EUSA Freshers Week What's On Guide 2012 by Cassie Miller

Welcome to Freshers Week

Contents

Welcome

Location Map

Union Bars, Cafés & Shops 04 What’s On

Sat 8th Sept

Sun 9th Sept

Mon 10th Sept

Tues 11th Sept

Wed 12th Sept

Thurs 13th Sept

Fri 14th Sept

Sat 15th Sept

Academic Events

We’ve made sure to programme a wide variety of events, so that no matter how you get your kicks we’ve got events that will suit you. From the infamous freshers’ week club nights in Potterrow to relaxing coffee crawls and opportunities to get involved in sports teams and societies; you’re going to have a busy week. Take the opportunity of freshers’ week to really explore your Union buildings. Teviot is the oldest purpose built student union building in the world, but you would never expect it! If you’re the more active type we’ve just redeveloped Potterrow, home to one of the biggest clubs in Edinburgh and open every night of freshers’ week. Don’t worry if you study down in King’s Buildings, we’ve got a great student union down there for you to discover too including a whole gym in KB House. Hopefully I’ll see you around. Enjoy your freshers’ week and good luck with your studies! Max Vice President Services

My name is Robert T. Moose and I’m a third year at Edinburgh Uni. Two years ago I had a cracking freshers’ week and this year I’m really excited to be a freshers’ volunteer! I’ll be around all week; if you see me please come and give me a hug, we’ll be getting loads of pictures up on Facebook and you can also collect ‘Moosa dollars’ from me and my pals, which you can spend at the freshers’ auction on Friday 14th. Watch out at The Big Cheese – as you can see from my Facebook profile one of my favourite things is dancing. I’m on twitter too @robertthemoose so follow me for all the freshers’ week fun!

Key To Icons Event is free with a Freshers’ Pass otherwise entry fee applicable ------------------Free event ------------------Film ------------------See the City ------------------Comedy ------------------Theatre/Drama ------------------Particularly suitable for Postgrad students (or Postgrad students only) ------------------Particularly suitable for Mature students (or Mature students only)

Lots of love, Robert

Faith-Based Events

EUSA Dollars

Moosa Dollars

Other Events

Beyond Freshers’ Week

Collect EUSA Dollars all week from your Sabbs in return for a simple task they will set you (or just beg will enough!) or as prizes in events.

Keep an eye out for Robert The Moose, give him a cuddle or get your photo taken with him in return for Moosa Dollars. These have the same value as EUSA dollars with just a prettier picture in the middle!

EUSA Dollars can be spent in the big auction on Friday in the Potterrow Dome.

Freshers’ Week Pass One of the most important purchases for freshers’ week is the Freshers’ Week Pass. This will get you free entry into all the live entertainment events, the big party nights, ceilidhs, comedy, club nights, the freshers’ ball, see the city tours and everything else provided by EUSA in freshers’ week. The freshers’ week pass is only £35 for free entry to all events for the whole week, will save you ever having to pay on the door and get you quicker entry into events. This could save you over £70 for the week.

How to get your Freshers’ Week Pass

See The City

General Entry Guidelines 75

Your Students’ Association has been hard at work over the summer organising an amazing freshers’ week for you!

Locations

Buy online or on arrival. To buy your pass in advance, go to www.eusa. ed.ac.uk/freshers, your pass can be sent to you in advance (UK residents only if ordered before Tues 4th Sept), or collected from the EUSA stall in Pollock halls on the 8th and the 9th of September and the EUSA Box Office in Potterrow students’ union throughout the rest of the week. You can also buy your pass on arrival from the stand at Pollock Halls and the EUSA Box Offices at Potterrow, and The Pleasance. Alternatively you can also purchase your Pass at any EUSA box office after you arrive.

Welcome to Freshers Week

Union Bars, Cafés, Shops and Coffee Houses With four great union buildings, there’s always somewhere to go to eat and study, or drink and be merry.

Potterrow

Teviot Row House

Potterrow’s all new tree-filled dome is a now a stunning place to eat, meet and study.

Built over 120 years ago, Teviot House is the oldest purpose built student union building in the world and the heart of student life in Edinburgh. Hosting a number of unique bars and cafés, Teviot is also home to an impressive formal Dining Room, a huge Debating Hall, The Underground nightclub, and many excellent meeting rooms, all in one of the most stunning and imposing buildings in Edinburgh.

With The Dome Café serving fresh hot meals every lunchtime plus great coffee, sandwiches and irresistible cakes, there’s nowhere better to eat under the clear blue skies of Edinburgh, or to shelter from the occasional rain cloud. The brand new Potter Shop now offers grab and go fresh food and a wide choice of great value Co-op products to stock up your own kitchens. Also new for 2012 is Potter Coffee, a street fronted take away coffee shop for those in a hurry to get to lectures, and our all new Box office and Reception area where you can buy your tickets for any of our live events. Up one floor and you’ll find The Venue, our huge club and live music venue, which hosts fantastic live acts, our unique big Sports Club and Society night every Wednesday, and the cheesiest party in town, the Big Cheese, every Saturday night.

The New Amphion, is a wonderful classic coffee bar, café, wine bar and restaurant in the middle of Teviot House. The Library Bar, the most popular bar in any of our Unions, is full of incredible character. It is an essential part of any student night out, with great drinks at unbeatable student prices. For a more relaxed atmosphere, settle into one of the comfortable leather armchairs in Teviot Lounge; chat with friends, play cards, read, or just ponder the world passing by listening to live Jazz. With regular live acoustic music nights (Jazz & Folk) this is a great lounge bar for more relaxed socialising in the evenings or study during the day. Head to Teviot’s best kept secret, The Loft Bar, for a rooftop drink with an impressive range of cocktails. As the name suggests, this gem is tucked away at the top of one of Teviot’s turrets.

Potterrow Dome

The Library Bar

The New Amphion

The Study is a new quiet study area adjacent to the New Amphion with a range of student visual arts exhibitions throughout the year. It has plenty of freeaccess computers and is open every day. So if the main library is full, or you require a constant stream of coffee and cake to study, look no further! For big screen sports in a great atmosphere, The Sports Bar in Teviot shows all major sporting events. The Underground has undergone makeover for 2012, with a great new look and new programme. For a more alternative nightclub scene, and live music this could be the venue for you.

The Pleasance Hosting one of the most famous venues in the Fringe, The Pleasance is also your own professional live performance venue plus your fabulous societies centre for the rest of the year. With rooms to suit everything from ballroom dancing to chess, and the friendliest bar in Edinburgh, The Pleasance is at the heart of student society life.

EUSA Shops

The Pleasance also includes the main Pleasance Theatre and Cabaret Bar, with a full programme of live theatre, music, comedy and film throughout the year, with great discounts for students.

In addition to the Dome Store and Potter Shop in Potterrow, EUSA runs the shop at Pollock Halls and KB House, with a wide range of products all at great student prices and an online shop(www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/shop) with exclusive Edinburgh University merchandise, including sweatshirts, bags and sportswear.

See www.eusalive.co.uk for a full listing of all live shows.

Other Outlets Kings Buildings (KB House) KB Union boasts a number of fantastic bars and cafés, including the Mayfield Bar and Blackford Lounge, both serving great food until 8.00pm on weekdays. Venture upstairs and you’ll find Pi in the Sky serving freshly prepared healthy hot meals every day and a hugely popular noodle bar. The newly refurbished KB Gym, with fantastic value membership deals for students, badminton and squash courts, and busy shop, makes KB well worth a visit for a drop in lunch or a quick workout.

EUSA also runs very busy café outlets in the JCMB building at KB (The Magnet) and in Rainy Hall in New College.

Quieter Areas

Check out www.ed.ac.uk/staffstudents/students/shuttlebus for details and times for the free shuttle bus service provided by the university.

There are many areas in Teviot that are designed for quieter socialising and study. The New Amphion and Teviot Lounge are both open all day, with The New Amphion serving great coffee and cakes ‘til late. There are also a number of comfortable rooms off the main Library Bar.

What’s On

Sat 8th Sept International Café David Hume Tower, Faculty Room North • 10.00am – 4.00pm • International Office The International Café is a space for all new international students to get important information, meet the International Student Welcome Team, and relax with other students. Come along to meet new friends, read international and local newspapers, listen to music, join guided tours, and ask questions to our trained welcome team. You will also have the chance to make a phone call home!

Art Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 10.45am – 5.00pm (See Page 50)

King’s Buildings Campus Tour Meet outside Ashworth Building • 11.00am – 12.00noon (See Page 50)

National Museum of Scotland Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 12.30pm – 5.00pm (See Page 50)

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 1.00pm – 3.00pm (See Page 50)

George Square Campus Tour

Parents Welcome & Afternoon Tea

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 1.00pm – 2.00pm (See Page 50)

Teviot, Dining Room • 4.00pm – 5.30pm • EUSA

The History of Edinburgh University

Teviot, Debating Hall • 8.00pm – midnight • EUSA

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 2.00pm – 4.00pm (See Page 50)

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 2.00pm – 3.00pm (See Page 50)

EUDU Meet & Greet Teviot, Study • 2.00pm – 4.00pm • EU Debates Union Come and meet the Edinburgh University Debates Union. A great opportunity to meet new people and ask questions about debating, our society, or uni life in general.

Killer Pool Teviot, Pool Room • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • EUSA

Potterrow • 9.00pm – 3.00am • EUSA

Intro to Ceilidh Dancing!

Coffee Crawl

3 lives, 15 balls, winner takes all.

A chance to send your parents off to hear a little about what Edinburgh University has to offer from our EUSA president, and to enjoy an afternoon tea.

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 1.30pm – 2.30pm (See Page 50)

George Square Campus Tour

The Big Cheese Feat. Five

Ghosts & Ghouls Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 6.15pm – 8.15pm (See Page 52)

Living at Home Students Meet Up Teviot, Loft Bar • 7.00pm – 9.00pm • EUSA Loads of you will not be living in university accommodation when you start. Don’t be put off coming to the night time events because you don’t have an accommodation block to walk with! Come along to our meet-up before The Big Cheese and you’ll have people to dance and chat with in no time.

Never done a Gay Gordons or Strip the Willow? Confused by the Dashing White Sergeant and Eightsome Reel? Well, we’re here to help! Your freshers’ week is full of ceilidhs and this is your opportunity to be taken through the dances step by step by the fabulous Blaze in the Bothy Ceilidh Band. Don’t worry – you’ll be a pro by freshers’ ball! Potterrow Dome

Jazz in The Lounge Teviot, Lounge • 8.00pm – midnight • EUSA In the Lounge Bar every night will be our house band TJ Muller and the Dixie Six. Come along and relax to the best regular jazz night in town. It’s open mic, so if you’re a budding Miles Davis on the trumpet, feel like singing the night away, fancy playing music with some new friends or just want to relax in a wingback chair to the coolest live soundtrack in town, this night is for you.

The Mighty Big Cheese – we salute you! Tonight we introduce you to the rest of your student life! Potterrow, The Row, the P-Shizzle, P-Diddy – whatever you want to call it – it hosts The Big Cheese every Saturday night and you are going to love it. Tonight we preview The Big Cheese and introduce you to FIVE! ‘Slam dunk da funk’ we hear you cry? Well, ok then… Brit Award Winners Five shot to fame in 1997 and had a string of hits, managed to crack the US top 10 chart and toured with N*Sync – tonight Scott and Abz grace our wonderful Big Cheese stage where you will be able to join them in singing their greatest hits. We heart Cheese…Come early to avoid disappointment FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £10

What’s On

Sat 8th Sept

Sun 9th Sept

Bwani Junction & The Little Kicks

Coffee Crawl

ECA, Wee Red Bar • 11.00pm • ECA

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 12.00noon – 2.00pm (See Page 50)

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 2.00pm – 4.00pm (See Page 50)

Free Tea & Coffee @ the ISC

Dialect Coaching Workshop: An Intro to Scotland’s Accents & Dialects

Bwani Junction

FREE with Pass Non Pass Holders: £3

ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 12.00noon – 4.00pm • International Student Centre

The Underground is a fantastic live music venue and tonight we bring you an example of why Scottish live bands are where its at this year. Describing themselves as a ‘Gig attacked by an axe-wielding maniac’ Bwani Junction headlined the BBC Introducing stage last year at T in the Park and have recorded a full Radio 1 session at Maida Vale for Huw Stevens. Also having been nominated for ‘Scottish band of the year’ – Bwani Junction are definitely on the up – see them while you can people!

Dirty Hearts Club DJ’s After the bands have finished, we’re going to round the night off with a set from the Dirty Hearts Club DJs. Creating legendary status pretty quick-smart in Aberdeen with their weekly night, the Dirty Hearts Club went from strength to strength and celebrated its fifth birthday with special guests Frightened Rabbit. Now a monthly event, the night has seen the likes of Optimo, Errors, Hot Chip, Filthy Dukes amongst others, and the DJs have played at T in the Park, Triptych, and DJ’d with Calvin Harris, Zane Lowe to name a few!

The Little Kicks are another of Scotland’s proud exports – they have become very well known for their catchy upbeat Indie pop songs and reputation for a great live show and have had a fantastic summer of festivals. Having shared stages with the likes of Foals, The Vaccines, Frightened Rabbit, Glasvegas, Maximo Park, Mystery Jets, Errors, The Kooks, Editors, The Macabees and many more – they are very much looking forward to pleasing your ears and making your feet dance like crazy in The Underground.

Arthur’s Seat Walk

Hatching every saturday: playing the finest in indie, 60s garage and soul, 70s punk and new wave.

Teviot, Underground • 9.00pm – 3.00am • EUSA

Not one to miss!

The Egg

The Little Kicks

Dancing feet at the ready people!

Welcome Day! International Welcome Event Sessions in Teviot, Appleton Tower and Potterrow • 10.00am – 5.00pm • EUSA • International Office Welcome new international students!

International Day is a great opportunity to get advice, learn more about your upcoming academic and social life at Edinburgh, and meet new friends. In addition to practical sessions on topics such as bank accounts and immigration, International Day covers the Edinburgh experience from the students’ point of view. Get involved right away by learning more about societies, sport clubs, and volunteering opportunities! Finish the day with trying your hand at some traditional dancing at the ceilidh in the debating hall or trying the Scottish cuisine in the dining room. Lunch deals will be available for attendees. Sessions are designed for international undergraduates, postgraduates, and students with dependents.

The ISC Lounge is open 12.00noon – 4.00pm, come on in for a friendly chat, meet new people and enjoy a free cup of tea or coffee!

Edinburgh Castle Visit Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.30pm – 4.00pm (See Page 50)

Ethical Free Food Buffet All Faiths Chaplaincy • 12.30pm – 1.30pm • Fairtrade Café & Hearty Squirrel Fairtrade Café and Hearty Squirrel present a free food buffet made with fairtrade, local, organic and ethically sourced ingredients. Come along to learn more about ethical food, co-operatives and healthy eating or just enjoy the food!

Teviot, Lounge • 2.00pm – 5.00pm • LangSoc After two successful years LangSoc is bringing back the Dialect Coaching Workshop. We have invited a professional Dialect Coach from the entertainment industry to guide us through the language diversity of Scotland. Delivered in an interactive way, this workshop is the ideal session to get to grips with the possibly unfamiliar language happening around us.

King’s Buildings Campus Tour Meet outside Ashworth Building • 2.00pm – 3.00pm (See Page 50)

Edinburgh Dungeon Meet at Bristo Square Point B • 2.15pm (See Page 50)

King’s Buildings Campus Tour Meet outside Ashworth Building • 1.00pm – 2.00pm (See Page 50)

What’s On

Sun 9th Sept George Square Campus Tour

Tibetan Curry & Comedy Night

Home Students Meet Up

Scottish Yummies!

Horndog Brass Band

International Day Ceilidh with Kilter!

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 3.00pm – 4.00pm (See Page 50)

Pleasance, Cabaret Bar • 6.00pm – 9.00pm • Tibet Society

Teviot, Committee Room • 7.00pm • EUSA

Teviot, The New Amphion • 8.00pm • EUSA

Roaming! • 8.00pm – Late • EUSA

Teviot, Debating Hall • 8.00pm – Midnight • EUSA

Living at home? Want to meet some friends to enjoy freshers’ week with? Come along to the committee room at 7.00pm to meet other home students and find new friends!

Never tried haggis, neeps, tatties or stovies and oatcakes? Well this is your chance!

3 lives, 15 balls, winner takes all.

Have some free curry whilst listening to some of the slickest comedy acts around Edinburgh! Witness Tibetan cultural performances and dance to some new and upcoming musicians. And of course, there will be the bar to prepare you for your freshers’ night ahead!

Coffee Crawl

Ghosts & Ghouls

Disney’s Robin Hood

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 3.00pm – 5.00pm (See Page 50)

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 6.15pm – 8.15pm (See Page 52)

Pleasance, Theatre • 7.00pm – 9.00pm • FilmSoc with CHV

George Square Campus Tour

The Book Lovers Tour

The first in FilmSoc’s weekly films at pleasance theatre; childhood nostalgia time in the form of one of the more overlooked Disney films, Robin Hood, the legendary outlaw’s tale is told through animals.

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 4.00pm – 5.00pm (See Page 50)

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 6.45pm – 10.00pm (See Page 52)

Killer Pool Teviot, Pool Room • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • EUSA

Parents Welcome & Afternoon Tea Teviot, Dining Room • 4.00pm – 5.30pm • EUSA A chance to send your parents off to hear a little about what Edinburgh University has to offer from our EUSA president, and to enjoy an afternoon tea.

Sun 9th Sept

Gaelic Culture & Language Taster Session Teviot, Study • 7.00pm – 9.00pm • The Highland Society The Highland Society invites you to join us for a cosy evening of music, song and story-telling from authentic traditionbearers. There will be the opportunity to learn some basic gaelic phrases, meet our society members and ask any questions. The event will be bilingual and accessible to all levels. You are all very welcome, fàilte romhaibh!

Jazz in the Lounge Teviot, Lounge • 8.00pm – Midnight • EUSA

We will be providing some Scottish delicacies, so come along to the dining room and fill yer boots (not literally of course!) The food will only be there ‘til it runs out, so pop along early and then you can dance it off in the ceilidh upstairs in the debating hall. FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

The fabulous HornDog Brass Band are not to be missed! Eight piece drum’n’brass street ensemble fusing a New Orleans style with contemporary grooves and some unexpected adaptations, fuelled by sousaphone, percussion and a five piece horn section. Totes amaze balls people!

Laki Mera plus DJs Teviot, Underground • 8.00pm – Late • EUSA With inevitable comparisons to Massive Attack, Radiohead and the glitchy percussion and abrasive electronica that characterised Portishead; Glaswegian quartet Laki Mera come to Teviot to give you a sample of their second album ‘The Proximity Effect.’ Having stormed the BBC Introducing stage at T in the Park 2012, and being invited along to various radio sessions including a Dermot O’ Leary Radio 2 live session, Laki Mera have been described as the ones to watch. Catch these guys in the underground before you start having to pay £15 a ticket in arena’s folks!

Come along and try your hand at some traditional scottish dancing. Whether this is your first ceilidh or not, it is a great way to make friends and have a huge amount of fun. Do be warned, when it comes to ceilidhs you will be swung, flung and get very dizzy! Be prepared to wear out the soles of your shoes and have the time of your life!

