Postgraduate Welcome
Welcome to PBS and your master's programme! Starting a master's degree is about much more than attending lectures. During the Welcome period you'll meet fellow students, get to know your programme and begin to settle into life at LSE.
This page brings together the key information you'll need before you arrive and during your first weeks.
Contact
If you have any questions about your programme, please contact pbs.msc@lse.ac.uk.
Welcome events
The main Welcome period runs from Friday 18 to Friday 25 September 2026, and there are many important events taking place during this time. Download your Welcome schedule to view all events and use the Student Hub to sync events to your calendar.
Download your programme Welcome schedule below.
- MSc Behavioural Science
- MSc Organisational and Social Psychology
- MSc Social and Cultural Psychology
- MSc Social and Public Communication
- MSc Societal and Environmental Psychology
Below are some key highlights, but please make sure to review the full schedule for your programme so you don't miss anything:
Monday 21 September
11.15am - 1.45pm
Peacock Theatre
Meet faculty members and Professional Services Staff and learn more about the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science and the wider LSE community.
Monday 21 September to Thursday 24 September
11am-4pm (with Quiet Hours 11am-12pm and 3pm-4pm)
Marshall Building Sports Hall
The LSESU Welcome Fair is an opportunity to learn about the various societies you can join. There'll be a different selection of stalls each day, so do come along to each one if you can.
Behavioural and Psychological Science (BPS) will be there on Monday 21 September - make sure to go and see them!
No ticket required - please bring your LSE Student ID/ Student Number!
Learn more about the Fair and other LSESU Welcome eventsFriday, 25 September,
11am - 12pm
Peacock Theatre
Join classmates from across LSE in the Peacock Theatre, where you'll be welcomed in person by President Larry Kramer, Vice President for Education Emma McCoy, and Students' Union General Secretary Amara Jane Otero Salgado. This is a unique opportunity to celebrate becoming part of LSE and to hear about what LSE can offer you from the people who lead the School.
This is when you formally enrol as an LSE student and collect your ID card.
View the schedule to find your programme's enrolment time and learn more about enrolment and what to bring.
There will be a number of events, talks and campus tours, including sessions for international students, local history tours, student-led campus tours and more.
Top Tips Talks and Campus ToursCheck your programme's Welcome schedule for details.
Before term starts
The Postgraduate Course Selection Guide will take you through the process of course selection. It includes advice on how to find out more about courses, understand your timetable, and deal with any special circumstances that may arise.
Your starter pack gives you an introduction to your course structure, course selection and guidance on your timetable.
Your programme level starter packs can be found below:
Your handbook contains key information about your programme, assessment, support and academic regulations.
Download your handbookAccess course materials, programme information and learning resources via Moodle, LSE's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
You'll be able to access the Moodle once you've completed online pre-enrolment and set up your LSE IT account.
To help you get off to a good start and make the most of what LSE has to offer, experts from around our School have developed Prepare to learn at LSE, a short online course that you can complete once you've finished online pre-enrolment.
The Student Hub helps you to organise your time, make bookings and keep up to date with events. All events during your first few weeks will be added to the Student Hub in September and you'll be able to sync them with your own calendar.
Learn more about what you need to do before arriving at LSE, School-wide events, support, opportunities and more via the LSE Welcome site.
Meet your Programme Manager
The easiest way to contact the postgraduate team is via pbs.msc@lse.ac.uk.
Salv Ridino
Postgraduate Programme ManagerMSc Organisational and Social Psychology, MSc Social and Public Communication
Christopher Roberts
Postgraduate Programme ManagerMSc Behavioural Science, MSc Social and Cultural Psychology, MSc Societal and Environmental Psychology
For details of our wider staff community, visit the PBS People page.
Learn and connect
Located on the fifth floor of Connaught House (CON.5.21), with space for study, group work and socialising.
The programme team will communicate important information through regular Programme Updates emails - make sure to look out for them!
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Support and wellbeing
The Disability and Mental Health Service (DMHS) offers confidential advice and support to all disabled students. This includes support for students with physical impairments, long-term health conditions, mental health conditions, specific learning difficulties, and autistic spectrum conditions.
Get in touch with them as soon as possible to speak with an adviser so we can facilitate the support you need for your studies.
The Student Wellbeing Service works with you and the wider School to explore and manage challenges relating to disability, and to support your wellbeing so you can make the most of your LSE experience.
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