Welcome Week 2013 is 28 September till 4 October, and it's the perfect start to your time at Imperial.
What can you do before Welcome Week?
Firstly, check out what's on at the Union and the College - there's a full timetable of activities planned for Undergraduates and Postgraduates .
The Union will have the following events on during Welcome Week:
Saturday 28 & Sun 29 September
Undergraduate Mingle
Union Bars, 18:00 - 01:00, £10 in advance
Matt Edmondson (BBC Radio 1)
Clara Amfo
Yasmin Evans
And IC Radio introduces James & the Rabbit Hole, Young Kato (Saturday only) and Blitz Kidz (Sunday only)
Monday 30 September
Festival of the Spoken Nerd comedy night (http://festivalofthespokennerd.com/)
Metric, doors open at 19:00, show at 20:00, free entry
Tuesday 1 October
Freshers' Fair
South Kensington campus, 11:00 – 16:00, free to attend
Imperial Cinema screenings
Iron Man 3 at 18:30 and Monsters University at 21:00
Concert Hall, Beit Quadrangle, £3.00 for members, £4 for non-members (price includes free ice cream for Welcome Week only)
Freshers' Fair Afterparty
Metric and FiveSixEight, 17:00 – 23:00, free entry
Super Quiz (also on every Tuesday during term time)
FiveSixEight, 20:00 – 23:00, free entry
Wednesday 2 October
CSP Wednesday
FiveSixEight and Metric, 19:00 – 01:00, free before 21:00, £2.50 thereafter
Thursday 3 October
Imperial Cinema screenings
Monsters University at 18:30 and Iron Man 3 at 20:45
Concert Hall, Beit Quadrangle, £3.00 for members, £4 for non-members (price includes free ice cream for Welcome Week only)
Live Music in Metric featuring IC Big Band
Metric, 19:00 – 23:00, free entry
Friday 4 October
Freshers’ Ball
Metric, 20:00 – 03:00, £10 in advance, £13 on the door
B.Traits (BBC Radio 1)
Juma (MC)
Gemma Cairney
And IC Radio introduces live music from Sid Batham (https://soundcloud.com/sid-batham) and Bo Keeney (https://soundcloud.com/bokeeney)
Saturday 5 October
Postgraduate Mingle
Union Bars, 19:00 – 02:00, £10 in advance - buy one get one free!
DJ Semtex and more DJs to be announced
And IC Radio introduces live music from Sid Batham (https://soundcloud.com/sid-batham) and Bo Keeney (https://soundcloud.com/bokeeney)
You can also join one of our Clubs & Societies. All you need to do is pay online. We have over 300 Clubs, Societies & Projects, and getting involved in one is a fantastic way to meet new people, learn a new skill, or to simply have fun! Look through our A to Z and you're bound to find something for you. All of our Clubs, Societies & Projects will be at Freshers’ Fair as well, so you can visit them in person during Welcome Week.
Sign up to the Imperial College London Freshers' 2013 Group to talk with other new students at Imperial before term starts, find out who else is on your course and get updates on all things Welcome Week! You can also follow Imperial College Union on Facebook and Twitter as well to get the latest news from us. In the run up to Welcome Week, keep an eye out for our hashtag #helloicu.
Finally, you can look forward to Welcome Week! We look forward to welcoming you to Imperial.
