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

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

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)

*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)

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

*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

Friday 3 October

Lectures (Mandatory)

  • 9am - 6pm
  • Timetables will be given to you closer to your start date.

Emerging Beats Revolve Event (Returners)

*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)

All Hazlerigg Rutland social media channels are student-led through the hall's committee. 

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