Course Inductions

Your academic course begins at induction. This is the time we dedicate to informing you about how things work. It’s when course handbooks, online learning materials, module structures and assessments are explained. It’s the time when your tutors outline essential instructions and expectations for using Moodle, Teams, on-campus tutorials and your academic society.

Relationships shape your student journey, and a new academic year is like a fresh start. So induction is perfect for introductions. Use induction to say hello and make connections with the people who will be key to your learning, including those who will share your classes and your tutors. An important relationship during your academic journey will be with your academic advisor. You will also meet them during induction.

Those on courses with specialist spaces, such as labs, performance spaces, or workshops, will be shown how to use them safely.

Course inductions take place during Welcome Week, which operates differently to our normal teaching weeks. The University follows a different timetable as we ease you into the new academic year. We keep things simple at the start by emailing you a personalised induction timetable. Welcome Week runs from Monday 21 to Friday 25 September. While you won’t be on campus all week, you will be invited to attend some oncampus sessions as well as engaging with our online materials.

While lots will be explained during your induction sessions in Welcome Week, if you’re someone who likes to read ahead and learn independently, you can visit Track My Future and use the drop-down menu to navigate to Preparation, Orientation and Induction.