Welcome Week - School Sessions September 2025

Unless marked as online only, events will be hybrid/in-person and online wherever possible 8-11 September, to account for the TfL strike.

Details of how to join online will be shared by the Schools and on Celcat. Please check back regularly as events may change.

Research Centres

Intelligent Mobility MA
11.00-13.00: Programme intro, Battersea (RAU.GR.003) & Zoom
14:00-17.30: Unit 1 People and Places briefing (RAU.GR.003) & Zoom

School of Architecture:

Architecture Year 1 (YR1)

• 11.00-12.00: Head of Programme Welcome Talk (YR1), Kensington (Studio 3rd Floor)
• 13.00-13.30: Student Tours, Kensington (Studio 3rd Floor) & Zoom
• 14.00-15.00: Meet & Greet, Kensington (Studio 3rd Floor)

Architecture Year 2 (YR2)
12.00-13.00: Head of Programme Welcome Talk, Kensington (Studio 3rd Floor)

City Design MA:
14:00-16:00: Programme Lead Welcome Talk, Kensington (City Design Studio)

MArch Design Practice:
14:00 - 16:00: Head of Programme Welcome Talk, Kensington (MArch Studio) & Zoom

School of Arts & Humanities:

SoAH PGR:
11:00-16:00: Welcome Forum, Battersea (Studio Building - STU.01.005) & Zoom

Contemporary Art Practice MA:
10.00-11:30: Welcome Forum, Battersea (Hangar)

Curating Contemporary Art (CCA):
11.00-16.00: Programme introduction, Battersea (RAU.01.002b) & Zoom

Master of Research RCA (MRes):
11:00-14:00: Programme Welcome, online via Zoom

Print MA:
14:00-16:00: Welcome Talk, Battersea (Hangar)

Writing MA:
14:00-17:00: Programme Welcome, Battersea (RAU.01.002b)

School of Communication

Communication MFA
13:30-14:00: Cohort meet-up (ahead of ID card collection), White City (GH08)

Communication MPhil/ PhD:
16:00-18:00: Welcome Talk, Kensington (Stevens Building, 3rd Floor)

Fashion:
14:00-14:30: Intro to Staff Practice, Kensington (DAR806)

Visual Communication:

• 10:00-12:30: Programme Welcome: Full Group Briefings, White City (GH111)
• 13:30-16:00: Programme Welcome: Full Group Briefings, White City (GH111)

School of Design:

Design Futures:

• 11:30-13:00: Welcome, Kensington (LT1, concluding in DF Studio, STE S230/236) & via Zoom
• 14:00-17.00: Team Building activity, Kensington (DF Studio, STE S230/236)

Design Products:
14:00-16:00: Briefing, Battersea (Gorvy Lecture Theatre)

Fashion (9-12 Sep 2025 )
14:30-17:30: Present Your World (groups of 15 at a time), Kensington (Studios - 6th floor)

Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc:

• 10:00-12:00: Imperial - South Kensington (DSDE Library)
• 14:30-17:00: DE - IDE 1 & 2 Mixer, Battersea (IDE Studios)

Service Design:
16:00-18:00: Welcome to Service Design & social activities (Battersea, Gorvy Lecture Theatre - DY 125) & via Zoom

Textiles:

• 10.00-11.30: Programme Welcome + Being Part of the RCA Community, Kensington (LT1) & via Zoom
• 14:00-17.00: Textiles Staff & Student Drawing Workshop, Kensington (Darwin Building, Textiles Studio, 4th floor)

Research Centres

Intelligent Mobility Design Centre:
11:00-12.00: BRP International Design Challenge briefing, Battersea (RAU.GR.003)

Research Degrees (PGR)

• 11:00-12:00: Welcome from Head of Doctoral Programmes, Battersea (Event Space 3)
• 12:00-13:00: PGR specific Library Induction, Battersea (Event Space 3)

School of Architecture:

Architecture MA (YR2):
11:00 - 17:00: Professional Practice, Kensington (Studio)

City Design MA:

• 10:00-12.00: Social Activity - Walk, off camupus
• 14:00-16:00: Programme Lead workshop, Kensington (City Design Studio)

Environmental Architecture:

• 12:00-13:00: Programme Lead Workshop, Kensington (EnvArch Studio - DARLG44)
• 14:30-16:30: Off campus activity, Euston (Wellcome Collection)

School of Arts & Humanities:

Arts & Humanities MFA

• 9:00 - 10:00: Programme Welcome, Battersea (MFA/CAP Seminar Space)
• 15:00 - 17:00: MFA Studio Welcome, Battersea (MFA Studios)

Curating Contemporary Art MA:
11.00-16.00: Student introductions/Unit 1, Battersea (RAU.01.002b) & via Zoom