Welcome Party Potterrow • 9.00pm – 3.00am • EUSA We are throwing you a massive welcome party, and this year it’s all about the glamour that is James Bond. Clad yourself up in your glitzy gladrags and head down to Potterrow to dance the night away 007 style. Come along early as there will be queues! FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £10

Every night this week you will find great live music in the Lounge. The house band from TJ Muller and the Dixie Six invites you to come along and relax to the swinging-est jazz night in town. It’s open mic, so if you’re a budding Miles Davis on the trumpet, feel like singing the night away, fancy playing music with some new friends or just want to relax in a wingback chair to the coolest live soundtrack in town, this night is for you.

What’s On

Mon 10th Sept Poster Sale

Trade Fair

Teviot, Underground • 9.00am – 5.00pm • EUSA

Potterrow, Venue • 11.00am – 4.00pm • EUSA

Want to make your new, bare room your own? Then why not browse this massive selection of posters at the poster sale. Turn a dull flat into a new home in minutes!

Come and fill your pockets with freebies and discounts for everything that a student might need! This event will save you £££s, improve your social life, help decorate your flat, and provide you with enough pens to see you through Uni! A great opportunity to see the best that Edinburgh can offer. To get the best stuff – arrive early.

International Café David Hume Tower, Faculty Room North • 10.00am – 4.00pm • International Office (See Page 06)

Edinburgh Zoo Animal Handling Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 10.00am (See Page 52)

Main Library Tour Main Library • 11.00am and 2.00pm • EUSA An opportunity to be given a guided tour round the main library, a place nearly all students come to know during their time at university. These tours will help you find out how to use the library, find out where things are within the library and ask any questions about the workings of the library. The students giving these tours will be experienced library-users.

PG Coffee Crawl Beginning at Teviot, The New Amphion • 11.00am

Free Tea and Coffee @ the ISC

King’s Buildings Campus Tour

ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 12.00noon – 4.00pm • International Student Centre (See Page 09)

Meet outside Ashworth Building • 1.00pm – 2.00pm (See Page 50)

The Museum of Childhood Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 12.00noon – 2.00pm (See Page 52)

Intro to Bedlam Workshop

(See Page 52)

Bedlam Theatre • 12.00noon – 1.00pm • Bedlam

Dynamic Earth Trip

Hey! The Edinburgh University Theatre Company would like to welcome you by taking you on a journey through Bedlam Theatre! Come along and learn about getting involved and putting on shows! All are welcome, from novice to expert!

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 11.00am (See Page 52)

George Square Campus Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.00noon – 1.00pm (See Page 50)

Arthur’s Seat Walk Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 12.00noon – 2.00pm (See Page 50)

What is Buddhism? Teviot, Study • 12.00noon – 2.00pm • Buddhist Society Would you like to learn to meditate? Are you curious about Buddhism? Join us for a tea break and a short introduction to Buddhism, followed by a discussion and a guided meditation session, suitable for all!

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 1.00pm – 3.00pm (See Page 50)

eVOLve! Pleasance, Cabaret Bar • 1.00pm – 3.00pm • EUSA eVOLve is a taster volunteering scheme run by students and EUSA Volunteering. We do a different local community volunteering activity every wednesday from 1.00pm – 5.00pm. We’ll be showing photos of what we did last year, with pizza, prizes, games and a chance to meet new friends. Scott Monument

Scott Monument

Open Top Bus Tour

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 1.15pm – 4.00pm (See Page 52)

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 2.00pm – 4.30pm (See Page 52)

Edinburgh Castle Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 1.30pm – 5.00pm (See Page 50)

Black & Minority Ethnic Students Meet Up

Keith

Teviot, Lounge • 2.00pm – 2.30pm • EUSA

Bedlam Theatre • 1.30pm – 2.15pm • Bedlam

EUSA makes sure that the views of students are heard, especially by the University and the government. If you would like to know more about what EUSA can do to represent BME students come along to this informal event for your opportunity to join the group, meet new people and help the university become a more proactive and inclusive institution.

Things take an unexpected turn at the divorced men’s club. A pretentious kneeslapper of a dark rom-com in the Peep Show vein. Devastatingly mainstream, it’s a Boris Johnson of plays: light, fluffy, and universally appealing regardless of its real substance. £2.50

Managing Your Supervisor – A Guide for New PhD Students Teviot, Dining Room • 1.30pm – 2.30pm • EUSA

The Writers’ Museum Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 2.30pm – 4.30pm (See Page 54)

Speech & Debate Workshop Teviot, Debating Hall • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • EU Debates Union A constructive workshop for those looking to learn to improve upon, or challenge their ability to speak, debate, or think. The Debates Union is providing this opportunity through games and challenges for all levels of experience and knowledge. Come along to practice skills that will prove vital to your university career and get involved with the activities of one of Edinburgh’s oldest societies. Refreshments provided.

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 3.00pm – 5.00pm (See Page 50)

Killer Pool Teviot, Pool Room • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • EUSA 3 lives, 15 balls, winner takes all.

Darkness Light Darkness Bedlam Theatre • 3.00pm – 4.30pm • Bedlam A man sits in a room constructing his body out of clay. The more he pieces together, the larger he gets, and the more suffocating his world becomes. £2.50

The Writers’ Workshop Teviot, Balcony Room • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • PublishEd The world of writing and publishing is exciting and constantly evolving, but can sometimes be difficult to break into. With their own experience in the industry, our guest speaker (tbc) will give us the low-down on what it takes to get into the publishing industry or to be published yourself. Cake and excellent writer-ly chat will also be provided!

A PhD candidate’s relationship with their supervisor is key to their success – as any reader of PhD Comics will know! Come along and hear some tips and stories from current postgrads to help you ‘manage’ your supervisors and get your PhD off to a flying start!

What’s On

Mon 10th Sept Meet the Sabbs

EUSC Workshop

Potterrow, Dome • 4.00pm – 6.00pm • EUSA

Bedlam Theatre • 6.00pm – 7.00pm • EU Shakespeare Company

Your sabbatical officers are elected each year to represent you, run campaigns, and ensure that student opinion forms the basis of all EUSA campaigns, services and representation. Come and meet them for an informal chat, ask them lots of questions, and find out more about how to get involved and make the most of your time at Edinburgh.

History Meet & Greet Teviot, Dining Room • 4.00pm – 6.00pm • History Society Come along to join the History Society for a drink in Teviot to learn a little more about joining the society, meet fellow history enthusiasts and become better acquainted with you student union!

UNICEF Pub Quiz Teviot, Study • 5.00pm – 8.00pm • UNICEF on Campus This Pub Quiz is for teams of up to six people. Free entry, with prizes and lots of cake! Any donations will go straight to UNICEF. The quiz will consist of 6 – 8 rounds (eg. film, TV, sports, general knowledge) with a few questions interspersed on a UNICEF related theme. Come along to test your knowledge, meet new friends and start a good night!

An introductory workshop from Edinburgh University’s Shakespeare Company.

Introduction to Relief Theatre: Theatre Workshop Pleasance, Highland Room • 6.00pm – 8.00pm • Relief Theatre An introductory workshop from Edinburgh University’s experimental theatre company. Come learn about different aspects of theatre and play some awesome games!

Home Students Meet Up Teviot, Commitee Room • 7.00pm • EUSA Living at home? Want to meet some friends to enjoy freshers’ week with? Come along to the committee room at 7.00pm to meet other home students and find new friends!

PG Speed Networking Teviot, Dining Room • 7.00pm – 9.30pm • EUSA Come talk to lots of fellow Postgrads – and enjoy some wine in pleasant company! Network, make new friends and meet new Postgrad students from across the University. Start building that social network that will sustain you through the year.

Frozen Bedlam Theatre • 6.30pm – 8.30pm • Bedlam Love. Grief. Trauma. Loss. Fascination. Life. Frozen. Ten-year-old Rhona has gone missing. Nancy, her mother, Ralph, a paedophile, and Agnetha, a therapist studying the criminal mind, live in the aftermath of her disappearance. £2.50

Adventure Workshop Teviot, Writing Room • 8.00pm – 9.00pm • EU Debates Union Race around popular haunts of the Debates Union, meet in the writing room where we will put you in a team and give you a list of challenges to complete. Be the first team to do everything on the list and win a prize!

Assassins Sign Up Bedlam Theatre • 8.00pm – 10.00pm • Bedlam

Beach Party!

Around every corner may lurk a target…or an enemy. Get your newspapers ready and come around to the big red doors of Bedlam Theatre to sign up for a rousing game of Assassins in the style of the upcoming EUTC production of Charade. A great way to meet new friends! £3.00

Caribbean Beach Party

Pleasance Quiz

Dress in your best Caribbean beach party gear, whether your style is rasta weaves, hawaiian shirts, grass skirts or bermuda shorts, come down and shake your coconuts with the resident DJs, surf simulator, steel drum band, mermaids and fellow rastafarians!

Pleasance, Cabaret Bar • 8.00pm – Midnight • EUSA It’s the return of the weekly pub quiz at the Pleasance! This quiz is massive – widely known as one of the biggest quizzes in the Northern hemisphere! You want to be a part of this! Get a team together or wander down and join a group and test your general knowledge. This will become a weekly feature in your calendar so you don’t want to miss out.

Improverts Tech Workshop Bedlam Theatre • 8.30pm – 10.00pm • Bedlam If you want to learn new and exciting tech skills with lights and sounds then pop along to the Improverts Tech Workshops! No previous experience necessary!

Potterrow • 9.00pm – 3.00am • EUSA Potterrow has gone totally tropical for this year’s beach party. The Mighty Row is being transformed into the beautiful Caribbean for our annual beach party bash!

The sun always shines in Potterrow! (Come early to avoid disappointment.)

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £10

Pirates of the Caribbean Party Teviot • 8.00pm – 3.00am • EUSA Yar me hearties! Jack Sparrow and the likes have infiltrated Teviot, and well – if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em! Grab your best pirate costume and come down for a swashbuckling time in Teviot. Avoid walking the plank or hit the rafters in the debating hall with a superb pirate ceilidh band playing from 8.00pm. Our Monday night jazz jam session will be in full flow in the lounge – although, it may have been invaded slightly, you can watch Pirates of the Caribbean in the dining room and we also have karaoke, bbq terraces and even pieces of eight. Yo ho ho and shiver me timbers!

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £10

What’s On

Mon 10th Sept

Tues 11th Sept

Goldrush

Improverts

International Café

Teviot, Underground • 9.00pm – 3.00am • Dance Music Society

Bedlam Theatre • 10.30pm – 11.30pm • Bedlam

David Hume Tower, Faculty Room North • 10.00am – 4.00pm • International Office (See Page 06)

Legend has it that a secret treasure is hidden in the basement of Teviot. Join the Dance Music Society for an all night hunt for the most coveted electronic tracks buried somewhere in the Underground! Expect subterranean sounds and sparkling visuals from our society DJs and VJs. X marks the spot!

Edinburgh’s resident improv comedy troupe return for their third decade at the Bedlam Theatre. Hilarious games based entirely on audience suggestions, a whole different show every night. £2.50

George Square Campus Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 10.00am – 11.00am (See Page 50)

Arthur’s Seat Walk Patrick Monahan Pleasance, Theatre • 8.00pm – 10.30am • EUSA

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 11.00am – 1.00pm (See Page 50)

Calton Hill Walk

Winner of ITV comedy contest ‘Show me the Funny’ Patrick visits our theatre after a brilliant Edinburgh Fringe run.

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 12.00noon – 2.00pm (See Page 54)

Monahan is the proud owner of three vastly different cultural influences. Born in his mother’s home country of Iran, Patrick’s dad is from Ireland, but our fella grew up in Teeside, in the 1980s. Monahan’s appeal is wide and varied. The non-smoking, non-drinking comedian relies on a clean-cut image and easygoing style to put his audiences at ease; his jokes are anecdotal and storytelling in style. Even his improv skills are nifty. What’s not to like?

Royal Yacht Britannia

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £8

The Academic Fair is primarily for those students who have an element of choice within their degree course. An opportunity to ask questions and get more information from academic staff about the multitude of courses available to you at Edinburgh.

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 12.00noon – 3.00pm (See Page 52)

Academic Fair Appleton Tower, Concourse Mezzanine • 12.00noon – 5.00pm • EUSA

Chaplaincy Freshers’ Fair All Faiths Chaplaincy • 12.00noon – 2.30pm • Chaplaincy A great opportunity to discover the university’s chaplaincy, its multi-faith team and its multi purpose centre; to meet students from its religious and belief societies and to learn about its drop-in and other facilities, its volunteering opportunities and social outreach programmes, with a light lunch.

Tango Taster Teviot, Debating Hall • 12.00noon – 1.30pm • Tango Society

Intro to Writing Workshop

A chance to find out what Tango Society is all about and learn a few moves!

Bedlam Theatre • 12.00noon – 1.00pm • Bedlam

Free Tea & Coffee @ the ISC

An introduction to the EUTC writing workshops where members share and support new writing.

22 Years of Linking Edinburgh with the World Community! Teviot, Study • 12.00noon – 3.30pm • EGP An exhibition celebrating over 22 years of Edinburgh students volunteering with EGP in partnership with communities throughout Africa, Asia and South America. A story of how projects have evolved and the impact they have made on each community. It’s an opportunity to find out how you can be part of EGP in summer 2013.

ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 12.00noon – 4.00pm • International Student Centre (See Page 09)

Connect over Lunch! Potterrow, Connect • 12.00noon – 2.00pm • EUSA We’re Connect, the volunteering and societies centre in Potterrow. We’re here to help you get involved, whether it’s by volunteering in the community, joining a student society or getting involved with student fund raising. Pop in and share some lunch with us, find out more about what we do, browse our database of local volunteering opportunities and pick up a societies guide.

What’s On

Tues 11th Sept Rosslyn Chapel Visit

Coffee Crawl

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 12.30pm – 5.00pm (See Page 54)

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 1.00pm – 3.00pm (See Page 50)

Independence: What next?

Nightline Speed Meeting

Meet at Bristo Square Point A • 1.00pm (See Page 55)

Pleasance, Ochil, Highland & Pentland Rooms • 1.00pm – 3.00pm • Footlights With our next show approaching us fast we’d like to invite all fresher’s to try out our audition workshop. This is an excellent opportunity for all musical theatre enthusiasts to join us in a fun filled afternoon of dancing, singing and acting!

Teviot, Dining Room • 1.30pm – 2.30pm • Edinburgh Nightline

Footlights Audition Workshop

Participants are split into groups representing different players in the aftermath of a ‘yes’ vote, eg: Scottish government, UK government, EU. Groups must work together to find the best way forward.

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 1.30pm – 5.00pm (See Page 50)

PG IKEA Trip

Teviot, Balcony Room • 1.00pm – 2.00pm • Scottish Nationalist Association

Edinburgh Castle Visit

Leon Jackson Potterrow, Dome • 1.30pm – 2.30pm • EUSA ‘Organic’ is a clichéd word, but Leon Jackson’s slow and stealthy gestation into a new artist of genuine note has nevertheless been just that. When you hear his songs, you realise it could never really have gone any other way. Today he gives you a sneak preview of his material in the Dome before hitting the Potterrow stage tonight with Washington Irving and Admiral Fallow. Music to our ears!

Edinburgh Castle

Museum of Edinburgh Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 1.30pm – 3.30pm (See Page 54)

Nightline’s speed meeting is a brilliant informal way of meeting loads of new people through quick two minute chats. A great way to make new friends or just have some fun, supported by the Nightline events team!

Dissidents Bedlam Theatre • 1.30pm – 2.30pm • Bedlam Two terrorist groups torn apart by sectarianism, hide in a bar, and tempers fray over their respective plots. This is fast paced original writing from the EUTC. Stick around after the show for a Q&A session! £2.50

King’s Buildings Campus Tour

Scottish Dance Workshop

Ghostly Underground

Pleasance, 48a Upper • 2.00pm – 5.00pm • New Scotland Country Dance Society

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 2.15pm – 4.30pm (See Page 54)

Do you want to learn some great Scottish dances? Come along to our workshop and get to know ceilidh, Scottish country, highland and step dancing. This is also a good preparation for Thursday’s ceilidh, if you want to show off your new-learned skills! No experience necessary.

Coffee Crawl

Meet outside Ashworth Building • 2.00pm – 3.00pm (See Page 50)

LGBT’s Student Meet Up

Main Library Tour

Teviot, Lounge • 2.00pm – 2.30pm • EUSA

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EUSA makes sure that the views of students are heard, especially by the University and the government. If you would like to know more about what EUSA can do to represent LGBT students come along to this informal event for your opportunity to join the group, meet new people and help the university become a more proactive and inclusive institution.

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ECA Meet & Greet ECA, Wee Red Lounge • 2.00pm • ECA Join us for free cake, tea and coffee at the Wee Red Lounge! This is a great opportunity for new ECA students to get to know your future classmates and your school representatives, Melanie and Gregory.

Disillusion Bedlam Theatre • 3.30pm – 4.30pm • Bedlam When Caleb gets his friends Ana and Jess together he thinks he’s made the perfect match, but the truth can be distorted. Ana has secrets, and she’s not the only one. £2.50

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 3.00pm – 5.00pm (See Page 50)

Edinburgh Tea Tasting Teviot, Dining Room • 3.00pm – 4.30pm • SocieTEA Join Edinburgh University Tea Society as we taste our way through 15 different teas from 7 different tea shops. From avid cuppers to caffeine junkies, all are welcome!

The History of Edinburgh University Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 3.30pm – 4.30pm (See Page 50)

Scotch Whisky Experience Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 3.45pm (See Page 56)

Ballroom Taster Session Teviot, Debating Hall • 2.00pm – 4.00pm • Ballroom Dancing (EUBDS) You’ve seen the fun at our outdoor demo, now come and try it out for yourself! Everyone is welcome to come and give dancing a try at our free taster and see if ballroom is for them.

Killer Pool Teviot, Pool Room • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • EUSA 3 lives, 15 balls, winner takes all.

What’s On

Tues 11th Sept Coffee Evening @ the ISC

Around the World in Tasty Cheeses

The Book Lovers Tour

Champagne Socialism

Cocktail Cupcake Experience

Tandem Speed Lingua

ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 4.00pm – 6.00pm • International Student Centre

Pleasance, Pentland Room • 4.00pm – 6.00pm • Cheese Society

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 6.45pm – 10.00pm (See Page 52)

Teviot, Balcony Room • 7.30pm – 10.00pm • EU Labour students

Teviot, The New Amphion • 8.00pm – 9.30pm • EUSA

Teviot, Dining Room • 8.00pm – 11.30pm • Tandem

Come to the ISC and enjoy freshly brewed free coffee and tea, meet lots of new people and have cake too!

Cheese Society Meet and Greet and Cheese Tasting Competition. Sample cheeses from around the world and see if you can identify their countries of origin. With dairylicious prizes for the winners!

Gallows to Graveyard

Meet Edinburgh University labour students and hear about what they do nationally, locally and right here on campus. From Blairites, to socialists, and those who are thinking left might just be right. A free glass of something fizzy, good chat and some exciting guest speakers.

Got an interest in the fine art of mixology or a passion for cupcakes? Come along to our cocktail cupcake experience. Nibble on a delicious cupcake, learn from the professionals how cocktails can be made easily – maybe even try yourself!

Meet your language partner at one of EUSA’s famous Speed Lingua events! Part of the popular Tandem Language Programme, Speed Lingua is a new take on traditional speed-dating. It is a sociable way to meet new people from all over the world (no romance required!)

Jazz Age Drinks Teviot, Loft Bar • 4.00pm – 6.00pm • Literature Society Come along to our Jazz Age drinks – an afternoon of cocktails and vaguely literary chat inspired by the roaring twenties of The Great Gatsby. The committee will be dressed up and feel free to join us, though your favourite boater is certainly not mandatory! Meet other literature-lovers and enjoy leisurely whiling away the afternoon.

