Undergraduate induction timetable
Your induction is a programme of activities and events to introduce you to your school and course. It's important that you attend each induction activity to give you the best start to the year.
If you have any queries, please get in touch by emailing PM-Maths-Admin@nottingham.ac.uk. We recommend when you have access to Moodle, please visit our Welcome Moodle
Additional Welcome Week events: Visit the events page to explore the exciting activities that you can get involved in across our campuses throughout Welcome Week.
Monday 25 September
| Time | Activity | Description | Venue |
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9.30-10.50am
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Help & Questions Desk (Optional)
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Staff will be available to answer questions.
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Mathematical Sciences Building Atrium
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11-11.50am
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Welcome
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Welcome to the School of Mathematical Sciences with the Head of School
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Physics Building, Room B1
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1-1.50pm
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Group Tutorial
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Meet with your Personal Tutor
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(You will be allocated a location in the Welcome talk)
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2-2.50pm
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How your course works
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Find out more about how your course will be run
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Keighton Auditorium
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3-3.50pm
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Course Director Talk
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Please attend the talk relevant to your course. Note that G100/G103 students are not required for this session.
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Maths & Applied Maths (G123)
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Coates Building, Room C22
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Maths & International Study (G104)
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Life Sciences, Room B1
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Maths with Year in Industry (G105/G106)
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George Green Library, Room A04
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Maths & Economics (GL11)
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Coates Building, Room C27
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Financial Maths (G120)
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Physics Building, Room C29
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Statistics (G300)
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Physics Building, C30
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4-4.50pm
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Your IT Essentials (IT Induction)
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Discover all about the IT services available to assist you with your studies, getting connected, accessing software and apps and staying safe online. A hybrid session in lecture room and via Microsoft Teams.
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Keighton Auditorium and Online*
Click here to join
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Tuesday 26 September
| Time | Activity | Description | Venue |
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10am-1pm
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Free Time
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Time set aside to visit the Welcome Fair or do any tasks you need to do or attend optional online sessions**
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2-2.50pm
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Managing Your Studies
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Learn how to support yourself through your study beyond attending course contact hours.
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Keighton Auditorium
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3-3.50pm
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Parallel A Level Revision Lecture (Matrices)
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Choose one of these lectures to reinforce your knowledge and introduce you to some new concepts.
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Life Sciences, Room B3
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Parallel A Level Revision Lecture (Numerical Methods)
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Choose one of these lectures to reinforce your knowledge and introduce you to some new concepts.
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Keighton Auditorium
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4-4.50pm
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A Level Revision Lecture
(Complex Numbers)
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Reinforce your knowledge and introduce you to some new concepts.
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Keighton Auditorium
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Wednesday 27 September
| Time | Activity | Description | Venue |
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10am-1.50pm
12-2pm
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Free Time
MathSoc Pizza Meet & Greet (optional)
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Time set aside to visit the Welcome Fair or do any tasks you need to do or attend optional online sessions**
Meet the MathSoc Team and other members, with pizza and refreshments and there will be fun activities and a quiz
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Engineering & Science Learning Centre, Room C01
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2-2.50pm
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Parallel A Level Revision Lecture (Curve Sketching)
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Choose one of these lectures to reinforce your knowledge and introduce you to some new concepts.
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Life Sciences, Room B3
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Parallel A Level Revision Lecture (Algebra)
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Choose one of these lectures to reinforce your knowledge and introduce you to some new concepts.
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Keighton Auditorium
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3-3.50pm
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Group Problem Solving Session
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A chance for you to meet new people and start working together – a very important skill for your studies!
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Pope Building A13
&
Pope Building A14
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4-4.50pm
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A Level Revision Lecture (Complex Numbers)
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Reinforce your knowledge and introduce you to some new concepts.
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Keighton Auditorium
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Thursday 28 September
| Time | Activity | Description | Venue |
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9-9.50am
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PASS (Groups 9-12)
Python Bootcamp (Groups 1-4)
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PASS: Find out more about our award-winning PASS scheme and solve some exciting mathematical problems.