History of Design MA:
10:00-17:00: V&A Induction Day, V&A Kensington (Hochhauser Theatre)

Sculpture MA:
10:00-12.30: Sculpture Studio Welcome, Battersea (Sculpture Studio) / Battersea Park walk and orientation (Battersea Park)

Writing MA:
10:00-17:00: Writing Pecha Kucha, Battersea (RAU.01.002b)

School of Communication

Digital Direction

• 10:00-11:00: Programme Welcome, White City (GH111)
• 14:00-16:00: Programme Introductions, White City (GH111)

All SoC students (optional):
17:00-20:00: Big Screen Showcase, Television Centre (outside screening)

School of Design:

FAM2:
10:00-13:00 & 13:00-15:00: Electives - presentation and mixer, Battersea (Gorvy Lecture Theatre & Hangar) & via Zoom

Fashion:

• 11:00-13:00: Introduction to Fashion Technical Services, Kensington (LT2)
• 14:00-14:30: Introduction to Staff Practice, Kensington (DAR806)

Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc:
10:00-17:00: London Challenge, Imperial South Kensington (DSDE Library)

Textiles MA:
13.30 - 14.30: Welcome & Technical Briefing, Kensington (LT1)

Research Centres

Intelligent Mobility Design Centre:
12:00-13:00: Head of Programme Welcome Talk, Battersea ( Rausing, IMDC Studio - ground floor) & via Zoom

School of Architecture:

Architecture MA (YR2):
10:00-17:00: Professional Practice, Kensington (Studio)

City Design MA:
14:00-16:00: Programme Lead workshop, Kensington (City Design Studio)

Environmental Architecture MA:
12:00-15:00: Programme Lead workshop, Kensingtono (EnvArch Studio - DAR LG44)

Interior Design MA:

• 11:30-13:30: Programme Launch, Kensington (LT1)
• 14:30-16:30: Studio Tour & Desk Assignment, Kensington (Stevens Building, ID Studio)

School of Arts & Humanities:

All SoAH Programmes
10.00-11.00: Being Part of the RCA Community, online via Zoom

Photography MA:
11:00-17:00: Ethics and Social, Battersea (Hangar and Studios)

School of Communication

Animation MA:
10:00-17:00: Technical intro to Kensington studios (Stevens Building basement, meet outside Darwin Building, Kensington)

Information Experience Design MA:
10:00-13:00: Welcome and Lecture, White City (GH111) & via Zoom

School of Design:

Design Futures (MDes)

• 9:00-12:00: Team building activity (continued), Kensington (DF Studio, STE S230/236)
• 12:00-14:00: Team picnic, Kensington - Hyde Park (or DF studio if raining)
• 14:00-16:00: Unit 1 preparation, Kensington (LT1) & via Zoom

Fashion:
14:00-14:30: Introduction to International Flavours and Fragrances (IFF)

Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc:
10:00-17:00: Introduction to Fundamentals and Primer Sessions, Battersea (IDE Studios)

School of Architecture:

Architecture MA (YR2)
10:00-17:00: Architecture Professional Practice, Kensington (Studio)

Architecture (ALL)
14:00 - 16:00: SoA Welcome Event

School of Communication

Animation MA:
10:30-16:30 Welcome: Manual Cinema session, White City (GH111)

Communication MFA:
10:30-16:30: Welcome, Battersea (Hangar)

Creative Education MEd:

• 10.30-11.00: Social for online students, online via Zoom
• 11.00-12.00: Being Part of the RCA Community, online via Zoom
• 14.00-16.00: Programme induction & Campus orientation social, Kensington (STE 06 & 03)

School of Design:

Fashion:
11:00-12:30: Intro to Term 1, Kensington (DAR806)

Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc:
10:00-17:00: Fundamentals teaching start, Kensington (IDE Studios)

Service Design:
10:00-13:00: Social Activities, Battersea (SD Studio)

School of Arts & Humanities:

Painting MA:
16.00-18.00: Welcome Forum, Battersea (Gorvy Lecture Theatre)

Print MA:
11:30-13:00: Welcome Forum, Battersea (Hangar)

School of Communication

Animation MA:
15:00-16:00: Programme forum, White City (GH 111)

Communication MFA:
12:00 -13:00: Programme forum, White City (GH 111)

Creative Education MEd:
10.00-16.00: Introduction to Programme / Pecha Kucha to introduce all staff and students, Battersea (STU.01.004)

Research Centres

Research Degrees (PhD)
11.00-16.00: PGR Welcome event, Battersea (Studios)

School of Arts & Humanities:

Painting MA:
11.00-13.00: Welcome Forum, Battersea (Gorvy Lecture Theatre)

Sculpture MA:
14:00 -16:00: Welcome Event, Battersea (Gorvy Lecture Theatre)