Information for Health, Science, Social Care and Education students joining Kingston in January 2023

Your welcome and induction

Hurray! You're joining the Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education (HSSCE). Below you'll find everything you need to know about welcome and induction*.

Arrival and enrolment

  • You must have arrived and be attending on campus from Monday 16 January.
  • You must have fully enrolled and have checked in (if applicable) by Friday 20 January. Read more about enrolment.

Course induction

  • Your mandatory course induction will take place during Monday 16 January to Friday 20 January. Search for your course induction schedule on the Kingston app available in the app store.

Course start date and your teaching timetable

  • Teaching starts for your course during the week commencing 23 January 2023. Your teaching timetable will be available 48 hours (Monday-Friday) after completion of your online enrolment. You can view your teaching timetable online or on the KU App.

* Course list

The dates shown on this page apply to the courses listed below.

You may have a different start date if you can't see your course in the list.

A

  • Analytical Chemistry with Professional Placement, MSc
  • Analytical Chemistry, MSc

B

  • Biomedical Science with Management Studies with Professional Placement, MSc
  • Biomedical Science with Management Studies, MSc
  • Biomedical Science with Professional Placement, MSc
  • Biomedical Science, MSc

C

  • Cancer Biology with Professional Placement, MSc
  • Cancer Biology, MSc

M

  • Medicinal Chemistry, MSc

P

  • Pharmaceutical Analysis with Management Studies with Professional Placement, MSc
  • Pharmaceutical Analysis with Management Studies, MSc
  • Pharmaceutical Analysis with Professional Placement, MSc
  • Pharmaceutical Analysis, MSc
  • Pharmaceutical Science with Management Studies with Professional Placement, MSc
  • Pharmaceutical Science with Management Studies, MSc
  • Pharmaceutical Science with Professional Placement, MSc
  • Pharmaceutical Science, MSc

 

Other welcome and induction activity

Welcome events programme

The Welcome Programme runs alongside your course induction and will:

  • introduce you to some of the opportunities you'll have as a Kingston student,
  • help you settle into life at Kingston,
  • give you the opportunity to meet new friends and have some fun!

You will be able to book onto the various events once you complete your online enrolment.

Visit KU Extra for your schedule of events.

Welcome Help Points

Our on-campus Welcome Help point should be your first stop if you have questions or are not sure where to go.

You will find a wonderful bunch of friendly Student Ambassadors who will be ready to give you directions, answer your questions (or just have a chat!)

Open from 09.00 to 16:30, Monday 16 January to Friday 20 January, your Welcome Help points are located at:

Campus tours

To get you acquainted with your new campus, tours will run on the following dates:

  • Monday 16 January 11:00
  • Tuesday 17 January 15:00
  • Wednesday 18 January 11:00
  • Thursday 19 January 15:00
  • Friday 20 January 11:00

Tours start from the Welcome Help Points at:

There is no sign-up required, but numbers for each tour will be capped at a maximum of 12 people (allocated on a first-come basis).

Please make sure you wear comfortable shoes.

Welcome to Kingston online module

Our Welcome to Kingston online module will give you an introduction to the support services available should you need it.

You can access the online module on Canvas, our virtual online learning environment, once you have completed your online enrolment.

The module is on-demand so you can access it at your own pace and at whatever time of day suits you.

Once you log into Canvas you'll see the link to the module on your dashboard.

Open the postgraduate Welcome to Kingston module on Canvas.

Collect your freebie pack

We've got FREE Welcome to Kingston Starter packs which can be picked up during welcome and induction. 

Your Starter Pack contains:

  • reusable canvas bag (designed by a KU student),
  • notebook,
  • pen,
  • reusable coffee cup,
  • other useful stuff to get you started.

Check back for details on when and where these can be picked up.

Any questions?

Please contact your faculty if you have any queries about the start of your course.

Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

You can contact the department in the Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education by email:

Welcome

Enrolment

Chat to our student ambassadors

Your digital toolkit

Attend a Head Start event

FAQs for new students