Name: Welcome Week events
Start: 2023-09-15
End: 2023-10-05

Starting university this September? Discover the different events taking place across Welcome Week that you can to get involved in.

Freshers' Week 2023

The Students' Union are hosting events across Fresher's Week including Bingo Lingo, a silent disco and a comedy night.

Mobile Event Tent

Situated outside the Student Centre is the Mobile Event Tent. The Mobile Event Tent plays host to a number of events taking place across September and October.

Need help finding your way around?

Take a look a our map and guide to Welcome Week 2023

What's going on during Welcome Week?

Please note that the below events and timings are subject to change, where possible please check the organiser's website.

Library tours at our Preston Campus are running from Monday 25 September to Friday 6 October. You can also discover Preston Campus on a guided tour. There's no need to pre-book, drop-in to one of the three information desks on campus during Welcome Week.

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Time	Event	Organiser	Location
9.30am - 10.30am	School of Law and Policing - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Harrington Social Space, Preston Campus
9.30am - 10.30am	Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Foster Social Space, Preston Campus
11.00am - 12 noon	School of Law and Policing - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Harrington Social Space, Preston Campus
11.00am - 12 noon	Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Foster Social Space, Preston Campus
11.00am - 12 noon	Campus tour	The University of Central Lancashire	Victoria Mill Social Space, Burnley Campus
11.00am - 4.00pm	Societies fair	Students' Union	Preston Campus
11.00am - 4.00pm	Social Square for music, drinks and food	The University of Central Lancashire	University Square, Preston Campus
11.30am - 1.30pm	Crochet and catch up with Lara (Burnley Students’ Representative)	The University of Central Lancashire	Sandygate Mill, Students' Union, Burnley Campus
12 noon - 1.30pm	Burnley town tour	The University of Central Lancashire	Victoria Mill Social Space, Burnley Campus
12 noon - 2.00pm	Time Out Creative Space - meet new people and get creative	The University of Central Lancashire	Mobile Event Tent - University Square, Preston Campus
2.00pm - 3.00pm	School of Business - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Harrington Social Space, Preston Campus
3.00pm - 4.00pm	School of Business - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Harrington Social Space, Preston Campus
5.30pm - 6.00pm	Les Mills Taster: HiitCircuit		Burnley Mechanics Theatre
6.00pm - 6.30pm	Les Mills Taster: HiitStep		Burnley Mechanics Theatre
6.00pm - 10.00pm	Hip hop ping pong	Students' Union	Preston Campus
6.45pm - 7.30pm	Les Mills Taster: Sh'bam Party Classics		Burnley Mechanics Theatre
7.00pm - 10.00pm	Comedy night	Students' Union	Mobile Event Tent - University Square, Preston Campus
7.30pm - 8.15pm	Les Mills Taster: Shapes		Burnley Mechanics Theatre
8.00pm - 10.00pm	Garden of Madness (music and spoken word)	The Ferret	Preston City Centre
8.00pm - 11.30pm	Karaoke	Students' Union	Preston Campus
10.00pm - 3.00am	Glow your own way	Students' Union	Preston Campus

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Time	Event	Organiser	Location
9.30am - 10.30am	School of Health, Social Work and Sport - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Foster Social Space, Preston Campus
9.30am - 10.30am	School of Medicine and Dentistry (excluding Dentistry courses that are starting early) - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Harrington Social Space, Preston Campus
10.00am - 12 noon	Christian Union Coffee Morning	Christian Union	Victoria Mill, Oasis (VM134), Burnley Campus
11.00am - 12 noon	School of Health, Social Work and Sport - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Foster Social Space, Preston Campus
11.00am - 12 noon	School of Medicine and Dentistry (excluding Dentistry courses that are starting early) - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Harrington Social Space, Preston Campus
11.00am - 12 noon	Burnley Campus tour	The University of Central Lancashire	Victoria Mill, Social Space, Burnley Campus
11.00am - 4.00pm	Sports fair	Students' Union	Preston Campus
11.00am - 4.00pm	Social Square for music, drinks and food	The University of Central Lancashire	University Square, Preston Campus
12 noon - 1.30pm	Burnley town tour	The University of Central Lancashire	Victoria Mill, Social Space, Burnley Campus
12 noon - 2.00pm	Time Out Creative Space - meet new people and get creative	The University of Central Lancashire	Mobile Event Tent - University Square, Preston Campus
12.30pm - 1.30pm	Macmillan Coffee Morning Cake Sale		Sandygate Mill, Students' Union, Burnley Campus