Python Bootcamp: Vital pre-course coding session.
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PASS - Physics Building, Room C12
Python - Physics Building, Room C05
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10-10.50am
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PASS (Groups 1-4)
Python Bootcamp (Groups 5-8)
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PASS: Find out more about our award-winning PASS scheme and solve some exciting mathematical problems.
Python Bootcamp: Vital pre-course coding session.
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PASS - Physics Building, Room C12
Python - Physics Building, Room C05
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11-11.50am
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PASS (Groups 5-8)
Python Bootcamp (Groups 9-12)
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PASS: Find out more about our award-winning PASS scheme and solve some exciting mathematical problems.
Python Bootcamp: Vital pre-course coding session.
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PASS - Physics Building, Room C12
Python - Physics Building, Room C05
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1-1.50pm
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Wellbeing
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Find out about the support available to you and about equality, diversion and inclusion within the School.
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Physics Building, Room B1
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2-2.50pm
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A Level Revision Lecture (Calculus)
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Reinforce your knowledge and introduce you to some new concepts.
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Pope Building, Room B1
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Parallel A Level Revision Lecture (Parametric and Differential Equations)
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Choose one of these lectures to reinforce your knowledge and introduce you to some new concepts.
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Life Sciences, Room B3
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3-3.50pm
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A Level Revision Lecture (Complex Numbers)
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Reinforce your knowledge and introduce you to some new concepts.
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Keighton Auditorium
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4-4.20pm
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Welcome to Your SU
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A short presentation and Q&A with one of your Students' Union Officers about what the SU offers and how you can get involved. Hybrid session in lecture room and via Microsoft Teams
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Keighton Auditorium and Online*
Click here to join
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4.30 - 5pm
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Your introduction to University of Nottingham Libraries
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Join our friendly Library staff for an online session that will explain how to get started with your libraries and how we can help you to achieve your study goals.
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Keighton Auditorium and Online*
Click here to join
(Select Science Undergraduates)
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Friday 29 September
| Time | Activity | Description | Venue |
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9-9.50am
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Python Bootcamp (Groups 5-8)
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Python Bootcamp: Vital pre-course coding session.
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Pope Building, Room A13
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9-9.50am
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Let’s be Clear on Consent (Groups 1-4)
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Developed in collaboration with and delivered by current students, the workshop is an interactive face-to-face session to explore; Why is consent important? What is it? What does it look like? and how can we contribute to a positive and safe university community?
Please be aware that is includes sensitive issues relating to consent. A mandatory session unless it is not appropriate for you.
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Pope Building, Room A14
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10-10.50am
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Python Bootcamp (Groups 1-4)
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Python Bootcamp: Vital pre-course coding session.
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Pope Building, Room A13
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10-10.50am
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Let’s be Clear on Consent (Groups 5-12)
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See description above (9am)
(mandatory session)
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Pope Building, Room A14
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11-11.50pm
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Python Bootcamp (Groups 9-12)
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Python Bootcamp: Vital pre-course coding session.
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Pope Building, Room A13
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1-1.50pm
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Important take away information
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Summary of Welcome Week and an opportunity for you to ask any questions you might have.
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Physics Building, Room B1
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2-4pm
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Free Time
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Time set aside to visit the Independent Fair or do any tasks you need to do or attend optional online sessions**
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*To join any online activity, please have available your own device to access these sessions.
PASS, Python Bootcamp, Groups – You will be allocated a Group number during the Welcome session.
**There are a number of online events offered you may wish to attend if they occur during any periods of free time:
- Learning Development Team academic skills sessions:
- Understanding your learning characteristics for University
- Transition to university – becoming an independent learner
- Procrastination, perfectionism, and managing your time
- Note-making your wayo Starting your digital student life
- The Center for English Language Education sessions:
- Introduction to Academic Language and Communication Skills
- Academic Essentials
- Academic Communication
- British and academic culture (for international students)
- Reading and writing in English (for international students)
- Speaking and listening in English (for international students).
For further information please see the School’s Welcome Moodle content.