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Undergraduate Welcome information

We look forward to getting to know you and supporting you in your endeavours

Professor Milan Vojnović, Head of Department

A warm welcome to all our BSc offer holders! We look forward to you joining us here at 911³Ô¹Ïand in the Department of Statistics very soon so you can start your exciting journey and become #PartofLSE!

Bookmark this page to get the latest information on times and locations for many of the Department's BSc Welcome events. In addition to School-wide welcome activities, the Department has scheduled programme-specific events during Welcome (19-26 September 2025), as well as before and after that week, depending on your programme. All events will take place on campus unless otherwise noted. Events listed below will also available on the  in due course. 

Welcome presentations 

It is compulsory for you to watch your Welcome Presentation

What is the Welcome Presentation? Your Welcome Presentation is your opportunity to learn about what it means to be part of the 911³Ô¹Ïcommunity and our opportunity to welcome you to it. Your Welcome Presentation will offer you an introduction to 911³Ô¹Ïfrom key members of staff. It will include information about the many opportunities and support available to you while you study. It is where you’ll find out what you can expect during your time here, how we can help you to succeed in your studies, learn about our values, and discover how we can support your wellbeing.

• 12 noon -1pm (BST), Wednesday 17 September 2025 - !

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Don't worry if you cannot attend the session, as a recording of the presentation will be available to watch online.

General information

If you have any queries about your offer such as meeting offer conditions, appeals, deferred entry, please see the 911³Ô¹ÏUndergraduate Offer Holders webpage. 

Below you will find all our Welcome events you can attend as a BSc student. Any questions, please email your Acting Undergraduate Programmes Manager Yanli Ji.

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Welcome events for undergraduates in the Department of Statistics!

 

 

Pre Welcome Event - 8 and 9 September 2025
Compulsory Attendance 

Pre Welcome online event for all new students.This is compulsory for you to attend. 

BSc Actuarial Science and BSc Actuarial Science with placement year

  • Date: Monday 8 September 2025, 11am to 1pm
    Room: Online - details will be emailed to you

BSc Data Science 

  • Date: Monday 8 September 2025, 10.30am - 12pm
    Room: Online - details will be emailed to you

BSc Mathematics, Statistics and Business

  • Date: Tuesday 9 Septemer 2025, 10.30am - 12pm
    Room: Online - details will be emailed to you

Campus Enrolment - 22 and 23 September 2025
Compulsory Attendance

It is very important that you attend campus enrolment. This is compulsory for you to attend. This takes place in-person and is where we will check your official documents, including passport and visa. 

Once you have completed campus enrolment, you will be issued your 911³Ô¹ÏCard, giving you access to campus and on-campus teaching and services.

BSc Actuarial Science and BSc Actuarial Science with placement year

  • Date: Monday 22 September 2025, 2.15pm - 2.30pm
    Room: Great Hall, Marshall Building

BSc Data Science 

  • Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025, 2pm to 2.15pm
    Room: Great Hall, Marshall Building

BSc Mathematics, Statistics and Business

  • Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025, 2.15pm to 2.30pm
    Room: Great Hall, Marshall Building

 

Consent.Ed Training - 22 and 24 September 2025
Compulsory Attendance

Complete your Consent.Ed training!

Our Consent.Ed programme gives you the tools you need to become an active bystander and make positive decisions about your relationships.

It is expected that you and everyone in the 911³Ô¹Ïcommunity takes part in Consent.Ed. Level 1 and Level 2 should be completed by all students.

You will need to:

  •  - before you arrive on campus.
  • Complete Level 2: an in-person workshop that every BSc student in the Department of Statistics must attend. See below. 

Your Level 2 session takes place at various times and locations below, depending on what BSc programme you are on. 

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 Date and Time Room   Group
Monday 22 September 2025
11.15am - 12.45pm
 CBG 1.02  BSc Data Science
Monday 22 September 2025
11.15am - 12.45pm
 PAR LG.03  BSc MSB
Wednesday 24 September 2025
2.45pm - 4.15pm

 SAW 3.02  BSc Actuarial Science with PY
Wednesday 24 September 2025
2.45pm - 4.15pm
 PAR LG.03  BSc Actuarial Science 

Level 2 sessions will form part of your departmental induction. This will be a 90-minute workshop attended alongside your department peers. In this session you will explore issues around sexual consent, providing an opportunity to discuss how we can look for one another and create a positive, respectful consent culture, where everyone feels safe on campus. 

