Undergraduate courses in the School of Computer Science & Technology

• When: Friday 20 January
• Time: 11am-2pm
• Where: Ground floor of the University STEM Building (Block G)

Postgraduate courses in the School of Computer Science & Technology

• When: Friday 27 January
• Time: 2pm-5pm
• Where: Room A004

14:00 - 15:00 Welcome from Wei Huang

Presentation on the CST School and its PG courses and staff. What you can expect from us, what we expect from you, introducing to various aspects of studying, assessment/assignments, BREO, timetable, plagiarism, and Introduction on some services provided by the University

15:00 - 15:30 Welcome from Paul Owen or his colleague

Presentation on Academic Skills Training (AST) support and class

15:30 – 16:00 Welcome from Rob or his colleague

Presentation and/or guided tour around CST Computing and/or Engineering Labs

16:00 - 16:30 Welcome from Course Coordinators

Informal gathering of students with their course coordinators

16:30 – 17:00 Welcome from Janine Bhandol

Presentation on the University learning resources and/or guided tour around the library

For any questions feel free to email your Portfolio Leader – Marc.Conrad@beds.ac.uk  or for questions regarding your course specifically you can contact your course coordinator:

BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering
Rostand Tayong Boumda Rostand.TayongBoumda@beds.ac.uk

BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering
Tahmina Ajmal Tahmina.Ajmal@beds.ac.uk

BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
Rostand Tayong Boumda Rostand.TayongBoumda@beds.ac.uk

BSc (Hons) Animation and Visual Effects
Jim Wood Jim.Wood@beds.ac.uk BSc (Hons) Artificial

Intelligence and Robotics
Dayou Li Dayou.Li@beds.ac.uk

BSc (Hons) Building Technology
James Bishop James.Bishop@beds.ac.uk

BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems
Vitaly Schetinin Vitaly.Schetinin@beds.ac.uk

BSc (Hons) Computer Games Development
Marcia Gibson Marcia.Gibson@beds.ac.uk

BSc (Hons) Computer Networking
Ghazanfar Safdar Ghazanfar.Safdar@beds.ac.uk

BSc (Hons) Computer Science
Mitul Shukla Mitul.Shukla@beds.ac.uk

BSc (Hons) Construction Management
James Bishop James.Bishop@beds.ac.uk

BSc (Hons) Cybersecurity
Ali Mansour Ali.Mansour@beds.ac.uk

BSc (Hons) Information Technology
Gangmin Li Gangmin.Li@beds.ac.uk Please 

BSc (Hons) Software Engineering
Renxi Qiu Renxi.Qiu@beds.ac.uk

Undergraduate welcome for courses in the School of Life Sciences

• When: Wednesday 18 January
• Time: 11am
• Where: G101 Luton Campus Centre
  
  

11:00 - 11:30 Welcome to Life Sciences
Meeting with your Head of School and Portfolio Leader

11:30 - 12:00
Meeting with Life Sciences Staff and Course Coordinators


13:00 - 14:00
Language & Communication Mr Paul Owen

15:00 - 16:00
Employability session Mr Richard Farquha

16:00 - 17:00
Accessing BREO & email Dr Guy Grant

• When: Thursday 19 January
• Time: 10:00am
• Where: D203 Luton Campus

10:00 - 12:30
General Health and safety induction and Orientation Dr Mandy Taylor

• When: Friday 20 January
• Time: 10:00am
• Where: G101 Luton Campus Centre

10:00 - 11:00
Academic support and the Learning Resource Centre Ms Jannine Bhandol

Postgraduate welcome for courses in the School of Life Sciences

• When: Wednesday 18 January
• Time: 11am
• Where: G101 Luton Campus Centre
  
  

11:00 - 11:30 Welcome to Life Sciences
Meeting with your Head of School and Portfolio Leader

