Find information about Postgraduate Taught Welcome Week events for 2023/24 New students website UoE Events App Details of your programme's welcome week events can be found below or in the UoE Events App. Events for all Postgraduate Taught Students to attend Event description Date Time Location Staff member Postgraduate Taught Welcome Talk 12/09/2023 09:00 - 12:30 40 George Square, Lecture Hall A PGT team Computing Induction geos.ed.ac.uk/~gisteac/wkzero/ 13/09/2023 10:00 - 13:00 Room 2.02, Institute of Geography, Old Infirmary Bruce Gittings Computing Induction For PGR students, but if you are unable to attend the morning session, you can come to the afternoon session. geos.ed.ac.uk/~gisteac/wkzero/ 13/09/2023 14:00 - 17:00 Room 2.02, Institute of Geography, Old Infirmary Bruce Gittings MSc Applied Environmental Hydrogeology Event description Date Time Location Staff member Applied Environmental Hydrogeology Introduction 11/09/2023 12:00 - 14:00 Room G.09, Murchison House Katriona Edlmann Geology walk along South Queensferry Coast 13/09/2023 12:00 - 17:00 Meeting point: Dalmeny Rail Station, Off-campus event Mark Wilkinson, Katriona Edlmann Visit to the National Mining Museum 15/09/2023 10:15 - 14:00 Meet at National Mining Museum, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Dalkeith, EH22 4QN. There is a train from Edinburgh Waverley which takes roughly 25 minutes, or the Number 29 bus which passes by King's Buildings. Mark Wilkinson, Katriona Edlmann MSc Carbon Management Event description Date Time Location Staff member Carbon Management Introduction and walking tour of Edinburgh. 12/09/2023 13:00 - 17:00 Foyer and Training and Skills Room, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ Simon Shackley MSc Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management Event description Date Time Location Staff member Programme Introduction 11/09/2023 14:00 - 17:00 Conference Room Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ Zhiqiang Feng Programme group meetings and Linlithgow Trip Students will be divided into three groups and told which of the three rooms they need to be in during the welcome session on the 11th. 15/09/2023 09:00 - 11:00 Breakout room, Edinburgh Climate change Institute. Room 2.01, Institute of Geography. Room 2.05 Ogilvie, Institute of Geography. Zhiqiang Feng LINUX in GeoSciences Students who need to attend will be informed at the computing induction. geos.ed.ac.uk/~gisteac/wkzero/ 14/09/2023 10:00 - 13:00 Room 2.02, Institute of Geography, Old Infirmary, Drummond Street, Edinburgh Bruce Gittings LINUX Advanced Topics Students who need to attend will be informed at the computing induction. geos.ed.ac.uk/~gisteac/wkzero/ 14/09/2023 14:00 - 17:00 Room 2.02, Institute of Geography, Old Infirmary, Drummond Street, Edinburgh Bruce Gittings MSc Ecological Economics Event description Date Time Location Staff member Ecological Economics Introduction 11/09/2023 10:00 - 12:00 Peter Wilson Building, Lecture Room H Seb O'Connor Invisible Cities Walking Tour: Alternative Story of Leith 14/09/2023 10:00 - 12:00 Meet at the Navy Memorial Monument right next to the Malmaison Hotel in Leith Seb O'Connor Invisible Cities Walking Tour: Women of Edinburgh 15/09/2023 10:00 - 12:00 Meet at 92, Grassmarket Seb O'Connor MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability Event description Date Time Location Staff member Queensferry Boat Trip To get to know you better and to introduce you to your fellow classmates, we're going on a boat tour! Meeting outside the Geography building on Drummond Street, we'll take the bus to South Queensferry and join Forth Boat Tours for an hour and a half long cruise. Afterwards, we'll head for fish and chips, and maybe a drink or two in the pub before travelling back to Edinburgh. 11/09/2023 12:15 - 19:00 Meet at Institute of Geography, Drummond Street to travel to South Queensferry together. Kirsten Jenkins One-to-one meeting with MSc Cohort Lead/Programme Director: Session 1 This is an opportunity to meet the Cohort Lead and/or Programme Director for the Energy, Society and Sustainability MSc programme, who will help you integrate with your peers, the University, and Scotland more generally in various ways throughout your MSc. This includes more formal guidance around dissertation preparations, for instance, and through fun, social activities. At this meeting, you'll have a chance to introduce yourself, your background, your aspirations for the year and any current needs or worries so that we know how best