EHU Department of Natural, Geographical & Applied Sciences Freshers Guide

Freshers’ week Timetable What to do & where to go

Department of Natural, Geographical & Applied Sciences

Undergraduate provision in the Department of Natural, Geographical & Applied Sciences BSc (Hons) Biology BSc (Hons) Environmental Science BA (Hons) Geography BA (Hons) Human Geography BSc (Hons) Geography BSc (Hons) Physical Geography BSc (Hons) Physical Geography and Geology

Welcome to the Department of Natural, Geographical & Applied Sciences The Department of Natural, Geographical and Applied Sciences looks forward to welcoming all students beginning a degree course in Geography, Environmental Science, Geology or Biology in September. The staff wish all students a rewarding and successful year; we hope you will benefit from and enjoy the opportunities of learning and developing your knowledge and skills presented by our various programmes.

Our staff and students are highly motivated individuals with a strong belief in the relevance of higher education to today’s social, economic and environmental problems, and I hope you will share this commitment as you progress through your course. We pride ourselves on being a ‘student friendly’ Department with excellent, informal working relationships between staff and students, and I feel sure that you will feel ‘at home’.

Whether you are attending lectures, seminars, tutorials or practical classes, or taking part in one of our many field trips, I hope that you will appreciate our approach, and above all, ENJOY yourself!

Dr Nigel Richardson Head of Department of Natural, Geographical & Applied Sciences

Department of Natural, Geographical & Applied Sciences Freshers Week Timetable 2011/12 10am

11am

Geography/Physical Geography & Geology/Environmental Science Welcome Geography G3

12pm

1pm

2pm

Biology Welcome

3pm

NAS Building, Bio Lab 1

Department Social Activity

Tuesday 20th September

Monday 19th September

9am

Wednesday 21st September

Student’s Union Freshers Fair

Friday 23rd September

Thursday 22nd September

Department Team Building Activities

Department Induction Geography/Physical Geography & Geology/ Environmental Science G3 Biology NAS building

Money Doctors (1)

Student Support

Money Doctors (2)

4pm

5pm

Major/Minor Students Room details for minor meetings – Please ensure that you attend your relevant minor subject meeting on Wednesday 21st September 2011 11-12pm.

Department

Location

Business School

B005

English & History - Creative Writing - English Language - English Literature - Film Studies - History

M43 M42 M42 M46 E25

Law & Criminology Natural, Geographical & Applied Sciences

G3

Part-time Students Please attend Freshers’ Week sessions as per timetable where possible.

Please contact the Department if you have any queries.

Department of Natural, Geographical & Applied Sciences Contact Details Head of Department Dr Nigel Richardson T: 01695 584421 Programme Leaders BSc (Hons) Biology Ian Powell T: 01695 584487 BA (Hons) Geography Dr Nigel Richardson T: 01695 584421

E: richardn@edgehill.ac.uk

E: powelli@edgehill.ac.uk E: richardn@edgehill.ac.uk

BSc (Hons) Environmental Science Ann Worsley T: 01695 584462 E: worsleya@edgehill.ac.uk BSc (Hons) Physical Geography and Geology Steve Suggitt T: 01695 584425 E: suggits@edgehill.ac.uk

The Department of Natural, Geographical and Applied Sciences is based in the Geography building and the Natural and Applied Sciences building.

Administrative staff Patricia Burrows T: 01695 584263

E: patricia.burrows@edgehill.ac.uk

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