1. The University of Greenwich
Week 1 ‘Induction’
Science Without Borders
Students
Session 1- Morning Session
13 January
2014

3. Who are we?
Aisling Conboy
Dr Samantha Alsbury

5. Purpose of today?
Get to know:
The campus
Staff
Adjusting to life in the UK
Academic life at Greenwich
Meet new SWB students

6. Greenwich
Maritime
Campus

7. Study Abroad Contact
 Aisling Conboy
Study Abroad and Exchange Coordinator
E-mail: a.conboy@gre.ac.uk
Tel: 0208 331 7843
 Office Hours: Please e-mail me to
make an appointment (3 campuses)
 Location: Pembroke 303 - Mondays

8. Study Abroad Contact
Contact Aisling relating to:
• Study Abroad Programme Co-ordination and
Administration
• Registration issues
• Social programme
• Pastoral support
• Transcripts
• Help in extending your studies
• Maintenance of alumni relations – keeping
in touch when
you leave!

9. Student ID Card
• Access to University sites
• Library and Photocopying Card
• Students’ Union Card
• Replacements available from the Student
Centre
• Replacements cost £10 so try not to lose
it!
• Your ID card also gives you a whole host
of discounts in shops and restaurants so
have it with you wherever you go!

10. Computer facilities
Logging in to University computers
• To log in to a University computer, you will need a
username and password
• You receive your username and password at
registration
WebCT/Moodle
• Our online learning system used by staff to
communicate to you as a group
Banner Web
• Online access to your student record

11. Computer facilities
Logging in to University computers
• To log in to a University computer,
you will need a username and
password
• You receive your username and
password at registration

12. Computer facilities
 Moodle - Our online learning
system used by staff to
communicate to you as a group
 Banner Web - Online access to
your student record
 Accessing WiFi at the University
http://www.gre.ac.uk/offices/ILS/ict
/guides/nw/wireless/faq

14. Teaching/learning style at Greenwich
• Responsibility placed on students
• Class contact time may be less
• Not always specific reading assigned in
classes
• Students expected to research topics
themselves
• Class time must be complemented with
private study
• Manage your own workload - particularly
in relation to meeting deadlines
• Each course will generally have 2-3 hours
of class time per week

15. Assessment
Each course will be made up of one or more
pieces of assessment. The following types of
assessment are common:
 Individual Coursework
 Group Presentation
 Individual Presentation  In-class Test
 Group Coursework
 Exam

16. Drill
Hall
Library –
longest
library
in Europe

17. Extenuating circumstances
If you are unable to submit an assessment on
time or to attend an examination due to an
unexpected event or illness, then you need
to submit an extenuating circumstances form
(available online or from the Business
School office) within 14 days of the
submission or exam. This must be supported
with evidence. In the case of a coursework,
you should submit the completed coursework
within 14 days of the assessment date.

18. Assessment offences
• Plagiarism - Submission for assessment of material
(written, visual or oral) originally produced by another
person or persons, without correct acknowledgement, in
such a way that the work could be assumed to be the
student’s own
• Collusion -Submission of work produced in collusion with
another person(s) for an assignment which is based on the
assessment of individual work
• Cheating in an in-class test/exam

19. How marks/grades are awarded
• The marking system may be very different to that of your
home country
• The system in the UK is very strict
• Negotiating with your tutor or course/programme leader is
not an option
• A sample of all work is assessed by an external examiner
to maintain quality control
• A subject panel meets to confirm all marks awarded
• Remember – no negotiation!

21. UK Grading Scale
UK Percentage Mark
70+
66 – 69
64 – 65
60 – 63
54 – 59
50 – 53
46 – 49
44 – 45
40 – 43
38 – 39
36 – 37
35
0 – 34

22. Results and Transcripts
Transcripts
• We aim to send out transcripts within one
month of the publication of results
• If we have an agreement with your home
university the transcript will go there (we
send them directly to MHMK)
• Otherwise we will send it to your home
address so please make sure we have your
details correct

23. Pilkington
Building –
café and
lecture
theatres

24. Rules and regulations:
a summary
 Please remember that Greenwich rules and
regulations may be different to those of
your home university
 Being a Study Abroad student is not an
excuse not to know the rules and
regulations/code of conduct
 It is your responsibility to ensure you
know them
 www.gre.ac.uk/codeofconduct

