Welcome to SSEES and congratulations on achieving your place at UCL! This page contains important information on enrolment and induction. Please take time to read it carefully.
Welcome to SSEES
We are delighted to welcome you to UCL's School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES). Below you will find key information about important things you need to do and know and details about induction activities that will be taking place across UCL.
To begin with, there are some helpful resources which we would like to direct your attention to such as the SSEES Student Handbook, module listings and other useful resources which are also available on our current student pages.
If you want to see what kind of support we have available for you regarding your wellbeing, and learning adjustments and support please visit the UCL Student Support and Wellbeing page here
Pre-arrival Information
There are some important resources to access prior to arriving at UCL and commencing your studies. We've put these together below for you to access.
- Download the UCL Go App
We suggest downloading the UCL Go App here which will be invaluable for your future studies
- New Students Guide
Starting University is a significant life step and there can be too many things to remember sometimes. So we have put together this New Students Guide which is a helpful collection of essential information to know now. You can access this here.
International Students
Most of the information above applies to our International Students also however we know that there are also a number of unique aspects of the international student experience including vital information about study visas to navigating the new cultural environment in the United Kingdom. To help our international student community settle into UCL we suggest reading about all the important information and support available to you here.
Enrolment
The enrolment process confirms your arrival and registration at the university. It also allows you to collect your campus ID card which will allow you to identify yourself on campus grounds and access areas such as libraries. To ensure you enrol successfully you will need to make sure that you have followed the neccessary steps depending on your student status as a Home or International student. Once you are on campus please see this page which helpfully outlines what you need to do.
SSEES Induction Week Programme
Induction Week starts on Monday 25th September and contains a number of important scheduled sessions with members of staff and students on your programme and beyond. It is important that you are familiar with what is going on in the week and what you need to attend - depending on the programme of study you are registered on.
The below timetable shows the sessions being run for SSEES Students however UCL will be running sessions and activities across campus during induction week which include campus tours, wellbeing information and much much more.
Event | Time/Date | Format | Further Information | Location | Who is it for? |
Undergraduate School Directors Welcome | 25th September 2023 17:00 - 18:00 PM | In Person
| a.allsopp@ucl.ac.uk | Cruciform Building B.3.04 Lecture Theatre 1 (Please see Maps above) | All New Undergraduate Students |
Politics and Sociology Undergraduates - Programme Welcome | 25th September 2023 11:30 AM - 13:00 PM | In Person | ssees-ps@ucl.ac.uk | Medawar Building G01 Lankester LT | All New Politics and Sociology Undergraduate Students |
History, Politics and Economics Undergraduates - Programme Welcome | 25th September 2023 11:30 AM - 13:00 PM | In Person | ssees-hpe@ucl.ac.uk | Torrington Place 1-19 Room G12 | All History, Politics and Economics Undergraduate Students |
Languages and Culture Undergraduates - Programme Welcome | 25th September 2023 11:30 AM - 13:00 PM | In Person | ssees-lc@ucl.ac.uk | Taviton Street 14-16, Room 347 | All Languages and Culture Undergraduate Students |
Year 1 Russian and East European Course Options Introduction | 25th September 2023 14:00 - 15:30 PM | In Person | ssees-lc@ucl.ac.uk | Gordon House, Room 106 | All Students |
Economics and Business - Undergraduate Programme Welcome | 25th September 2023 15:00 - 16:00 PM | In Person | ssees-eb@ucl.ac.uk | Taviton Street Archaeology Building Room G6 Lecture Theatre | All New Economics and Business Undergraduate Students |
History Joint Honours - Undergraduate Programme Welcome | 25th September 2023 15:30 - 16:30 PM | In Person | ssees-history@ucl.ac.uk | Taviton Street Archaeology Building Room 612 | All Students on BA Joint Honours History Programme |
Transition Mentor Meetings
| Tuesday 26th September 2023 between 11am-12:15 and 13:00 - 14:15 PM | In Person | Please see an e-mail which will be sent to you on the scheduled time allocated to you | Torrington Place (1-19) Room G12 | All Students |
Meet Your Researcher, Library Induction and Careers Talk for Undergraduate Students | Wednesday 27th September 12:00 - 13:00 PM | Online via Teams | ssees-student@ucl.ac.uk | Click here to join the meeting | All New Undergraduate Students |