West Coast Swing Taster Class Teviot, Study • 4.00pm – 5.00pm • West Coast Swing Dance Society A free taster session for West Coast Swing Dancing. No experience required! West Coast Swing Dance is a cool and unique partner dance style which can be performed to almost any music. Come and try it out for free!

Postgraduate Researchers’ Wine Reception Teviot, Dining Room • 5.00pm – 7.00pm • EUSA A reception for new postgrad research students. Come along and meet your fellow research students after the day’s PG Induction activities!

Footlights Workshop Bedlam Theatre • 6.00pm – 7.00pm • Footlights An intro workshop from Edinburgh Uni’s musical theatre and dance company.

The Blue Room Bedlam Theatre • 6.30pm – 7.30pm • Bedlam ‘The Blue Room is where we go to have sex’. A frank portrayal of our modern sex lives. Contains nudity and strong sexual references. £2.50

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 6.45pm – 10.00pm (See Page 56)

Home Students Meet Up Teviot, Committee Room • 7.00pm • EUSA Living at home? Want to meet some friends to enjoy freshers’ week with? Come along to the committee room at 7.00pm to meet other home students and find new friends!

Outdoor Film Screening: Back To The Future Teviot, Garden • 7.00pm • FilmSoc FilmSoc’s outdoor screening is Back to the Future! The classic film starring Michael J Fox as a high school student who is accidentally sent back in time. He has to track down the eccentric Doc Brown to help send him back to the future. Must watch, ultimate bonding film!

Murder Mystery Teviot, Loft Bar • 7.30pm • BLOGS Come and join BLOGS – Edinburgh University’s LGBTI society for our legendary murder mystery! Sample some pubs and bars and solve cryptic murder mystery. It promises to kickstart a fantastic semester for BLOGS. Come along and meet some new faces as well as catching up with some old ones too!

Bicycle Powered Cinema: Four Lions

Edinburgh Revue Freshers Show

Teviot, Study • 8.00pm – 10.30pm • Amnesty International Have you ever seen a film powered by pedalling? Amnesty International Society presents a screening of Four Lions – the hilarious satire by Chris Morris and Peep Show writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong. Four incompetent british jihadists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.

Piff The Magic Dragon Pleasance, Theatre • 8.00pm • EUSA Piff the Magic Dragon is an award winning stand up act combining stunning magic, deadpan humour, a penchant for princesses and his delightful sidekick Mr Piffles – The world’s first levitating chihuahua™. Imagine Jack Dee in a dragon suit performing jaw-dropping panic tricks and you’re on the right track. Piff; a firm Edinburgh Fringe favourite was awarded the title of The Magic Circle Close-up Magician of the Year 2011 – get yourselves down early! FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £8

Pleasance, Cabaret Bar • 8.00pm – 10.30pm • The Edinburgh Revue A comedy show featuring the best stand up / sketches from our fringe run. An opportunity to see the kind of work we do, talk to the performers and find out how to get involved with our performances throughout the year. Watch out for the weekly comedy in the Cabaret Bar every Tuesday!

Fresh Air Mega Pub Quiz Teviot, Underground • 8.00pm – 11.00pm • Fresh Air Fresh Air, Edinburgh’s student radio, are inviting you to join in the annual edition of their freshers’ week mega pub quiz. Come measure your knowledge of music, news, sports and more against our music, news, sports and current presenters. Prizes and lots of laughs on offer, plus the chance to be on the radio!

Admiral Fallow

Portobello Beach

What’s On

Tues 11th Sept PostGrad & Mature Students Ceilidh Teviot, Debating Hall • 8.00pm • EUSA Come and cut some postgraduate rug with a traditional scottish ceilidh in one of the best and most impressive buildings in the University. This event is for postgrad students, however all mature students are also very welcome.

Wed 12th Sept

Admiral Fallow

Supported by Washington Irving & Leon Jackson Potterrow, Venue • 8.00pm – 1.00am • EUSA Potterrow showcases its prowess as an awesome live music venue tonight as proudly presents:

Admiral Fallows supported by Washington Irving & Leon Jackson.

Bedlam Theatre • 8.00pm – 10.00pm • Bedlam

Potterrow, Venue • 9.00am – 5.00pm • EUSA

Around every corner may lurk a target or an enemy. Get your newspapers ready and come around to the Bedlam Theatre to sign up for a rousing game of assassins in the style of the upcoming EUTC production of ‘Charade’. £3.00

Another chance to fill your new room with lovely faces / favourite films / albums / slogans and just general décor! A massive selection of posters available all day.

Bedlam Theatre • 8.30pm – 10.00pm • Edinburgh Uni Theatre Company Come learn the ins and outs of stage and set with the EUTC!

Open Mic Night

Supporting Admiral Fallow are the fantastic Washington Irving, who have been attracting an ever-growing fan base across the UK with their powerful blend of raucous folk pop, blending elements of the Arcade Fire, the Band, the Waterboys and the Pogues. They have received air play from Vic Galloway, Huw Stephens and are firmly supported by BBC 6 Music’s Tom Robinson who thinks ‘If there was any justice in the world, Washington Irving would be spread across the playlists of Radio 1 and BBC 6 Music, like a rash!’ Having just completed a summer of festivals we can’t wait to hear the set list.

Teviot, Lounge • 9.00pm • EUSA Got Talent? Feel like showing it off? We’d love to hear you! Get yourselves to the Teviot Lounge. You never know, the next Simon Cowell might be waiting in the wings to sign you up!

Leon Jackson will also be showcasing his new sound tonight, which we have all been looking forward to. Since changing direction, Leon Jackson has sold out the ABC, played in the famous King Tuts Wah Wah hut and has surprised and impressed everyone who has had the pleasure of listening to the new sound that has been described as ‘organic’ – what a line up, you lucky freshers!

Poster Sale

Intro to Stage Workshop

Admiral Fallow are probably a new-to-you band – albeit one playing on the BBC 6 Music playlists, headlining festivals, and with their debut album ‘Boots Met My Face’ under their belt. Tip of the SXSW festival in 2011, Admiral Fallow have since released ‘Tree Bursts in Snow’ – produced and mixed at Glasgow’s famous Chem 19 studios by Paul Savage (Franz Ferdinand, Mogwai, Teenage Fanclub), and mastered by Greg Calbi (Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, The National) at Sterling Sound in NYC – the five-piece is ready to take the next step. With the album having been described as ‘Devastatingly downtrodden and wonderfully uplifting...surprising and enthralling’ (Mike Diver, BBC Album Reviews Editor) and ‘So good, so dark, so beautiful’ by Daniel P Carter, (BBC Radio 1) this is not one to miss.

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £10

Assassins Sign Up

White Rabbit Red Rabbit Washington Irving

Bedlam Theatre • 10.30pm – 11.30pm • Bedlam Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour requires a different actor handle each performance of his unseen script. Come and experience something honest, and funny, and real. £2.50

Leon Jackson

St Giles’ Cathedral Trip Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 9.15am (See Page 56)

International Café David Hume Tower, Faculty Room North • 10.00am – 4.00pm • International Office (See Page 06)

Portobello Beach Trip Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 10.30am – 4.30pm (See Page 57)

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 11.00am – 1.00pm (See Page 50)

Edinburgh Zoo Animal Handling

George Square Campus Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 10.00am – 11.00am (See Page 50)

Arthur’s Seat Walk Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 10.00am – 12.00noon (See Page 50)

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 11.00am (See Page 52)

PG Coffee Crawl Beginning at Potterrow • 11.00am (See Page 52)

City Art Centre Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 10.15am – 12.30pm (See Page 56)

St. Giles Cathedral

What’s On

Wed 12th Sept Societies’ Fair Pleasance • 11.00am – 5.00pm • EUSA When a graduating student was asked, ‘What will you remember from your time at University?’ they answered, ‘Definitely my time in Societies’! They’re fantastic and Edinburgh University has over 270 amazing and incredible societies! The societies’ fair is your chance to meet a whole bunch of them who can’t wait to tell you what they have planned for the year ahead. Maybe you want to learn how to salsa dance, campaign about something you care about, or be supported in making your own short film? Or perhaps it’s quidditch on the meadows, Apprentice-style competitions or teaand-cake soirees that catch your fancy? Whatever your interest or taste, there’ll be loads going on – now’s your chance to get involved! This fair always has a brilliant festival feel to it, with music, smiles and lots of hustle and bustle! You can expect to find society members eager to tell you anything and everything you want to find out about their society. Don’t forget to pop next door to the sports centre to see what our sports teams have to offer. Come along and make sure to sign up to fill your time at Uni with great friends, fantastic events, and brilliant memories! Check out your societies guide on www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/freshers/ for more info on societies.

Volunteering Fair

Intro to Bedlam Workshop

Pleasance • 11.00am – 5.00pm • EUSA

Bedlam Theatre • 12.00noon – 2.00pm • Bedlam

Come along to our volunteering fairmeet volunteering groups and charitable societies and find out how to get involved in the local community. You’ll find out it’s not just helping in charity shops! You can visit people in hospital, take kids out on holiday, offer counselling and support your fellow students, save the planet and much more!

Main Library Tour Main Library • 11.00am and 2.00pm • EUSA (See Page 52)

King’s Buildings Campus Tour Meet outside Ashworth Building 12.00noon – 1.00pm (See Page 50)

Photographic Treasure Hunt Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.00noon – 3.00pm (See Page 57)

Free Tea & Coffee @ the ISC ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 12.00noon – 4.00pm • International Student Centre (See Page 09)

Edinburgh Rascal Village Fête Teviot, Garden (Debating Hall in wet weather) • 12.00noon – 4.00pm • The Edinburgh Rascal The Edinburgh Rascal, the university’s only and consequently best satirical pseudo-whimsical muck magazine are having a village fête. Games. Frolics. Enjoyment, wholesome and possibly otherwise. Last year saw throwing wellies at politicians faces, guess the weight of the marrow, and lashings of ginger beer. It’ll be fun, there will be pies and a tiger*. *Tiger not guaranteed.

MathSoc Free Lunch Teviot, Dining Room • 12.00noon – 2.00pm • MathSoc A free lunch for Maths students organised by the Maths Society! A chance to meet other freshers and get to recognise a few friendly faces before lectures start!

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 1.00pm – 3.00pm (See Page 50)

Historical Tour ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 1.00pm – 2.30pm • International Student Centre Do you want to find out a bit more about the history of Edinburgh? What dark deeds are on display at the Surgeon’s Hall Museum? Or why Appleton Tower is named just that? Come with the ISC on a historical walking tour around campus and some of Edinburgh and you’ll get answers. Meet outside the ISC.

Tibetan Film Food Afternoon Teviot, Underground • 1.00pm – 3.30pm • Tibet Society Join Tibet Society for a lovely afternoon of free Tibetan food and drink to introduce you to the culture of Tibet, followed by a screening of a documentary on the reality of human rights inside their country with a Tibetan guest speaker, exiled from their homeland.

The Writers’ Museum

The Historic Vaults Tour

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 2.15pm – 4.00pm (See Page 54)

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 3.15pm (See Page 57)

Disabled Student’s Meet Up

Salsa Taster Session

David Hume Tower, Faculty Room South • 3.00pm – 3.30pm • EUSA

Teviot, Debating Hall • 4.00pm – 5.00pm • Salsa Society

EUSA makes sure that the views of students are heard, especially by the University and the government. If you would like to know more about what EUSA can do to represent disabled students come along to this informal event for your opportunity to join the group, meet new people and help the university become a more proactive and inclusive institution.

Edinburgh University Salsa Society (EUSS) invites you to a free salsa taster session! Come and join the fun of salsa dancing. If you get obsessed with it don’t worry, salsa dancing is known to be highly contagious! See you on the dance floor.

Glass Killer Pool Teviot, Pool Room • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • EUSA 3 lives, 15 balls, winner takes all.

CHV Tea Crawl

Bedlam Theatre • 4.00pm – 5.30pm • Bedlam Hard, beautiful, empty and easy to see through. A piece of devised theatre following a young beautiful housewife Evylyn through several decades as her world slowly disintegrates around her and prisms of life separates her life into jagged broken pieces. £2.50

Teviot • 3.00pm • CHV Love tea? We do! Come along and discover the amazing aromatic wonders across Edinburgh. Sample a variety of tea, cake and company. No previous experience required. Coffee lovers welcome too! Meet outside Teviot.

What’s On

Wed 12th Sept Meet the Sabbs – Introduction into Campaigning Teviot, Middle Reading Room • 4.00pm – 6.00pm • EUSA Every year EUSA runs campaigns that make a real difference in the university and beyond. From campaigning against tuition fees to fighting for better, cheaper housing for students, EUSA can give you the tools to make your campaign successful. Come along to this fun session run by your EUSA sabbatical officers to learn more about running campaigns, standing in the EUSA elections to be a rep, and making a difference in your students’ association, the university, and nationally.

Caledonian Brewery Tour

Teviot, Study • 4.00pm – 6.00pm • Hearty Squirrel

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 5.45pm – 9.30pm (See Page 58)

We will be showing the film ‘The Take’ and there will be snacks from our whole foods stall. The film tells the story of the rise of Argentinean manufacturing cooperatives after an economic collapse that left many without work. The whole foods stall will feature organic and fair trade goodies for nutritious munching!

Teviot, Dining Room • 4.00pm – 6.00pm • EUSA Wine reception for up to 150 students on a first come basis. Let EUSA give you the chance to talk to your fellow Postgrads and meet new friends over a glass of wine in Teviot, one of the oldest and best Union buildings there is! This event has a maximum capacity and is first come, first served – come early so as not to be disappointed!

Film ‘The Take’

Theatre Paradok Workshop

Teviot, Writing Room • 5.00pm • Lusophone Society

This House Would Ban Page 3 Girls Teviot, Debating Hall • 5.30pm – 7.30pm • EU Debates Union The debates union presents the first event of the year on the role of page 3 glamour models gracing our newspapers. Are they empowering, entertaining, and free, or offensive, inappropriate and oppressive? Our exciting panel of well known and relevant guest speakers will present you their opinions before you share your own in our floor debate.

Buddies Welcome Teviot, Dining Room • 7.00pm – 9.00pm • EUSA ‘Buddies’ is for those students who have opted into the buddying scheme for new postgraduate students. The buddies welcome is a chance to relax and get to know one another before the year begins.

Bedlam Theatre • 6.00pm – 7.00pm • Theatre Paradok

Free Curry at ECA!

An introductory workshop from Edinburgh University’s alternative theatre company.

ECA, Wee Red Lounge • 7.00pm – 11.00pm • ECA

Bar Hunt We want you to take part in the best free bar hunt ever organised by the Lusophone Society! Wondering what it is all about? Well you may have to come and see for yourself; here’s a hint though: it will be tons of fun and there is a prize for the winning group.

PG Wine Reception

‘The Take’ with Hearty Squirrel

PG & Mature Students Mystery Cinema Trip Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 6.30pm – 10.00pm (See Page 50)

Come to the Wee Red Lounge for free curry and a quiz, with drinks available from the bar!

Film Society Film Quiz! Teviot, Loft Bar • 7.00pm – 9.30pm • Film Society Come along for a fun film quiz! With rounds testing your knowledge on soundtracks, quotes, taglines and more and some excellent prizes up for grabs. The film quiz will determine whether you are on the right track…of hanging out with new friends that know as much about movies as well as you do. (Teams of up to eight, you don’t have to come in a team! We’ll find you one!)

Alternative Edinburgh by Night Teviot, Library Bar • 7.00pm – 3.30am • Art Society Come to the art society’s alternative crawl to see what Edinburgh has to offer beyond the usual freshers’ week venues. We’ll take you along to some of the city’s quirkier pubs and eccentric bars before going for a good old dance.

Keith Bedlam Theatre • 7.30pm – 8.30pm • Bedlam Things take an unexpected turn at the divorced men’s club. A pretentious kneeslapper of a dark rom-com in the Peep Show vein. Devastatingly mainstream, it’s a Boris Johnson of plays: light, fluffy, and universally appealing regardless of its real substance. £2.50

CU Acoustic Night & Pub Quiz Teviot, Underground • 7.30pm – 10.30pm • Christian Union Come along for an evening of acoustic music and a pub quiz.

Jazz in the Lounge Teviot, Lounge • 8.00pm – Midnight • EUSA In the Lounge Bar every night will be our house band for Teviot Lounge jazz! The house band from TJ Muller the Dixie Six invites you to come along and relax to the swinging-est jazz night in town. It’s open mic, so if you’re a budding Miles Davis on the trumpet, feel like singing the night away, fancy playing music with some new friends or just want to relax in a wingback chair to the coolest live soundtrack in town, this night is for you.

HypnoDog Pleasance, Theatre • 8.00pm – 10.00pm • EUSA Back by popular demand! The world’s only canine hypnotist! Yes, you heard correctly, Hugh Lennon will be appearing with his pooch to perform as one of the most unusual duos on the variety scene, where even the most sceptical have been won over. FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £8

WaterAid Pub Quiz Curry Teviot, Study • 8.00pm – 12.00am • Water-Aid Edinburgh Free pub quiz! Free curry! What could be better? Come along to our freshers’ week pub quiz! Meet our society members and learn about our fund raising and campaigning while testing your knowledge. There will be prizes for the winners! See you there!

Exchange 360 Freshers’ Week Welcome Party Teviot, The New Amphion • 8.00pm – 11.00pm • Exchange 360 Exchange 360’s welcome party is for all those pre, post or on exchange students here in Edinburgh looking to become a part of the exciting international community. As an informal meet and greet, you will be able to meet each other at this event and get to know the members of the exchange 360 who will provide you with any ‘insider’ knowledge of Edinburgh student life!

Improverts Tech Workshop Bedlam Theatre • 8.30pm – 10.00pm • Bedlam If you want to learn new and exciting tech skills with lights and sounds then pop along to the Improverts tech workshops! No previous experience necessary!

What’s On

Wed 12th Sept Saved by the DJ Teviot, Debating Hall • 9.00pm • EUSA PG Mature student 80s, 90s 00s night! Here’s a night especially for postgrads and mature students. Potterrow will celebrate all that is great about the 80s, 90s and 00s tonight – so dress up in your favourite decade and let loose! This is an opportunity to meet other PG mature students – all you need is your EU matric card and proof that you are over 21. Free to all PG/ Mature students. Over 21s only.

Thurs 13th Sept

Club Together feat. Jakwob Potterrow, Venue • 9.00pm – 3.00am • EUSA Launching this freshers’ week Wednesday, Club Together is the new weekly Wednesday rip up in Potterrow. If you like to party this night is for you. If you like getting to party for free and then racking up dolla for your team or society with every trip to the bar, this night is for you. You could say it’s the night that keeps on giving. We have up to £15,000 to give away in semester 1 alone, guest DJs throughout term to keep you fresh, and sweet sweet giveaways. Deece. Tonight, alongside our resident Fresh Air DJs, we welcome in the super gnarly, super heavy beat that is Jakwob. There is no denying Jakwob is hot property. Supported by the likes of Zane Lowe and Annie Mac, Jakwob hit gold when his remixed version of Ellie Goulding’s ‘starry eyed’ received 14 million views on youtube and since then has played countless festivals including Glastonbury. His electro-pulsing dubstep rhythms make this creative powerhouse of a DJ an absolute must on your freshers calendar. Do not miss out!

*Special Door Policy tonight folks – please see the back of the brochure for details*

launch night!