11:30 - 12:00
Meeting with Life Sciences Staff and Course Coordinators


13:00 - 14:00
Language & Communication Mr Paul Owen

15:00 - 16:00
Employability session Mr Richard Farquha

16:00 - 17:00
Accessing BREO & email Dr Guy Grant

• When: Thursday 19 January
• Time: 10:00am
• Where: D203 Luton Campus

10:00 - 12:30
General Health and safety induction and Orientation Dr Mandy Taylor

• When: Friday 20 January
• Time: 10:00am
• Where: G101 Luton Campus Centre

10:00 - 11:00
Academic support and the Learning Resource Centre Ms Jannine Bhandol

Undergraduate and Postgraduate welcome for courses in the School of Art and Creative Industries

• When: Wednesday 18 January
• Time: 11am
• Where: A1.02 Alexon House (next to Luton Railway Station)

11:30 Head of School welcome and Portfolio Lead introduction to the University

12:00 Meet the team

12.30 Course introductions and tour of specialist areas

14:30 Library tour

At 11:15 meet tutor Kathie Pugh at Campus Centre Reception and she will give tyou the directions to either Art and Design courses or Media and Performance.

We are delighted to welcome you to meet your course teams, feel part of our Business School community and get ready for your first week of formal sessions. Your Faculty Academic Induction is very important and while we know it can be a challenge in busy schedules to fit everything in, prioritising these sessions will be very beneficial. In the sessions you will meet your course teams, find out more about how your course operates and of course meet your peers.

Within the Business School we have six periods each year when we welcome new students so we maintain a live site where you can get up to date information about rooms and who is leading each session. Please do refer to the link below where all information about rooms and times are confirmed ready for when you join.

To find out when and where your course induction is please check the Business School Faculty Academic Induction programme.

Foundation Degree welcome for Health and Social Care

• When: Friday 20 January
• Time: 10am
• Where: C414 Luton Campus

10:00 - 10:30
Welcome (C415)

10:30 - 11:30
Meet the team and introduction to your Foundation year course & Units in C414 with Neville and Lynne

11:30 - 12:00
BREO

12:00 - 12:30
Avenues of support with the Student Union

12:30 - 13:00
Lunch

13:00 - 13:30
Personal Academic Tutors and STREAM

13:30 - 14:00
Q & A

14:00 - 14:30
Library Introduction followed by Library tour

Undergraduate welcome for Health and Social Care

• When: Friday 20 January
• Time: 10am
• Where: C415 Luton Campus

10:00 - 10:30
Welcome

10:45 - 11:45
Your course, course team and your first-year units and timetable

11:45 - 12:00
Introduction to the Students Union 

12:00 - 12:30
Campus tours/ break

12:30 - 13:00
BREO

13:00 - 13:30
Personal Academic Tutors and STREAM

13:30 - 13:40
Experience sharing

13:40 - 14:00
Q & A

14:00 - 14:30
Library Introduction followed by Library tour

• When: Monday 16 January
• Time: 10am
• Where: P102 Luton Campus

10:00 - 12:00
Welcome: Introduction. Meet the Team. Essential course information. What to expect as an MSc student nurse at the University of Bedfordshire (Uniforms, Placement etc.)

13:00 - 15:00
Speakers/Guest Speaker: Portfolio Lead/Head of School. RCN/UNISON Reps. Practice Educators. Chaplain and SU .

• When: Tuesday 17 January
• Time: 10am
• Where: P102 Luton Campus

10:00 - 12:00
Introduction to IT systems and processes for course, timetable, BREO, KAY medic

13:00 - 15:00
Introduction to searching the literature searching and managing your references. Library Tour.

• When: Wednesday 18 January
• Time: 10am
• Where: PM06 Luton Campus

10:00 - 12:00
What is expected · Submission · Marking

13:00 - 15:00
Academic writing, referencing and how to avoid plagiarism

• When: Thursday 18 January
• Time: 10am
• Where: C219 Luton Campus

10:00 - 17:00
Training - Basic Life Support

• When: Tuesday 7 February
• Time: 10am
• Where: C219 Luton Campus

10:00 - 17:00
Moving & Handling