Personal Tutor Meetings (You will receive an e-mail with regards to the timing and location) | 27th September 13:00 - 17:00 | In-Person | Please await an e-mail that will clarify the timing and location of the meeting | TBC | All Students |
Module Registration Surgery Economics and Business | Thursday 28th September 10:00 - 12:00 PM | In Person | ssees-eb@ucl.ac.uk | Taviton Street 14-16 Room 431 | All Undergraduate Economics and Business Students |
Module Registration Surgery Languages and Culture | Thursday 28th September 10:00 AM-12:00 PM | In Person | ssees-lc@ucl.ac.uk | Taviton Street 16, Room 345 | All Undergraduate Languages and Culture Students |
Module Registration Surgery History, Politics and Economics | 28th September 2023 10:00 - 12:00 PM | In Person | ssees-hpe@ucl.ac.uk | Gordon Square 36-38, Room B03 | All Undergraduate History, Politics and Economics Students |
Module Registration Surgery Politics and Sociology | 28th September 2023 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | In Person | ssees-ps@ucl.ac.uk | IOE - Bedford Way (20) C3.15 | All Undergraduate Politics and Sociology Students |
Guide to student support and UCL Extenuating Circumstances Policies | 28th September 12:30 - 13:00 PM | Online via Teams | a.allsopp@ucl.ac.uk | Click here to join the meeting | All Undergraduate Students |
Academic Communication Centre - Academic Writing Induction Week Session | 28th September 14:00 - 15:00 PM | Online via Teams | ssees-student@ucl.ac.uk | Click here to join the meeting | |
UCL 101 - A Session led by students to help lead your transition into Uniersity life | Friday 29 September 9:00 - 9:45 AM | In Person | ssees-student@ucl.ac.uk | Logan Hall | All Undergraduate Students
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New UG and PG Students Library Session | Friday 29 September 14:00 - 14:45 PM | Online via Teams | ssees-student@ucl.ac.uk | Click here to join the meeting | All New Students |
SSEES Society Events Timetable
Your SSEES Student Society is hosting events during induction week - please follow them on Instagram at @sseessoc and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sseessociety. If you would also like to join their society WhatsApp group chat, please fill in this form to be added: https://forms.gle/U1VZ9eVMNq8WaQRT9
How we contact you and how to contact us
The preferred and most effective form of communication with the office is via email. The contact email for all enquiries relating to your programme, module choices, etc. depends on the programme you are registered on.
SSEES will use primarily use email to contact you about various matters. When you register with ISD you will be allocated a UCL email address - this is the address which will be used to contact you. It is very important that you check your UCL email regularly during term time.
Once your email has been set up, please ensure that you have set up a standard signature that shows your name, student number, year of study and programme. This will speed responses to your queries up when you email the Programme Administrator or other departments at UCL.
When e-mailing please always include the following information in all emails to enable a prompt response:
Full Name I Student Number I Year of Study I Degree Programme
Please see the drop-down menu below to find out the contact details for your programme.
- Economics & Business
Sasha Aleksic
e-mail: ssees-eb@ucl.ac.uk Tel: 0207 679 8773
- Languages & Culture
Ben Chatterley
e-mail : ssees-lc@ucl.ac.uk Tel: 0207 679 8771
- Politics & Sociology
Angela Nnamchi
e-mail : ssees-ps@ucl.ac.uk Tel: 0207 679 8778
- History, Politics and Economics (HPE)
Alice Dove
email ssees-hpe@ucl.ac.uk Tel: 0207 679 8778
- History
Ben Chatterley
e-mail : ssees-history@ucl.ac.uk Tel: 0207 679 8771
- Affiliate Students
Ollie Borgstein
e-mail : ssees-affiliate@ucl.ac.uk
If your enquiry relates to a departmental enquiry please contact ssees-student@ucl.ac.uk
Beside e-mail students can drop by and speak to one of the team at the Education and Student Support Office (ESSO). The office is located in Room 341 in the SSEES building (see here) on front desk is open during the following times in term-time:
10:00am until 16:00pm from Monday to Friday (Staff work flexibly, so you may find they are not in the ESSO building on some days of the week; please contact your programme administrator on any working day to get in touch with them)
Location
Located in the heart of the UCL Bloomsbury Campus, SSEES is situated at 16 Taviton Street close to London Euston Station, Euston Square and Warren Street Underground Stations. It is well served by TfL transport services. If you want to plan your route please see the TfL Journey Planner.
The SSEES building is located at:
16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.
For correspondence, the mailing address of the Department is:
School of Slavonic and East European Studies I University College London
Gower Street I London I WC1E 6BT