Improverts

Poster Sale

Volunteering Fair

Bedlam Theatre • 10.30pm – 11.30pm • Bedlam

Potterrow, Venue • 9.00am – 5.00pm • EUSA

Pleasance • 11.00am – 5.00pm • EUSA

Edinburgh’s resident improv comedy troupe return for their third decade at the Bedlam Theatre. Hilarious games based entirely on audience suggestions, a whole different show every night. £2.50

Another chance to fill your new room with lovely faces / favourite films / albums / slogans and just general décor! A Massive selection of posters available all day.

Come along to our volunteering fair meet volunteering groups and charitable societies and find out how to get involved in the local community. You’ll find out it’s not just helping in charity shops! You can visit people in hospital, take kids out on holiday, offer counselling and support your fellow students, save the planet and much more!

International Café David Hume Tower, Faculty Room North • 10.00am – 4.00pm • International Office (See Page 06)

Societies’ Fair Pleasance • 11.00am – 5.00pm • EUSA The Second day of the Biggest and Best Societies Fair around. If the fun yesterday just wasn’t enough for you, we’re giving you another opportunity to join as many super societies as possible! This fair always has a brilliant festival feel to it, with music, smiles and lots of hustle and bustle! You can expect to find society members eager to tell you anything and everything you want to find out about their society. Don’t forget to pop next door to the Sports Centre to see what our Sports Teams have to offer. Come along and make sure to sign up to fill your time at Uni with great friends, fantastic events, and brilliant memories!

Mature Students Coffee Crawl

Student Parents & Mature Students’ Coffee Morning

Calton Hill Walk

David Hume Tower, Faculty Room South • 11.00am – 12.00noon • EUSA

The History of Edinburgh University

Think Freshers’ week is for young students? Come along to our coffee morning just for mature students and students who are parents. This is a great opportunity to meet other students who have families or are returning to higher education. Children of all ages are welcome to this event: we’ll provide the cupcakes and colouring in!

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 11.00am – 1.00pm (See Page 50)

George Square Campus Tour

Dynamic Earth Trip

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.00noon – 1.00pm (See Page 50)

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 11.00am (See Page 50)

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 12.00noon – 1.00pm (See Page 50)

Free Tea & Coffee @ the ISC ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 12.00noon – 4.00pm • International Student Centre (See Page 09)

The Improverts Workshop Bedlam Theatre • 12.00noon – 2.00pm • Bedlam Edinburgh University’s improvised comedy group the Improverts lead a workshop where you can play some improvisation games and learn a bit about thinking on your feet! If you’re interested in becoming an Improvert, this is also the place to get a foothold.

Arthur’s Seat Walk Meet at Pollock Reception • 11.00am – 1.00pm (See Page 50)

Main Library Tour Main Library • 11.00am & 2.00pm • EUSA (See Page 50)

National Museum of Scotland Tour

FREE to all students.

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 12.00noon – 2.00pm (See Page 54)

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 12.30pm – 5.00pm (See Page 50)

Arthur’s Seat

What’s On

Thurs 13th Sept Amnesty Letter Writing Lunch All Faiths Chaplaincy • 12.30pm – 2.30pm • Amnesty International Society From the very beginning of Amnesty International in 1961, people have written letters on behalf of victims of human rights abuses. Come along and meet some members of the society, have some lunch and write a letter challenging cruelty and injustice.

The Peoples’ Story Museum Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 12.30pm – 2.30pm (See Page 59)

Gorgie City Farm Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.45pm (See Page 59)

The Great Edinburgh Bake-Off Teviot, Debating Hall • 1.00pm – 3.00pm • Edinburgh Global Partnerships Amateur baker? Dessert connoisseur? Or maybe you just have a sweet tooth and fancy trying some delicious cakes? You can participate in the contest by bringing along your baked wonders and win some fantastic prizes! Otherwise, just come down and help judge the cakes on offer (it’s all free!). Take a break from partying with this yummy afternoon.

Butterfly & Insect World

CHV Scavenger Hunt

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 12.45pm – 4.00pm (See Page 59)

Teviot, Balcony Room • 1.00pm – 2.00pm • CHV Back again after the success of last year’s event. Soak up a fun-filled afternoon racing around Edinburgh on The Ultimate Scavenger Hunt to earn points to win prizes. Come along to Teviot between 1.00pm – 1.45pm to register teams of three to six people. Will you be on the team that triumphs? Expect everything!

Gorgie City Farm

Museum of Edinburgh

Women Students Meet up

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 1.30pm – 3.30pm (See Page 50)

Teviot, Lounge • 2.00pm – 2.30pm • EUSA

King’s Buildings Campus Tour Meet outside Ashworth Building • 2.00pm – 3.00pm (See Page 50)

PG Coffee Crawl Beginning in the National Library Café • 2.00pm (See Page 52)

EUSA makes sure that the views of students are heard, especially by the University and the government. If you would like to know more about what EUSA can do to represent women students, come along to this informal event for your opportunity to join the group, meet new people and help the university become a more proactive and inclusive institution.

Tea, Coffee & Feminism

West Coast Swing Dance Taster Class

Teviot, Loft Bar • 2.00pm – 4.00pm • EU Feminist Society

Teviot, Study • 2.00pm – 3.00pm • West Coast Swing Dance Society

Come and meet the Edinburgh University Feminists, a group of people interested in discussing feminist issues and campaigning for gender equality. Too many people are confused by feminism or feel it isn’t something they can identify with. So here is your opportunity to come and talk to a diverse group of feminists, share what feminism is to you and find out what it is to other people.

A free taster session for West Coast Swing Dancing. No experience required! West Coast Swing Dance is a cool and unique partner dance style which can be performed to almost any music. Come and try it out for free!

Come and have tea with the women from EU Labour students. The perfect way to get to know other like-minded ladies. As well as meet-and-greets we’ll have an informal induction to women’s liberation, feminism, the labour party’s role in it, past and present, and what these things mean to us today. Plus, we’ll get to sit around and eat some cake! Open to women only.

Ghostly Underground

Ballroom Demo

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 2.15pm – 4.30pm (See Page 54)

Grim Bedlam Theatre • 2.30pm – 3.30pm • Bedlam A man walks into a bar. Well, something walks into a bar! £2.50

Model United Nations

Killer Pool

Teviot, Dining Room • 2.00pm – 4.00pm • EU model united nations

Teviot, Pool Room • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • EUSA

Our workshop is open to all you MUN buffs or curious passers-by; we intend to offer insight into MUN debating. The first half will offer an introduction into MUN for the first timers, and a chance to discuss conferences for the more experienced. The second half will have a small, fun debate about a current political topic – speaking optional!

3 lives, 15 balls, winner takes all.

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 3.00pm – 5.00pm (See Page 50)

Ladies in Red Teviot, Balcony Room • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • EU Labour students

Teviot, Debating Hall • 3.30pm – 4.30pm • Ballroom Dancing If you enjoyed our taster or outdoor demo or haven’t had a chance to find us yet, come along to our demo and get an idea of all the dance styles we do. Our members will be showcasing ballroom, latin and rock and roll and the Scottish amateur champions will be coming along to show you what’s possible!

A Taste of Palestine Teviot, Study • 4.00pm – 6.00pm • Students for justice in Palestine

Islamic Society Freshers’ Week Dinner Chaplaincy • 4.00pm – 7.00pm • Islamic Society Freshers’ week dinner is an ice-breaking event for new students to get to know each other and current students at University. It serves as a basis for a support network particularly those interested in the Islamic Society. Students will find lots of interesting activities to do during this time as well as an opportunity to know what’s available to them through the Islamic Society.

PG Tips Teviot, Dining Room • 4.30pm – 6.30pm • EUSA with SocieTEA You’ll have been bombarded with info this week, but may still have questions, concerns or things you need to know! Here’s your chance to get answers from representatives from the university and the students’ association – including Postgrads giving you the benefit of their experience. There will also be a chance to sample the SocieTEA’s selection of artisan teas and mingle with fellow Postgrads.

Come along for an introduction to Students for Justice in Palestine! Watch a short introductory film on the situation in Palestine, have an informal discussion with society members about what we do, chat about how you can get involved, from inviting guest speakers and running campaigns on campus to visiting Palestine on our annual trip! Help yourselves to some Palestinian snacks too!

What’s On

Thurs 13th Sept A Labour of Love & Shame Bedlam Theatre • 4.30pm – 5.30pm • Bedlam A dynamic and engaging piece on race, religion and sexuality. Or not. It’s a clown show. £2.50

ESCA Pizza & Plonk Party Teviot, Loft Bar • 5.00pm – 6.00pm • ESCA Want to find out more about Edinburgh’s Student Charities Appeal? Well this is your chance. Find out about how we raised over £100,000 charity last year, raced to Paris or went diving with shark. Most importantly find out how you can get involved in ESCA’s team like Meadows Marathon, ESCA fund raising and medRAG. Free pizza and Wine!

Swing Dance Taster Class & Dance

Obamanation: Lessons from the Campaign Trail

Teviot, Debating Hall • 5.30pm – 7.00pm • Swing Dance Society

Teviot, Balcony Room • 6.00pm – 7.00pm • EUSA

A fun taster of learning to swing dance with two of the best teachers around. By the end you will have all the skills you need to swing the night away. No partner required! Just turn up, get moving, and meet lots of new people. Social dancing afterwards to try out your new skills to tunes old and new!

Interested in liberal politics outside of the UK? Come get an insider’s account of the Obama campaign from one of our members who recently worked in the swing state of Colorado. There will be a short talk on politics, followed by a Q&A session and tips on getting involved campaigning yourself. Food provided.

Physicality Workshop Bedlam Theatre • 5.45pm – 6.45pm • Bedlam An introduction to physical theatre. All levels of experience welcome!

Drinks with Conservatives Teviot, Writing Room • 6.00pm – 8.00pm • EU Conservatives Unionist Association EUCUA are hosting a debate to discuss the issues of the day. This is an open event and people of all political persuasions are welcome to attend. Participation Is encouraged, as we’re sure you’ll have plenty to say.

Chocolate Food Festival Teviot, The New Amphion • 7.00pm – 9.00pm • ChocSoc Come and enjoy a variety of chocolate themed treats that reflect what ChocSoc is all about. Dip some fruit and biscuits into our chocolate fountain, slather on nutella and chocolate bits and bobs to biscuits and cupcakes and, at the end, indulge in some toasted chocolate sandwiches. Bring your friends and then meet some more in a night your sweet tooth won’t forget.

Intro to The Student Newspaper

Potluck @ the ISC

Teviot, Loft Bar • 6.30pm – 8.00pm • The Student Newspaper

Bring your favourite dish or an interesting desert to the ISC for an evening of food sharing and general mingling. There will be free coffee and tea – and maybe a little drink of something else.

We need writers, photographers, graphic designers and copy-editors. We’ll take you through the process and explain a little about the paper before hearing from our guest speaker. We’ll have some food before introducing you to our legendary newspaper crawl.

ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 7.00pm – Midnight • International Student Centre

The PhD Movie Pleasance, Theatre • 7.00pm – 9.00pm • EUSA George Cham Piled Higher Deeper (PhD) Comics is proud to present the PhD Movie – and we are proud to show it on Campus! Come and see this brilliant, insightful and hilarious look at the life of the average PhD student – and find out what the immediate future may have in store for you! You can watch the trailer here: www.phdcomics.com/movie/

Freshercon Pleasance, Highland Room • 7.00pm – 11.30pm • EU Sci & Fantasy Society Come and meet like-minded geeks at the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Society’s Freshercon! We’ll start off by showing a film and then follow that with a geekthemed pub quiz, with a little time for socialising in between. There are prizes to be won in the quiz, and refreshments will be provided.

‘Life of Brian’ Screening Appleton, Lecture Theatre 3 • 7.00pm – 9.30pm • Humanist Society We will watch Monty Python’s irreverent comedy ‘Life of Brian.’

First Volunteers Sign-up Meeting ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 7.00pm – 9.00pm • International Student Centre Would you like to help out at the International Student Centre? We are 100% volunteer run and can always use a hand! Whether helping arrange trips around Scotland, organising culturally themed events or spending an hour in our lounge every week brewing coffee – we need you! So come and hear more and sign up to help us!

Disillusion Bedlam Theatre • 7.30pm – 8.30pm • Bedlam When Caleb gets his friends Ana and Jess together he thinks he’s made the perfect match, but the truth can be distorted. Ana has a few secrets, and she’s not the only one. £2.50

Rumble in the Jungle Teviot, Sports Bar • 7.30pm • EU BioSoc Biosoc is hosting its very own rumble in the jungle. Dress up as an animal and compete against other teams in various jungle tasks. Lots of prizes for teams and individuals, and a great opportunity to meet new people.

Freshers Week Poetry Slam Pleasance, Cabaret Bar • 7.30pm – 12.00am • Literature Society The first Literature Society Poetry Slam of the year provides a great opportunity for a taste of the poetry on offer in Edinburgh. This event showcases the talents of students and veterans of performance poetry. It’s the perfect introduction to the city’s literary culture. Keep an eye out for our ‘Wordy Thursdays’ in the Cabaret Bar.

This will be a heated event, and definitely not one to miss.

What’s On

Thurs 13th Sept The Sorting Ceremony

Faire la fête avec French Society

Teviot, Dining Room • 8.00pm – 11.00pm • Harry Potter Society

Teviot, Library Bar • 8.30pm • EU French Society

For everyone who’s ever wished that they were going to Hogwarts – now is your chance to discover in which House you belong! Our interactive tasks will highlight your House qualities before you are firmly Sorted, and the miniature feast of cauldron cakes, pumpkin pasties, butterbeer other delicious themed foods begins! Only 40 tickets available – available at the Fresher’s Fair!

Interested in french language? French culture? Then put on your favourite striped shirt or beret and come to meet the French Society for a night out in the french spirit. Venez nombreux!

Jazz in the Lounge Teviot, Lounge • 8.00pm – Midnight • EUSA In the Lounge Bar every night will be our house band for Teviot Lounge Jazz! The house band from TJ Muller the Dixie Six invites you to come along and relax to the swinging-est jazz night in town. It’s open mic, so if you’re a budding Miles Davis on the trumpet, feel like singing the night away, fancy playing music with some new friends or just want to relax in a wingback chair to the coolest live soundtrack in town, this night is for you.

Student Band Night Bollocks to Poverty Pub Quiz Teviot, Study • 8.00pm – 10.00pm • Bollocks to poverty The Bollocks to Poverty Society is hosting a pub quiz, raising awareness of our charity and finding some new members to help us say ‘Bollocks to Poverty!’ So come along, make some new friends and test your general knowledge!

Teviot, Underground • 8.00pm – late • EUSA / Untapped talent On thursdays the Teviot Underground plays host to our student band night where we will showcase your band, all you have to do is sign up. Information is on www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/bandnight! If you are not in a band, but love live music – this is the place for you! Tonight, we collaborate with Untapped Talent and promise to present some of the finest student bands in Edinburgh!

Ghosts & Ghouls Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 8.15pm (See Page 52)

ECA Alternative Venue Crawl

Bedlam Radio Workshop Bedlam Theatre • 8.30pm – 9.30pm • Bedlam Interested in reviewing shows on the air or acting in a radio play? We’re looking for the voice of Bedlam. Join us and FreshAir as we put together our first of a series of Bedlam radio pod casts this term!

Film Party!

GeolSoc Drinks

Teviot, Loft Bar • 8.30pm – 11.30pm • FilmSoc

Teviot, Writing Room • 8.30pm – 10.30pm • Geological Society

Come along for a fun film themed party! Dress up as your favourite movie character, actor or director for a chance to win a best-dressed prize.

Geolsoc would like to invite all students studying Earth Science to come for a few drinks to celebrate the start of a new term and to welcome all new members to our society. This is a great chance for freshers to make friends before the term starts.

NSCD Freshers Ceilidh Teviot, Debating Hall • 8.30pm – 1.00am • New Scotland Country Dance Society Fancy a fling? Make sure to join us for the annual freshers’ ceilidh! We’ll keep your feet moving. There is no dancing experience necessary, so make sure to invite all your friends who always wondered what ‘ceilidh’ means and how to pronounce it!

Tibet Society Crawl Teviot, Library Bar • 9.00pm • Tibet Society A hilarious sociable night venturing through the pubs of Edinburgh! Meet the Tibetan students of Edinburgh, explore the real nightlife of this new town and meet our amazing team on their night off from ‘politikin’.

Meet & Greet Pub Night ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 9.00pm – Midnight • International Student Centre Go to the pub, have a drink, meet new people. With the International Student Centre you’re guaranteed to meet people from all over the world. Meet outside the ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place at 9.00pm and then go to the pub from there.

ECA, Wee Red Bar • 8.30pm • ECA A tour of the alternative pub and club scene! Gather at the Wee Red Lounge at 8.30pm for a great night ending at Zzzzap!

What’s On

Thurs 13th Sept

Fri 14th Sept Poster Sale

PG Coffee Crawl

Teviot, Underground • 9.00am – 5.00pm • EUSA

Beginning in the Library Café • 11.00am (See Page 52)

Another chance to fill your new room with lovely faces / favourite films / albums / slogans and just general décor! A massive selection of posters available all day.

International Café David Hume Tower, Faculty Room North • 10.00am – 2.00pm • International Office (See Page 06)

George Square Campus Tour A Trilogy of Horrors

Vernon Kay Potterrow, Venue • 9.00pm – 3.00am • EUSA From T4 to Radio 1 to Potterrow! Vernon Kay brings his music collection to Potterrow tonight and we cannot wait! Vernon Kay has excelled in tv, radio and is now a well respected DJ with a hefty collection of tracks that you’ll find it hard not to dance to! Come early to avoid disappointment on this one folks – the roof is going to get blown off! FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £10

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 10.00am – 11.00am (See Page 50)

Arthur’s Seat Walk

Bedlam Theatre • 10.00pm – 11.30pm • Bedlam

Meet at Pollock Reception • 10.00am – 12.00noon (See Page 50)

Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Tale-Tale Heart’. Charles Dickens’ ‘The Signal Man’. Mary Shelley’s ‘The Mortal Immortal’. Three horror classics.

City Art Centre

Three great writers. Three monologues. £2.50

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 10.15am – 12.30pm (See Page 56)

Edinburgh Zoo Animal Handling Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 11.00am (See Page 52)

Royal Botanic Gardens Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.00noon – 3.00pm (See Page 60)

Photographic Treasure Hunt Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 12.00noon – 3.00pm (See Page 57)

Main Library Tour Main Library • 11.00am & 2.00pm • EUSA (See Page 52)

Giant Freshers’ Freeshop Potterrow, Venue • 12.00noon – 3.00pm • People and Planet Come and get all you need for the new year, for free! Last year we distributed over five tonnes of goods left by students in the spring to freshers in September, saving enormous amounts of waste and disposal money in the process, it’s win-win. For the fifth year running this event is not to be missed! Be there in plenty of time, queues expected 1 hour beforehand!

King’s Buildings Campus Tour

Coffee Crawl

Meet outside Ashworth Building • 11.00am – 12.00noon (See Page 50)

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 12.00noon – 2.00pm (See Page 50)

Royal Botanic Gardens

Film ‘Project Nim’

What’s On

Fri 14th Sept Intro to Auditioning Workshop

Free Tea & Coffee @ the ISC

DrumSoc taster Session

Bedlam Theatre • 12.00noon – 1.00pm • Bedlam

ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 12.00noon – 4.00pm • International Student Centre (See Page 06)

Pleasance, Pentland Room • 1.00pm – 2.00pm • Drumming Society

Come and learn how to audition for the EUTC, see which upcoming shows you could be involved in.

