Welcome to Hazlerigg-Rutland
The original Rutland Hall was built in 1932 and the original Hazlerigg Hall was built in 1937 surrounding the Fountain Lawn next to the present Loughborough Students' Union Building. In 2008 Hazlerigg-Rutland moved into a brand-new home in the studen
Welcome Week Plans
Here are your Welcome Week 2025 plans for your first two weeks at Loughborough University.
Follow your hall’s social media below to get more updates for events and activities.
Wednesday 24 September
Move In
- 8am - 6pm
Warden Induction Talk (Mandatory)
- 6:30pm - 8pm
- Location: EHB104
Flat Pres
- 8:30pm - Late Evening
- Dress Code: Welcome T-shirts
Loughborough Students' Union Welcome Party
- Late Evening
- Dress Code: Welcome T-shirts
- Purchase your LSU Welcome Party Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.
Thursday 25 September
Academic Inductions (Mandatory)
- 9am - 6pm
- Your course will update you about the exact time and date.
Meet the Committee (With Tea and Coffee)
- 11am - 1pm
- Location: Granby
Campus/ Town Tour
- 2pm - 4pm
- Meeting Location: TBC
Nottingham Bierkeller
- 6pm - 11pm
- Dress Code: Pitbull night (sunglasses, suits, and bald caps)
- Tickets available to purchase soon
Echo's Night Club
- 11:30pm - 4am
- Dress Code: Pitbull night (sunglasses, suits, and bald caps)
- Purchase your Echoes tickets. Use Promo Code "RIGGRUTT"
Friday 26 September
Academic Inductions (Mandatory)
- 9am - 6pm
- Your course will update you about the exact time and date.
Campus / Town Tour
- 2pm - 4pm
- Meeting Location: TBC
Common Room Social (New Students)
- 8:30pm - 11pm
- Dress code: 80s/ Neon
Swan in the Rushes Garden Party with Firefly after (Returners)
- Evening - Late Evening
- Dress code: 80s/ Neon
- Purchase your Returners Rewind tickets.
*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.
Loughborough Student's Union FND (New Students)
- 11pm - 3am
- Dress code: 80s/ Neon
- Purchase your LSU Freshers FND Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.
Saturday 27 September
Sports Bazaar
- 9am - 4pm
- Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall
Consent Training
- 1pm-2pm
- Location: EHB104
Welfare Bottle Painting
- 1pm - 3pm
- Location: The Granby
Phantom Pub Night
- 7pm - 2am
- Dress Code: Saturday Night Fever (Disco / 70s)
Sunday 28 September
Activities Bazaar
- 10am - 4am
- Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall
Casino Themed Games Night
- 6pm - 10pm
- Location: Village Bar
- Dress code: Semi-formal attire
Firefly Night Club
- 11pm - 4am
- Dress code: Semi-formal attire
- Purchase your Freshers Firefly Tickets
*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.
Monday 29 September
Lectures (Mandatory)
- 9am - 6pm
- Your timetables will be shared with you soon
Tuesday 30 September
Lectures (Mandatory)
- 9am - 6pm
- Your timetables will be shared with you soon.
Charity Quiz
- 7pm - 9pm
- Location: The Granby
Wednesday 1 October
Lectures (Mandatory)
- 9am - 1pm
- Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.
Welfare Wednesday - Arts and Crafts
- 1pm - 3pm
- Location: The Granby
Common Room Social
- 8:30pm - 11pm
- Dress code: First letter of your name
Loughborough Students' Union Hey Ewe
- 11pm - 3am
- Dress code: First letter of your name
- Purchase your LSU Freshers Hey Ewe Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.
Friday 3 October
Lectures (Mandatory)
- 9am - 6pm
- Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.
Emerging Beats Revolve Event (Returners)
- Evening - Late Evening
- Purchase your Revolve Tickets
*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.
Loughborough Student's Union (Returners)
- 11:30pm - 3am
- Purchase your Returners FND tickets
All Hazlerigg Rutland social media channels are student-led through the hall's committee.
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