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Induction 2023

Welcome to the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics new students' induction page.

Induction programme

Welcome and Induction week starts on Monday 18 September 2023.

Teaching starts on Monday 25 September 2023.

Accessing your induction materials

New Undergraduate Students:

All Stage 1 students will be expected to be on campus for induction, to attend timetabled sessions and events. Your first session will be as follows:

  • All students on Maths programmes (G100, G103, G300, GG13, GGC3, G1N3, G1N4, GL11, NG41)
    • Monday 18 September, please arrive at 10:45am, for a 11:00am start, Ground Floor, Herschel Building.
  • All students on Physics programmes (F300, F303, F344, F345, F3F5, F3FM)
    • Monday 18 September, please arrive at 09:45am, for a 10:00am start, Ground Floor, Herschel Building.

The Herschel Building is number 17 on the campus map.

If you wish to view details and important information on your course and induction information, please use the Canvas community page: Canvas Community

 

Stage 1 Undergraduate Induction Timetables:

Stage 1 Induction Timetable (Maths and Stats):

2023_24 Stage 1 Maths Group 1

2023_24 Stage 1 Maths Group 2

Students will be informed of their group by email and on arrival

 

Maths Single Honours programmes:

G100 BSc Hons Mathematics

G103 MMath Mathematics

G300 BSc Hons Statistics

GGC3 MMath Mathematics & Statistics

GG13 BSc Hons Mathematics & Statistics

 

Maths Major Minor and Joint programmes:

G1N4 BSc Hons Mathematics with Business (Major Minor)

G1N3 BSc Hons Mathematics with Finance (Major Minor)

NG41 BSc Hons Mathematics and Accounting (Joint)

GL11 BSc Hons Mathematics and Economics (Joint)

 

Stage 1 Induction Timetable (Physics): 

2023_24 Stage 1 Physics Induction Timetable

 

Returning Undergraduate Students:

Your full induction timetable and additional induction material can be found on the MSP Canvas Community

 

New Postgraduate Taught Mathematics, Statistics and Physics students

 MSc Data Science with Statistics Induction Timetable

 

New Postgraduate Research students

Please contact maths.physics.pg@newcastle.ac.uk to arrange to come into Herschel building and pick up your office key. Experimental Physics students will receive a separate email with regards to arrangement for key collection for Merz Court Building.

You will receive when you arrive:

Your allocated desk in one of our postgraduate rooms (an office key will be provided) a brief tour of the School a guide to the facilities available to you. If you have any outstanding conditions with regards to your offer, they must have been met at this stage.

If you haven't already arranged a meeting with your Supervisor, please contact them as soon as possible to arrange a meeting.

School Induction will take place on Wednesday 27 September 2023 starting at 14:00. You will receive an email with further details nearer the time to confirm the location.

  • All continuing Postgraduate Research students should attend School induction on Wednesday 04 October 2023 starting at 14:00. MSP PGR Induction 23-24

Postgraduate Research, MPhil and MRes student handbooks

This will be available in due course.

New Postgraduate Research Mathematics, Statistics and Physics students

This will be available in due course.

Returning Postgraduate Research Mathematics, Statistics and Physics students

All continuing Postgraduate Research students should attend School induction on Wednesday 04 October 2023 starting at 14:00. 

MSP PGR Induction 23-24

Useful information

Here you will find links that will help make starting your study at Newcastle as simple as possible.

Checklist

It's essential that you complete a number of activities by the end of induction week. You should make sure you complete each of these actions:

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