to support you. You can book a slot for either the 13th or 14th September here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RBPaX7mJb_e-_IqCcu6OpgBfEtLfG0JuG-MtICMtrTo/edit?usp=sharing 13/09/2023 Between 09:00 - 17:00 Room Z.01 in the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards, Infirmary Street, EH1 1LZ Kirsten Jenkins One-to-one meeting with MSc Cohort Lead/Programme Director: Session 2 This is an opportunity to meet the Cohort Lead and/or Programme Director for the Energy, Society and Sustainability MSc programme, who will help you integrate with your peers, the University, and Scotland more generally in various ways throughout your MSc. This includes more formal guidance around dissertation preparations, for instance, and through fun, social activities. At this meeting, you'll have a chance to introduce yourself, your background, your aspirations for the year and any current needs or worries so that we know how best to support you. You can book a slot for either the 13th or 14th September here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RBPaX7mJb_e-_IqCcu6OpgBfEtLfG0JuG-MtICMtrTo/edit?usp=sharing 14/09/2023 Between 09:00 - 17:00 Break out Room, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards, Infirmary Street, EH1 1LZ Kirsten Jenkins Programme Director and previous cohort Q&A followed by optional drinks This event is an opportunity to meet the Programme Director for the MSc, Dr. Kirsten Jenkins, alongside other core members of the teaching team and some of our graduating students from the previous cohort. We will lead a Q&A session before allowing you to mingle with the previous cohort on an informal basis. This is a key opportunity to get your questions answered and get candid insights into previous experiences and recommendations. Typical Scottish snacks and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided. 15/09/2023 15:00 - 18:00 Training and Skills Room, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards, Infirmary Street, EH1 1LZ Kirsten Jenkins MSc Environment and Development Event description Date Time Location Staff member Welcome to the Environment and Development Programme This will be an interactive talk from the Programme Director and a chance for you to meet each other. There will be some information sharing so that you know what to expect from the programme and compulsory courses. This is also an opportunity to find out about the wider support available from across the University and to ask any questions you have. 13/09/2023 10:00 - 12:30 Conference Room, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ Clare Barnes Welcome week activity - City Tour 14/09/2023 14:00 - 16:00 Meeting place: The Scottish Merchant Navy Memorial in Leith, next to the Malmaison Hotel. https://goo.gl/maps/y6bAcSXSVGvatYRT8 Clare Barnes MSc Environment, Culture and Society Event description Date Time Location Staff member Programme welcome talk 11/09/2023 14:00 - 16:00 Training and Skills Room, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ Tim Cresswell Visit to Rosslyn Chapel 14/09/2023 09:30 - 14:30 Off-campus event - Meet outside of The Institute of Geography, Drummond Street. Tim Cresswell Guided walk around Old Town from Little Fish Tours 15/09/2023 09:45 - onwards Off-campus event - Meet at Cafe Nero on the Royal Mile Tim Cresswell MSc Environmental Sustainability Event description Date Time Location Staff member Environmental Sustainability Introduction Session 13/09/2023 14:00 - 16:00 Conference Room, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ Teresa Armijos Burneo Visit to the Botanical Gardens Lunch will be provided. 15/09/2023 10:30 - onwards Off-campus event - Meet at West Gate Entrance, Arboretum Place, EH3 5NZ. Teresa Armijos Burneo MSc Environmental Protection and Management Event description Date Time Location Staff member Environmental Protection and Management Welcome Session 12/09/2023 14:00 - 17:00 The Pod, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ Alistair Hamilton Environmental Protection and Management Residential Trip: A short tour to the Highlands, the Cairngorms National Park, looking at local landscapes and environmental issues 14/09/2023 - 15/09/2023 09:00 - onwards Meet at SRUC Building, Peter Wilson Building, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG Alistair Hamilton MSc Food Security Event description Date Time Location Staff member Food Security Programme Introduction 12/09/2023 14:00 - 16:00 Lecture Room F, Peter Wilson Building (SRUC