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Undergraduate Welcome Week Information

We look forward to getting to know you and supporting you in your endeavours

A warm welcome to all our BSc offer holders! We look forward to you joining us here at LSE and in the Department of Statistics very soon so you can start your exciting journey and become #PartofLSE!

Bookmark this page to get the latest information on times and locations for many of the Department's BSc Welcome events. In addition to School-wide welcome activities, the Department has scheduled programme-specific events during Welcome Week (21-25 September 2026), as well as before and after that week, depending on your programme. All events will take place on campus unless otherwise noted. Events listed below will also available on the Student Hub App in due course.

General information

If you have any queries about your offer such as meeting offer conditions, appeals, deferred entry, please see the LSE Undergraduate Offer Holders webpage.

Below you will find all our Welcome events you can attend as a BSc student. Any questions, please email your BSc Programmes Manager Yanli Ji.

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    Welcome events for undergraduates in the Department of Statistics!

  • Date: Monday 21 September 2026
  • Time: 4pm - 5pm
  • Location: Peacock Theatre

Join classmates from across LSE to celebrate becoming part of LSE. You'll hear about what LSE can offer you from President Larry Kramer, Vice President for Education Emma McCoy, and Students' Union General Secretary Amara Jane Otero Salgado. Please remember to bring your LSE ID or your pre-enrolment letter to enter the Peacock Theatre and arrive no more than 5 mins early.

Pre-arrival online welcome event for all new students.This is compulsory for you to attend.

BSc Actuarial Science and BSc Actuarial Science with placement year

  • Date: Monday 7 September 2026
  • Time: 10am to 12pm
  • Locations: Online via Zoom - details will be emailed to you

BSc Data Science

  • Date: Monday 7 September 2026
  • Time: 9am - 10.30am
  • Location: Online via Zoom - details will be emailed to you

BSc Economics and Data Science

  • Date: Monday 7 September 2026
  • Time: 9am - 10.30am
  • Location: Online via Zoom - details will be emailed to you

BSc Mathematics, Statistics and Business

  • Date: Monday 7 September 2026, 12pm to 1.30pm
    Online via Zoom - details will be emailed to you

It is very important that you attend campus enrolment.This is compulsory for you to attend. This takes place in-person and is where we will check your official documents, including passport and visa.

Once you have completed campus enrolment, you will be issued your LSE Card, giving you access to campus and on-campus teaching and services.

BSc Actuarial Science and BSc Actuarial Science with placement year

  • Date: Monday 21 September 2026
  • Time: 2.15pm - 2.30pm
  • Location: Great Hall, Marshall Building

BSc Data Science

  • Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026
  • Time: 2pm - 2.15pm
  • Location: Great Hall, Marshall Building

BSc Economics and Data Science

  • Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026
  • Time: 2.15pm - 2.30pm
  • Location: Great Hall, Marshall Building

BSc Mathematics, Statistics and Business

  • Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026
  • Time: 2.15pm - 2.30pm
  • Location: Great Hall, Marshall Building

An opportunity to hear from your programme director about your programme, the department and school process and procedures, plus an excellent chance to meet your fellow students and make friends through ice breaker sessions! The day will be fully catered with breakfast and lunch and a chance to claim a few freebies. This is compulsory for you to attend.

BSc Actuarial Science and BSc Actuarial Science with placement year

  • Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026
  • Time: 9am to 3pm
  • Location: Room LG.09, CKK Building

BSc Data Science

  • Date: Monday 21 September 2026
  • Time: 9.30am to 2pm
  • Location: Room 2.04, Centre Building

BSc Economics and Data Science

  • Date: Monday 21 September 2026
  • Time: 9.30am to 2pm
  • Location: Room 1.05, Centre Building

BSc Mathematics, Statistics and Business

  • Date: Wednesday 23 September 2026
  • Time: 9.30am to 3pm
  • Location: Room 1.06, Centre Building

For all BSc Actuarial Science with a placement year students only, to discuss your placement year. This is compulsory for you to attend.

  • Date: Wednesday 25 September 2026
  • Time: 11am - 1pm
  • Location: Room 1.05, Centre Building

Social Event for all new UG Students! This is an optional attendance event.

  • Date: Wednesday 25 September 2026
  • Time: 5 - 7pm
  • Location: CBG G/F Catering area (G.03a)

This is a free catered social event for all new BSc students in the Department of Statistics, so a chance to socialise with other students and meet those on other programmes! No sign up needed - just turn up. Hope you have fun!

Meet Statistics Careers Consultant Daniel Gendle to see how to make the most of careers services: source information, book appointments and events, access exclusive resources, optimise your job search. Come with your most pressing questions too! This is an optional attendance event.

This event will be particularly useful if you: want to make the most of all careers services available to you and would like to get advice or to ask questions about careers.

Attending this event will enable you to: get an overview of all careers services, resources, and events dedicated to Statistics students and get answers to some of your career-related questions.