The Museum of Childhood Meet outside Teviot • 12.00noon – 2.00pm (See Page 52)

Dynamic Earth Trip Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 12.15pm (See Page 52)

Historical Tour ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 1.00pm – 2.30pm • International Student Centre (See Page 57)

Tango Taster Teviot, Debating Hall • 12.00pm – 1.30pm • Tango Society

Intro to Directing Workshop

A chance to find out what Tango Society is all about and learn a few moves!

Bedlam Theatre • 1.00pm – 2.00pm • Bedlam Come learn how to direct and propose shows with the EUTC!

Meet the Sabbs Potterrow, Dome • 1.00pm – 3.00pm • EUSA Your sabbatical officers are elected each year to represent you, run campaigns, and ensure that student opinion forms the basis of all EUSA campaigns, services and representation. Come and meet them for an informal chat, ask them lots of questions, and find out more about how to get involved and make the most of your time at Edinburgh.

We run group warm-ups such as bodybeats, followed by West African drumming on djembe’s and other percussion. A great chance to find out about the society in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Complete beginners and advanced players welcome

Free Lunch Meet in Bristo Square • 1.00pm – 2.00pm • Christian Union Feeling hungry? Take advantage of some free food in Bristo Square.

Holyrood Park Walk Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 1.45pm – 4.30pm (See Page 60)

Edinburgh Dungeon

Bhangra & Bollywood Taste Session

Meet at Bristo Square Point D • 1.45pm

Coffee Crawl

Teviot, Debating Hall • 2.00pm – 5.00pm • Edinburgh Bhangra Crew

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 2.00pm – 4.00pm (See Page 50)

This workshop will give you a quick glimpse at the beautiful cultural dances of India and the Punjab. With our head trainers teaching the basic moves and techniques you will be sure to impress on the dance floor. No previous experience necessary, just bring your beautiful selves and prepare for some high energy, fun filled dancing. You will be sure to meet some friendly faces too!

The Problem of Faith Schools? Pleasance, Cabaret Bar • 2.00pm – 3.30pm • Humanist Society A speaker from the British Humanist Association’s ‘Faith Schools: Just say no’ campaign will explain why we should all be concerned about the consequences of raising children with a sectarian education. After the talk, we will have further discussion.

Afternoon Tea Party Pleasance, Marquee • 2.00pm – 3.00pm • Baking Society Bring out the fine china and come celebrate the best of baking with Edinburgh Baking Society at our afternoon tea party, from scones to tarts, sample some of the delicious goods offered by our members all accompanied with that traditional cup of tea. Other drinking options will be available.

Project Nim Screening Teviot, Study • 2.00pm – 4.00pm • LangSoc Project Nim tells the story of a chimpanzee taken from its mother at birth and raise like a human child by a family on a brownstone on the upper west side in the 1970s, with Nim and his carers’ communicating mainly through sign language. It is an interesting and thought provoking film, accessible to all.

Scottish Dance Workshop Pleasance, 48a upper • 2.00pm – 5.00pm • New Scotland Country Dance Society Do you want to learn some great Scottish dances? Come along to our workshop and get to know ceilidh, Scottish country, Highland and Step dancing. This is a great chance to learn skills for all the ceilidhs you’ll attend during your studies in Edinburgh! You’ll also see what kind of things we do in our classes. No experience necessary.

Evylyn through several decades as her world slowly disintegrates around her and prisms of life separates her life into jagged broken pieces. £2.50

Freshers Week Auction Potterrow, Dome • 3.00pm – 4.30pm • EUSA Been Busy collecting your Moosa Dollars all week? Well this is your opportunity to spend them. Come along to Bid with your Moosa Dollars for loads of prizes, ranging from beer to meals out, toilet brushes, DVD sets, cooking utensils and cocktail makers! Be sure to collect as many dollars throughout the week as you can from the Sabbs and the Freshers Week Volunteers, you never know what wonders you could win!

Killer Pool Teviot, Pool Room • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • EUSA 3 lives, 15 balls, winner takes all.

Glass Bedlam Theatre • 2.30pm – 4.00pm • Bedlam Hard, beautiful, empty and easy to see through. A piece of devised theatre following a young beautiful housewife

Edinburgh Dungeon

Inglourious Basterds

What’s On

Fri 14th Sept Fresh Fest 2012 Pleasance, Theatre • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • Footlights A great opportunity for you to see the huge variety of performance societies available at Edinburgh Uni. Join in the fun and see what the societies have in store!

Open Top Bus Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 3.00pm – 5.00pm (See Page 52)

Create Society Comic Strip Off Teviot, Dining Room • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • Create Society You’ll have the chance to create an oversized comic-strip of your favourite superhero, or of you and your new flatmates – perfect for decorating your new nest! You’ll experience the creative writing and crafting sides of our multiinterest society and enjoy creating something beautiful over a cup of tea.

EUCUA’s Debate Teviot, Study • 5.00pm – 6.00pm • EU Conservative & Unionist Association EUCUA are hosting a debate to discuss the issues of the day. This is an open event and people of all political persuasions are welcome to attend. Participation is encouraged, as we’re sure you’ll have plenty to say. This will be a heated event, and definitely not one to miss.

PostGrad Cheese & Wine Event

Relief Theatre Workshop

Teviot, The New Amphion • 5.00pm – 7.00pm • EUSA

Bedlam Theatre • 6.00pm – 7.00pm • Relief Theatre

Come and chat to lots of fellow PostGrads – and enjoy some cheese and wine in pleasant company! Network, make new friends and meet new PostGrad students from across the University. Start building that social network that will sustain you through the year.

An introductory workshop from Edinburgh University’s experimental theatre company.

Teviot, Sports Bar • 6.00pm – 8.00pm • FooSoc

Bedlam Theatre • 5.30pm – 6.00pm • Bedlam

Table Football tournament, all participants welcome. Entry is free and the winners will receive a prize.

Modern Dance Society Taster Session Teviot, Debating Hall • 5.30pm – 7.00pm • EU Modern Dance Society Come along to our taster session! We’re the biggest dance society at the uni and offer classes in seven styles for every level. With performances from some of last years amazing teams and the opportunity to learn a simple routine, don’t miss out! We’ll see you there!

Bedlam Theatre • 7.30pm – 8.30pm • Bedlam A collection of short children’s stories told through movement, music and maybe a word or two. £2.50

Real Ale Adventure

Freshers Week Foosball

Harry’s Christmas ‘Get up. Walk about. Smoke a cigarette. Come back. Go to sleep. Wake. Eat. Die.’ A one-off performance of Steven Berkoff’s painfully funny and moving play that examines depression, isolation and the importance of Christmas cards. £2.50

Chasing Tales

The Book Lovers Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 6.45pm – 10.00pm (See Page 52)

Teviot, Library Bar • 8.00pm • EUSA

Inglourious Basterds Teviot, Study • 7.00pm – 9.30pm • FilmSoc Tarantino’s film about a special recruitment of Jewish-American soldiers who go on a mission to hunt Nazi soldiers starring Brad Pitt and the charismatic Christoph Waltz is a big, bold an highly engrossing film. A must watch.

Take a taste for real ale or just curious? Come and tickle your taste buds and enjoy some of the finest ales from around Scotland.

EUJO’s Freshers Gig Pleasance, Cabaret Bar • 8.00pm – 11.00pm • EU Jazz Orchestra Get down to Pleasance to hear the University’s Big band – ‘EUJO’ at the freshers’ gig. Hear the full band kick off the start of what is sure to be another superlative year of music making! Come have a listen – we hold auditions later on this semester – come check us out! You could get involved. What better way to start your night and end your first week at University

Tell Me a Story Teviot, Underground • 8.00pm – 10.30pm • PublishEd Tell me a story, any story! Whether it’s sad, sweet, heart-warming, gutwrenching, silly or serious; prose, poetry or experimental avant-garde expression – if you wrote it, we want to hear it! A totally chilled out evening, there will be a chance at our earlier events to sign-up to speak, or you can book an open mic slot on the night. Free cake, too!

Drinks with the UoE Trading & Investment Club Teviot, Writing Room • 8.00pm – 11.30pm • EU Trading and investment Club A drinks reception with Edinburgh University Trading and Investment Club, the largest student run UK finance society with £30,000 of real money. Our focus is teaching investment, we have weekly presentations with industry professionals and exclusive recruitment events with our sponsors. Join one of our sectors and you could find yourself pitching buy £2,000 Barclays to the investment panel.

What’s On

Fri 14th Sept

Sat 15th Sept Jazz in the Lounge

Hidden & Haunted

Teviot, Lounge • 8.00pm – Midnight • EUSA

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 8.45pm (See Page 61)

The Teviot Lounge hosts an open jam jazz session where anyone can come and play along with the house band. This session will happen every Monday when the Semester starts, but for you lucky Freshers – we have one every night! Bring your dancing shoes and singing voices!

Amnesty International Pub Quiz Teviot, Loft Bar • 8.30pm – 10.30pm • Amnesty International Society

The Big Ceilidh Potterrow, Venue • 8.00pm – 1.00am • EUSA Why should The Big Cheese have all the fun? We apply some Potterrow Magic to your favourite ceilidh shindigs so grab your newly made dancing partners and head to The Row for a full night of spinning, giggling and jigging! We love Potterrow, we love ceilidhs – a match made in heaven! FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £10

Come along to one of Amnesty Society’s infamous pub quizzes and get the chance to win some fabulous prizes! Show off your knowledge of music, film, current affairs and human rights.

EUMDS Big White T’s Teviot, Sports Bar • 8.30pm • EU Modern Dance Society Whip out those white t-shirts and marker pens for a Mega EUMDS Big White T’s… Starting at our very own Teviot, we’ll then take you round some of Edinburgh Uni Modern Dance Societies favourite spots in Edinburgh! So grab a white t-shirt and head down to meet the society members want to do freshers’ week 2012 properly… dancer style!

Portobello Beach Trip Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 12.00noon – 4.30pm (See Page 56)

Twist & Rave Twist and Rave, the popular spin on our sell out night club Twist and Shout. Expect the best in 80s, 90s, and 00s rave and party music around!

Improverts Bedlam Theatre • 10.30pm – 11.30pm • Bedlam Edinburgh’s resident improv comedy troupe return for their third decade at the Bedlam Theatre. Hilarious games based entirely on audience suggestions, a whole different show every night. £2.50

Pleasance, Cabaret Bar • 12.00noon – 4.00pm • People & Planet

Hot Air Balloon Fun!

Teviot, Debating Hall • 9.00pm – 2.00am • Fresh Air

Bristo Square • EU Hot Air Balloon Club • 12.00noon Come and watch the EU hot air balloon get inflated in the square. It’s an amazing sight with Teviot as a brilliant backdrop.

St. Andrews

Trip to St. Andrews ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 9.00am – 6.00pm • ISC Go visit St. Andrews, the home of golf, see the cathedral and the castle! Please note this is a ticketed event. More information on times and how to get tickets can be found at www.isced.blogspot.com. This is a full day event. £8.00

Intro to People & Planet: How students can affect real change Information on People & Planets’ campaigns as well as workshops and speakers on the subjects of global poverty, climate change, protests and how students can affect real change both within and outside the university – with lots of delicious free food! Come and go as you please.

Nelson Monument

The Improverts Workshop

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.15pm (See Page 50)

Bedlam Theatre • 12.00noon – 2.00pm • Bedlam Edinburgh University’s improvised comedy group the Improverts lead a workshop where you can play some improvisation games and learn a bit about thinking on your feet! If you’re interested in becoming an Improvert, this is also the place to get a foothold.

Arthur’s Seat Walk Meet at Pollock Reception • 1.00pm – 3.00pm (See Page 50)

Camera Obscura

DrumSoc Taster Session

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 10.15am – 12.00noon (See Page 61)

Pleasance, Pentland Room • 1.00pm – 2.00pm • Drumming Society

George Square Campus Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 11.00am – 12.00noon (See Page 50)

The taster sessions are always lots of fun! We begin by running group warmups such as body-beats, followed by west african drumming on djembe’s and lots of other percussion. It’s a great chance to find out about the society in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Complete beginners and advanced players are all welcome, and no experience is necessary! Nelson Monument

What’s On

Sat 15th Sept Salsa4Water Taster Workshop

Tandem Language Café

Teviot, Debating Hall • 1.00pm – 3.00pm • WaterAid Edinburgh

Teviot, Study • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • Tandem

Want to try salsa? Come to our free Cuban Salsa Workshop run by WaterAid. Get your dancing shoes on and try your hand at something new. We have weekly Cuban salsa classes with all the profit going to WaterAid charity. Our free taster session should get you started!

EUSA’s popular Language Café is a relaxing place where you can meet new people, enjoy a cup of tea after a long day, and try out a new language. As part of the tandem language programme, this weekly gathering welcomes students from all over the world. Join us for a cup of coffee and a whole list of languages!

George Square Campus Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 2.00pm – 3.00pm (See Page 50)

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 2.00pm – 4.00pm (See Page 50)

Killer Pool Teviot, Pool Room • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • EUSA 3 lives, 15 balls, winner takes all.

Tea Dance with Swing Dance Taster Teviot, Debating Hall • 3.30pm – 5.00pm • Swing Dance Society Learn to swing dance with our short taster session, or show off the skills you have! Afterwards, have a boogie with your new friends and find out what the society is all about while enjoying a nice relaxing cup of tea and some cake. Come and join us for some swinging fun! No partner required, dressing up optional.

African & Arabic Dance Society Pleasance, Ochil Room • 5.00pm – 8.00pm • The African and Arabic Society A chance to come and try out trying out Arabic, African or tribal fusion dance. A fun and relaxed class where our teachers will give an insight into these unusual styles of dance.

EUSOG Workshop

Fresher’s Ball

Bedlam Theatre • 6.00pm – 7.00pm • EUSOG An introductory workshop from Edinburgh University’s Savoy Opera Group.

Introduction to Relief Theatre: Practical Workshop Pleasance, Highland Room • 6.00pm – 8.00pm • Relief Theatre An introductory workshop. Come learn about different aspects of theatre and play some awesome games!

Stage Combat Workshop Bedlam Theatre • 7.00pm – 8.00pm • Bedlam Come learn how to punch, pull, throw, and fall safely on stage!

Teviot • 8.00pm – 3.00am • EUSA It’s the night you’ve all been waiting for!

Tux? – Check! Party Frock? – Check! Kilt? – Check! Teviot transforms into the fabulous Freshers’ Ball tonight as we celebrate your Freshers’ Week and your introduction to University life. There is loads going on, so make sure you get down early as there will be queues.

Debating Hall

Teviot Lounge

We send you whirling with a ceilidh from the fantastic Kilter ceilidh band followed by Abandoman. Abandoman will be creating hilarious freestyle songs at lightning speed based on audience suggestions. Having toured with Ed Sheeran, played Glastonbury and the BRITS afterparty this is one party you want to be at!

Our brilliant house band entertain you with a jazz jam session. So bring along your dancing shoes and singing voices.

Next, we introduce to you the best in Scottish Hip Hop – Stanley Odd. Armed with an infectious set of hooks, witty, insightful lyricism and eclectic musical tastes, they form their own sound: a sort of funked-out cerebral geek-rap.

Library Bar Your very own Fresh Air will be entertaining you in the Library Bar with live DJs, proving why you have the best student radio station in the UK.

Elsewhere we will have you singing karaoke, enjoying our chocolate fountain, dancing to swing bands and listening to the magic Horndog Brass Band. Our new friday night residents Electrikal will be bringing their soundsystem to entertain you in the garden, you can win chips on casino tables, be bowled over by magic, get your official freshers’ week photos taken and lots more! Come early to avoid disappointment! FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £10

Underground James Brown is Annie – Described as ‘Edinburgh’s finest funk sparkplugs’. JBiA have opened for the Average White Band, supported double platinum selling reggae funk band The Black Seeds and performed to 80,000 people at the Edinburgh Hogmanay Street Party. Playing to the wee hours is The Mike Kearney Ka-Tet. The synthesis of unstoppable groove, soaring horns and Mike’s unique vocals puts this extensive band in a genre of its own.

What’s On

Sat 15th Sept

The Big Cheese Feat. Diana Vickers (DJ Set) Potterrow • 9.00pm – 3.00am • EUSA

Vampire Hospital Waiting Room

The Egg

Bedlam Theatre • 8.30pm – 9.30pm • Bedlam

Hatching every Saturday: playing the finest in indie, 60s garage and soul, 70s punk and new wave.

Following a tragic road traffic accident, young handsome millionaire Artie Baldwin lies flaccid but alive in the waiting room of the Keith Chegwin Hospital for repulsive and monotonous ailments. His only chance of rehabilitation lies with his beautiful and sharply witted secretary Liz and the eccentric Dr. Barnes MD. £2.50

ECA, Wee Red Bar • 11.00pm • ECA

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £3

The Mighty Big Cheese – we salute you! Don’t want to queue for the freshers’ ball in Teviot? Can’t get enough of the Big Cheese? Just fancy dancing all night to Diana Vickers? Well OK then! Tonight, we play host to Diana Vickers! The multi-talented Diana Vickers graces our decks tonight with a set of tunes that will knock your socks off. Playing alongside your favourite Big Cheese DJs we will have you dancing all night long. Welcome to Edinburgh Uni! Come early to avoid disappointment! FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £10

Improverts Tech Workshop Bedlam Theatre • 9.00pm – 10.30pm • Bedlam If you want to learn new and exciting tech skills with lights and sounds then pop along to the Improverts Tech Workshops! No previous experience necessary!

Nature Boy Bedlam Theatre • 10.30pm – 11.00pm • Bedlam What makes a man? Whose fault is it? And why is he doing that voice? These questions answered and more in the first one-boy shoe from Improvert David Elms.

£2.50

Edinburgh Castle

Academic Events

Mon 10th Sept

Tues 11th Sept

School of Engineering Introductory Meeting

Academic Fair

George Square Lecture Theatre • 11.00am – 12.00pm • School of Engineering

HCA Graduate School Induction Meeting Teviot Medical School, Lecture Theatre between 1.00pm – 5.00pm (please check HCA Graduate School website for the final timetable) Graduate School, School of History Classics & Archaeology Graduate School induction programme for incoming PG students.

Appleton Tower, Concourse & Mezzanine • 12.00noon – 5.00pm • EUSA The Academic Fair is primarily for those students who have an element of choice within their degree course. This is an opportunity to ask questions and get more information from academic staff about the multitude of courses available to you at Edinburgh.

Schools Introductory Meetings in the College of Science and Engineering tbc • tbc • College of Science and Engineering Each School in the College of Science and Engineering has a meeting during freshers’ week to welcome new students and inform them of their initial appointment with their Personal Tutor. Please consult the website for details of your school meeting: www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/ science-engineering

Business School Introductory Meeting Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 4 • 9.00am – 10.00am • Business School

Wed 12th Sept Edinburgh College of Art Introductory Meeting (Surname A-L) David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre A • 9.30am – 10.30am • Edinburgh College of Art

Edinburgh College of Art Introductory Meeting (Surname M- Z) David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre A • 10.30am – 11.30am • Edinburgh College of Art

School of Divinity Introductory Meeting The Martin Hall, New College, The Mound • 9.30am – 11.00am • School of Divinity

School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures Introductory Meeting Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 5 • 9.30am – 10.30am • School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures Group A: English Literature, Scottish Literature, Celtic, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Scottish Ethnology

School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures Introductory Meeting Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 5 • 10.45am – 11.45am • School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures Group B: Modern European Languages, EU Studies/Modern Languages, French, German, Italian, Russian, Scandinavian Studies, Spanish

SPS Taught Student Induction George Square Lecture Theatre • 10.00 – 11.30am • Graduate School of Social and Political Science Taught Student Induction by Grad School Director and Deputy Director

School of Social & Political Science Introductory Meeting George Square Lecture Theatre • 11.30am – 12.30pm • School of Social & Political Science

School of Philosophy Psychology & Language Sciences Introductory Meeting

School of Informatics Introductory Meeting

School of History Classics and Archaeology Introductory Meeting

Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 1 • 10.00am – 10.45am • School of Informatics

Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 1 • 10.00am – 11.00am • School of History Classics and Archaeology

George Square Lecture Theatre • 12.30pm – 1.30pm • School of Philosophy Psychology & Language Sciences

Moray House School of Education Introductory Meeting

School of Economics Introductory Meeting

HSS Visiting Student Welcome Meetings

David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre C • 10.30am – 11.30am • School of Economics

George Square Lecture Theatre • 2.00pm – 3.00pm for Erasmus students • 3.30pm – 4.30pm for other visiting students • Visiting Students Office in the College of Humanities and Social Science.