26. Support with study
• Greenwich is delighted to offer study
support to any students who feel they need
it
• Please make enquiries as soon as possible
about support
• Study skills and disability and dyslexia
tutors
• Medway Student Centre, Blake Building
• Telephone: 020 8331 9794/8337
• E-mail: studentcentremedway@gre.ac.uk

27. Support with study
Medway
University of Greenwich
Central Avenue
Chatham Maritime
Kent ME4 4TB
Website:
www.gre.ac.uk/medway

28. Counselling and Advice
• The Office of Student Affairs offers a
counselling service
• You may wish to use this service for many
reasons e.g.: missing home, a difficult
family situation, exam stress….
• To book an appointment with them please
visit the Student Centre
• Financial advice

29. Bankingletters
Bank letter to open a bank account
 Please follow the instructions here:
http://www2.gre.ac.uk/current-students/reg/studentletters
 You can choose which bank you wish to open an
account at
 You need to know the full address and postcode of
the branch you wish to use before filling in the
form. You will be asked to fill in the address on
the form

30. National Health Service
• NHS provides doctors, hospitals, dentists, opticians,
walk-in services and social care.
• 24hr medical advice is available from NHS Direct on 0845
4647 or at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
• They can give you the location of the
nearest pharmacies,
GP surgeries,
hospitals etc
• Please note for any consultation with a GP, depending on
which country you are from , you may have to be seen as a
private patient and so will be charged (although you may
be covered by your insurance policy)
• If you are prescribed any medication by a GP, you will
have to pay for this (currently £7.40 per prescription)
• Alternatively, you may be able to visit our own Student
Health Service.

31. Travel to Medway
Campus Plan

32. Travel & Student Oyster Cards
• If you are going to be using the tube and bus
network often, it is advisable to use an Oyster
card, which makes buying and using tickets easier
• As a full-time student you can apply for an 18+
Student Oyster Photocard
• This enables you to buy student-rate tickets
costing 30% less than adult tickets
• You should apply online at www.tfl.gov.uk or
directly at
https://photocard.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gotoApply.do?
type=student&from=home

33. Travel & Student Oyster Cards
 You will need:
1. your University of Greenwich ID number
2. your Programme dates
3. a digital photograph
4. a debit or credit card to pay the £10
application fee
5. your London address for mailing
 It may take 2-3 weeks for your Photocard to
arrive

34. Safety Tips
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Maps - Look up your route before you set out.
Don’t walk around reading a map, it makes you look
vulnerable
Cash Machines (ATMs) - Be on your guard when you
are withdrawing cash, as thefts have been known to
take place.
Backpacks / Bags / Wallets / Cell/Mobile Phones Do not leave these unattended. Keep them where you
can see or feel them. Try not to carry backpacks /
bags on your back, or wallets in your back
pockets, in crowded places, as it makes it easier
for pickpockets to steal from you.

35. Safety Tips
 Drinks - Do not leave your drink unattended
in a public place (e.g. bar, nightclub), as
there have been incidents of drinks being
spiked.
 Walking At Night - Make sure you avoid using
poorly-lit routes.
 Getting Home - Remember to have enough money
for transport home.
 Emergency number is 999 (police, ambulance,
fire brigade)

36. Welcome to London!
A Student City
• 40 Higher Education institutions
• Around 390,000 students
• http://www.timeout.com/london

37. Welcome to the UK!

39. Students’ Union
 Run by students to provide academic,
social cultural and recreational
assistance
 Organises social events and trips for
the whole university
 Refreshers Fair (Jan/Feb)
 Greenwich and Kent Students’ Unions
Together (GK Unions)
 Pilkington Building, Telephone: 01634
888989, E-mail: info@gkunions.co.uk
 Website: www.gkunions.co.uk

40. Have fun!
 We wish you a really good time studying at
Greenwich
 If you need help with anything, please
come and see us
 We aim to resolve issues as quickly as we
can and we will do our best to ensure you
have a productive, academically
stimulating and exciting period at
Greenwich!

42. Keeping in touch
 www.facebook/studyabroadlondon
• Facebook Groups – MHMK/ Erasmus at
Greenwich 2013/14
• Email a.conboy@gre.ac.uk
• #UniversityofGreenwich
•
If you are having any problems this week
or through your studies please do let us
know, so we can try to help you.