A festival to launch you into University life, run by the four student organisations on campus - this is the biggest student party of your four years at University. You'll already have an idea what student life is all about, but by the end of Freshers' Week - you'll know. The party only lasts a week but the Freshers' Week experience will stay with you for life.
There are events running all week from 10am to 3am the next morning. Ranging from bands and DJs in the unions at night to tours of campus, seminars and film screenings during the day. Last year saw acts like Bombay Bicycle Club, Pendulum, Alex Metric and Diana Vickers pack the dance floors across campus. Meanwhile in the bars, fresh comedy from Lee Nelson and Milton Jones, hypnotists, pub quizzes and some of Glasgow's coolest DJs kept the crowds entertained during the day.
There's also bus tours, introduction sessions to student media, student activism and volunteering, sports taster sessions and of course Freshers' Fair which provides the opportunity to meet clubs and societies and grab some freebies from loads of different companies.
A guide to the week with full listings, times and maps will be included with your Freshers' Pass in September. Until then you can stay in the loop via this site and the Freshers' Week 2011 Facebook page.
Freshers' Week is exclusively for new students of the University of Glasgow and the Freshers' Pass is the only way to gain entry to every event on campus throughout Freshers' Week 2011. It also gives you access to the late night bus service to ensure you get home safe after a night out. Passes cost £40, plus a £1.50 booking fee.
Yes. The pass will get you free entry into all the events run by the four student bodies and any club or society associated with the University of Glasgow between 12th-16th September as well as some additional events at the weekend (check the unions on facebook for details).
The 2011 Freshers' Pass costs just £40. that's a quarter of the price of most festivals which only last for two days, not five!
You can register and purchase your Freshers' Pass online now, it takes about five minutes (most of which you'll spend trying to find a photo that'll be printed on it) and you can pay via paypal. when you've completed your registration you'll get an email confirming the purchase. Online pass sales end on Friday 9th September at 1pm sharp.
Receiving your email confirms that you're all signed up for a pass there'll be one waiting for you when you arrive in Freshers' Week, all you need to do is print it out and bring it along with you to the pick up point to collect your pass.
The final way to get hold of a pass is in person. If you arrive in glasgow before 9th september, you can come to the src reception office in the john mcintyre building before 3pm on the 9th with a postal registration form, payment in cash and two passport photographs and you'll get a receipt so you can pick up your pass with everyone else. if you won't arrive in glasgow until after 9th september, then you can bring your completed form, photos and some cash along to the Freshers' Pass pick-up point to register for a pass on collection day, after that, you can buy one from SRC Reception at any point in the week.
We use the address you give us online or on the form only for reference. The important part is your email address where we will be sending your confirmation email. No Freshers Passes will be sent though the post.
This year there will be no acknowledgement cards sent out. We've updated our systems so that everyone will now receive a confirmation email instead. If you order online - you'll get this straightaway, if you order via post you should get a confirmation email a few days after 1st August 2011. If you've not had an email within five working days of 1st August 2011 , please contact us using the details under the My question isn't here! question.
To pick up your Freshers' Pass, you need to come to the Freshers' Pass pick-up point after 9am on Monday 12th September, ideally with your confirmation email or a form of photo I.D. The pick-up point this year will be the John McIntyre Building, Room 201, there'll be helpers and signposts to make sure you find it okay and this information will also be on your email confirmation to make sure you don't forget. If you can't pick it up then, they can be collected from the GUSRC Reception in the same building between 9am and 4pm every day or at the doors to the unions at the evening events.
If you lose your pass you can come to GUSRC Reception, in the John McIntyre building, any day Mon-Fri between 9am and 4pm to get a replacement pass. Outwith those times, venues hosting events requiring a pass will have a database of pass holders so all you need to do is bring photo I.D to the event to gain access (though you'll probably have to queue a bit longer at the doors).
Relatives, friends, and students from other universities are not allowed. Only first year students at the University of Glasgow - ie Freshers only and you will be asked to prove you are a Glasgow Fresher at some point in the week.
Yes. Both the QM and the GUU have an arrangement so that 17 year old Freshers are made considered temporary members for the week, this means that although you can't purchase alcohol, you can still attend all the events. When Freshers' Week's over, 17 year olds can become full members of the unions to attend weekly events.
Yes, but only if you have registered to be a first year student again this year.
There's also a lot of important official stuff you need to make sure you take care of during Freshers' Week. You need to register your details with the university and go to a couple of induction lectures for each of your classes. The university manage all of this side of things and have a section of practical information you need to know for Freshers' Week.
Have we still not answered your question? Get in touch with the SRC and they'll be able to help you out. Call them on 0141 339 8541 or email enquiries@src.gla.ac.uk.