Room G1, Paterson’s Land, Moray House • 10.00am – 11.00am • Moray House School of Education

Health in Social Science (Nursing Studies) Introductory Meeting Room G3/4, Medical School, Doorway 6, Teviot Place • 10.00am – 11.00am • School of Health in Social Science

School of Law Introductory Meeting Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 4 • 11.00am – 12.30am • School of Law

An introduction to the University of Edinburgh for all study abroad and exchange students in the College of Humanities and Social Science. The welcome meeting includes a talk by staff from the International Office, followed by an academic induction presentation by the Visiting Student Office. Attendance is strongly recommended as Academic Induction Guides will be distributed to all students.

PPLS Head of Subject Area Talks Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 4 • 11.00am – 11.30am for Philosophy • 11.45am – 12.15pm for Linguistics and English Language • 12.30pm – 1.00pm for Psychology and Cognitive Science • School of Philosophy Psychology & Language Sciences Informal Talks given by each subject area Head in PPLS including Cognitive Science. For more information: www.ppls.ed.ac. uk/students/undergraduate/guide.php

Thurs 13th Sept Literatures, Languages & Cultures Graduate School Induction David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre A • 2.00pm – 3.00pm • Graduate School, Literatures Languages & Cultures Introductory talk to incoming MSc and PhD students.

See The City

Sat 8th Sept

See The City Tours Our See The City trips are so popular we highly recommend you secure your ticket early in the day! To make sure you are in with a good chance of getting on the tour of your choice, visit one of our Box Offices on the morning of the tour. Box Offices are located at Teviot, Potterrow, or Pleasance and are open from 9.00am. See the City trips are free for pass holders, but you must have a ticket, which will be given to you for free when you show your Freshers’ Pass at the Box Office. If you do not have a Freshers’ Pass, your See the City trip ticket will cost you £5. Only one ticket will be given in advance per person. Please make sure you are at the tour early, as they will leave promptly! As our tours so popular they often sell out so if you would like to see some more of the city around the University and learn a little of its history pick up one of the self-guided walking tour leaflets from one of our Box Offices. With information on student essentials, historic sites, museums and galleries, these tours will help you to find out where to go to get the most out of your new home. You can either go to your own or meet others any day during freshers’ week at 2.00pm outside the Potterrow Box Office to find people to walk with.

Art Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 10.45am – 5.00pm One for the art lovers out there – a day packed full of as many landscapes, portraits and abstracts as you can possibly handle! Starting at our very own Talbot Rice Gallery with some fantastic exhibitions in a unique historical environment, we’ll be taking free tours of some of the best galleries in the city, hopefully having enough time to grab some lunch in between!

King’s Buildings Campus Tour Meet outside Ashworth Building • 11.00am – 12.00noon Get to know the place you’ll be spending most of your time for the next few years with this informative tour of the King’s Buildings campus. Including some useful hints, tips and directions for your time at Edinburgh!

Sun 9th Sept National Museum of Scotland Tour

George Square Campus Tour

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 12.30pm – 5.00pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Viking brooches, Pictish stones, ancient chessmen, medieval carvings and Queen Mary’s clarsach – the unusual, the weird and the wonderful, collected over the generations from across Scotland and beyond, all housed under one roof.

Get to know the place you’ll be spending most of your time for the next few years with this informative tour of the George Square and Old College campus. Including some useful hints, tips and directions for your time at Edinburgh!

Take part in a guided tour of the key exhibitions in the museum, reach back across time and maybe even learn something!

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 1.00pm – 3.00pm Our coffee crawls have become one of the most popular features of freshers’ week for several years now. Sample some of Edinburgh’s excellent coffee houses, have a good chat and indulge in some gorgeous coffee and cake; tea lovers welcome too, of course!

The History of Edinburgh University Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 1.30pm – 2.30pm Want to know more about the University you’re attending? Our excellent volunteers will take you on a walking tour, filling you in on the background of the University and revealing a little more about the University’s famous faces!

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 2.00pm – 4.00pm See 1.00pm for details!

George Square Campus Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 2.00pm – 3.00pm

Arthur’s Seat Walk Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 12.00noon – 2.00pm 350 million years old and rising to a height of 251m, Arthur’s Seat provides fantastic views across the whole of Edinburgh. On a clear day, the Ochil Hills beyond the Forth Road Bridge and the Firth of Forth can even be seen. Join us for a stroll up to the summit and around the Salisbury Crags. Hope for good weather, and wear sensible shoes and warm clothes!

Edinburgh Castle Visit Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.30pm – 4.00pm Perhaps one of Edinburgh’s most distinctive landmarks, the Castle looms over the city and dominates the skyline. Perched on the remains of an extinct volcano, this Historic Scotland site has been key to Scotland’s long and colourful history for hundreds of years. This visit therefore gives you a fantastic opportunity to see the castle and check out all its top attractions! FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

King’s Buildings Campus Tour Meet outside Ashworth Building • 1.00pm – 2.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 2.00pm – 4.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

King’s Buildings Campus Tour Meet outside Ashworth Building • 2.00pm – 3.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

Edinburgh Dungeon Meet at Bristo Square Point B • 2.15pm Delve into Scotland’s bloody history at the Edinburgh Dungeon. We know that when it comes to history – the horrible bits are the best. Experience live actors, dark history, thrilling rides and special effects…are you brave enough to face 80 minutes of Scotland’s most dramatic past? FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

See 1.00pm for details

George Square

See The City

Sun 9th Sept George Square Campus Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 3.00pm – 4.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 3.00pm – 5.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

George Square Campus Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 4.00pm – 5.00pm

Mon 10th Sept The Book Lovers Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 6.45pm – 10.00pm Named UNESCO’s first ‘City of Literature’ in 2007, Edinburgh has a rich and wellknown literary tradition, embedded deeply within the very fabric of its wynds, closes and creeper-ridden burial grounds. Join us, therefore, on this journey around the old haunts of Edinburgh’s literati, exploring over 500 years of the city’s story. Everybody’s reading taste is catered for from Robert Burns to J.K. Rowling, all explored with great humour and intelligence. FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Edinburgh Zoo Animal Handling

Our Dynamic Earth Trip

George Square Campus Tour

The Museum of Childhood

King’s Buildings Campus Tour

Edinburgh Castle Visit

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 10.00am

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 11.00am

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.00noon – 1.00pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 12.00noon – 2.00pm

Meet outside Ashworth Building • 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 1.30pm – 5.00pm

Come on a journey through our planet’s past, present and future, with interactive exhibits and impressive technology. Beginning with the Big Bang, you can witness the creation of the Earth, follow the planet through its evolution and even catch glimpses of its future. Whether it’s coming face-to-face with an extinct dinosaur, feeling the sticky heat of a tropical rainforest or flying over glaciers in prehistoric Scotland, Our Dynamic Earth presents all aspects of the planet on which we live. Population growth, concepts of time and the realities of climate change are just the tip of the iceberg – and they even have a real one of those, too, sitting beneath the magical Aurora Borealis!

See Saturday 8th for details!

Loved by millions, this is the first museum in the world dedicated solely to the history of childhood. It is a treasure trove of a museum, filled to the brim with all sorts of exhibits, including many interactive ones, telling of the experience of childhood throughout the ages. Visitors can therefore explore every aspect of the history of growing up and discover how children have been raised, dressed and educated throughout the ages.

See Saturday 8th for details!

See Sunday 9th for details.

Set in 82 acres of sloping parkland, Edinburgh Zoo is one of the city’s key attractions and was first founded just over a century ago. Now home to over a thousand rare and endangered animals, the Zoo aims to promote the conservation of threatened species and habitats. Come along today for a great opportunity to not only see the Zoo in its full glory, but to also get up close and personal with some of the smaller animals, including invertebrates, reptiles and small mammals! Plus a chance to see the Zoo’s famous Giant Pandas! FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

See Saturday 8th for details!

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Ghosts & Ghouls Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 6.15pm – 8.15pm A long history of murder, torture, hangings and plague has left a haunting legacy on the city’s old town and ghostly apparitions now walk its streets. Enter the underground vaults whose walls have absorbed the memories of those who once lived and worked there. FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

PG Coffee Crawl Beginning at Teviot, The New Amphion • 11.00am Come and meet other PostGrad students in a relaxed and leisurely crawl round some of the many coffee houses of the city. See where J. K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter, meet new friends and start your day the caffeinated way!

Main Library Tour Main Library • 11.00 am An opportunity to be given a guided tour round the Main Library, a place nearly all students come to know during their time at University. These tours will help you find out how to use the library, find out where things are within the library and ask any questions about the workings of the library. The students giving these tours will be experienced library-users.

Arthur’s Seat Walk Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 12.00noon – 2.00pm See Sunday 9th for details!

A truly nostalgic experience, and not one to be missed!

Dynamic Earth

Coffee Crawl

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 1.00pm – 3.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

Scott Monument Visit Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 1.15pm – 4.00pm The largest monument to a writer in the world, the Scott Monument commemorates Sir Walter Scott, one of Edinburgh’s most famous literary figures. With 287 steps to the top, the monument offers stunning views over Edinburgh. Look out for the 64 statues of characters from Scott’s books, learn more of his story and how George Meikle Kemp designed this amazing Gothic structure – a prodigious building feat of its time. FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Open Top Bus Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 2.00pm – 4.30pm Visit both the new and old towns, and on the way you can hop-off and on to visit places of interest such as Edinburgh Castle, the National Museum of Scotland, Our Dynamic Earth, the Scottish Parliament, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, as well as many great sights that are seen to best advantage from the top deck of an open-top bus. The multi-language tour can be heard in English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Mandarin Chinese. And there’s also a special Horrible Histories channel – gruesome tales of dark times! FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

See The City

Mon 10th Sept

Tues 11th Sept

Main Library Tour

George Square Campus Tour

Main Library • 2.00pm See 11.00am for details.

The Writers’ Museum Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 2.30pm – 4.30pm Dedicated to some of Scotland’s greatest writers, The Writer’s Museum is packed full of interesting artefacts, manuscripts and portraits all linked to the rich literary history which Scotland boasts. Take a guided tour of the lives of Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson, told through a series of personal exhibits. There is something here for everyone to enjoy, whether you’re a book-worm or not!

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 3.00pm – 5.00pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 10.00am – 11.00am See Saturday 8th for details!

Arthur’s Seat Walk Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 11.00am – 1.00pm See Sunday 9th for details!

Royal Yacht Britannia

Coffee Crawl

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 12.00noon – 3.00pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 1.00pm – 3.00pm

This magnificent ship has hosted some of the most famous people in the world. Above all, however, it has been home to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family. Now berthed in Leith, visitors are welcomed aboard to discover the history and incredible life surrounding this incredible royal residence.

See Saturday 8th for details!

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

PG IKEA Trip Meet at Bristo Square Point A • 1.00pm Just arrived here and in need of that incredibly stylish but affordable Swedish design lamp? Just want to check out our IKEA with fellow postgrad students? Here’s your chance!

Museum of Edinburgh Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 1.30pm – 3.30pm The Museum of Edinburgh is the City’s treasure box – a maze of historic rooms crammed full of iconic objects from the Capital’s past. Find out about the history of Edinburgh from the earliest times to the present day. Discover more about the city, its people, crafts and trades and the beautiful objects they created.

Edinburgh Castle Visit

Ghostly Underground

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 1.30pm – 5.00pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 2.15pm – 4.30pm

See Sunday 9th for details!

The Ghostly Underground tour will take you on a journey around the eerie old buildings and dark narrow closes of the Old Town by day, where your cloaked guide will reveal the true stories and terrifying secrets of Edinburgh’s gruesome past. Descend into the Underground Vaults beneath the South Bridge, and as you are led through candlelit passages into dark, gloomy chambers, your guide will tell you tales of those who once occupied these vaults and perhaps still do…

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Calton Hill Walk

King’s Buildings Campus Tour

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 12.00noon – 2.00pm

Meet outside Ashworth Building • 2.00pm – 3.00pm

Join us for a leisurely stroll up one of Edinburgh’s main hills, set right in the city centre. Calton Hill is unmistakable with its Athenian acropolis poking above the skyline. Easily accessed, this is usually a quiet and serene place to come and enjoy the panoramic views of the city. A chance to momentarily escape the madness of freshers’ week!

See Saturday 8th for details!

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

See Saturday 8th for details!

Rosslyn Chapel Visit Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 12.30pm – 5.00pm

Main Library Tour

Featured in Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, Rosslyn has always been a place of great beauty and mystery. Founded in 1446 by Sir William St Clair, 3rd Prince of Orkney. Almost 600 years after its construction, Rosslyn still stands testament to William’s wish to create a chapel of ‘curiosity’ and ‘splendour’. Join us and explore the countless theories, myths and legends which surround it.

Main Library • 2.00pm See Monday 10th for details.

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 3.00pm – 5.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

The History of Edinburgh University

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 3.30pm – 4.30pm See Saturday 8th for details!

The Writers’ Museum

Royal Yacht Britannia

Rosslyn Chapel

Museum of Edinburgh

See The City

Tues 11th Sept

Wed 12th Sept

Scotch Whisky Experience

Gallows to Graveyard Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 6.45pm – 10.00pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 3.45pm Take a swirling, bubbling barrel ride through a replica distillery as you become part of the whisky making process. Along the way you’ll hear the stories behind this magical craft, with expert tour guides and whisky advisors with you every sip of the way! Discover the aromas and flavours that appeal to your palate and lead you to your perfect Single Malt Whisky. A truly sensational experience! Over 18s Only! FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Edinburgh is a Jekyll and Hyde city. Its respectable mask conceals an intriguing, dangerous side. Around every corner, a dark secret awaits. Traitors, thieves and murderers have come to a bloody end on the Royal Mile when their ghastly secrets were exposed! Who were they, what were their evil deeds and why do they still haunt the living? On this tour become part of a gruesome journey from gallows to graveyard. Your guide from Edinburgh’s history will lead you from the Mercat Cross, the scene of tortures and executions, to a Graveyard with chilling history, the final resting place of both famous… and infamous! FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

The Book Lovers Tour

St Giles’ Cathedral Trip

George Square Campus Tour

Portobello Beach Trip

Edinburgh Zoo Animal Handling

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 9.15am

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 10.00am – 11.00am

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 10.30am – 4.30pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 11.00am

See Saturday 8th for details!

Looking to build a replica of Edinburgh Castle in the sand or just want a chill on the beach after the madness of freshers’ week? Join us for an afternoon spent paddling, sun-bathing and eating chips and ice-cream at Portobello Beach! We can’t guarantee the weather, but some seaside antics are promised!

See Monday 10th for details.

This historic City Church of Edinburgh, St Giles’ Cathedral with its famed crown spire stands on the Royal Mile between Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh, it is the Mother Church of Presbyterianism and contains the Chapel of the Order of the Thistle (Scotland’s chivalric company of knights headed by the Queen). See the beautiful interior carvings and learn from an expert about the cathedral and Scotland’s turbulent religious history. FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Arthur’s Seat Walk Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 10.00am – 12.00noon See Sunday 9th for details!

City Art Centre Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 10.15am – 12.30pm Enjoy a visit to the City Art Centre, a main Edinburgh art gallery with one of the best collections of Scottish art. They show interesting exhibitions from their own collections and from all over the world. They may also tempt you with an attractive shop located on the ground floor.

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 11.00am – 1.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

Main Library Tour See Monday 10th for details.

Beginning at Potterrow • 11.00am

See Sunday 9th for details!

See Monday 10th for details!

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

City Art Centre

St. Giles’ Cathedral

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 1.00pm – 3.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

Main Library Tour Main Library • 2.00pm See Monday 10th for details.

King’s Buildings Campus Tour Meet outside Ashworth Building • 12.00noon – 1.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

Main Library • 11.00am

PG Coffee Crawl

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 6.45pm – 10.00pm

Coffee Crawl

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Coffee Crawl

Photographic Treasure Hunt

The Writers’ Museum Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 2.15pm – 4.00pm See Monday 10th for details!

The Historic Vaults Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 3.15pm If walls could talk, these are the stories they would tell! A great bridge was built spanning the deep valley to the south of the Royal Mile. Under its 19 enormous arches, in a catacomb of underground chambers, a community began to thrive. Trades, first legal and then illicit, flourished – and in hard times there was nothing that couldn’t be bought or sold! Created in the late 18th Century, the Underground Vaults had been abandoned by the 1830s, and were only opened again to the public in 1996. The labyrinth of corridors and chambers you visit therefore remains unchanged from two hundred years ago. Visit this unique attraction and capture a very special moment in the evolution of this city. FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.00noon – 3.00pm EUSA joins forces with PhotoSoc to bring you a tour of Edinburgh with a difference! Take as many funny, interesting and random photos as possible! Prizes will be up for grabs for getting all the photos on the list and for other ‘special’ pictures. Each team will be accompanied by an Edinburgh expert from PhotoSoc – a great chance to find out about your new city, meet new friends and discover more about a fab society! Cameras provided.

See The City

Wed 12th Sept

Thurs 13th Sept Caledonian Brewery Tour

Mature Students Coffee Crawl

Butterfly & Insect World

Museum of Edinburgh

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 5.45pm – 9.30pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 11.00am – 1.00pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 12.45pm – 4.00pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 1.30pm – 3.30pm

The tour of the Caledonian Brewery starts off in the atmospheric Heritage Centre with a breakdown of the brewery’s history. The tour guide will then escort you into the depths of the brewery where you will be taken through the brewing process and shown an array of wonderful equipment such as mash tuns, original open-fire coppers, fermentation tanks and much more!

See Saturday 8th for details!

It’s creepy, it’s crawly, it’s a jungle in there! Join the experts and get the chance to handle tarantulas, snakes and millipedes! See the leaf cutter ant parade, the glowing scorpion display and working honey bee hives. Explore the tropical gardens amongst hundreds of butterflies, all while helping to support the conservation of threatened species throughout the world.

See Tuesday 11th for details.

Over 18s Only!

Dynamic Earth Trip Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 11.00am See Monday 10th for details! FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Arthur’s Seat Walk Meet at Pollock Reception • 11.00am – 1.00pm See Sunday 9th for details!

George Square Campus Tour Main Library Tour Main Library • 11.00am

PG & Mature Students Mystery Cinema Trip

See Monday 10th for details.

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.00noon – 1.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

Calton Hill Walk Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 12.00noon – 2.00pm See Tuesday 11th for details!

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 6.30pm – 10.00pm

The History of Edinburgh University

Meet in Bristo Square for a mysterious trip to one of Edinburgh’s classic cinemas.

