MASc Welcome Week 2026 Programme
You will be able to search for events and personalise your Welcome Week timetable from mid-September. Core activities offered by the Global Sustainable Development Department (below) will be automatically populated in your bespoke Welcome Week timetable.
You will use a system called Tabula to view your personalised course timetable. Your complete personalised academic timetable for Term 1 will be available on your Tabula page once you have registered for your modules and all your workshops/seminars have been assigned.
Wednesday 28 September 2025
Monday 28 September 2026 |
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| 12:00-16:30 |
GSD MASc and PhD Welcome and Module Fair The Director Postgraduate Study, Jess Savage , will welcome you to the School, Department, and programme, providing an overview and key information on a postgraduate GSD student at Warwick. There will be individual induction sessions for both the MASc students and the PhD students, as well as a tour of the School and relevant facilities. Taught module convenors will briefly present their modules and you will have the opportunity to speak with them individually. It will also be an opportunity to get to know your fellow students, meet student representatives, and other members of the postgraduate team finishing with a Q&A session. |
R2.41 (Ramphal Building, Second Floor)Link opens in a new window |
Tuesday 29 September 2026 |
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| 10:00-10:45 |
Introduction to Interdisciplinarity This session will explore interdisciplinary and transdisciplinarity in relation to taught programmes and research. It will also focus on valuing the knowledge and experience of yourselves and your new cohort. |
R0.14 (Ramphal Building, Ground Floor)Link opens in a new window |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Introduction to Ethics and Academic Conduct This session will look at the ethical considerations and requirements for undertaking research, including when ethics approval must be obtained. Ethical approval facilitates and promotes ethical research that is of potential benefit to participants, science and society. It also safeguards researchers conducting the study, and protects the rights, safety, dignity and well-being of research participants. The second half of this session will focus on academic conduct, and will provide an introduction to fair learning and research practices, correct and appropriate referencing, use of AI in learning and assessments, and how to learn safely without risk of plagiarism. *Both of these important sessions will have follow-up skill development sessions in the first few weeks. |
R0.14 (Ramphal Building, Ground Floor)Link opens in a new window |
| 12:00-14:00 |
MASc GSD Welcome Lunch Welcome Lunch in the department for you to meet each other, our other MASc students, current PhD students and the staff - served in Ramphal Building foyer. |
Ramphal Foyer (Ramphal Building, Ground floor)Link opens in a new window |
| 14:00-15:00 |
Navigating PG Systems and Processes |
MASc Students R0.14 (Ramphal Building, Ground Floor) PhD Students |
| 15:15-17:00 |
Make your own sustainable tote bag Visit SCFS’s Design Studio and use our top-notch facilities to create your own sustainable tote bag—designed by you, made to keep. |
Design Studio, Junction Building (top floor, follow signage for 'PG Hub' if entering from front door) |
Thursday 1 October 2026 |
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| 12:00-13:00 |
Ask us anything! Drop-in opportunity This is your opportunity to ask any questions not covered in our previous welcome week sessions. |
R3.09 Postgraduate Study Room (Third Floor, Ramphal Building) |
All times are BST.
Any questions?
If you have any questions about the MASc Welcome Week 2026 programme get in touch with us.
Accessibility
We are keen to ensure that our Welcome Week events are accessible to all, so please get in touch with us as soon as possible if you have any accessibility requirements.