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Your first few weeks

Welcome to the Start of Your University Journey!

Your first few weeks at university will be an exciting and busy time, filled with new experiences, people, and opportunities. There are several important meetings and events you’ll need to attend, along with key steps and procedures to complete to ensure a smooth start to your academic life.

This page will guide you through everything you need to know—from essential tasks and induction schedules to support services and ways to get involved. Let’s get started!

Welcome Week

Your Welcome Week Timetable is viewable via the MyWarwick App. You will be able to download your full Departmental Induction Timetable here shortly.

Your induction Timetable

Top Tips

Be sure to implement our top tips to get the most out of your first weeks at university.

See our Top Tips

Lectures and seminars

Find out when your lectures and support and feedback classes will commence and the various processes involved. Details of the core modules for your degree can be found in the handbook.

Lectures and Seminars

Resources

Find out more about the various resources available in the Department such as access to the Financial Times and the Economist.

Department Resources

Modules

You need to ensure that you have looked at the optional modules you wish to take and when/where they are. Find out the finer details here.

Choosing your Modules

First Year Careers Advice

Information for incoming Economics students from our Department's Careers Consultant.

Meet our Careers Consultant

IT Systems

We have created a summary of the IT systems and their uses to help make it that little easier during your first few weeks.

View our IT Systems

Personal Tutors

Every student is allocated a Personal Tutor, here is some detailed information about what this involves.

Personal Tutor Meetings

Mentor Scheme

We run a mentor scheme for first year students designed to help you settle in.

Learn More About the Scheme

Find Your Way

Trying to remember everything can be tricky, so we've provided a map and contact details to help make it that little bit easier!

Where to Find us