The Peoples’ Story Museum Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 12.30pm – 2.30pm Housed in the Canongate Tolbooth, a Royal Mile landmark built in 1591 – once home to the courthouse, prison and the centre of burgh affairs – The People’s Story explores the lives of Edinburgh’s ordinary people at work and play from the 18th century to the present day. Using re-created settings, displays and costumed figures, as well as a massive collection of real objects, the memories of real people are brought back to life throughout the Museum.

National Museum of Scotland Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 12.30pm – 5.00pm

King’s Buildings Campus Tour Meet outside Ashworth Building • 2.00pm – 3.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

Beginning in the National Library Café • 2.00pm See Monday 10th for details!

Ghostly Underground Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 2.15pm – 4.30pm See Tuesday 11th for details. FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Main Library Tour Main Library • 2.00pm See Monday 10th for details.

Coffee Crawl

Gorgie City Farm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 3.00pm – 5.00pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.45pm

See Saturday 8th for details!

This city-based farm is home to a wide range of livestock and a Pet Lodge for more exotic animals such as tortoises and chinchillas, in addition to 19 species of wild birds who nest in the area.

Ghosts & Ghouls

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 8.15pm See Sunday 9th for details. FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

See Saturday 8th for details.

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 12.00noon – 1.00pm

Cinema ticket not included.

Calton Hill

PG Coffee Crawl

See Saturday 8th for details!

Caledonian Brewery

See The City

Fri 14th Sept George Square Campus Tour Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 10.00am – 11.00am

Sat 15th Sept PG Coffee Crawl Beginning in the Library Cafe • 11.00am See Monday 12th for details!

See Saturday 8th for details!

Arthur’s Seat Walk Meet at Pollock Reception • 10.00am – 12.00noon See Sunday 9th for details!

Photographic Treasure Hunt Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 12.00noon – 3.00pm See Wednesday 12th for details!

Edinburgh Zoo Animal Handling Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 11.00am See Monday 10th for details. FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Meet outside Teviot • 12.00noon – 2.00pm See Monday 10th for details!

Coffee Crawl

Main Library Tour Main Library • 11.00am See Monday 10th for details.

Camera Obscura

Nelson Monument

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 12.15pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 8.45pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point D • 10.15am – 12.00noon

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.15pm

See Monday 10th for details!

See Saturday 8th for details!

This is Edinburgh’s history at its most chilling. Saving the darkest, most sinister, most unsettling tales to last, this is our late night ghost tour. From fiendish plots that led to treason and torture; to secret lives that lead to burning and bestiality. You’ll discover the more disreputable character, and characters, of Edinburgh’s dark closes.

Enjoy the fascinating Camera Obscura Show, fantastic views of Edinburgh, and five floors packed full of an amazing range of optical experiences which have been amusing visitors of all ages and nationalities since 1853!

Built in memory of Admiral Lord Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, the Nelson Monument resembles a tall, stone telescope. Inside the Monument, you can read about the Battle of Trafalgar – one of the most famous battles in British history – and from the top gain stunning views out towards the sea.

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C 12.00noon – 2.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

See Monday 10th for details.

Holyrood Park Walk

Edinburgh Dungeon

Royal Botanic Gardens

Meet at Bristo Square Point D • 1.45pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 12.00noon – 3.00pm

See Sunday 9th for details. FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Refresh your senses and explore the riches of the green kingdom at one of the world’s finest botanic gardens. Journey through warmer climes in the Glasshouses or discover contemporary art at Inverleith House.

Main Library Tour Main Library • 2.00pm

A Royal Park since the 12th Century, Holyrood Park is a slice of the Highlands located just a few minutes’ walk from the Old Town, with volcanic cliff faces, steep pathways, mini lochs and the hillside ruin of St. Anthony’s Chapel. Come on this guided walk to learn about Arthur’s Seat’s turbulent past, and to discover the rare wildlife that makes the Park so special.

See Wednesday 12th for details!

See Saturday 8th for details!

Hidden & Haunted

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 1.45pm – 4.30pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 10.15am – 12.30pm

Meet outside Ashworth Building • 11.00am – 12.00noon

Coffee Crawl

The Museum of Childhood

City Art Centre

King’s Buildings Campus Tour

Dynamic Earth Trip

Open Top Bus Tour

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 3.00pm – 5.00pm See Monday 10th for details!

George Square Campus Tour

Arthur’s Seat Walk

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 11.00am – 12.00noon

Meet at Pollock Reception • 1.00pm – 3.00pm

See Saturday 8th for details!

See Sunday 9th for details!

The Book Lovers Tour

Portobello Beach Trip

George Square Campus Tour

Meet at Bristo Square, Point A • 6.45pm – 10.00pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 12.00noon – 4.30pm

Meet at Bristo Square, Point B • 2.00pm – 3.00pm

See Sunday 9th for details!

See Wednesday 12th for details!

See Saturday 8th for details!

FREE with Pass • Non Pass Holders: £5

Coffee Crawl Meet at Bristo Square, Point C • 2.00pm – 4.00pm See Saturday 8th for details!

Royal Botanic Gardens

Portobello Beach

Faith Based Events

University Chaplaincy What we do: The Chaplaincy is a University provision of pastoral and spiritual support for students and staff of all faiths and none.

University Chaplaincy What we do The Chaplaincy is a University provision of pastoral and spiritual support for students and staff of all faiths and none. What we offer

What we offer:

• a multi faith and belief team

A multi faith and belief team

• one-to-one support

One to one support Events

• events • ceremonies and services • welcome and hospitality

Ceremonies and Services

• drop-in space

Welcome and hospitality

• places for meeting

Drop-in Space

• spaces for reflection

Places for meetings Spaces for reflection Personal Support We offer personal support for students and staff, regardless of religious affiliation.

Personal support We offer personal support for students and staff, regardless of religious affiliation. • confidential, non-judgemental listening • help in time of crisis • links with specialist sources of help

The Chaplains try to provide support as quickly as we can.

Confidential, non judgemental listening Help in time of crisis

Sun 9th Sept

Mon 10th Sept

Tues 11th Sept

Church Search

Mosque Tour, Islamic Calligraphy & Exhibition

Chaplaincy Freshers’ Fair

Meet outside Appleton Tower • 12.00noon – 4.00pm • Edinburgh University Islamic Society

A great opportunity to discover the University’s Chaplaincy, its multi-faith team and its multi-purpose centre; to meet students from its religious and belief societies and to learn about its drop-in and other facilities, its volunteering opportunities and social outreach programmes. A light lunch will be provided.

Meet at Main Library, George Sq. • 9.00am • Christian Union Looking for a church in Edinburgh? Hear about different churches from students who go, then be taken along to the church of your choice.

Looking for a church in Edinburgh? Hear about different churches from students who go, then be taken along to the church of your choice.

Freshers’ week Mosque tour is an open event to the wider public whether Muslim or non-Muslim. It will serve an opportunity for you to explore the Islamic faith centre, the Mosque. Furthermore, you can explore the faith through the mosque exhibition and your questions will be answered. A speciality of the event is that you can try your hands at Arabic calligraphy and henna tattoos!

Student Mass

Worship & Prayer

Church Search Meet at Main Library, George Sq. • 5.00pm • Christian Union

CSU Chapel, 24 George Sq. • 7.15pm – 8.15pm • Catholic Students’ Union The first Student Mass of the semester. Committee members will be meeting outside the JMC Pollock Halls at 6.40pm to help you find your way here.

Links with specialist sources of help The Chaplains try to provide support as quickly as we can.

Pudding & Wine Party CSU Common Room, 23 George Sq. • 8.30pm • Catholic Students’ Union “Let them eat cake”…and drink wine! Join us in the Catholic Chaplaincy Common Room for wine, cake and meet new friends.

Everyone is welcome to all events and they are open to people of all faiths and none. Unless otherwise stated, the Faith Based Events are

Chaplaincy Seminar Room 1 • 3.00pm – 4.00pm • Christian Union Relaxed time of worship and prayer in the Chaplaincy Centre. All welcome!

Chaplaincy • 12.00noon – 2.30pm

Being a Christian at Uni Chaplaincy Seminar Room 1 • 1.30pm – 2.30pm • Christian Union A chance to get some advice and ask some questions about living as a Christian at Uni.

Picnic in the Meadows Meet outside Main Library, George Sq. • 12.00noon • Edinburgh University Islamic Society Bring along something to share! Food and games! Our freshers’ week picnic is an open event, whether Muslim or nonMuslim. It serves as a basis for a support network particularly for those interested in the Islamic Society.

Rosary CSU Chapel, 24 George Sq. • 1.30pm – 2.00pm • Catholic Students’ Union Take a break from the freshers’ week madness. Half an hour of reflection and prayer with rosary in the Chapel. Tea and coffee in the CSU common room afterwards!

Thurs 13th Sept

Fri 14th Sept

Sat 15th Sept

Sun 9th Sept

Mon 10th Sept

Worship and Prayer

Introduction to Home/ Flat Small Groups

TGIF Mass

Buddha Relics Tour

PollocKorf

CSU Chapel, 24 George Sq. • 1.10pm • Catholic Students’ Union

Chaplaincy • 10.00am – 6.00pm

Pollock Halls outside Chancellors Court • 1.30pm • Edinburgh University Korfball Club

Freshers’ Week Flying with Edinburgh University Gliding Club

Chaplaincy Seminar Room 1 • 3.00pm – 4.00pm • Christian Union See Monday 10th for details.

Chaplaincy Seminar Room 1 • 2.30pm – 4.00pm • Christian Union For anyone living in self-catered flats or at home who wants to find out about Christian Union Small Groups and meet other Christians living nearby.

Introduction to Pollock Small Groups Holland House Common Room • 5.30pm – 7.00pm • Christian Union For anyone living in Pollock Halls and wants to find out about Christian Union Small Groups and meet other Christians living nearby.

Adoration and Benediction CSU Chapel, 24 George Sq. • 7.30pm • Catholic Students’ Union Take a break from the freshers’ week madness with half an hour of prayer and reflection before the Blessed Sacrament, followed by Benediction. Tea and coffee in the CSU common room afterwards.

Thank God it’s Friday! No, really thank Him. Mass followed by free lunch in George Square Gardens with the CSU picnic.

TGIF Picnic Meet at CSU Common Room, 23 George Sq. • 1.30pm • Catholic Students’ Union Meet people and have lots of food in the scenic George Square Gardens. Meet people outside 23 George Square of find us in the gardens.

A rare opportunity to view a precious collection of sacred relics of the Buddha and many other Buddhist masters currently touring the world. These relics were found among the cremation ashes of Buddhist masters and are clearly visible inside display cases that encircle a life-size, golden statue of the Maitreya Buddha.

Ready to try a new sport? Then come along and play Korfball! This fast-paced, mixed-sex ball game is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK. Come down and see what Korfball is all about and try it out for yourself. Our very sociable club is always looking for new members to join, and of course, no experience necessary.

Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 9.00am • Edinburgh University Gliding Society Why not do something different today? Edinburgh University Gliding Club is meeting twice daily during freshers’ week at 9.00am and 12.00noon outside Pollock Halls Reception to get you airborne in our two seat training glider. See www.gliding. eusa.ed.ac.uk for more details. Membership: £40

Try Paintballing for Free! Bristo Square • 10.00am – 1.00pm • Edinburgh University Paintballing Society Try your hand at firing a few paintballs down EUPS’ very own shooting range! Get a feel for what it’s really like to ‘paint a target red’ (or orange in this case!). If you enjoyed that, feel free to join us at our freshers’ social to find out more.

Freshers’ Week Flying Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 12.00noon See 9.00am for details.

Fairtrade Football & Picnic The Meadows • 12.00noon • People & Planet

Other Events

Faith Based Events

Wed 12th Sept

Come along for a free fair-trade picnic in the meadows, followed by a game of football, with a fair-trade ball – this is all dependent on Edinburgh’s temperamental weather! We will be supplying many fair-trade and local delights such as honey, chocolate, bananas and organic vegetables, but feel free to bring along any food or drink as you like.

Free Lunch Meet in Bristo Square • 1.00pm – 2.00pm • Christian Union Feeling hungry? Take advantage of some free food in Bristo Square. If it’s raining find us in the Chaplaincy Room 2.

Stroll up Arthurs Seat Meet at Pollock Main Gate • 11.30am • Christian Union A leisurely stroll up Arthurs Seat to enjoy the spectacular Edinburgh views.

Other Events

Mon 10th Sept

Tues 11th Sept

BBQ

Cinema Crawl

Freshers’ Week Flying

Meet at CSU Common Room, 23 George Sq. • 1.30pm – 4.30pm • Catholic Students’ Union

Meet outside Potterrow • 3.00pm • Film Soc

Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 9.00am

A quick zip of a tour to two of Edinburgh’s finest cinemas. The Cameo and the Filmhouse are surely going to be a much visited place if you are interested in cinema. We’ll show you around and sit at the bar. So more of a hop, but very worth your while! Trust us! And always a potential for membership deals!.

See Monday 10th 9.00am for details.

Chaplaincy Seminar Room 1 • 3.00pm – 4.00pm • Christian Union

Freshers’ Week Flying

An opportunity for international students to meet other international students to socialise and chat.

Enjoy the last of the summer with a BBQ in the CSU garden. Lots of great food, bring your own booze.

Simply Scottish The Life Church (West Richmond St) • 7.30pm • Christian Union A taste of Scotland! Haggis, ceilidh dancing, quizzes, kilts, legends, slang, historical tit-bits and culture – an introductory evening to all things Scottish.

Ballroom Dancing Demonstration Bristo Square • 2.00pm • Ballroom Dancing Society A good opportunity to come along and see what we’re about. Members of all standards will be gathering together for some outdoor fun so you can get an idea of what we get up to on Tuesday nights, and will be available to chat!

Wed 12th Sept

Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 12.00noon See Monday 10th 9.00am for details.

CSU Café CSU Common Room, 23 George Sq. • 2.00pm – 4.00pm • Catholic Students’ Union Drop in any time and relax in our comfortable sofas with some free tea, coffee and cakes.

International Drop In

Grub Crawl Meet at Main Library, George Sq. • 5.30pm • Christian Union Free food! Four courses, four flats, one great way to meet new people!

Folk Tales CSU Common Room, 23 George Sq. • 8.00pm – 11.00pm • Catholic Students’ Union Join us for an evening of traditional Scottish and Irish folk music and free cocktails.

Freshers’ Week Flying

Free Lunch

Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 9.00am

Meet in Bristo Square • 1.00pm – 2.00pm • Christian Union

See Monday 10th 9.00am for details.

Feeling hungry? Take advantage of some free food in Bristo Square. If it’s raining find us in the Chaplaincy Room 2.

Freshers’ Week Flying Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 12.00noon See Monday 10th 9.00am for details.

Vegetarian Picnic in the Meadows The Meadows • 12.00noon – 3.00pm • The Vegetarian Get to know the Vegetarian Society by joining us for a picnic! From noon onwards we will be found in the Meadows, close to the Main Library. We will be there for a few hours, so come join us whenever it suits you to get some delicious food, take a break from freshers’ week and talk to us about the society.

Alternative Tour Meet at Bristo Square Point B • 12.00noon • People & Planet A tour of Edinburgh’s alternative and radical history with geographer and Edinburgh University Rector Peter McColl, followed by lunch at the Mosque Kitchen – Edinburgh’s best value curry! Expect less tartan tourism, more genuine history of Edinburgh’s inhabitants.

SocSoc ‘Eat the World’ Lunch Outing Meet outside Chrystal Macmillan Building • 1.00pm • Sociology Society All students (whether taking sociology or interested in social things) are invited to join the Sociology Society for their first ‘Eat the World’ meal out of the semester. This is the society’s ambitious plan to ‘eat the world’ through monthly outings to local restaurants of a wide variety of cuisines. Look for somebody with a sign saying SocSoc. And remember, we’re sociologists, we do it with class!

Tour of the Scottish Parliament Meet at Scottish Parliament • 1.00pm • Scottish Nationalist Association A guided tour of the Scottish Parliament by a sitting MSP with a Q&A session at the end.

7-a-side Football & Frisbee Meet at Main Library, George Sq. • 2.00pm – 4.00pm • Christian Union Enjoy football and Frisbee on the meadows or just chill on the sidelines.

CSU Café CSU Common Room, 23 George Sq. • 2.00pm – 4.00pm • Catholic Students’ Union Drop in any time and relax in our comfortable sofas with some free tea, coffee and cakes.

Meadows Jelly Attack The Meadows • 2.00pm • Edinburgh University Young Scientific Researchers Association Jelly attack in the Meadows! Bring old clothes, a sense of humour and a keen aim. Teams shall be organised, jelly shall be provided and battle lines drawn. A great opportunity to meet new people, try something new…and…throw jelly!

Allotment & Permaculture Tasting Chaplaincy • 3.00pm – 5.00pm • Allotment and Permaculture Society Come along to the Allotment and Permaculture Society’s stall and meet like minded people. We promote organic growing and use of permaculture (agriculture intended to be sustainable and self sufficient), while integrating it with the surrounding wildlife to promote local biodiversity. Find out more about what we do and try to achieve and eat some soup made from our local tasty allotment vegetables.

Midweek Meal CSU Common Room, 23 George Sq. • 7.30pm – 11.00pm • Catholic Students’ Union “Man cannot live by bread alone”… but free food is always a bonus! Join us for the first of our weekly meals.

Black-belt Challenge Crawl The Montague Pub (81 St. Leonard’s St) • 7.30pm • Edinburgh University Shukokai Karate Club So you think you’re tough enough to try the Black-Belt Challenge Crawl? Rules are simple: dress up in a ninja related costume and then visit a variety of pubs. Can you make it through the intense training to be rewarded with martial arts most prestigious prize?

Scottish Parliament

Other Events

Thurs 13th Sept Freshers’ Week Flying Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 9.00am See Monday 10th 9.00am for details.

Freshers’ Week Flying Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 12.00noon See Monday 10th 9.00am for details.

Free Charity Societies BBQ! Three Sisters Pub (139 Cowgate) • 2.00pm • Charity Societies There are so many different charities and campaigning societies in Edinburgh – how do you get to know them all? Come to the Charities’ BBQ at the Three Sisters Pub (Cowgate), eat some free food, grab a drink and have a chat with us all! Student StopAIDS, UNICEF, Amnesty International, Mary’s Meals and Bollocks to Poverty will be around so come on down and chill out with us!

CSU Café CSU Common Room, 23 George Sq. • 2.00pm – 4.00pm • Catholic Students’ Union Drop in any time and relax on our comfortable sofas with some free tea, coffee and cakes.

Fri 14th Sept Free Trip to Edinburgh Castle

Pub Trip to Golf Tavern

ChemSoc Scavenger Hunt

Meet outside Teviot • 2.00pm • History Society

Golf Tavern Pub (31 Wright’s Houses) • 3.00pm • History Society

Meet outside Teviot • 7.00pm • Chemistry Society

Come along to a FREE trip to Edinburgh castle with the History Society. It’s a great way to explore some of the city’s history and get a gorgeous view of Edinburgh. Tickets to the castle are normally £10 each so make sure you don’t miss out on this bargain!

Join the History Society for a trip across the Meadows into Bruntsfield to the Golf Tavern Pub, get away from the chaos of George Square for a couple of hours to see another side of Edinburgh.

Join our rambling band of chemists on a wild goose chase across Edinburgh. Discover the sites of our city as you perform ridiculous tasks for our entertainment. White-coated reps will guide you and administer tasks to new members. It promises to be a wild night, lots of photos; few memories (think ‘The Hangover’). Prizes for winners, everyone welcome.

