Induction Week Timetable 2017
Induction Week Timetable 2017
Induction week begins on the 27th September 2017, and is organised by the JCR and MCR and their freshers’ reps! The week offers lots activities, events and talks to welcome you into both the University and the College and to make you feel at home.
Induction Week Timetable for 2017 displayed below.
Wednesday 27th September- International Postgraduates Arrive!
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 09.00 – 11.00 | Meet & Greet International Students’ Welcome | International Office |
| 09.00 – 17.00 | Welcome, Verification and Campus Card Collection | St Mary’s College |
| 09.00 – 16.45 | Passport, Visa Medical and Police Checks | Palatine Centre |
| 10.00 – 17.45 | JCR Drop In | JCR |
| 10.00 – 12.00 | Mary’s + Campus Tour | Depart from Fergusson steps |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch (those living in College) | Dining Hall |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Town Tours | Depart from Fergusson steps |
| 17.30 – 18.30 | Dinner (those living in College) | Dining Hall |
| 19.00 – 21.30 | Games/Telly Night | JCR |
Thursday 28thSeptember- Home Postgraduates Arrive!
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 08.00 – 10.00 | Breakfast (those living in College) | Dining Hall |
| 09.00 – 11.00 | Meet & Greet International Students’ Welcome | International Office |
| 09.00 – 18.00 | Welcome, Verification and Campus Card Collection | St Mary’s College |
| 09.00 – 16.45 | Passport, Visa Medical and Police Checks | Palatine Centre |
| 10.30 – 12.15 | 1) Mary’s + Campus Tour2) Town Tour | Depart from Fergusson steps |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch (those living in College) | Dining Hall |
| 14.00– 16.00 | Botanic Garden Picnic | Meet on Fergusson steps |
| 17:15- 18.15 | Dinner (those living in College) | Dining Hall |
| 19.00 – 22.3019.00 – 21.00 | Option One: New Inn Pub QuizOption Two: Movie Night with Trevelyan College | Meet by the MCRMeet on Fergusson Steps |
Friday 29thSeptember
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 08.00 – 10.00 | Breakfast (those living in College) | Dining Hall |
| 09.00 – 17.00 | Verification and Campus Card Collection | St Mary’s College |
| 09.00 – 16.45 | Passport, Visa Medical and Police Checks | Palatine Centre |
| 9.00 – 11.00 | Talk from College Staff to International Students | TBC |
| 10.00 – 12.00 | Talk from College Staff to International Students1) Mary’s + Campus Tour2) Town Tours | Depart from Fergusson Steps |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch (those living in College) | Dining Hall |
| 14:30-15:30 | Infinite Air | Depart from Fergusson steps |
| 16.00 – 17.00 | Town Tour | Depart from Fergusson steps |
| 18.00 – 19.30 | Postgraduate Welcome Dinner & College Matriculation | Dining Hall |
| 19.30-23.00 | College Bar Tour | Meet by Mary’s Bar |
Saturday 30th September
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 08.00 – 10.00 | Breakfast (those living in College) | Dining Hall |
| 10.00-12.0010.30 – 16.30 | Gown SaleNewcastle Day Trip | KenworthyDepart from Fergusson steps |
| 10.00-12.00 | Town Tours | Depart from Fergusson steps |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch (those living in College) | Dining Hall |
| 17.00 – 18.30 | Dinner (those living in College) | Dining Hall |
| 19.00 – 21.30 | Option One: Durham MileOption Two: MCR Chill | Meet by Mary’s BarMCR |
Sunday 1st October
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 08.00 – 10.00 | Breakfast (those living in College) | Dining Hall |
| 09.00 – 16.0012.00- 14.00 | Arrival of Home Undergraduate StudentsLunch(those living in College) | Kenworthy Hall |
| 14.30 – 16.00 | Coffee & Cake Crawl | Meet by the MCR |
| 17.00 – 18.00 | Dinner (those living in College) | Kenworthy Hall |
| 19.30 – 22.00 | MCR Karaoke and Games | Dining HallMCR |
| 22.00 – | Option One: KluteOption Two: Chill Zone in JCR | KluteJCR |
Monday 2nd October
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 08.00 – 10.00 | Breakfast | Dining Hall |
| 09.45 – 11.30 | Meet the Staff and Safety Introductions | Dining Hall |
| 09.00-12.00 | PhD Academic Induction(Check with Department) | Department |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch | Dining Hall |
| 13.00 – 17.00 | Academic Inductions (Check details with Department) | Department |
| 18.30 – 19.00 | Dinner (those not on Grub Crawl) | Kenworthy Hall |
| 18.00 – 20.0020.30- | Grub CrawlUstinov Bar | Depart from Fergusson steps |
Tuesday 3rd October
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 08.00 – 10.00 | Breakfast | Dining Hall |
| 09.00 – 12.30 | Academic Welcomes | Departments |
| 12.00 – 13.45 | Lunch | Dining Hall |
| 13.00 – 18.00 | Experience Durham Fair | DSU |
| 17.15- 19.00 | Dinner | Dining Hall |
| 20.00 –22.00 | MCR Challenge Night | MCR |