Welcome to Rutherford

Move In

• 8:30am – 4pm
• Book your slot here

Warden Welcome Talk and Dinner (Mandatory)

• 5:30pm – 6:30pm (students will be collected from blocks by committee at 5:15pm)
• Location: Rutherford Dining Room

Rutherford Welcome Party

• 8:30pm - 10:30pm
• Location: Rutherford Common Room
• Dress code: Welcome Tops

Loughborough Students' Union Welcome Party

• 11pm  - 3am
• Dress code: Welcome Tops
• Purchase your LSU Welcome Party Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.

Campus Tour

• 11am  - 12pm
• Meeting location: Rutherford Dining Hall

University Life, Hall Induction Talk and Consent Training (Mandatory)

• 3pm - 5:30pm
• Location: EHB110B

Swan in the Rushes with Robert Bakewell

• 8pm - 11pm
• Dress code: Dress as the first letter of your name

Firefly Night Club

• 11pm - 4am
• Dress code: Dress as the first letter of your name
• 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.

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Your School will update you about the exact time, date and location. 

Sporting activities

• 1pm - 4pm
• Location:  Hockey Astroturf

Painting Glasses

• 2pm - 3:30pm
• Location: Rutherford common room

Griffin Garden Party

• 7pm - 11pm
• Dress code: Pirates
• Purchase your Griffin Garden Party Tickets. Use Code “lostinmusic”.

Bingo

• 8pm - 9:30pm
• Location: Rutherford Dining Hall

Echo's Night Club

• 11pm - 4am
• Dress code: Pirates
• Purchase your Echo's tickets. Use Promo Code "RUTHERFORD"

Academic Inductions (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Your School will update you about the exact time, date and location. 

Meet the Committee

• 3pm - 4pm
• Location: Rutherford Common Room

Mocktail Making

• 7pm - 9pm
• Location: Rutherford Common Room

Nottingham Bierkeller (New Students)

• 7pm - 11pm
• Dress Code: Army (Do not bring anything that looks like a weapon)
• Tickets available to purchase soon

Loughborough Students' Union FND Club Night (New Students)

• 11pm - 3am
• Dress Code: Army (Do not bring anything that looks like a weapon)
• Purchase your LSU Freshers FND Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.

Emerging Beats Garden Party (Returners)

• 7pm - 11pm
• Starting Location: Swan in the Rushes Pub
• Purchase your Returners Rewind tickets. 

Sports Bazaar

• 10am - 4pm
• Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Rutherford Rodeo

• 2pm - 6pm
• Location: Rutherford Common Room/ Outside the blocks
• Dress code: Wild West

Griffin Pub Night

• 8pm - 11pm
• Dress code: Wild West

Echo's Night Club

• 11pm - 4am
• Dress code: Wild West
• Purchase your Echo's tickets. Use Promo Code "RUTHERFORD"

Activities Bazaar

• 10am - 4am
• Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall

Rounders vs Cayley Hall

• 2pm - 4pm
• Location: Hockey Astroturf

Board Games

• 7pm - 8:30pm
• Location: Rutherford common room
• Dress code: Pyjamas

Movie Night

• 8:30pm - 11pm
• Location: Rutherford common room
• Dress code: Pyjamas

Lectures (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Your timetables will be shared with you soon by your school.

Laser Quest (subject to demand)

• 2pm - 4pm
• Tickets available to purchase soon

Rudd Raffle

• 3pm - 4pm
• Location: Rutherford Common Room

Phantom Pub Games Night

• 7pm - 11pm
• Dress Code: Iconic Duos

Lectures (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Your timetables will be shared with you soon by your school.

Charity Football Match

• 2pm - 4pm
• Location: Hollywell Pitch

Video Games / Just Dance

• 7pm - 9pm
• Location: Rutherford Common Room

Lectures (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Your timetables will be shared with you soon by your school.

Common Room Party with Cayley

• 8:30 - 10:30pm
• Location: CP / Cayley Hub
• Dress code: Dress as your sport

Loughborough Students' Union Hey Ewe

• 11pm - 4am
• Dress code: Dress as your sport
• Purchase your LSU Freshers Hey Ewe Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.

Lectures (Mandatory)

• 9am - 6pm
• Timetables will be shared with you soon by your school.

Emerging Beats Revolve Event

• 7pm - 11pm
• 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.

Table Tennis / Darts Tournament (Returners)

• 12pm - 2pm
• Location: Rutherford Common Room

Loughborough Students' Union Closing Party

• 11pm - 3am
• Dress code: Formal Wear
• Purchase your LSU Freshers Closing Party Tickets or a purchase a Freshers Pass for paid entry to all LSU Welcome events.