The Student’s Photography Competition Meet outside Teviot • 2.00pm • The Student Newspaper Come and take photos of all things Edinburgh and have the opportunity to have your photos printed in The Student. You’ll have 48 hours to take photos of all things Edinburgh and Edinburgh Uni and the best will be printed in next week’s issue of The Student – the UK’s oldest student newspaper.

Free Pole Dancing Taster Session Meet in the Teviot Lounge • 7.00pm • Pole Dancing Society Come and try our FREE taster session and find out what pole dancing is all about! We are a fitness society with fun, flirty classes and a healthy social life. So, whether you are a pro or have never set hands on a pole before, get involved in our favourite activity, which is steadily increasing in popularity all over the UK, to make friends and get fit in style!

West Coast Coast

Murder Mystery Free for All

Meet outside Teviot • 3.00pm • West Coast Swing Dance Society

Assembly Rooms Bar (54 George St) • 7.00pm • Murder Mystery Society

The West Coast Swing Dance Society’s awesome start of year beach trip. There will be barbeques!

A chance to try out Murder Mysteries. You can join a relaxed version of a game, meet new people, then come out afterwards to wherever looks like fun on the night. All in the comfort of a bar. Dress sharpish.

Text a Toastie Main Student Areas • 8.00pm – 10.00pm • Christian Union For a free toastie text 07813 245735 between 8.00pm and 10.00pm. Text this info: your address, a question you would ask Jesus, if you could, and the flavour of toastie you would like (cheese, ham or chocolate).

Freshers’ Week Flying Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 9.00am See Monday 10th 9.00am for details.

ZooSoc Zoo Trip Meet in Bristo Square or outside the JMCC, Pollock Halls • 10.00am • Edinburgh University Zoology Society Zoology Society have organised a trip to the zoo. Don’t forget bus change! We have our own personal guided tour arranged plus discounted entry price (£7.50)! So feel free to come and gander at the pandas or parade with the penguins. This trip can only be described as a wild day out. Bus fare and zoo entry required.

Freshers’ Week Flying Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 12.00noon See Monday 10th 9.00am for details.

‘From Caveman to Centurions’ – a guided tour of the Early Peoples Gallery in the National Museum of Scotland Meet outside Teviot • 1.30pm • ArchSoc Human existence in Scotland spans back over 10,000 years, but how much do you know about life in Scotland before the Kings, castles and all that tartan? The Early Peoples gallery is a fantastic collection of objects: from Pictish Carved Stones to Viking Burials, Roman stone Lionesses to silver hoards. So if you know a little, or a lot, come along and experience this fantastic gallery.

Cocktail Society presents ‘Cavorting in the Meadows’ Meadows (Teviot Sports Bar if raining) • 2.00pm • Cocktail Society

Vintage Shop Crawl Meet in Teviot Library Bar • 2.00pm – 4.30pm • Art Society No place does vintage like Edinburgh. Let Art Soc show you the best places to find beautiful vintage clothes and antiques in your new city! We’ll start with a coffee in Teviot Library Bar, then on to the shops!

7-a-side Football & Frisbee Meet at Main Library, George Sq. • 2.00pm – 4.00pm • Christian Union Enjoy football and Frisbee on the meadows or just chill on the sidelines.

The Student’s Coffee Crawl Meet outside Teviot • 3.00pm • The Student Newspaper Feel like it’s time to take a break? Come along to The Student’s coffee crawl where you’ll be able to meet some new faces and find out more about contributing to the UK’s oldest student newspaper.

Free food!! The Cocktail Society would like you to join them for ‘Sex on the Beach’ on the Meadows. We’ll bring the burgers, chicken and soft drinks. Just bring yourselves, maybe some cake, everyone loves cake. BYOB. Free for members, £1 for non-members.

National Museum of Scotland

Other Events

Fri 14th Sept Zumba Taster Session with the Dance Fitness Society FitnessChicks, Quartermile (1 Lauriston Place) • 3.00pm – 4.00pm • Dance Fitness Society If you’re looking to get fit and have fun come along to try out our zumba taster session for free!

Wind Band & Brass Band Percussion Workshop Reid Concert Hall • 7.00pm – 8.30pm • Wind Band and Brass Band EUWB and EUBB invite all percussionists to our workshop, whether you are an experienced player or a beginner! Always wanted to play the timpani but never had sympathetic neighbours? Come and learn some new skills then test them our at our freshers’ rehearsal later in the week!

Introduction to the Scene Meet outside Teviot • 8.00pm • BLOGS – Edinburgh University’s LGBTI Society BLOGS are having a big night out to show freshers the exciting prospects that Edinburgh’s gay scene has to offer! We’ll be doing a crawl of the various bars on the scene finally ending up at GHQ. If you don’t need introducing call it a reacquaintance. All welcome, including your straight friends!

Sat 15th Sept Zoosoc’s Animal Themed Social The Southsider (3-7 Richmond Street) • 8.00pm • Zoological Society Zoosoc is hitting the town. Come dressed as your favourite animal to what is set to be a night to remember. Starting in The Southsider and seeing where the night takes us, this is a fantastic opportunity to get to know people and have a great night out.

Evening Drinks CSU Common Room, 23 George Sq. • 8.00pm – 11.00pm • Catholic Students’ Union Warm up for your night out with free drinks in the common room before a big night out. Not heading out? Come and have the best night in on offer – comfy sofas, great company as well as tea and plenty of beer, wine and gin!

GameSoc Social Auld Hoose (23-25 St. Leonard’s Street) • 8.30pm • GameSoc (Computer Gaming Society) Come down to GameSoc’s local and get to know the society. The only pub night where the conversation can include whether crash team racing is better than Mariokart, the Xbox is better than the PS3 and Call of Duty better than Battlefield. A laid back event where everyone is welcome!

Freshers’ Week Flying Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 9.00am See Monday 10th 9.00am for details.

Kubb Meadows • 12.00noon • Scandinavian Society Play Kubb in the Meadows with us! Kubb is an old leisure Viking game where you throw sticks at wooden blocks and when they’ve all fallen over you aim for the King to win the game. Sounds odd? Maybe a little, but it is worth trying out if for no other reason than to meet some new awesome people!

BLOGS Brunch Meet outside Teviot • 12.00noon •BLOGS – Edinburgh University’s LGBTI Society Had a big night out on Friday? Need some greasy revitalisation? Join BLOGS outside Teviot at 12noon to go for coffee and brunch nearby. You’ll be able to face the final night of freshers’ week after this. All welcome.

Freshers’ Week Flying Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 12.00noon See Monday 10th 9.00am for details.

Edinburgh Through the Lens

Around Edinburgh in 80 Pixels

Meet in Teviot Library Bar • 1.00pm – 3.00pm • PhotoSoc

Meet at Main Library, George Sq. • 2.00pm – 4.00pm • Christian Union

Like taking pictures? Want to explore the beautiful city that is now your home, but not just be a tourist? We’ll take you to the lesser-known, most picturesque places, which Edinburgh does best, and teach you how to take a better picture. Bring along your phone, point-and-shoot, or even DSLR, and this workshop will help you to see more when you look through the lens.

Get to know Edinburgh through fun team photo challenges around the city! The crazier the better.

Arthur Seat Climb Meet at CSU Common Room, 23 George Sq. • 2.00pm • Catholic Students’ Union A walk up Arthur’s Seat and a dram of whisky at the top…Pollock students will be met outside reception at 2.25pm. Wear sensible shoes. For those not wanting to climb or if you head down by yourself we will be drinking in the Southsider pub all afternoon.

Eastern European Style BBQ Meadows • 2.00pm • Edinburgh University Slavic and Baltic Countries Society Meet people from Eastern Europe, make international friends, try our local ‘outdoor’ food and participate in competitions. We will set a big gazebo tent on the Meadows close to Middle Meadow Walk, so no matter what the weather is we’ll be there. Come along and enjoy!

Anteaques Tea Tasting Anteaques Tea Shop (17 Clerk St) • 7.00pm • SocieTEA Join Edinburgh University Tea Society for high tea in one of Edinburgh’s most unique tea shops. We will try several of the teas, enjoy the home-made scones, and appreciate the finer things of what drinking tea really means. Space is limited so be sure to arrive early! Free!

Wind Band Freshers’ Rehearsal Reid Concert Hall • 7.00pm – 8.30pm • Wind Band

Arthur’s Seat

Welcome to EUWB! We are a nonauditioning wind band with a fabulous repertoire and even more fabulous people! Come along to our freshers’ only rehearsal to get to know our committee, musical director and find out more about what we do. Percussionists also welcome!

Beyond Freshers Week

Sun 16th Sept You are spoilt for choice on a weekly basis as we host some fantastic free entertainment throughout the week: Every monday, the Teviot Lounge hosts Jazz Night, and Tuesdays bring you Open Mic Night. Weekly quizzes take place in Teviot, KB and Pleasance. On Thursdays, the Teviot Underground plays host to our Student Band Night, see www.eusa.ed.ac. uk/bandnight for more details. You can also enjoy our weekly comedy at the Pleasance Cabaret Bar, with regular Poetry Slams on Thursdays. Club Together will have you celebrating on a Wednesday night in Potterrow, and of course The Big Cheese on a Saturday night!

Church Search Meet at Main Library, George Sq. • 9.00am • Christian Union Looking for a church in Edinburgh? Hear about different churches from students who go, then be taken along to the church of your choice.

Freshers’ Week Flying Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 9.00am See Monday 10th, 9.00am ‘Other Events Section’ (Page 65) for more details.

Buddha Relics Tour Chaplaincy • 10.00am – 5.00pm A rare opportunity to view a precious collection of sacred relics of the Buddha and many other Buddhist masters

Wed 19th Sept currently touring the world. These relics were found among the cremation ashes of Buddhist masters and are clearly visible inside display cases that encircle a lifesize, golden statue of the Maitreya Buddha.

Dirty Weekender’s Freshers’ Week Project Outside CSE on Pleasance Road (46 Pleasance Rd) • 10.00am – 5.00pm • Dirty Weekenders For this year’s first conservation project, we’ll be clearing vegetation in Holyrood Park.This helps cut down the risk that fires will spread through the park. Lunch and biscuits will be provided. Make sure you bring water and weather appropriate clothing! Meet us out side the CSE on Pleasance Road at 10.00am.

University Service Greyfriars Kirk (86 Candlemaker Row) • 11.00am Speaker: Rev. John Bell of Iona Community – composer & musician. The Chaplaincy warmly invites you to attend a service in this historical community church.

Freshers’ Week Flying Meet outside Pollock Halls Reception • 12.00noon See Monday 10th, 9.00am ‘Other Events Section’ (Page 65) for more details.

Walking Tour of Edinburgh

Fresh Air Radio Day

Meet at CSU Common Room, 23 George Sq. • 1.00pm – 3.00pm • Catholic Students’ Union

Pleasance, Cabaret Bar • 5.00pm – 8.00pm • FreshAir

Join us for a walking tour of Edinburgh, so you can get to know the city. The best pubs and clubs will be pointed out with the chance to call in on one or two of them.

Walk Up Arthurs Seat ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place • 2.00pm – 3.00pm • International Student Centre Freshers’ week been harsh on your body? Come take a walk up Arthurs Seat, get your body going and enjoy the magnificent view. We will gather outside the ISC, 22b Buccleuch Place at 2.00pm and walk from there. Bring appropriate footwear!

Muggle Quidditch Open Session The Meadows • 2.00pm • Harry Potter Society Are you tired of traditional sports? Fed up with football? Then come along to our Muggle Quidditch free open session & try the craziest sport in the Muggle world! Open to all University students whether you’re a Harry Potter fan or not, you’ll also have the opportunity to join the Harry Potter Society’s IQA Quidditch team, the ‘Holyrood Hippogriffs.’

Radio day is the chance to come meet your student radio committee and find out about the station. There will be music talks, studio tours and a chance to be on air!

Student Mass CSU Chapel, 24 George Sq. • 7.15pm – 8.15pm • Catholic Students’ Union The second Student Mass of the semester. Committee members will be meeting outside the JMC at Pollock Halls at 6.40pm to help you find your way there.

Church Search

Film Screening: The Muppets

Meet at Main Library, George Sq. • 5.00pm • Christian Union

Pleasance, Theatre • 7.30pm – 10.00pm • FilmSoc

See 9.00am for details!

The charming tale of a puppet who goes to Hollywood to try and reform the disbanded Muppets is the perfect kick-off to our schedule.

Edinburgh Bell Towers Tour Potterrow Entrance • 5.30pm – 8.00pm • Guild of Change Ringers We’ll visit two bell towers in central Edinburgh where you will be able to have a go at bellringing. See what bellringing is like, or just come along and meet the rest of the society! Meet at 5.30pm outside the entrance to Potterrow.

GEAS Roleplaying Social Teviot, Dining Room • 6.00pm – Midnight • GEAS For people who have never tried roleplaying, as well as experienced gamers, GEAS offers a taster session with one-off games from different genres. Swing by for a few hours or stay the full six hours.

Cheese & Wine Party CSU Common Room, 23 George Sq. • 8.30pm • Catholic Students’ Union ‘Take a little wine for thy belly’s sake’ (1 Tim 5:23) post Mass cheese, wine and merriment in the Common Room.

Fri 21st Sept

Alternative Freshers’ Fair ECA Sculpture Court • 12.00noon – 2.30pm Alternative fresher’s fair, to introduce new and existing students to what’s going on in the creative arts within the university and the city. There will be chances to get involved with local galleries, meet new designers and crafts people, find out about music events and sign up to creative arts societies.

Bell Tower

Club Together feat The Cut Up Boys

Electrikal feat Phaeleh

Potterrow, Venue • 10.00pm – 3.00am

Wednesday 26th

Don’t expect to be relaxing this Wednesday as we follow on from the launch with the next ample serving of tunes and free goodness. This week you have the first opportunity for your club or soc to win £250 plus to spend as you please.

The Cut Up Boys are Nick Barnes and Matt Brooks, two DJ/producers from Dorset who earnt their stripes in the music industry during the halcyon days of British dance music. The Cut Up Boys’ unique mixing techniques and legendary commitment to the art of partying ensure that they are constantly flooded with requests to perform at clubs and festivals and tonight we are lucky enough to have them at our very own Club Together playing alongside Fresh Air.

Teviot, Underground • 10.00pm – 3.00am A segment of the Electrikal Sound System will occupy Teviot’s Underground every Friday, letting you hear some bass heavy cuts ranging from the certified dancefloor killers to the forward-thinking future electronica – volume up then blended the way nature intended. Tonight Electrikal introduce Phaeleh. One of the most prolific producers to come from Bristol’s already vibrant music scene, Phaeleh steps out to bring some of his lush new production. Not one to miss for the true music fiends. Some Electrikal delights in the future weeks include: Friday 28th Sept: Old School Rave Friday 5th / 12th Oct: Electrikal Residents Friday 19th Oct: UKF Scotland £3 entry for students *not applicable to the UKF Scotland date, please see box office for ticket details*

Sun 23rd Sept

GameJam

Pleasance, Lomond Room • 11.00am – Midnight • Game Development Society

Pleasance, Lomond Room • 12.00noon – 11.00pm • Game Development Society

So, what is a GameJam? Basically, you spend a weekend rapidly producing a short game, based on a given theme (revealed on the day). All the games are then judged by the community, with a fabulous prize for the winner! The event is open to everyone regardless of skill level and entry is free for members or just £3 otherwise. Turn up in a team of up to four, or on your own and we will organise teams on the day.

All the games are judged by the community, with a fabulous prize for the winner! The event is open to everyone regardless of skill level and entry is free for members or just £3 otherwise. Turn up in a team of up to four, or on your own and we will organise teams on the day.

Free for members • £3 for Non-members

Church Search

Fiesta Latina

Meet at Main Library, George Sq. • 5.00pm • Christian Union

Teviot, Underground • 8.00pm – 1.00am • Salsa Soc

See Sunday 16th for details!

Fiesta Latina! A monthly event run by EUSS to have a good time while dancing to salsa beats. Fiesta Latina is a great start of the year for Salsa lovers as well as a great way for freshers to get involved and try salsa dancing. Entrance is free and there will be a free taster session for complete beginners. Come and join the salsa fun!

Church Search Meet at Main Library, George Sq. • 9.00am • Christian Union See Sunday 16th for details.

See Saturday 22nd for details.

General Entry Guidelines The venues have limited capacity therefore, if the venue is at capacity you will not gain entry – regardless of all other rules. It is not necessary during freshers’ week, or any other time of year, for matriculated Edinburgh University students to prove that they are over 18 to gain entry to the union buildings. However, you are required to carry proof of age with you if you wish to purchase alcohol. Only over 18s can drink or buy alcohol in our venues, all visitors will have their age checked upon entry to the building and those over 18 will be issued a wristband. There is strictly no entry after 2.00am. EUSA operates a strict no drinking in queues policy and drink will be confiscated and disposed of. Persons found to be under the influence will also not be admitted into the buildings.

Entry for Freshers’ Week Pass Holders A Freshers’ Week Pass is not Proof of Age. So if you want to buy or drink alcohol at Union events you will need suitable photographic ID such as a driving license, passport or anything bearing a Pass logo. To find out more about the pass scheme visit www.Pass-scheme.org.uk A valid and complete Freshers’ Week Pass grants free entry to all the union events. The union buildings, when there are no specific events running, will still be open to everyone for the duration of freshers’ week. A Freshers’ Week Pass does not guarantee entry to any event due to capacity restrictions. Please be aware of this and arrive early to events that you wish to attend.

Entry for Students Without a Freshers’ Week Pass Individuals without a Freshers’ Week Pass will be able to gain entry to events, however, there will be a charge per event. The Freshers’ Pass is designed to save you money if you wish to attend more than two or three events during the week and is recommended. Individuals without a Freshers’ Week Pass are not guaranteed entry to Union events on any night of freshers’ week.

Special Door Policy for Sat 8th Sept Saturday September 8th is the first day of Freshers’ Week 2012. If you haven’t bought a Freshers’ Pass yet, and decide to just pay to gain entry to ‘The Big Cheese featuring 5ive’ as a single event and later decide you want to buy a Freshers’ Week Pass, you may redeem the amount of this ticket against your Freshers’ Pass when bringing the receipt to one of our box offices.

Special Door Policy for Wed 14th Sept NB Events marked with the symbol are all free to join or enter the venue – however if the event visits pubs, cafés, clubs or other commercial venues, you may need to bring some money with you. Please check with one of your freshers’ volunteers!

For this night only, entry to Potterrow for Club Together feat Jakwob will be free for all Edinburgh University students. Club Together is the only night in Potterrow that allows you to collect Soc Card Points – so come along and support your club or society. To gain entry you will need to provide your Edinburgh University Matric Card and valid proof of age. No Freshers’ Pass will be required to gain entry to this event. Entry to the event ‘Saved by the DJ’ in the Debating Hall, will require you to be a PG or Mature student with an EU Matric card and proof that you are over 21.

These policies will be strictly adhered to.

Don’t Lose It! Treat your Pass with great care, if you lose it you won’t be able to get into evening events, and it would be a shame for you to miss out. Unfortunately we will be unable to replace lost Passes. Please also be aware that Passes that have been altered will not be accepted.

See the City Tours

General Entry Guidelines

Beyond Freshers Week

Sat 22nd Sept

Due to the limited number of spaces on our See the City trips, you will need a ticket. Therefore, you will need to pick up your ticket in advance from any of the box offices (Teviot, Potterrow and Pleasance.) See the City trips are free for Pass holders, and you will be issued with a free ticket. If you do not have a Freshers’ Pass, your See the City trip ticket will cost you £5. Only one ticket will be given in advance per person. You are only able to pick up tickets on the day of your tour. Tickets will be available from 9.00am.

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