Top Tips Talks and Campus Tours

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There will be a range of events taking place before, during and after, Welcome 2021. Some events are compulsory and others are optional. In addition to the compulsory events you need to attend, such as your Welcome Presentation, Campus Enrolment and Departmental Welcome events, you can explore a range of optional events below.

Here you will find information about Top Tips talks and Local History Tours. Please see the event information about whether you need to register in advance.

Watch our top tips for living off campus.

ISVAT will be hosting a top tips talk for international students on Tuesday 21 September at 10.30am-12.30pm.

Please join with the following link: https://lse.zoom.us/j/88577817149

Watch an Introduction to the Off Campus Support Scheme.

On campus and want to take a look around? Download a self-guided campus tour map and get to know the sights of LSE.

Are you interested in learning about the history of the LSE campus and the surrounding areas? Register for a professional history tour which will take you on a journey back in time. We are hosting in-person walking local histoy tours every day from Monday 13 September to Friday 24 September, excluding weekends. We are also hosting online local history tours during this period, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 1.30pm! We recommend booking in advance to guarantee a spot.

Student-led campus tours will take place throughout Welcome (Friday 17 and Monday 20 to Friday 24 September 2021), helping you to get to know the campus from a student perspective.The tours will show you all of the key places that you need to know on campus.

Your tour guide will be an experienced LSE student who can introduce you to key locations, as well as tell you a bit about the past and future of the school.

Tours depart every 10 minutes between 10am and 4pm from the campus tour starting point at John Watkins Plaza (beside the Library). No booking required - just turn up! However you may need to wait a while at peak times.

If you're arriving before or after Welcome, or if you'd just rather get to know the place at your own pace, you can take our self-guided tour instead.

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