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Time	Event	Organiser	Location
9.30am - 10.30am	School of Engineering and Computing - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Foster Social Space, Preston Campus
9.30am - 10.30am	School of Arts and Media - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Harrington Social Space, Preston Campus
10.00am - 4.00pm	International Market	Preston Markets	Preston City Centre
11.00am - 12 noon	School of Engineering and Computing - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Foster Social Space, Preston Campus
11.00am - 12 noon	School of Arts and Media - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Harrington Social Space, Preston Campus
11.00am - 12 noon	Campus tour	The University of Central Lancashire	Victoria Mill, Social Space, Burnley Campus
11.00am - 4.00pm	Freshers' fair	Students' Union	Preston Campus
11.00am - 4.00pm	Social Square for music, drinks and food	The University of Central Lancashire	University Square, Preston Campus
12 noon - 2.00pm	Time Out Creative Space - meet new people and get creative	The University of Central Lancashire	Mobile Event Tent - University Square, Preston Campus
2.00pm - 3.00pm	School of Nursing and Midwifery - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Harrington Social Space, Preston Campus
2.00pm - 3.00pm	School of Psychology and Humanities - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Foster Social Space, Preston Campus
3.00pm - 4.00pm	School of Nursing and Midwifery - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Harrington Social Space, Preston Campus
3.00pm - 4.00pm	School of Psychology and Humanities - Big Hello	The University of Central Lancashire	Foster Social Space, Preston Campus
7.00pm - 10.00pm	Edible cinema	Students' Union	Mobile Event Tent - University Square, Preston Campus
8.00pm - 11.00pm	Bingo lingo	Students' Union	Preston Campus
8.00pm - 10.00pm	Sip and paint	Students' Union	Preston Campus

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Time	Event	Organiser	Campus
10.00am - 3.00pm	Burnley Big Hello Freshers' Fair	Students' Union	Victoria Mill, Burnley Campus
11.00am - 12 noon	Burnley Big Hello	Students' Union	Victoria Mill, Burnley Campus
10.00am - 4.00pm	International Market	Preston Markets	Preston City
11.00am - 2.00pm	Part-time jobs fair	The University of Central Lancashire	Student Centre, Preston Campus
11.00am - 3.00pm	Posters and plants sale	Students' Union	Preston
11.00am - 4.00pm	Social Square for music, drinks and food	The University of Central Lancashire	University Square, Preston Campus
11.00am - 11.00pm	Preston Pubs Festival	Preston Pubs Festival	Preston City
12 noon - 1.30pm	Burnley town tour	The University of Central Lancashire	Victoria Mill, Social Space, Burnley Campus
12 noon - 2.00pm	Time Out Creative Space - meet new people and get creative	The University of Central Lancashire	Mobile Event Tent - University Square, Preston Campus
1.30pm - 2.00pm	Jumu’ah (Friday) Prayer		Victoria Mill, Oasis (VM134), Burnley Campus
6.00pm - 9.00pm	Roller disco	Students' Union	Preston
6.30pm - 9.00pm	School of Rock showing	The University of Central Lancashire	Reel Cinema, Pioneer Place, Burnley
7.00pm - 9.00pm	Decorate your digs	Students' Union	Preston
7.00pm - 9.00pm	Open mic- spotlight	Students' Union	Preston
7.00pm - 10.00pm	Singalong cinema -The Greatest Showman	Students' Union	Mobile Event Tent - University Square, Preston Campus

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