Welcome to New Students - Durham University

Congratulations and Welcome to Geography

We are thrilled that you will be part of our community over the next three years and look forward to having you shape and sustain it with fellow students and our staff. Whether you’ve had lots of time to prepare for your arrival at Durham or if things have been more rushed, once you are here we look forward to helping you settle in. Information and orientation activities during induction week and meetings early in the term with your academic advisors are all designed to ensure your time at Durham starts out on a path to a successful educational experience.

Professor Colm O'Cofaigh
Head of Department

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Read on for a welcome from the Durham University Geographical Society and key information about induction week.

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Hi! We’re Olivia and Elizabeth, second year BA Geographers from St Mary’s College. As DUGS Co-Presidents for the 2024-25 academic year we are delighted to welcome you to Durham Geography! DUGS will be hosting a range of social and academic events throughout the year such as guest speakers and the Geography Ball, and we’d love for everyone to get involved with these fantastic opportunities through becoming DUGS members! We can’t wait to meet you all in Fresher’s Week!

Olivia Secker & Elizabeth Martin-Nixon

Co-President, Durham University Geographical Society

Department Information

Once you have completed enrolment, please access Blackboard Learn Ultra Navigate to ‘Courses’ where you will find you are enrolled on the Induction course. This site will provide information about how to choose modules and the upcoming welcome and orientation week. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]

Next steps

Enrol online

Enrolment begins 8 weeks before your programme starts. Please complete this as soon as you can to set up your Durham IT account and access Learn Ultra

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Registering for your programme and specific modules

This link is to Durham's Learn Ultra portal (you must complete Online Enrolment first, once you have an IT account find the Geography Welcome page).

Your first week in Durham – University Induction Week Events Timetable

The Timetable has been designed so College events don’t clash with any of your academic departmental events, but offer you lots of opportunities to meet your fellow Freshers, find your way around and settle into student life.

To help you keep track of where you need to be, and what you need to do during your first busy days at university, in your College and your Department, we have created a day-by-day University Induction Planner. This should help you to plan your schedule, so you don't miss anything - from being issued with your Campus Card or meeting the staff in your Department, to trying out for a sports team or joining a student society.

Your Personal Induction Planner