New Student Orientation for UG entry (12-16 January 2026)
We are pleased to invite our Year 2 Undergraduate students to join us on campus for new student orientation on 12-16 January 2026. We will be hosting morning and afternoon sessions through the week by cohort (your degree course or visiting student institution).
All sessions will be held in Building 12, 566 Chiswick High Road, W4 5AN. The closest transport station is Gunnersbury.
The week will include:
-Document checks (please bring your passport, visa decision letter and a share code for your e-visa)
-Visa Seminar
-Visiting Student Meetings (if you are joining us from a partner University or studying abroad directly)
-Accessing University Systems Seminar
-Life in London Seminar
-Campus Tours & Library Orientation
-Applied Liberal Arts Seminar
-Faculty/Student Lunch
-SGA Welcome
-Parent and Guardian Welcome
Registry staff, IT support and student finance assistance will be available throughout the week.
Attendance in all sessions is mandatory.
Please see below for an overview*
*subject to changes
| Monday 12 January | Tuesday 13 January | Wednesday 14 January | Thursday 15 January | Friday 16 January | Saturday/Sunday 17-18 January |
| Before 2:00pm – airport pickups (London Heathrow) and early Stay Club check in, by appointment only 2:00pm-5:00pm – Stay Club move-in 5:00pm-5:30pm – Stay Club welcome session, Pittsburgh students only 5:30pm-6:00pm – Stay Club welcome session, all other students 6:00pm – Speedmating event | 9:30am-11:30am – Document and arrivals checks, Pittsburgh and Y2 students 11:30am-12:30pm – Life in London session, Pittsburgh and Y2 students 11:30am-1:30pm – Document and arrivals checks, all other study abroad students 1:30pm-2:30pm – Life in London session, all other study abroad students 2:30pm-3:30pm – Pittsburgh study abroad session 4:00pm-5:00pm – Study abroad session, non-Pittsburgh students 5:00pm – Study abroad drinks at the Gunnersbury Time TBA – Wicked: The Musical, reservation only | 9:00am-11:00am – Late arrival document checks 11:00am-12:00pm – Student visa session, required for student route visa holders 12:00pm-1:00pm – Student/Faculty reception, food provided 1:00pm-2:00pm – Introduction to the Liberal Arts Core, Y2 students only 2:00pm-3:00pm – Meet your major sessions 3:00pm-3:45pm – Student finance session, Pittsburgh and Y2 students 3:00pm-3:45pm – IT session, study abroad students 4:00pm-4:45pm – IT session, Pittsburgh and Y2 students 4:00pm-4:45pm – Student finance session, study abroad students | 9:30am-12:30pm – Y2 course registration (first names starting A-H), Pittsburgh & Study abroad course registration (first names starting A-J) 12:30pm-1:30pm – SGA welcome 1:3pm-4:30pm – Y2 course registration (first names starting I-Z), Pittsburgh & Study abroad course registration (first names starting K-Z) Time TBA – Evening boat tour, reservation only | 10:00am-4:00pm – 1:1 appointments (bookable in advance or first-come, first-served) with staff in the Student Hub TBD – Make-up orientation sessions Time TBA – St Paul tour, reservation only | Saturday 17 January Time TBA – Big bus tour, reservation only Sunday 18 January Time TBA – Tower of London, reservation only |
Before you arrive for orientation, please do the following:
-If you missed our pre-orientation webinar, watch it HERE
-Upload your photo for your student ID card HERE
-Log on to your University email account HERE following the instructions sent to you from Student Affairs
-Log on to Blackboard and engage with our orientation course
–Download a share code for your student route visa and complete our form HERE to share your code with us