to support your postgraduate life at Warwick.

Taught Masters Students

All new students on Taught Masters programmes are invited to a welcome reception hosted by the Chair of the Graduate School on Thursday 6 October at 17:30 in the Atrium of The Students' Union. This reception will give you the opportunity to meet other postgraduates and representatives from the Graduate School and Students' Union. If you have any queries about the reception please email the Graduate School at graduateschool@warwick.ac.uk.

Taught Masters Skills Programme

The Masters Skills Programme provides you with opportunities to develop your academic, personal and professional skills, as a taught postgraduate student. This is offered through a variety of workshops, events and online tutorials. Attendance at some of the workshops will give you the opportunity to gain a University of Warwick certificate: the Warwick Skills Portfolio Award (link to WSPA http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/current/succeed/recognition/wspa ). This can be achieved by compiling a personalised Skills Portfolio which will provide evidence of your skills development. Some of the services available specifically to taught postgraduate students are individual academic skills advice and tailored research and professional skills workshops.

Postgraduate Research Students

For the latest information on the University of Warwick and the facilities available to support you in your studies please see the Graduate School website at go.warwick.ac.uk/graduateschool

During your first weeks you might also like to familiarise yourself with the dedicated space for researchers found on the third floor of the main library: the Wolfson Research Exchange. More information on this space can be found on the website go.warwick.ac.uk/researchexchange

How to be an Effective Researcher

The Research Student Skills Programme (RSSP) invites you to attend an introductory programme designed especially for researchers here at the University of Warwick. The programme will enhance your effectiveness as a postgraduate researcher by providing you with an opportunity to build your understanding, skills and confidence in: communication, planning and time management, problem solving, leadership and assertiveness. The programme will help you to a greater self-awareness of the support services which are available to you as a researcher at Warwick. The RSSP will be running How to be an Effective Researcher throughout the year, so, whatever your start date or mode of study there is an introductory programme for you. For more details visit go.warwick.ac.uk/pgskills/start/effective

Research Student Skills Programme

Research students should also use their first weeks at the University to explore the opportunities made available through the Research Students Skills Programme. The Programme is open to PhD, MPhil, Masters by Research, EngD and those pursuing the Professional Doctorate. It consists of a variety of workshops, events and support. For information about the programme visit go.warwick.ac.uk/ pgskills

Some of the services available to research students include:

• Academic coaching (see go.warwick.ac.uk/ pgskills/succeed/coaching), weekly drop in sessions for any postgraduate researcher to discuss issues and seek guidance and training in any area relating to academic study, from time management to academic writing.

• ePortfolios, an online record of your academic life (see go.warwick.ac.uk/eportfolios), a collection of web pages, representing and showcasing your research, ideas, experience, resources and academic interest. With an audience of fellow researchers within your department, the Warwick community, potential employers and the wider academic world, an ePortfolio provides structure and presentation surpassing what you can achieve with a blog.

Your department

Many departments contact their students prior to arrival, providing them with course-specific induction information and materials. The links below will direct students to departmental pages that should also be browsed for further important information about courses.

Find your department in the list below and click on the link to see further information:

UG = information for undergraduate students, PG = information for postgraduate students.