Department of Materials, Design, and Manufacturing Engineering:
Welcome from the Head of Department:
Your first few days at university can be quite confusing and it may take time for you to settle into life as a student. At the University of Liverpool, we're very keen to ease your settling in period as much as possible and Welcome Week has been organised to facilitate our efforts to do so.
On behalf of the Department of Materials, Design, and Manufacturing Engineering, I am delighted to welcome you as a new student. The School is a community of scholars working across more than a dozen subject areas, and we are sure you will benefit from the breadth and vitality that is possible in a School of this size, with world-class teaching and in-depth specialist expertise available to you.
We will work hard during Welcome Week to make your transition to postgraduate study as smooth as possible.
Your Programme Director looks forward to welcoming you to the School.
What to do next:
Getting University Ready in 1, 2, 3:
There are three key tasks you need to do before you join us:
- Register for your Computing Account (MWS) - click here to find out more
- Complete Academic Registration – Stage 1 (Checklist Items) and Stage 2 (Confirmation of Engagement) - click here to find out more
- Upload your ID card before 6th September 2024 click here to find out more
2. Faculty Welcome Talk:
On Monday 16th September, at 13:00, there will be a welcome talk given to all new PGT students. This talk will introduce you to the University and the Faculty as a whole, as well as introducing you to the Guild.
3. School Welcome Talks:
On Thursday 19th September, at 10:00, there will be a welcome talk from the Director of PGT, Dr Riaz Akhtar, where he will introduce you to the School.
Directly after that, at 11:00, the Programme Directors will be giving welcome talks, specific to their programme, and answering any questions you might have about the course.
Following on from this, at 12:00, there will be an Engineering Workshop running for new students. During your studies, you will be required to use various online tools, some of which you might not have used before. This workshop will introduce you to the online tools you’ll be using and give you a chance to familiarise yourself with them before the start of term. You will be introduced and shown how to use CANVAS, our Virtual Learning Environment; Duo, our two-factor authentication; Microsoft Teams; the timetabling app; and more.
After the Workshop at 13:00, there will be an informal meet and greet session, giving you the opportunity to meet fellow students on your course and a handful of academic staff, who will be pivotal to your studies here.
International students will be automatically registered to ENGG595 – Technical Writing. As a result, at 14:00, after your meet and greet, there will be an English Diagnostic Test taking place which will determine if you should be exempt from this module.
You will receive more information about the location of these events via email closer to Welcome Week.
4. Your Student ID card:
You should upload your image for the student ID card to the Student Portal on, or before, Friday 6th September. Providing an image is uploaded and your academic registration is complete, you will be able to receive your student ID card.
If you are an overseas student, your ID card will be delivered to Student Life and will be available to collect in the Here to Help Hub (Central Teaching Hub - Grid F6 on the Campus Map).
Any remaining student cards will be delivered to the School of Engineering and will be given out by the Student Support Office to registered students. Drop-in sessions will be held at the following times:
Thursday 19th September –14:00 – 15:30
Friday 20th September – 10:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 15:30
If you come outside of these times, providing you are registered, you can still receive your card. If you don’t collect your card by the end of Welcome Week, your card will be returned to the Here to Help Hub and you will need to collect it from there.
If you don’t upload your ID by 6th September, you will need to wait for 4 days after completion, and then you can collect it from the Here to Help Hub.
5. View your programme timetable
You will be able to access your teaching timetable via the Timetable Portal and the Timetables app (the academic timetable will available closer to your start date).
Please be aware that there may be changes to your timetable over the first few weeks of term so please check your online timetable regularly.
We understand your first few days at University can be quite confusing and it might take time for you to settle into your new surroundings and life as a student. For some of you, this might also be your first time away from home.
At the Student Service Centre, the specialist teams are available to help with any practical, financial, emotional, or general issues. They will also be able to direct you to the most appropriate services across the University. Here you will find Money, Advice and Guidance, International Advice and Guidance, Disability Support, and the Student Wellbeing Team.
The Liverpool Guild of Students (Student Societies):
Liverpool Guild of Students (LGoS) is the Students' Union for the University of Liverpool.
TEACHING PLANS 2024/25:
During the academic year, your time spent on campus will include timetabled, in-person teaching sessions for interactive elements of your course, such as seminars, tutorials, workshops, practical classes, and lab-based activities. Wherever possible, you will be expected to attend your timetabled sessions on campus and attendance will be recorded at these sessions. You will also be expected to undertake independent study, outside of your timetable, and you will have access to our two libraries which will be fully open to support you with this.
While on campus, you’ll be able to benefit from our many and varied student facilities. These include our sports and leisure facilities, on-campus catering, Guild of Students, Student Support Services, and Careers Studio.
Our Department’s Plans:
For us in the Department of Materials, Design, and Manufacturing Engineering, we’re excited to welcome you all and in terms of teaching delivery, you should expect the following:
In-person teaching:
Our in-person learning sessions will offer you the valuable opportunity to regularly interact with other students and your tutors to discuss topics, engage in thoughtful debate, or ask for support. They will also provide full access to any specialist learning environments, including laboratories, studios and practical training rooms, that you need as part of your programme.
In the Department of Materials, Design, and Manufacturing Engineering, you should expect to attend in-person teaching for the following types of sessions: project work, problem classes, laboratory classes, tutorials, seminars and design classes.
Need more information?
Engineering Student Support Office:
If you would like any further information about the School of Engineering before you arrive in September, please contact our staff in the Student Support Office on:
0151 794 4705
You can also contact our staff via email: soepgt@liverpool.ac.uk
If you are in Liverpool, you can also come and see us. The Student Support Office is based on the 1st floor of the Harrison Hughes Building (Grid C7 on the Campus Map).
Professor Jude Curran
Head of Department
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