Welcome message - Sent Monday 8 September

Hello, and a very warm welcome to the School of the Arts! 

This email provides important information about enrolment, the School of the Arts Welcome Week schedule, and other key information. Please read it carefully.   

 

Enrolment  

Enrolment is an online process where you officially register as a student at Queen Mary. Once enrolled, you will be eligible for a Student ID card and official Queen Mary documentation.  

Enrolment takes place in two stages:   

1. Pre-Enrolment: This is an online task where you provide information about yourself and upload proof of identity (eg. passport) and a photo for your student ID card. If you require immigration permission to study in the UK, you must also upload evidence that you have this permission. You should have been sent an email in August to invite you to Pre-Enrol and guidance on how to access MySIS (our student record system) to complete the task, so please check your emails carefully if you have not already completed this step. 

2. Queen Mary Enrolment: This is when the information and documents you have provided are checked before you are granted full or temporary enrolment. Please note - if you have not provided sufficient ID or evidenced your immigration permission (if applicable) then your enrolment will not progress, you will then be contacted to request you upload the necessary documentation.    

  

ID Card Collection  

Once you have full or temporary enrolment, you will be eligible to make an appointment to collect your Student ID Card on MySIS .  

You’ll be able to pick up you ID card from one of the following AskQM hubs on the Mile End Campus: 

  • iQ East Court, Mile End: Appointments available from Monday 1st September 

  • Mile End Library: Appointments available from Monday 15th September 

 

Appointments are available from September through to October so don't worry if there are no available appointments on your first few days. You do not need an ID card as soon as you arrive on campus.  

 

  

School of the Arts (STA) Postgraduate Taught Welcome Events 

Welcome Week begins on Monday 15 September but most School of the Arts events for Postgraduate Taught students will take place on Thursday 18 September. You’ll have your School Induction, followed by a programme-level induction, and end the day with a Postgraduate Social. These activities will introduce you to your programme, your fellow students, and give you an overview of the services available to support you during your time at QMUL.   

Be sure to have a read through the different sections of the Welcome Week Information page, paying particular attention to the ‘Things to do before Welcome Week’, ‘ Postgraduate Welcome Week Schedule ’ and ‘ Courses to complete online ’ sections.  

  

Your STA Advisor 

Your Advisor is responsible for supervising your academic progress and providing pastoral support. We’ll be letting you know who this is during Welcome Week, so please keep an eye on your QMUL emails. You will have opportunities to meet your Advisor during the coming weeks, and they will be in touch about their drop-in hours and how to book them.  

  

School of the Arts (STA) Reception 

The School of the Arts (STA) Professional Services Team will also be on hand to offer help and support to you during your time at Queen Mary. You can find us at the STA Reception based on the first floor of the ArtsOne Building. We’re open from 10am - 4pm from Monday – Friday.  

  

Key term dates 

  • Semester 1 Teaching: 22 September -12 December 2025 

  • Assessment Intensive Period (Semester 1): 8 – 23 January 2026 

  • Semester 2 Teaching: 26 January - 17 April 2026 

  • Assessment Intensive Period (Semester 2 and Year Long Modules): 7 May – 5 June 2026 

If you have any questions about Welcome Week please contact us at sta-studentsupport@qmul.ac.uk . You can send any questions about your programme of study to the Education Team viaAskQM . We look forward to welcoming you to the School and meeting you in Welcome Week! 

Kind regards, 

School of the Arts Student Support Team 

Queen Mary University of London 


Welcome Week Slides - Sent 19 September

Dear All,

It was great to see so many of you today at the Welcome Talk, we hope you found it useful, and enjoyed (or are enjoying) the programme and QMplus introductions this afternoon!

We realise it’s a lot of information to take in over one day, so we have uploaded the slides from the Welcome Talk to this QMplus page: https://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/course/section.php?id=957476

If you missed the QMplus introduction session today there will be one running online on Friday 19 September from 2-3pm (you can join the session here).

As promised, here are some links to the services we discussed in the introductory talk:

AskQM - https://askqm.qmul.ac.uk/s/   

Report and Support - https://reportandsupport.qmul.ac.uk/

QMElevate - https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sllf/language-centre/qm-elevate/

Course Rep Elections and Nominations -  https://www.qmsu.org/yourvoice/reps/coursereps/elections/

MySIS - https://mysis.qmul.ac.uk/

If you have any questions about Welcome Week, or the semester ahead, please do get in contact with us via AskQM, sta-studentsupport@qmul.ac.uk, or by visiting us at the reception desk on the first floor of ArtsOne.

Many thanks, and best wishes,

The STA Student Experience Team

Last modified: Thursday, 18 September 2025, 3:39 PM