SchoolofEngineering

TheUniversityofEdinburgh

TaughtPostgraduate
WelcomeWeek

TheKingsBuildings
Monday14September2015
Time

Location

13.0014.00

RegistrationandLunch
AllnewtaughtPostgraduatestudentsshouldregisterintheFoyerof
theSandersonBuilding.Registrationwillbefollowedbylunchwith
academicstaffinClassroom2.

14.0015.30

SchoolofEngineeringPostgraduateTaughtWelcome
HughMcCann,HeadofSchool

FoyerandClassroom2
SandersonBuilding,
Gate3,KingsBuildings

LectureTheatre2,Hudson
BeareBuilding

StephenWarrington,DirectorofTeaching
SimonSmith,SeniorTutor
NathalieCaron,TeachingOrganisationAdministrator

Tuesday15September2015
12.4514.45

WelcomeEventforPostgraduateTaughtMasters(Recommended
event)

AssemblyHall,
NewCollege

ThisistheUniversity'sformalWelcomeforallPostgraduateTaught
students.Thisincludeshearingfromandtalkingtodifferentservices,
networkingwithfellowstudentsandhearingaboutthedifferent
opportunitiesavailabletoyou.Pleasearriveatthiseventfor12.30pm
tosignin.

Thiseventisticketed,pleaseregisterviatheEventBriteLink
http://edin.ac/1hKzR5q

Thissessionisrepeatedat3.00pmandalsoonFriday18thSeptember,
atMichaelSwannLectureTheatre,King'sBuildingsat12:30pm&
3:00pm.
15.0017.00

WelcomeEventforPostgraduateTaughtMasters
ThisisarepeatoftheSessionofferedfrom12:302:45pm.Thisisthe
University'sformalWelcomeforallPostgraduateTaughtstudents.This
includeshearingfromandtalkingtodifferentservices,networking
withfellowstudentsandhearingaboutthedifferentopportunities
availabletoyou.Pleasearriveatthiseventfor2:45pmtosignin.
Thiseventisticketed,pleaseregisterviatheEventBriteLink:
http://edin.ac/1TR7wGr
ThissessionisrepeatedonFriday18thSeptember,atMichaelSwann
LectureTheatre,King'sBuildingsat12:30pm&3:00pm.Ifthissession
isfullpleaseregisterwithanothersession.

AssemblyHall,
NewCollege

Wednesday16September2015
10.0011.30

MakingtheMostofyourMScPhase1
WhattoExpectfromYourMScStephenWarrington,Directorof
TeachingandDaveLaurensonDeputyDirectorofTeaching

12.0013.00

EnglishLanguageTesting
StudentswhoarenotnativeEnglishspeakerswilltakeaTestofEnglish
atMatriculation(TEAM)Test,administeredbytheEnglishLanguage
TeachingCentre,toassessyourrequirementsforadditionalEnglish
Languagesupport.

LectureTheatreA,
JamesClerkMaxwell
Building
LectureTheatre2,Hudson
BeareBuilding

AllstudentswithanIELTSscoreoflessthan7.0,oraniBTTOEFLscore
oflessthan100,musttaketheTEAMtest.
ThissessioniscompulsoryforstudentsontheMScElectronics
14.0015.00

MeetingwithProgrammeDirectorforMScBioelectronics&Biosensors
DrAdamStokes

Classroom6,
HudsonBeareBuilding

14.0015.00

MeetingwithProgrammeDirectorforMScElectronics
DrAlisterHamilton

Classroom7,
HudsonBeareBuilding

14.0015.00

MeetingwithProgrammeDirectorforMScStructuralandFireSafety
EngineeringDrStephenWelch

Classroom8,
HudsonBeareBuilding

14.0015.00

MeetingwithProgrammeDirectorforMScSignalProcessingand
CommunicationsProfessorJohnThompson

Classroom4,
HudsonBeareBuilding

14.0015.00

MeetingwithProgrammeDirectorforMScSustainableEnergySystems
DrDimitriMignard

LectureTheatre2,
HudsonBeareBuilding

15.0016.00

MScSustainableEnergySystemsOptionalChoicesMeeting

LectureTheatre2,
HudsonBeareBuilding

Thursday17September2015
10.0018.00

PGTTriptoPitlochry
Youmustbookontothistrip
Ifyouhavenotalreadysecuredyourplaceonthistripandare
interestedinattending,pleasecontactpgtenquiries@eng.ed.ac.ukas
theremaystillbespacesavailable

MeetingPoint
AlrickBuilding

Friday18September2015
10.3011.30

MakingtheMostofyourMScPhase2
AnopportunityforstudentstomeetwithformerMScstudentswho
willsharetheirexperienceofbeinganMScstudentintheSchoolof
Engineering.MattVickersfromtheCareersservicewillalsogivea
presentation.

12.4514.45

WelcomeEventforPostgraduateTaughtMasters
ThisisarepeatoftheSessionofferedTuesday14thSeptember.
ThisistheUniversity'sformalWelcomeforallPostgraduateTaught
students.Thisincludeshearingfromandtalkingtodifferentservices,
networkingwithfellowstudentsandhearingaboutthedifferent
opportunitiesavailabletoyou.Pleasearriveatthiseventfor12:30pm

Classroom2,
SandersonBuilding

SwannLectureTheatre,
MichaelSwannLecture
Theatre,KingsBuildings

tosignin.
Thiseventisticketed,pleaseregisterviatheEventBriteLink:
http://edin.ac/1hKAaNO
ThissessionisrepeatedonFriday18thSeptember,atMichaelSwann
LectureTheatre,King'sBuildingsat3:00pm

14.0017.00
15.0017.00

MScSustainableEnergySystemsOptionalCourseChoicesMeeting
WelcomeEventforPostgraduateTaughtMasters
ThisisarepeatoftheSessionofferedTuesday14thSeptember&
12:45pmtoday.ThisistheUniversity'sformalWelcomeforall
PostgraduateTaughtstudents.Thisincludeshearingfromandtalking
todifferentservices,networkingwithfellowstudentsandhearing
aboutthedifferentopportunitiesavailabletoyou.Pleasearriveatthis
eventfor2:45pmtosignin.

Classroom10,
AlrickBuilding
SwannLectureTheatre,
MichaelSwannLecture
Theatre,KingsBuildings

Thiseventisticketed,pleaseregisterviatheEventBriteLink:
http://edin.ac/1hKAN9Z

GettingHere
TheeasiestwaytoreachtheSandersonBuildingistogotoGate3oftheKingsBuildingscampus,onMayfield
Road.Itsthefirstbuildingonyourleftasyoucomethroughthegate,andithasEngineeringcarvedoverthe
maindoor.Walkinthroughthesedoors,andyouwillfindstafffromtheEngineeringTeachingOrganisation(ETO)
theretoassistyou.

Details of how to reach the Kings Buildings campus are given on the College of Science and Engineerings
webpageat
http://edin.ac/1TR0hyf

Pleaseseemapbelow.

InteractiveandprintablemapsofallUniversitysitescanbecanbeviewedathttp://edin.ac/1hKv9oc

AdetailedmapoftheSchoolofEngineering,includingthelocationofallteachingrooms,canbeviewedat:
http://edin.ac/14iELPk