Welcome to Faraday
Faraday is in the student village at the heart of our campus, consisting of 27 accommodation blocks of two and three storeys. This hall is named after the renowned scientist and former Director of the Royal Institution, Michael Faraday.
Welcome Week plans
Here are the official Welcome plans for Faraday Hall 2024. Please be aware that other websites may advertise non-official events which are not part of the plans for your hall. All welcome activities are optional except for introductory talks through your hall and course. Further details will be added in due time.
Wednesday 25 September
Move in
- 8:30am-5pm
Welcome Talk (Mandatory)
- 7pm - 8:30pm
- Edward Herbert Building (EHB110B)
Block Pre-Party
- 8:30pm – 10pm
Loughborough Students Union Welcome Party
- 10:30pm – 3am
- Purchase your official tickets here
Thursday 26 September
Course Inductions (Mandatory)
- 9am-5pm
- Inductions will be organised by your course for either Thursday or Friday.
Campus Tours
- 2pm - 4pm
- Tours leave intermittently
Sports Fest
- 3pm - 4pm
- Location: PEC and Ball Park Area
Alton Towers
- 3:30pm – 11pm
- Purchase your official tickets here
Faraday Common Room Social
- 8pm – 10:40pm
- Fancy Dress Theme: Winter Olympics
Echoes Night Club
- 10:50pm – 3am
- Official ticket links available soon
- You can access tickets for this event via the discount code: 0924. Please note these tickets are available for incoming first year students only and this will be confirmed at the venue.
Friday 27 September
Course Inductions (Mandatory)
- 9am-5pm
- Inductions will be organised by your course for either Thursday or Friday.
Nottingham Bierkeller
- 6:30pm – 11pm
- Purchase your official tickets here
FND at the Loughborough Student’s Union
- 11pm – 3am
- Purchase your official tickets here
Saturday 28 September
Sports Bazaar
- 10am – 4pm
- Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall
Coffee Morning
- 10:30am - 11:30am
- Location: Faraday Common Room
- Fancy Dress Theme: Pyjamas
Disco Bingo
- 8pm - 11pm
- Location: Faraday Common Room
- Fancy Dress Theme: Snow - all white outfits
Loughborough Student's Union Night Club
- 11:00pm – 3am
- Purchase your official tickets here
Sunday 29 September
Activities Bazaar
- 10am – 4pm
- Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall
Faraday vs Royce Sports Day
- 12pm – 7pm
- Location: TBD
Monday 30 September
'Minute To Win It' Challenge Night
- 7:30pm - 9pm
- Location: Faraday Common Room
Tuesday 1 October
Friendship Bracelet Making with Taylor Swift Society
- 2pm - 4pm
- Location: Faraday Common Room
- Fancy Dress Theme: No theme, but Taylor-Swift-inspired outfits welcome!
Griffin Garden Party
- 7:30pm – 11pm (Arrive at Brockington for bus)
- Purchase your official tickets here
Firefly Night Club
- 11pm - 3am
- Purchase your official tickets here*
*Please note that at the time of writing Firefly lacks the facilities to support those with mobility requirements from adequately accessing the venue. Once inside the door to the venue, the primary venue areas are accessed by a set of one storey flight of stairs with no lift access available.
As a university, we commit our best endeavours to ensuring all our incoming students have an equitable and positive Welcome experience. We recognise that the lack of physical access into Firefly may affect some students’ ability to attend these late-night activities. If you are an incoming first year student and have shared support requirements to the University, our Student Life Team will contact you directly for further support. If you are yet to share any support requirements with the University you should look to complete our online disability and health portal as soon as possible.
All Faraday social media channels are student-led through the hall's committee.