First Year
Events are held in rooms in the Skempton Building (SKEM) or City and Guilds (CAGB) unless indicated otherwise below.
Details of staff can be found on our Aeronautics Academic, Teaching, Administrative, Technical and Operations Staff website.
Monday 30th September 2024
10:00-11:00 College Welcome Talk (Great Hall)
11:00-13:00 Department Welcome/Briefing/Registration/iPad Collection (SKEM 164)
Head of Department
Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUGS)
Director of Student Experience
Senior Tutor
Tutor for Women
Student Wellbeing Advisor
Undergraduate Office Staff
14:30-15:00 Imperial College Union (ICU) and City & Guilds College Union (CGCU) Briefings (SKEM 164)
15:00-16:30 Aeronautics Student Representatives, Women in Aeronautics Society, Aerosoc and Aerosoc 'Mums and Dads'
welcome talks (SKEM 164) followed by Mums and Dads social event (CAGB 309).
Tuesday 1st October 2024
09:00-10:00 Health and Safety Briefing (SKEM 164) : Department Safety Officer
10:00-11:00 Library Briefing (SKEM 164): Aeronautics Librarian
11:00-11:45 Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Presentation (SKEM 164)
11.45-12.30 Institute of Mechanical Engineers (iMechE) Presentation (SKEM 164)
Wednesday 2nd October 2024
Cohort will be broken down into three groups and during the time slots indicated below for your relevant group you need to go for your boiler/lab suit fitting (CAGB 309) and then collect your Engineering Practice Car Kit (CAGB 300). Your group information will be viewable in your timetable shortly before term starts and you are not permitted to attend any other group session.
09:00-10:00 Group 01
10:00-11:00 Group 02
11:00-12:00 Group 03
Thursday 3rd October 2024
09:00-10:00 Programme Summary Briefing (SKEM 164) : Director of Undergraduate Studies, Director of Student Experience
10:00-12:00 AERO40006 Mathematics Lecture (SKEM 164)
12:00-12:30 Blackboard Learn Induction (SKEM 164) : Faculty Learning Technologists
The Scavenger Hunt events will take place with our Director of Undergraduate Studies, Director of Student Experience, Department Teaching Fellows.
13:00-14.00 Scavenger Hunt Lunch in the City and Guilds Foyer (main entrance).
14:00-16:30 Scavenger Hunt (department and wider campus)
16:30-17:30 Scavenger Hunt Prize Ceremony (CAGB 300)
Friday 4th October 2024
09.00-10.00 Department Computing Briefing (SKEM 164) : Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department IT
10:00-12:00 AERO40006 Mathematics Lecture (SKEM 164)
13:00-15:00 AERO40006 Mathematics Lecture (SKEM 164)
15.00-16:00 Year Abroad Briefing (SKEM 164): Year Abroad Coordinator