All BSc students

  • Date: Thursday 24 September 2026
  • Time: 9.30am - 11am
  • Location: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, CKK Building

Students will be contacted by BSc Programmes Manager Yanli Ji with a slot to attend their mentor meeting. Each student will attend in small groups for about 20-30 minutes. This is compulsory for you to attend.

BSc Actuarial Science and BSc Actuarial Science with placement year

  • Date: TBC
    Room: TBC

BSc Data Science

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    Room: TBC

BSc Economics and Data Science

  • Date: TBC
    Room: TBC

BSc Mathematics, Statistics and Business

  • Date: TBC
    Room: TBC

Games night for for all new students! That's BSc, MSc and PhD. This is an optional attendance event.

  • Date: Thursday 24 September 2026
  • Time: 4pm - 5.45pm
  • Location: Centre Building Square

This is an optional attendance event.

Professor Zoltan Szabo is offering a (free!) Linux mini-course. The event will have a one hour talk, 10 mins break, 1h talk, 20 mins Q&A format and will cover the following:

Title: Getting Started with Linux

Abstract: The now 35-year-old Linux operating system designed from ground up to respect users' freedom provides an easy-to-use, off-the-shelf alternative to proprietary solutions (such as Windows and macOS) while also allowing a versatile, sustainable, secure, and privacy-respecting operation for instance on desktops PCs / laptops, in home automation, on mobiles, on paper-like tablets, or in the context of research computing on a cluster. The aim of this mini-course is to help you get started along this journey. After a short historical background, we will touch upon choosing among Linux variants (so-called distributions), hints on installation, applications for common tasks, and ricing.

You are welcome to join upon interest, note that sign up will be required. Details will be provided.

  • Date: Friday 25 September 2026
  • Time: 2pm - 4.30pm
  • Location: Room 2.04, CKK Building

Welcome Bowling Night for all new BSc, MSc and PhD students. This is an optional attendance event.

Date: Friday 25 September 2026
Time: 6pm - 10pm
Location: Bloomsbury Lanes, WC1H 9EU

All new Statistics students are invited to enjoy the private Kingpin Suite with unlimited bowling, table tennis, a pool table and arcade games.

Registration essential - the sign-up link will be circulated via email

The event will include talks from your programme directors and a talk from recent graduates on "sharing tips about studying at LSE and other advice" plus it will end with a fun and informal reception/networking opportunity and of course a chance to catch up with friends! This is compulsory for you to attend.

For returning second-year BSc students:

This is a talk by Programme Director(s) to welcome back second-year BSc students and with some important advice and information about their second-year of studies, and Q&A by students. This session is led by Christine and Xiaolin.

  • Date: Wednesday 30 September 2026
  • Time: 3.15pm - 5pm
  • Location: Room 2.02, Clement House

For returning final-year BSc students:

This is a talk by your Programme Director to welcome back final-year BSc students and share advice and important information about the final year, and a Q&A session. This session is led by Pik.

  • Date: Wednesday 30 September 2026
  • Time: 3.15pm - 5pm
  • Location: CBG B1.02

For returning second-year BSc students and final year students:

This is the "recent graduate panel talk" by recent graduates to share tips on how to succeed in LSE study, job and MSc applications while enjoying their learning experience at LSE.

  • Date: Wednesday 30 September 2026
  • Time: 5pm - 6.30pm
  • Location: CBG B1.02

Complete your Consent.Ed training! This is compulsory for you to attend.

Our Consent.Ed programme gives you the tools you need to become an active bystander and make positive decisions about your relationships.

It is expected that you and everyone in the LSE community takes part in Consent.Ed. Level 1 and Level 2 should be completed by all students.

You will need to:

Your Level 2 session takes place at various times and locations below, depending on what BSc programme you are on.

Date and TimeRoomGroup
Wednesday 23 September 2026
2.15pm - 3.45pm
KSW1.01BSc Actuarial Science with PY
Thursday 24 September 2026
2.45pm -4.15pm
Graham Wallas (OLD 5.25)BSc MSB
Friday 25 September 2026
1pm - 2.30pm
MAR 2.09BSC Data Science and BSc Economics and Data Science
Friday 25 September 2026
2.45pm - 4.15pm
KSW.1.05BSc Actuarial Science
Friday 25 September 2026
2.45pm - 4.15pm
KSW.1.01BSc Actuarial Science

Level 2 sessions will form part of your departmental induction. This will be a 90-minute workshop attended alongside your department peers. In this session you will explore issues around sexual consent, providing an opportunity to discuss how we can look for one another and create a positive, respectful consent culture, where everyone feels safe on campus.

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    Key information before you arrive

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Download LSE's app, the Student Hub

The Student Hub is LSE’s app, designed to help you navigate your day-to-day life at LSE. With the Student Hub, you can:

  • Explore your personalised Welcome calendar
  • View your timetable and upcoming deadlines (once your course selections have been confirmed)
  • Keep up to date with news, events, and opportunities from around LSE
  • Find support at LSE
  • Book appointments with academic staff (office hours) or support services, and your Consent.Ed workshop
  • Find students on your programme using the directory
  • Find your way around with the campus map.

Download the app now to discover what the Student Hub can do!

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