Where to eat during arrival weekend and Welcome Week

LALS refers to the Library, Archives and Learning Services at UEL. There are two libraries, one at Docklands in the Docklands Library building and one at Stratford in the Stratford Library building.

LEA is the Local Education Authority, to which UK undergraduates apply for assessment (in full or part) of their contribution towards tuition fees, which are then processed via the Student Loan Company (SLC). Your application to your LEA should be made before arrival, although in some cases the outcome may not be known until after term begins.

Lecture is a formal learning event, led by an academic or subject specialist to a group of students. You are expected to prepare for and attend lectures. In this setting, students normally listen and make notes, although some sessions involve interaction between the lecturer and students.

Lecture Theatre 2 to 6 are rooms based on the Stratford campus near the Arthur Edwards Building.

Leisure Hub is the online booking and membership system for SportsDock that can be accessed via the SportsDock website.

Level 3 is the term used to describe a student in their foundation year of undergraduate study. In other universities, it is sometimes referred to as Year 0.

Level 4 is the term used to describe a student in their first full-time year of undergraduate study. In other universities, it is sometimes referred to as Year 1.

Level 5 is the term used to describe a student in their second full-time year of undergraduate study. In other universities, it is sometimes referred to as Year 2.

Level 6 is the term used to describe a student in their final full-time year of undergraduate study. A student whose has taken a year out to undertake a placement will return to Level 6. In other universities, it is sometimes referred to as Year 3.

Longbridge House is a student residential block on the east of the Docklands campus

M365/O365 refers to Microsoft 365/Office365 which is online cloud-based software, through which students can access their email (Outlook) as well as other Office apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneDrive, etc.

Main Lecture Theatre (MLT) is based on the Docklands campus. It holds 400 students.

Marley House is a student residential block on the east of the Docklands campus.

Mature student is a student over 21 years of age at the beginning of their undergraduate studies, or over 25 years of age at the beginning of their postgraduate studies. Over half of mature students in the UK are aged between 21 and 24.

Mentoring programmes have been designed to help students and graduates develop their professional and personal skills. You can be mentored by a professional, a fellow student or become a mentor yourself for new students.

MFA stands for Multi Factor Authentication. We’re all used to having a username and password to login to our accounts. MFA is where you add extra layers of security to stop people hacking into your accounts. For example, you might set up the system to send you a code number by text message to your phone after you have entered your standard password. By doing this, it means if someone discovers what your password is, they still can’t get into your account. At UEL, we use Microsoft Authenticator to protect our users’ online accounts from malicious access. This allows you to add additional information, for example, something you know, such as a user name and password; something you have, such as a mobile phone or landline, personal email account, bank card or digital token (often called a ‘dongle’); or something you are, such as your fingerprint on your phone’s or laptop’s reader.

M level is another term used to describe a student studying at Master’s level. This could apply to an undergraduate student who is undertaking an integrated degree (3/4 year Bachelor’s degree plus one year masters) or a Postgraduate Master’s student.

Modules explore a specific area within subject. A number of modules make up a course which then leads to a degree. Courses all have code and a title. Each module has a set number of credits which will vary from course to course. Modules are also referred to as Units in other universities.

Module leader is an academic who organises a module. This is your first point of contact if you are having difficulties or there is a problem with the running of a module.

Module team is made up technical, support and academic staff who help run a module.

Moodle is the online virtual learning platform used at University of East London (also known as a VLE). Most taught courses have a Moodle course which either students are automatically enrolled onto or they can self-enrol. Moodle courses contain course materials, such as audio and video files, lecture slides, links to recordings of lectures and reading lists. You can submit your work electronically to Moodle and tutors can provide feedback and provisional marks to you via Moodle. It’s accessible on Track My Future or directly on moodle.uel.ac.uk/.