Building), King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG Montse Costa Font The Ethical Dairy: an example of an innovative, sustainable, profitable and ethical food business 14/09/2023 07:00 - 20:00 Meet at Peter Wilson Building (SRUC Building), King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG Montse Costa Font Visit to a Chocolatarium: Learn about the chocolate supply chain 15/09/2023 11:20 - 13:00 3-5 Cranston Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BE Montse Costa Font MSc GeoEnergy Event description Date Time Location Staff member Class introduction and social, plus tour of KB site 11/09/2023 12:00 - 14:00 Room 304b, The Grant Institute, King's Buildings Mark Wilkinson Geology walk along South Queensferry coast 13/09/2023 12:00 - 17:00 Meet at Dalmeny Rail Station, off-campus event Mark Wilkinson Visit to the National Mining Museum, Newtongrange 15/09/2023 10:15 - 14:00 Meet at National Mining Museum, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Dalkeith, EH22 4QN. There is a train from Edinburgh Waverley which takes roughly 25 minutes, or the Number 29 bus which passes by King's Buildings. Mark Wilkinson MSc Geographical Information Science Event description Date Time Location Staff member Programme Introduction 11/09/2023 14:00 - 17:00 Conference Room Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, High School Yards, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ Zhiqiang Feng Programme group meetings and Linlithgow Trip Students will be divided into three groups and told which of the three rooms they need to be in during the welcome session on the 11th. 15/09/2023 09:00 - 11:00 Breakout room, Edinburgh Climate change Institute. Room 2.01, Institute of Geography. Room 2.05 Ogilvie, Institute of Geography. Zhiqiang Feng LINUX in GeoSciences Students who need to attend will be informed the day before the session. 14/09/2023 10:00 - 13:00 Room 2.02, Institute of Geography, Old Infirmary, Drummond Street, Edinburgh Bruce Gittings LINUX Advanced Topics Students who need to attend will be informed the day before the session. 14/09/2023 14:00 - 17:00 Room 2.02, Institute of Geography, Old Infirmary, Drummond Street, Edinburgh Bruce Gittings MSc Marine Systems and Policies Event description Date Time Location Staff member Welcome to Marine Systems and Policies Induction Talk A welcome talk will be given by your Programme Director Dr. Lea-Anne Henry and the Marine Cohort Lead Dr. Sebastian Hennige. This is an induction talk to our programme where you will learn about the programme dynamics, your courses, your independent research project, and what to expect during your studies generally. We will introduce all the extracurricular activities we are planning too, and our Maldives field course! You will also get a chance to introduce yourself to your classmates, and we will plan our afternoon beach trip here too. 14/09/2023 10:00 - 12:00 Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, Room 3.3, 5 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9SU Lea-Anne Henry, Sebastian Hennige Beach trip and dinner This is a friendly beach walk and dinner on Portobello Beach, just east of Edinburgh city centre. We will walk along the beach promenade, and weather dependent, we may go for a swim! Dogs are welcome to join. After our walk, we will have an early dinner at 17:00 at the beachfront restaurant, "The Espy", which will be paid for by our programme. The restaurant is also dog friendly if you want to bring your pet! 14/09/2023 16:00 - 19:00 Portobello beach, in front of the Espy Restaurant, 62-64 Bath Street, Portobello, Edinburgh, EH15 1HF Lea-Anne Henry MSc Soils and Sustainability Event description Date Time Location Staff member Programme Welcome and Introduction Session 12/09/2023 14:00 - 16:00 Room 212, Peter Wilson Building, King's Buildings, EH9 3JG Jennifer Carfrae Local soils trail and sightseeing trip 14th of September: 9.30am Auchencorth Moss 11am Forth Recycling Compost Unit 1pm Craigies Farm for Lunch 2pm Farm Tour (Craigies / Laurieston TBC) 6pm Dinner at Charwoods 8pm Pub Quiz at Charwoods 15th of September: 9.30am Roslin Glen Ancient Woodland 10.30am Roslin Chapel Tour / Roslin Village Walk 12pm lunch at Roslin Chapel Cafe 1.30pm Arthurs Seat Site Tour 14/09/2023 & 15/09/2023 9:00 - onwards Meet at SRUC Cafe, Peter Wilson Building, King's Buildings, EH9 3JG Jennifer Carfrae SRUC Programme BBQ 20/09/2023 15:00 - 18:00 Kings's Buildings, further details to be confirmed. Jennifer Carfrae This article was published on 2024-07-01
