Postgraduate Students’ Welcome
We look forward to welcoming you to Aberystwyth as a Postgraduate Student. You may well have already studied your undergraduate degree with us which means ‘Croeso Nôl/Welcome Back’! If you’re new to Aberystwyth then ‘Croeso/Welcome’ for the first time!
This page is designed specifically for you as a postgraduate student, and provides all the relevant information you need in relation to Welcome and Induction.
Scroll down where you can find a variety of information related to such things as your Personalised Induction Planner, to a general handbook giving guidance to the first few weeks, and information about the Graduate School.
Your Personalised Induction Planner
Use your Personalised Welcome and Induction Planner to help you navigate the events specific for you during Welcome Week 2025 and your first few weeks at the University.
Your departmental welcome activities will automatically appear based on your degree schemes, and you can also view all of the the extracurricular opportunities associated with Welcome Week.
To make the most of new university experiences, meet new people or to just find out useful information, use your Personalised Induction Planner to find out what events are going on.
Welcome Week Central Timetables 2025
You will find central timetables here related to Welcome Week, dependent on your arrival as a Nursing Student in early September, as an international student or more generally where the timetable focuses on the period between Thursday, 18th September and Saturday, 27th September for the majority of new students.
For more in-depth information around the various events and activities remember to check out your Personalised Induction Planner where you can see these events alongside those organised by your Academic Department.
Your Guide to the First Few Weeks at University
We are very pleased you have chosen to join our university postgraduate community and look forward to meeting you. We hope this general handbook makes it easier for you to settle into life in Aberystwyth if studying here for the first time.
It contains useful information for you as a student around settling into university by outlining our campus facilities, and even if you have already studied your undergraduate degree with us, you may find some useful information around the extended induction themes.
There’s even more information around settling in our town of Aberystwyth too, and some tips around getting around and shopping for food if new to the area!
Croeso i Aberystwyth/Welcome to Aberystwyth!
Further information on Your Guide to the First Few Weeks at University will be available here soon.
AtAber – Get to know your University
This is your place to discover, learn and grow.
As you start to familiarise yourself with the university we want to support your transition to university, and for you to get to know the University better. Our AtAber themes focus on seven key areas that will allow you to make the most of your time with us during your transition.
Welcome FAQs
Check out our range of FAQs for your Welcome and Induction period here in Aber. These have been designed and presented by our own students based on their own experiences and questions they wish they’d have known. They are also presented in the form of bite sized videos.
Aberystwyth Doctoral Academy
Our Doctoral Academy supports all aspects of your time at Aberystwyth to enhance your postgraduate experience and help you excel in all academic areas of your studies.
Find useful information shared by the Aberystwyth Doctoral Academy here related to wellbeing, researcher communities and networks, current resources and various useful links.