Welcome & induction week

As part of your induction, we host a Welcome & Induction Week to help you find your way around the University, your course and make new friends.

This includes an introduction to your course, school and faculty as well as a Welcome Workshop led by our Confident Futures team. This workshop includes some fun activities that are designed to help you settle in even faster to university. Just report to the pre-booked induction rooms and make sure you attend matriculation and course events arranged by your course leaders during this week.

Details of your individual course induction sessions can be found on our First Day finder. Here you will receive all of the paperwork that you need and be told of your matriculation date.

If you have commitments such as part-time work or dependants, please make arrangements to ensure you are available for the full week, as events are planned for you throughout the five days, even if your course is part-time. It is important that you attend these events – they will make sure all your paperwork is complete, you’ve met your new classmates and Programme Leader, and are prepared for your course. You’ll then be ready to start studying the following week.

As well as the events that the University organises, Napier Students' Association also run a programme of events to welcome you to the social side of university life.

Welcome from the Principal

In this 3-minute video, Professor Dame Joan Stringer, Principal & Vice-Chancellor, welcomes all new and returning students as they commence their studies at Edinburgh Napier University.

To view this video you will need Adobe Flash Player. You can also read a text-only version.