Key Dates

Find information on timings of key activities and events leading up to and during Welcome 2019.

This page will continue to be updated as further information becomes available. If there is anything that you think should be included in this list of key dates, please contact us. 

8 June 2021 Online Registration goes live
w/c 19 July 2021 ID cards posted to UK students with Welcome leaflet (twice weekly up to September)
w/c 19 July 2021 Welcome timetable launched to staff
10 August 2021 A-Level results day - focus moves from Preparing to Study webpages to Welcome webpages
TBC August 2021 Welcome timetable made live to students
from 10 August 2021 Weekly Welcome emails to new students begin
from 10 August 2021 Students receive confirmation of accommodation offers from Living
10 September 2021 Cut off date for new students with a UK home address to have their ID card posted to them. All other students will need to collect on campus from Arrivals Weekend.

9 September 2021

 International students can arrive to University and partner accommodation.
9 September 2021

Airport Collection service begins from London Heathrow (LHR) and Birmingham International (BHX) airports, running until Sunday 26 September.
9 September 2021

Campus tours and Welcome Information Points begin on campus, running until Friday 24 September
16 September 2021

UK students can move into University and partner accommodation.

 Arrivals Weekend & Welcome Week

Friday 17 September 2021 Parents' and Guardians' Welcome Address broadcast online
Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 September 2021 Arrivals Weekend
Saturday 18 - Monday 20 September 2021 Welcome Fair takes place in the Great Hall
Saturday 18 September 2021 Welcome Registration Hub opens for BRP card and ID card collection
Sunday 19 September 2021 Welcome Week begins at Dubai campus
Monday 20 September 2021 Welcome Week begins at Birmingham campuses
Monday 20 & Tuesday 21 September 2021 Guild Welcome Fair at the Guild of Students
Tuesday 21 September 2021 (13:30-14:30) VC's Welcome Address (hybrid delivery)
Wednesday 22 - Friday 24 September 2021 Guild Societies' Fair
Wednesday 22 September 2021 (11:00-12:00) College Welcome Address (LES)
Wednesday 22 September 2021 (16:00-17:00) College Welcome Address (CoSS)
Wednesday 22 September 2021 (16:00-17:00) International Welcome Celebration
Thursday 23 September 2021 (12:00-13:00) College Welcome Address (CAL)
Thursday 23 September 2021 (14:00-15:00) College Welcome Address (EPS)
Friday 24 September 2021 (12:00-13:00) International Welcome Celbration (repeat)
Friday 24 September 2021 (14:00-15:00) College Welcome Address (MDS)

 

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