Before I Go


As I get ready to leave Canada and Fanshawe College for the year, I thought I would share the orientation schedule that I will be particpating in over the later part of October.

SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES
Induction Timetable for New Postgraduate Students 2006

Saturday 23rd to Wednesday 27th September
Time
Event
Place
All day
Postgraduate Students arriving (UK and International)


Wednesday 27th September
Time
Event
Place
2pm onwards
Registration for New International Postgraduate Students (overseas and EU) in Life Sciences

Bramber House Level 1
Thursday 28th September
Time
Event
Place
9.30am - 11.00am
International Office Postgraduate Talk
Important – All international Postgraduate Students must go to this session
Gardner Arts Centre

Friday 29th September
Time
Event
Place
9.30am - 10.30am
University Welcome and Introduction to Support Services for Life Sciences
(Introductory talks from the VC, PVC, Computing Service, Career Development and Employment Centre and USSU)
Gardner Arts Centre
10.30am - 11.00am
Postgraduate Library Talk for Life Science
Gardner Arts Centre

11.30am -12.45pm
IT Session for Life Science Postgraduates
Pevensey 1 Foyer

Monday 2nd October
Time
Event
Place
9.15 – 12.30
Registration for New Full Time Postgraduates
(if not completed online)
Bramber House Level 1

IMPORTANT All new MSc and Research Postgraduate Students
to attend the following the School based Welcome/Induction sessions
2.00pm
Life Science School Welcome/Induction Afternoon

Welcome by Prof Jonathan Bacon (Dean of Life Sciences)
JMS Lecture Theatre

2.30pm
MSc Students meet programme Convenors
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Psychology MSc students
Departmental Talk followed by meeting with programme Convenors
To be advised
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Pevensey 1 1B3

To be advised
2.30pm
Research Students Talk
Director of Graduate Studies, Prof Andy Smith
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Followed by meeting with
Departmental Research Degree Convenors
JMS Lecture Theatre
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To be advised
Following on from MSc and Research meetings
School of Life Sciences Welcome Party
Locations to be confirmed

Tuesday 3rd October
Time
Event
Place
9.15am - 1.30pm
only
Registration for all Full Time Postgraduates
who have not yet completed registration at previous sessions or online
Bramber House Level 1
Wednesday 4th October
Time
Event
Place
2.00 – 3.00pm
Associate Tutors Session (Research Students only)
JMS Lecture Theatre

3.00 – 4.30pm
Laboratory Health and Safety Induction
(by School Safety Advisor Sandra Laugharne)
You must attend this session

JMS Lecture Theatre



Friday 6th October
Time
Event
Place

Late registration
Final catchup of all unregistered students
Student Accounts Office
Sussex House
Tuesday 10th October
Time
Event
Place
10.00am – 4.00 pm
Radiation Training

Compulsory for
MSc students on the following programmes
• Plant Conservation (Seed Banking),
• Genetic Manipulation and Molecular Cell Biology
• Developmental Cell Biology
• Cell and Molecular Neuroscience

To be confirmed
Monday 16th October
Time
Event
Place
9.00am – 10.00am
Plagiarism Awareness and Study Skills - Dr Lynne Mayne
All new MSc Students to attend
Pevensey 1 1A6
Monday 16th October
Time
Event
Place
10.00 am – 4.00pm
Radiation Training
Compulsory for
DPhil /MPhil Students in Biology and Biochemistry
To be confirmed