Each year, our Welcome programme features a range of social and academic events designed to help ease you in to university life.
Welcome Week - sometimes known as freshers' week - is organised by teams across the University, your Students' Union and the Colleges. In 2025 it takes place from Monday 29 September until Sunday 5 October, which is straight after Arrivals Weekend, and immediately before the new term.
Visit the Welcome programme schedule to access custom event details for Arrivals Weekend and Welcome Week.
It's important to set the filters to display events that are available to you.
Welcome Schedule 2025Schedule updates may be made
Please regularly check the schedule; there may be changes to details and new events could be added.
Support is available
If you experience any technical issues, please report them to ISS. If you have a query about an event and you know which team or department is managing it, you can contact the team or department directly. If you aren't sure, please simply get in touch with the ASK team.
Find out more about general support for students.
Welcome Week is a chance to get orientated, grab some free swag, settle in, make friends, and most importantly have fun. Here are some snaps of what new students have gotten up to at previous Welcome Weeks.
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