Graduate School Events for Welcome Week Monday 11 – Saturday 16 September 2017 MONDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 10.00 Martin Hall, New College Welcome - from Professor Paul Foster (Head of the School of Divinity), Professor Brian Stanley (Director of Postgraduate Studies), Jo Thor (Convenor of the Postgraduate Student Committee) and other members of the School. 10.45 Rainy Hall Tea and coffee 11.15 starting from Rainy Hall Tours of New College, including a visit to the Library 12.15 Martin Hall ‘Postgraduate Study and the Academic Community’: Dr Naomi Appleton 13.00 Rainy Hall Sandwich lunch, provided by the School. 14.15-15.30 McEwan Hall University Welcome Ceremony 2017 Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea, Principal of the University of Edinburgh, welcomes all new students (undergraduate and postgraduate). Doors open at 1.30. 15.30 Rainy Hall Tea and coffee 16.00 Martin Hall Join members of the Postgraduate Committee for an informal session that will allow you to meet fellow incoming postgrads. TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER Today is free of commitments at the School of Divinity, to allow you to attend welcome events for the wider university: 12.00-16.30 (2 slots; 12-2pm & 2.30pm – 4.30pm): Academic Fair at 50 George Square & Lower David Hume Tower 13.00-13.45: Welcome Event for Postgraduate Research (PGR) students in McEwan Hall, Bristo Square (followed by a Student Services Fair until 15:00) 15.00-15.45: Welcome Event for Postgraduate Taught (PGT) students in McEwan Hall, Bristo Square (followed by a Student Services Fair until 17:30) 17.00-20.00: Networking & Social Evening for PG students in Playfair Library, Old College. For more information on any of the above events, and a link to register your place, visit: www.ed.ac.uk/students/new-students/events. This is a good day for international students to make contact with the International Office (33 Buccleuch Place, 0131-650-4296) if you have not already done so. The International Office can help you to negotiate all the difficulties you may meet in your first couple of months in the UK – bank accounts, police registration and so on. International Office staff will be available this week to answer questions. Just drop in. For more information, please visit this essential Getting Started Guide for new students: http://www.ed.ac.uk/students/new-students/getting-started-guides/getting-started-guide WEDNESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER FULL-DAY INDUCTION WORKSHOP Morning: common to all programmes 9.00 Martin Hall An introduction to the School and its postgraduate culture 10.45 Rainy Hall Tea and coffee 11.15 Martin Hall An introduction to resources for postgraduates 13.00 Rainy Hall Lunch provided by the School Afternoon: programme-specific 14.00 Martin Hall Masters students gather and divide into programme groups MRes students meet with Director of Postgraduate Studies Taught Masters students meet with Programme Directors 2.45 onwards is available for 1:1 meetings, but your Programme Director (taught masters) or Research Supervisor (MRes) may arrange a different time to meet with you 14.45 Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room PhD/MPhil students meet with Director of Postgraduate Studies 16.00 Rainy Hall Tea and coffee, with DPGS available for Q&A 16.00-17.00 New College Library ‘Library basics’: tours for postgrads new to the School 19.00 Rainy Hall New College Ceilidh (a Ceilidh is a traditional Scottish dance/ party/ fun time). Dance to a live ceilidh band! There will be snacks and beverages including sodas, juices. Please bring your own beer or wine, and any other food you wish to share. Spouses/partners and children welcome. Wear comfortable shoes! THURSDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 10.00 Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room ‘The British postgraduate system’: for international students 10.45 Rainy Hall Coffee and doughnuts for the Graduate School community 11.15 Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room Postgraduate Committee Elections for Subject Area Reps, and Masters and PhD Reps). Come along and cast your vote! 11.30 Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room Informal Q&A session with PG students. Find out everything you want to know about being a postgrad or living in Edinburgh. This is a good chance to ask about issues like time management, research trips, and relationships with supervisors. Questions about life outside New College are also welcome, e.g. flat-renting, shopping, health, etc. We will do our best to answer them! 12.30 Picnic lunch Meet in New College Quad for a picnic in Princes Street Gardens. Bring a packed lunch or pick up a sandwich from somewhere like Boots, Marks & Spencer or Costa. If the weather is poor the lunch will be in the Rainy Hall. 14.00 Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room Opening of Year Lecture by Dr Steven Sutcliffe. Afterwards, tea/coffee will be served in the Rainy Hall. FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 11.00 Martin Hall A communion service to start the academic year. All welcome. Followed by lunch in Rainy Hall (you can come to this without attending the service). SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 10.30-16.30 Martin Hall A day conference on ‘Women and the World Church’, organised by the Centre for the Study of World Christianity and the Church of Scotland. Guest lecture by Prof. Kwok Pui-Lan of Harvard. If you would like to come, you need to register in advance by emailing Jean Reynolds at [email protected]. .