Welcome Week - Postgraduate Programmes in the Department of Geography

Important: Attendance at Welcome Week Events

Welcome Week for September 2024 will take place from 23^rd – 27^th September 2024, with a range of events taking place each day. Effort should be made by you to attend all events listed within the below timetable.

Events are a chance to gain insight to your chosen degree programme, ask questions and get to know both staff and students in your department. We look forward to meeting you!

Addition Information from your Programme Lead, Dr Iain Robertson

MSc in Society, Environment and Global Change

Welcome to the MSc - we hope you have a great induction week. We will be organising a group walk with the MSc students in the first couple of weeks led by Dr Keith Halfacree which will give you some insights into our local area, its history, and its environmental changes. Please look out for emails from course convenor Dr Amanda Rogers in the coming few days with further information. Don't forget to make sure you are well prepared for your first sessions on GEGM28 and GEGM29 - GEGM28 requires reading in advance of the session.

MSc in Environmental Dynamics and Climate Change

MSc in Geographic Information and Climate Change

MSc in Environmental Drone Remote Sensing

I am delighted to inform you that students taking Environmental Dynamics (GEGM07) will have two exciting fieldtrips at the start of term. Please add the dates to your diary:

Wednesday 9 October 2024 (all day): Fieldtrip to a major international carbon sequestration project, the Carbon Community, at the Glyndwr Forest in Carmarthenshire. The aim of the fieldwork is to gain hands-on experience at this pioneering project. Lunch and transport will be provided.

https://www.carboncommunity.org/

Friday 11 October (ca. 5pm) - Sunday 13 October 2024 (ca. 5pm): Residential weekend at The Stackpole Centre, Pembrokeshire where we will study environmental systems, sea-level change and human impact on the environment. All meals, transport and accommodation will be provided.

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/geography/stackpole-field-course/

If you have selected the module Advanced Techniques in Biodiversity Assessment (BIOM22) it has a residential week from 21-25 October 2024.

General Reading

IPCC, 2021: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, A. Pirani, S.L. Connors, C. Péan, S. Berger, N. Caud, Y. Chen, L. Goldfarb, M.I. Gomis, M. Huang, K. Leitzell, E. Lonnoy, J.B.R. Matthews, T.K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekçi, R. Yu, and B. Zhou (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA, pp. 3−32. Download for FREE: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_SPM.pdf

W.F. Ruddiman, 2013. Earth's Climate: Past and Future. W. H. Freeman; 3rd edition (or any other version).

Your Welcome Timetable

Please see below for a list of events organised by your Faculty and new Department. For some sessions, there are multiple opporutnities to attend. If you don’t think you can make it to the session we have recommended for your programme, make sure to check if there is another chance during the week.

Need help finding your way around? Please see the Singleton Campus and Bay Campus maps to help you find the locations of each session.

Additional Opportunities to attend

This timetable is relevant to those beginning a Postgraduate programme in the Department of Geography.

25^th September 2024

11:30 - 13:30 - Diversifying Voices - Wallace Landings , Wallace Building
Join the Faculty EDI team for pizza and Zine making as you receive an introduction to the diverse community you are joining within Science and Engineering.

13:00 - 16:00 - All Faculties Welcome Fayre - Create (Ground Floor Space), Taliesin
Find out more about ways to get involved, access support when you need it and make sure you have everything you need in place for your first week of teaching. There’ll also be chance to take part in competitions and get some freebies.

26^th September 2024

This day has been kept free to provide you an opportunity to attend the Student Union Fresher’s Fayre. Please note, this Fayre is taking place at the Swansea Bay Sports Park on Sketty Lane, not at the Bay Campus.

Book your spot via the Student Union What’s On pages.

27th September 2024

10:30 - 11:30 - MSc Welcome Talk and Module Selection Session - Wallace Lecture Theatre, Wallace Building
Your programme leads, Dr Iain Robertson, Dr Amanda Rogers and Dr Jackie Rosette will lead this talk and provide you with key information you need to know about your studies.

11:30 - 12:30 - An Essential Guide to Your Studies - Wallace Lecture Theatre, Wallace Building
Come and meet your Faculty Student Experience and Information Team who are here to support you throughout your studies. This session is an opportunity to explore the support available to you as a student and any questions you may have about studying at the University.

12:30 - 13:30 - PhD Welcome Talk - Wallace Lecture Theatre, Wallace Building
Dr Bernd Kulessa will provide you with key information you need to know about your Postgraduate Research Scheme.

14:30 - 16:30 - Biosciences and Geography - Postgraduate Welcome Reception - Landings, Wallace Building
Join staff from your department and your peers for a reception to welcome all new Postgraduate students.

Before you arrive, make sure to explore what else is happening outside of your department, and the ways you can get ready for your programme once you enrol. Top tip: bookmark the three pages below to get started!

Fill Your Plate

There's lots going on throughout Welcome Week, find out 'What's On' the Menu via the Student Union Webpages!

Fuel your Mind

Once you've enrolled, bookmark your Canvas Hub - we'll be using this to hold important resources after welcome week!

Get Prepared

Your teaching sessions are a key ingredient to success. Get to know your teaching timetables as soon as they're ready!