Welcome - Durham University

Congratulations and Welcome to Foundation!

Congratulations on becoming one of our new cohort of Foundation students and welcome to Durham! We’re looking forward to meeting you in person during Welcome and Orientation Week.

We will be posting some content about the programme for you over the summer before we meet. When you arrive in Durham, we have several activities planned across the week to help you settle in to the programme and make new friends.

Induction Information

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Welcome Sessions

The first is a live session on Monday where you’ll meet Foundation staff and your Academic Advisor as well as other students across the Foundation Programme.

On Tuesday we will all be travelling together to Beamish, which is a great opportunity to meet your Academic Advisor and explore the expectations of study in Higher Education.

Later in the week there will be further introductions to your Programme Hub as well as a carousel where you can have a chat with other support services across the university, meet former Foundation students, and ask us any questions you might have.

Dr Alison McManus
Foundation Programmes Director

All Foundation Programmes are delivered by a dedicated team of academic tutors from Durham’s Centre for Academic Development (DCAD).

Foundation Programmes

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Department Information

Once you have completed enrolment, please access Blackboard Learn Ultra This site will provide information about your upcoming welcome and orientation week.

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.

Your Foundation Programme

This link is to Durham's Learn Ultra portal. You must complete Online Enrolment first, once you have an IT account, you can read the Foundation Programme 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