Programme Induction with Breakfast/Lunch - 22 and 24 September 2025
Compulsory Attendance

An opportunity to hear from your Programme Director about your programme, the department and school process and procedures, plus an excellent chance to meet your fellow students and make friends through ice breaker sessions! The day will be fully catered with breakfast and lunch and a chance to claim a few freebies. This is compulsory for you to attend.

BSc Actuarial Science and BSc Actuarial Science with placement year

  • Date: Monday 22 September 2025, 9am to 2.15pm
    Room: CLM 5.02, Clement House

BSc Data Science

  • Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025, 10am to 2.30pm
    Room: MAR 1.09, Marshall Building

BSc Mathematics, Statistics and Business

  • Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025, 10am to 2.30pm
    Room: CBG 1.06, Centre Building

Student Academic Mentor Afternoon Tea - 24 September 2025
Optional Attendance 

Joining 911³Ô¹Ïcan be a unique but challenging time. In addition to the new surroundings, students are also often faced with academic challenges. Nobody knows better how to navigate these new challenges than those who have been through them. 

The Student Academic Mentor (SAM) programme is an undergraduate-only student-to-student mentoring model, designed by students, for students. 911³Ô¹ÏLIFE and our departments have worked together to ensure that all our first-year students are assigned a SAM.  

This event will be a relaxed opportunity for new first-year students to learn more about the scheme, alongside meeting others in our department, and giving them the opportunity to chat to a SAM. 

Read more about the 911³Ô¹ÏLIFE Student Academic Mentor scheme .

  • Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025, 3.30pm - 5.30pm
    Room: 8th Floor Reception Space, CKK

Placement Year Meeting - 24 September 2025
Compulsory Attendance

For all BSc Actuarial Science with a placement year students only, to discuss your placement year. This is compulsory for you to attend and lunch will be included.

  • Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025, 11am - 1pm
    Room: MAR.1.07, Marshall Building

Social Event for all New UG Students - 24 September 2025
Optional Attendance

Social Event for all new UG Students! 

  • Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025, 6 - 8pm
    Room: CBG.G.01 and CBG.G.GFCA

This is a free catered social event for all new BSc students in the Department of Statistics, so a chance to socialise with other students and meet those on other programmes! No sign up needed - just turn up. Hope you have fun!

Careers Meeting - 25 September 2025
Optional Attendance

Meet Statistics Careers Consultant Daniel Gendle to see how to make the most of careers services: source information, book appointments and events, access exclusive resources, optimise your job search. Come with your most pressing questions too! 

This event will be particularly useful if you: want to make the most of all careers services available to you and would like to get advice or to ask questions about careers.

Attending this event will enable you to: get an overview of all careers services, resources, and events dedicated to Statistics students and get answers to some of your career-related questions.

All New 1st year BSc students

  • Date: Thursday 25 September 2025, 10.45am - 12.30pm
    Room: Peacock Theatre 

 

Meet your Academic Mentor - 25 and 26 September, 1 and 3 October 2025
Compulsory Attendance

Students will be contacted by the Undergraduate Programme Manager with a slot to attend their mentor meeting. Each student will attend in small groups for about 20-30 minutes.  This is compulsory for you to attend.

BSc Actuarial Science and BSc Actuarial Science with placement year

  • Date: Wednesday 1 and Friday 3 October 2025 at various times
    Room: Leverhulme Library, Columbia House 6th Floor

BSc Data Science

  • Date: Thursday 25 September 2025, 1pm - 4pm
    Room: UG Common room, Columbia House 6th Floor

BSc Mathematics, Statistics and Business

  • Date: Friday 26 September 2025, 10.30am - 3pm
    Room: UG Common room, Columbia House 6th Floor

Linux Seminar - Friday 26 September 2025
Optional Attendance

 is offering a (free!) Linux mini-course. The event will have a one hour talk, 10 mins break, 1h talk, 20 mins Q&A format and will cover the following: 

