Week 1 and Beyond
Week 1 Schedule
From Week 1, your teaching sessions will be displayed on your personalised Tabula timetable. Below you'll see a schedule for your academic induction.
| Monday 5th October 2026 |
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| 09:00-09:45 |
Introduction to SLS PGT Learning and attendance monitoring Hear from the Postgraduate Programmes Director (PPD) Graham Teakle. |
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| 09:45-11:45 | Interactive Group Workshop Get to know your fellow students, led by Prof Rosemary Collier |
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| 12:00-13:00 | School of Life Sciences Lunch For New PGT Students Get to know other PGT Life Sciences students with an informal opportunity to meet over a free lunch. Staff from the School of Life Sciences will be around if you have questions. |
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| 13:00-13:45 | Getting the most from your academic year Join your Course Directors and Postgraduate Programmes Director to find out what PGT studies will involve and what the degree will prepare you for. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions about your course. |
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| 13:45-14:45 | Meet your Senior Tutor Hear from the PGT Senior Tutor Marwan Albuhtori and learn about this role, support available, Student-Staff Liaison Committee roles and responsibilities. |
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| 14:45-15:15 | Report + Support Meet Susie Cleverly who will talk about how to keep yourself and others safe at University, and what support the Report + Support service provides. |
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| 15:15-16:45 | Assessments Group Workshop |
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| 16:45-17:15 | Q&A Session Have an unanswered question about your course, module registration or anything related to your academic studies? Closing session to provide an opportunity for any questions. |
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| Tuesday 6th October 2026 |
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| 10:00-10:05 | Introduction to Day 2 Welcome back from your Course Directors and Postgraduate Programmes Director |
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| 10:05-11:15 | Introduction to the Biotech Degrees Join your Course Director, Professor Alexander Cameron, to find out what Biotechnology, Bioprocessing & Business Management and Medical Biotechnology & Business Management research can involve and what the degrees will prepare you for. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions about your course. |
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| Introduction to the EF Degree Join your Course Directors, Professor Rosemary Collier and Professor Hendrik Schaefer, to find out what Food Security and Environmental Bioscience in a Changing Climate research can involve and what the degrees will prepare you for. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions about your course. |
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| 11:15-11:45 |
Project introduction |
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| 11:45-12:00 |
Careers in Life Sciences
Join SLS Senior Careers Consultant Jo Pearson to learn about how the Careers team can support you throughout your time at Warwick, and after you graduate.
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| 12:00-13:00 |
Meet your Mentor
Come and connect with your student mentor. This is an informal opportunity to meet your mentors and discuss the week ahead. Lunch will be provided. |
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| 13:00-14:30 |
Academic Integrity/Essay writing in the UK Hear from the Director of Academic Integrity, Professor Kevin Purdy, about what academic integrity is - and why it matters, as well as the most common queries related to academic integrity, including referencing, plagiarism and academic misconduct. |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Library
Join SLS Academic Librarian Chris Bark to learn about what the library has to offer, including study spaces and support.
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| 15:00-15:45 |
Meet your Personal Tutor
Come and connect with your Personal Tutor. This is an informal opportunity to meet your Personal Tutor, to learn about their role and discuss the week ahead.
Light refreshments will be provided.
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| 15:45-16:15 |
Q&A Session Have an unanswered question about your course, module registration or anything related to your academic studies? Closing session to provide an opportunity for any questions. |
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The information below provides some introductory information about areas students often ask us about before they arrive.
