Welcome to Rutherford
Located in the heart of the Student Village, this hall contains 17 blocks differing in size, rooms are mainly arranged around a central corridor. The hall is named after the eminent physicist Ernest Rutherford.
Welcome Week plans
Here are the official Welcome plans for Rutherford 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.
Tuesday 24 September
Move In
- 9am-4:30pm
Rutherford Common Room Welcome Party
- 7:30pm – 10:30pm
- Fancy Dress Theme: Rock and Roll/ Welcome T-Shirts
91制片厂 Students' Union Welcome Party
- 10:30 pm – 3am
Wednesday 25 September
Campus Walk
- 10:15am – 11:30am
Hall Induction Talk (Mandatory)
- 4pm - 5:15pm
- Location: Edward Herbert Building (EHB104)
Block Pre-Party
- 9pm – 10:10pm
- Fancy Dress Theme: First Letter of your Name
Firefly Night Club
- 10:20pm – 3am (Arrive at Brockington for bus)
*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 as soon as possible.
Thursday 26 September
Course Inductions (Mandatory)
- 9am-5pm
- Inductions will be organised by your course for either Thursday or Friday.
Raffle
- 5pm – 7pm
- Location: Rutherford Dining Hall
Alton Towers
- 3:30pm – 11pm
Bingo
- 7:45pm – 11:10pm
- Location: Rutherford Dining Hall
- Fancy Dress Theme: Grandparents
Echoes Night Club
- 11:20pm – 3am (Arrive at Brockington for bus)
- 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.
Pizza and Chat – Meet the Committee
- 11am – 1pm
- Location: Rutherford Common Room
International Students Social
- 4:15pm – 5:30pm
- Location: Rutherford Common Room
Live Band - Rutherford Rocks
- 7:45pm –11:15pm
- Location: Rutherford Dining Hall
- Fancy Dress Theme: Favourite Celebrity
FND at the 91制片厂 Students' Union
- 11:30pm – 3am
Saturday 28 September
Sports Bazaar
- 10am – 4pm
- Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall
Rudd Hall Day
- Times TBD
- Location: Outside Rutherford Hall
Pub Pre-Drinks
- 8:50 - 11pm (Arrive at Brockington for bus)
- Fancy Dress Theme: Meme Party
Mocktail Making
- 9pm – 11pm
- Location: Rutherford Common Room
Firefly Night Club
- 11pm – 3am
*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 as soon as possible.
Sunday 29 September
Activities Bazaar
- 10am – 4pm
- Location: Sir David Wallace Sports Hall
Sports Day
- 3pm – 4:30pm
- Location: TBD
Movie Night
- 9pm – 11pm
- Location: Rutherford Common Room
- Fancy Dress Theme: Pyjamas
Monday 30 September
Charity Pool Tournament
- 9am – 12pm
- Location: Rutherford Common Room
Phantom Pub Night
- 7:20pm – 2am (Arrive at Brockington for bus)
- Fancy Dress Theme: Denim
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