Title: Getting Started with Linux 

Abstract: The now 34-year-old Linux operating system designed from ground up to respect users' freedom provides an easy-to-use, off-the-shelf alternative to proprietary solutions (such as Windows and macOS) while also allowing a versatile, sustainable, secure, and privacy-respecting operation for instance on desktops PCs / laptops, in home automation, on mobiles, on paper-like tablets, or in the context of research computing on a cluster. The aim of this mini-course is to help you get started along this journey. After a short historical background, we will touch upon choosing among Linux variants (so-called distributions), hints on installation, applications for common tasks, and ricing. 

You are welcome to join upon interest, note that sign up will be required. Details will be provided.

All BSc students 

  • Date: Friday 26 September 2025, 2pm - 4.30pm
    Room: 2.04, CKK Building

Games Night for for all New Students - 29 September 2025
Optional Attendance

Games night for for all new students! That's BSc, MSc and PhD. 

  • Date: Monday 29 September 2025, 4pm-5.45pm
    Room: Marquee, 911³Ô¹Ïcampus

Welcome Back Event for returning 2nd and 3rd years - 1 October 2025
Compulsory Attendance

The event will include talks from your Programme Directors and a talk from recent graduates on “sharing tips about studying at 911³Ô¹Ïand other advice” plus it will end with a fun and informal reception/networking opportunity and of course a chance to catch up with friends! This is compulsory for you to attend.

For returning second-year BSc students:

This is a talk by Programme Director(s) to welcome back second-year BSc students and with some important advice and information about their second-year of studies, and Q&A by students. This session is led by Christine Yuen and Gelly Mitrodima.  

  • Date: Wednesday 1 October 2025, 3.30pm - 5pm
    Room: CLM 5.02, Clement House

For 1st years and returning second-year BSc students and final year students:

This is the "recent graduate panel talk" by recent graduates to share tips on how to succeed in 911³Ô¹Ïstudy, job and MSc applications while enjoying their learning experience at 911³Ô¹Ïfrom 5-6.30pm and then there is a networking with recent graduates from 6.30pm - 8pm. This session is led by Pik Liew. 

  • Date: Wednesday 1 October 2025, 5pm - 8pm
    Room: CBG.B1.02. CBG Auditorium

For returning final-year BSc students:

This is a talk by your Programme Director to welcome back final-year BSc students and share advice and important information about the final year, and a Q&A session. This session is led by Pik Liew. 

  • Date: Wednesday 1 October 2025, 3.30pm - 5pm
    Room: CBG.B1.02, CBG Auditorium

Bowling Night for all New Students - 3 October 2025
Optional Attendance

Welcome Bowling Night for all new BSc, MSc and PhD students. 

  • Date: Friday 3 October 2025, 6pm - 10pm
    Location: Bloomsbury Bowl 

All new Statistics students are invited to enjoy unlimited bowling, table tennis, a pool table and arcade games. 

Registration essential - the sign-up link will be circulated via email

 

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Key information before you arrive

 

 

Download LSE's app, the Student Hub 

The Student Hub is LSE’s app, designed to help you navigate your day-to-day life at LSE. With the Student Hub, you can:  

  • Explore your personalised Welcome calendar 
  • View your timetable and upcoming deadlines (once your course selections have been confirmed) 
  • Keep up to date with news, events, and opportunities from around LSE 
  • Find support at LSE  
  • Book appointments with academic staff (office hours) or support services, and your Consent.Ed workshop 
  • Find students on your programme using the directory  
  • Find your way around with the campus map.  

Download the app now to discover what the Student Hub can do! 

  •  (iOS) 
  •  (Android) 
  • Use the Student Hub  

How do I sign up to the Hub?  

If you've already registered and set up your IT account, you can sign up with your 911³Ô¹Ïusername and password. Not registered yet? No problem. You can also sign up using the email address and password that you use for 911³Ô¹ÏFor You.  

Social Media

We are very active on social media and would love for you to follow us and enagage with our posts, stories and conversations! Before you arrive make sure you follow us on , , and ! #weheartstats #partofLSE