Undergraduate First Year
Welcome to the School of Psychology at Queen’s University, Belfast. We are delighted to welcome you as our incoming Level 1 students and support you during this exciting time of transition as you pursue your studies in Psychology.
It truly is a special feeling becoming a Psychology student at Queen’s and beginning a journey that will inspire you to develop your unique skills in so many ways. I hope you are all looking forward to meeting your new lecturers, tutors, and wider school community who all play such an important role in your first year at the School of Psychology. Most of all, I imagine you are all looking forward to meeting each other and making new friends! Our Level 1 motto is ‘If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.’ Within the School, staff and peer support is something that is really important to us. We are one big School Community that you are now very much part of.
I am looking forward to meeting you all over the coming weeks at the induction activities and getting to know more about you. For now, be proud of how far you have come and look forward to how far you will go in the School of Psychology.
Dr Aideen McParland
(Level 1 Year Head)
August 2025
The interactive Welcome Pack below contains important information. Please review it carefully before you arrive on-campus.
Please keep the dates and times below free for these important induction sessions.
There is no formal teaching during this week. However, please keep Monday 8 September free for this online induction event.
This event is important and attendance is strongly advised. It will be held online via Microsoft Teams.
All times are Belfast local time (BST)
| Time | Location | Activity |
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Monday 8th September 9.30am-11am |
Online |
Pre-Arrival Welcome Event This will include an overview of the first-year programme, timetable/welcome week information, pastoral and academic support available, Q&A Session. Level 1 Advisors of Studies will introduce themselves at this meeting. You will receive a MS Teams link to join this online event via QUB email |
In addition to regular scheduled classes which begin this week, we are holding the following in-person induction activity. Attendance is strongly advised.
| Time | Location | Activity |
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9am |
QUB Peter Froggatt Centre (PFC) Room OG.024 |
Registration You will collect a welcome pack and be arranged into your tutorial group for the morning session. This will be followed by a 5-10 minute ‘energiser’ before talks begin. Please attend at 9am prompt. |
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9.30am |
QUB Peter Froggatt Centre (PFC) Room OG.024 |
School Welcome Welcome address from key staff and Level 1 Team. School Rep and PsychSoc President will also introduce themselves. |
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10am-11am |
QUB Peter Froggatt Centre (PFC) Room OG.024 |
Induction Activities Tutors will join your tutorial group for problem- solving activities to get to know one another. PASS leaders will also be involved in these enjoyable activities. |
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11am-12.30pm |
QUB Main Campus Lanyon Front Lawn/One Elmwood |
Central QUB/SU Activities QUBegin Your Journey You will have the opportunity to attend central QUB Welcome activities on the Front Lawn and One Elmwood. Live music, street food trucks, and Queen’s games await! #QUBegin |
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12:30-1pm |
QUB South Dining Hall |
Pizza Lunch Pizza Lunch will be provided for Students. See supplier’s allergen information here. |
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1pm-3pm |
Break You are free to have walk around campus, call into the Student’s Union, or relax on the front lawn of QUB! (Note: Some students will have tutorials during this time, please check your timetable on QSIS) |
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3pm-4pm |
David Keir Building DKB/OG/115 |
Level 1 Welcome Talk Student experience and expectations for L1 students. Psychology Connect & Psychology at Work information. |
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4pm-5pm |
David Keir Building DKB/OG/115 |
PSY1015 Module Introduction You will have your first PSY1015 lecture in the David Keir Building |
Join the Level 1 Online Welcome Event here
Canvas is the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) that you will be using during your time at Queens. It hosts lecture materials, coursework information, discussion forums and much more. It is important that you are familiar with how to use it, so again please review the information in the video below carefully before you arrive on campus.