Welcome Week is fast approaching, with many activities planned to help students settle in, find their way around campus and make friends. See a taster of the timetableLink opens in a new window, and find out more about how enrolment works and where to direct studentsLink opens in a new window.  

If you're sharing welcome messages for students on social media, please use the hashtag #WelcomeToWarwick.   

On a practical note, here's a reminder of what you need to know about parking on campusLink opens in a new window during peak student arrival times over the coming days.

Our researchers are pointing the way ahead, towards a better, fairer future. View their latest perspectives and insights on the Research Stories webpagesLink opens in a new window. For example, ‘The way ahead for plastic pollution is to challenge industry and corporations on environmental damageLink opens in a new window’.

Applications are open for grants of up to £3,000 to support public and community engagement activities that help build strategic relationships with local, regional, and national community partners, groups or organisations. Apply by 30 October, via the Warwick Institute of Engagement Collaboration and Co-Production FundLink opens in a new window.

Become an accredited mediator with subsidised online training. Experience is not necessary. Find out more, including the course dates and how to bookLink opens in a new window.

Providing spiritual provision for staffLink opens in a new window and students of all faiths and none, the Chaplaincy invites you to events during Welcome WeekLink opens in a new window and throughout term; also, a quieter place for students to study, make friends, and enjoy a weekly community lunch. Additionally, the Chaplaincy is searching for a practising Hindu staff member to assist as a Faith Adviser. 

Register for a webinarLink opens in a new window highlighting the challenges faced by ECRs and what to do to overcome them. Taking place on 28 September, brought to you by the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network in partnership with jobs.ac.uk.

See details of changes to some accessible parking arrangements during the Commonwealth Games, including the areas affected and support available if you need help finding an appropriate alternative.

With many members of our staff community now calling the new Faculty of Arts Building their professional home, we met with Professor Emma Mason, Head of Department, English and Comparative Literary Studies, to hear her thoughts on what the relocation means to her.

There’s still time to complete the Choose your way Warwick survey to tell us more about your travel and what influences this. Help inform the future of transport and be entered into a prize draw to win 1 of 5 £50 LoveToShop e-vouchers (valid at stores including M&S, Argos, John Lewis and H&M).