Welcome to Portsmouth
Explore our Welcome Month activities and get started with university life
Your first month of uni is a great chance to meet new people, settle into your accommodation and get to know your campus and city.
Join in with a mix of virtual events and face-to-face activities that will help you meet other students, make new friends, explore and join clubs and societies, get to grips with your studies and learn more about life at uni.
Important dates
- 11 - 17 September: International Orientation Week
- 18 September - 27 October: Welcome Month
You'll need to complete your registration or re-registration if you're a continuing student to access all Welcome Month events.
Themes
Welcome Month events are in three main themes. Use them to help you plan your events diary and spot the events most important to you.
Student life
Discover the opportunities available to you outside study by exploring societies, new hobbies and Portsmouth.
Support and guidance
Attending support and guidance events will help you get set up and prepared for the new year ahead.
Sports Tasters
Try a sport you like or try something new while making new friends.
Jump to week
- Week 1: 18 – 24 September
- Week 2: 25 September – 1 October
- Week 3: 2 – 8 October
- Week 4: 9 – 15 October
- Week 5: 16 – 22 October
- Week 6: 23 – 27 October
Week 1: 18 - 24 September
Course induction
You'll attend induction events to introduce you to your course tutors and hear more about our services including the Library, Careers and Employment, and the University Wellbeing Service. We'll contact you on your University email to tell you how to access your induction schedule before your first week, or find your timetable here:
Monday 18 Sep
09:00-10:00: Freshers' Welcome Breakfast
11:00-15:00: Paint Your Own Mug (choose your hour time slot)
19:00-21:00: Register for your GP at Rees Hall
19:00-21:00: Register for your GP at Greetham Street Hall
19:00-21:00: Speed Friending from Catherine House
Tuesday 19 Sep
09:00-10:00: Freshers' Welcome Breakfast
09:00-18:00: Meet our 34 Team UOP Sports Clubs at Freshers' Fayre
09:00-18:00: Sport Fayre
10:00-18:00: Freshers' Fayre
10:00-16:00: Free bike tours of the city (choose your slot)
11:00-15:00: Paint Your Own Mug (choose your hour time slot)
19:00-21:00: Register for your GP at Chaucer House
19:00-21:00: Speed Friending from Bateson Hall
Wednesday 20 Sep
09:00-10:00: Freshers' Welcome Breakfast
09:00-18:00: Meet our 34 Team UOP Sports Clubs at Freshers' Fayre
09:00-18:00: Sport Fayre
10:00- 18:00: Freshers' Fayre
10:00-16:00: Free bike tours of the city (choose your slot)
11:00-15:00: Paint Your Own Mug (choose your hour time slot)
19:00-21:00: Speed Friending from Greetham Street Hall
Thursday 21 Sep
09:00-10:00: Freshers' Welcome Breakfast
10:00-18:00: Give Me Sport
11:00-15:00: Paint Your Own Mug (choose your hour time slot)
19:00-21:00: Speed Friending from Rees Hall
19:00-21:00: Register for your GP at Catherine House
19:00-21:00: Register for your GP at Trafalgar Hall
Friday 22 Sep
09:00-10:00: Freshers' Welcome Breakfast
10:00-18:00: Give Me Sport
11:00-15:00: Paint Your Own Mug (choose your hour time slot)
19:00-21:00: Register for your GP at Rosalind Franklin Hall
19:00-21:00: Register for your GP at Bateson Hall
19:00-21:00: Speed Friending from Chaucer House
Week 2: 25 September - 1 October
Week 3: 2 – 8 October
Tuesday 3 Oct
11:00-14:00: WEXFEST Event
11:00-14:00: Writing without plagiarising
19:00-21:00: Mocktail night at Bateson Hall
Week 4: 9 – 15 October
Thursday 12 Oct
13:00-14:00: ASDAC Skills Taster Session 1: Visual Planners
13:00-14:00: Writing without plagiarising
19:00-21:00: Yoga Night at Rees Hall
Week 5: 16 – 22 October
Monday 16 Oct
14:00-14:30: Writing without plagiarising
19:00-21:00: Debate Evening at Chaucer House
Wednesday 18 Oct
14:00-14:30: Study Tips
19:00-21:00: Debate Evening at Rees Hall
19:00-21:00: Yoga Night at Bateson Hall
Thursday 19 Oct
11:00-15:00: Graduate Recruitment and Placement Fair
13:00-14:00: ASDAC Skills Taster Session 2: Reading Grids
19:00-21:00: Art Night at Greetham Street Hall
Week 6: 23 – 27 October
Monday 23 Oct
10:30-11:00: Writing without plagiarising
19:00-21:00: Study Groups at Catherine House
Thursday 26 Oct
10:30-11:00: Study Tips
13:00-14:00: ASDAC Skills Taster Session 3: APA Referencing basics
19:00-21:00: Study Groups at Bateson Hall
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