Welcome Week 2025: New Students
Welcome to all new students joining us in September 2025!
Welcome Week commences on Monday 15 September and we look forward to meeting you all in person and welcoming you to the RNCM. However, before you arrive, here is some information so you can familiarise yourself with the College, your programmes of study, and our facilities. You will also find information about our Students’ Union and the activities they have planned to help you settle in, make new friends, and begin what we hope will be a lifelong love of Manchester!
The RNCM is a great place to study and learn, in a fabulous city, with music at its heart. So, use these pages to get to know us a little more before you join in person. When you do arrive, we have a schedule of face-to-face activities planned where you can meet staff and hear more about the RNCM, details of which are listed below. You will also find a map of the building, but don’t worry, the building will be full of staff and Student Ambassadors who are always happy to help – so do not hesitate to ask us anything!
Emma Hilton-Wood
Academic Registrar
Welcome Week Overview
The timetable below includes an overview of Welcome Week activity. Please visit ASIMUT (our room booking and timetabling system) to view your full, personal timetable. A video guide to using ASIMUT can be found here.
Monday 15 September
New students
ID card collection and document check
9am – 4pm, Upper Concourse
International students must also present their immigration documents to complete their enrolment.
New students
Welcome from the Principal and Director of Programmes
11am – 11.45am, Concert Hall
New postgraduates
Module Presentations
11.45am – 1pm, Concert Hall
Module Q&A
2pm – 2.30pm, Lecture Theatre
New BMus students
Cohort Talk
1pm – 2pm, Concert Hall
New BMus (Pop) students
Induction
1pm – 3pm, Studio 1
New postgraduates (Pop)
Induction
1pm – 2pm, Production Pod
New students
School-Specific Activity
2pm – 5pm
Please check ASIMUT for your individual UG or PG timetable
New undergraduates
Studenting 101 / Students’ Union
4pm – 4.30pm, Concert Hall
Whole Cohort
Meeting GRNCM
4pm – 5pm, Conference Room
New students
Hearing Conservation (Mandatory)
4.30pm – 5.30pm (Group 1) and 5.30 – 6.30pm (Group 2), Concert Hall
Tuesday 16 September
New students
ID card collection and document check
9am – 4pm, Upper Concourse
International students must also present their immigration documents to complete their enrolment.
New students
School-Specific Activities
Various times from 10am
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
New students
Piano Induction
Various times from 9am, Concert Hall
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
New students
Library Induction (School Specific)
Various times, Library
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
New students
ABRSM Introduction
9.30am – 10am, Concert Hall
Returning postgraduates
Pathways/Options
10am – 10.30am, Concert Hall
New students
Introduction to Alexander Technique
4 – 5pm, Concert Hall
Wednesday 17 September
New students
ID card collection and document check (Research students only)
9.45 – 10.15am, Reception
International students must also present their immigration documents to complete their enrolment.
New students
Library Induction (School-Specific)
Various times from 9am
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
All students
Jazz Opportunities
9.30am – 10am, Concert Hall
New students
School-Specific Activities
From 10am
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
All students
Freshers Fair
10am – 5pm, CNRR Mezzanine, Lower Concourse, Upper Concourse
New students
Wellbeing and Personal Safety
12.30pm – 1pm, Concert Hall
New UG students
Introduction to the Student Ambassador Scheme
1.30pm – 2pm, Lecture Theatre
New students
Spirit Studios
4.30pm – 5pm, Concert Hall
New students
Performance Opportunities
5pm – 6pm, Concert Hall
Thursday 18 September
New students
ID card collection and document check
9am – 11am, Upper Concourse
International students must also present their immigration documents to complete their enrolment.
New students
Library Induction (School Specific)
Various times from 9am
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
New students
School-Specific Activities
From 9am
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
New undergraduate students
Funding and Fundraising Talk
9.30 – 10am, Concert Hall
New students
Introduction to Professional Practice
12.30 – 1.30pm, Concert Hall
New PG students
Introduction to the Student Ambassador Scheme
1.30pm – 2pm, Concert Hall
Friday 19 September
New students
Consent Training
1 – 2pm and 2 – 3pm, Concert Hall
New postgraduate students (School of Strings)
Chamber Music Meetings
2 – 5pm, Room 369
All students
Principal’s Reception
5 – 7pm, Lower Concourse
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