Find your induction timetable
Each course will have a welcome session planned for you as part of your induction. This is where you will meet your tutor for the first time too! If you can't find your course using the search at the top of this page, click the button to find your course and open your induction timetable.
Bank holiday changes
Please note that there maybe changes to your induction schedule owing to the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II on Monday 19th September. Please do check back or email your course leader for details.
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Welcome Week Events
Our welcome events include informative sessions, activities and events dedicated to helping you settle in, get to know your campus, meet fellow students and get a sense of the University life that awaits you. They are the perfect introduction to your life as a student. There are different events taking place each day at Luton and Bedford and our welcome desk will be on hand to answer any queries you have.
You can also find further events and activities, including what’s available online, in the welcome events calendar
Monday 19th September
It has now been confirmed Monday 19 September, is the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, and it will be a national bank holiday to allow the nation time to pay their last respects to the queen.
For many of you this will be your first week at university and you may want to spend the day together watching the funeral, marking this unique national moment. We have ensured there are spaces available on Monday on campus for you to be together:
Bedford
- Beds SU, Metro - Food and drink will be available to purchase and they are televising the funeral for students who wish to watch it together, 10am – 8pm.
- University accommodation - Tea and cake in common room, 10am -2pm
- Library Campus - Open, 8.30am - 10pm
Luton
- Beds SU, The Hub - Food and drink will be available to purchase and they are televising the funeral for students who wish to watch it together, 10am – 8pm.
- University accommodation - Tea and cake in common room, 10am -2pm
- Library Campus - Open, 8.30am - 10pm
Please note our Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, London, Birmingham and Putteridge Bury campuses are closed to students on Monday 19 September.
Tuesday 20th September
Bedford - Gateway, 11am - 3pm
Thrive@Beds
- Wellbeing fair
- Find out about sports and societies
- Academic support
- Academic skills training
- Coffee and chat
- Library tours
Luton - Campus Centre, 11am - 3pm
Begin@Beds
- 'Around the world foods' taster
- 'Give it a go' Sports
- keeping yourself safe
- Coffee and chat
- Library tours
International Orientation, 10am - 12.30pm
- Online event. All students will have received a link their email.
Wednesday 21st September
Bedford - Sports Hall, 11am - 3pm
- Fresher's Fair
- Library tours
Luton - Campus Centre, 11am - 3pm
Succeed@Beds
- Volunteering fair
- Study skills
- Visa advice
- Academic skills training
- Coffee and chat
- Library tours
Thursday 22nd September
Bedford - Gateway, 11am - 3pm
Succeed@Beds
- Volunteering fair
- Study skills
- Visa advice
- Coffee and chat
- Library tours
Luton - Campus centre (including outdoors), 11am - 3pm
- Fresher's fair
- Library tours
Friday 23rd September
Bedford - Gateway, 11am - 3pm
Begin@Beds
- ‘Around the world foods’ taster
- Keeping yourself safe
- ‘Give it a go’ Sports
- Coffee & chat
- Library tours
Luton - Campus Centre, 11am - 3pm
Thrive@Beds
- Wellbeing fair
- Sports and societies
- Academic support
- Academic Skills training
- Coffee & chat
- Library tours
Explore Bedfordshire
You get the best of all worlds with our campus locations in Luton, Bedford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury. Colourful, culturally diverse towns with a long history and strong sense of community, big enough to offer a tempting choice of shops, sports and entertainments. Beautiful countryside, framed by the Chiltern Hills, is on your doorstep as well as villages perfect for a pub lunch. Want a bit of the big-city buzz? Well, London is just a short train journey from Luton and Bedford.