Monday, September 10th
Postgraduate Tour of Sports Centre and Gym
Hosted by: TCD Sports and recreation Dept and Graduate Students’ Union (GSU)
Venue: Reception, TCD Sports Centre
Time:1pm
Suited to: all postgraduates
To book a spot on the tour please email
Orientation for incoming International Postgraduates
Hosted by: the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU)
Venue: Robert Emmet Theatre, Arts Block
Time: 3pm
Suitable for: all international (EU and Non-EU) postgraduates
This session will have presentations on specifically tailored facilities offered by the various student support services in College, and will offer advice for adjusting to your new home and settling in.
We will follow this with a walking tour outlining where to locate the specific services and with a little of the history of this ancient University.
Welcome Reception for new international students
Hosted by: the Graduate Students’ Union (GSU)
Venue: Atrium, Front Square (next to the ATM)
Time: 7pm
Tuesday Sept 11th
Accommodation Orientation
Hosted by: GSU
Venue: Jonathan Swift Theatre, Arts Block
Time: 4pm
Suited to: New international postgraduate students
A session outlining how best to secure accommodation, and with lots of advice on what to expect as a first-time renter in Ireland, the rights and responsibilities of the tenant, and of the Landlord.
Wednesday Sept 12th
Postgraduate Tour of Sports Centre and Gym
Hosted by: TCD Sports and Recreation Dept and Graduate Students’ Union (GSU)
Venue: Reception, TCD Sports Centre
Time:1pm
Suited to: all postgraduates
To book a spot on the tour please email
Thursday Sept 13th:
Postgraduate FREE Group fitness induction
Hosted by: TCD Sports and recreation Dept and Graduate Students’ Union (GSU)
Venue: Reception, TCD Sports Centre
Time:1pm
Suited to: all postgraduates
Sign up at Sports Centre reception
Seminar introducing the Supervisor-Student Relationship
Hosted by: GSU and Postgraduate Advisory Service
Venue: Mairtín Ui Chadhain Theatre, Arts Block
Time:3pm
Suited to: All incoming postgraduate students
Friday Sept 14th
Coffee Morning in Graduate Common Room
Hosted by: GSU
Venue: Graduate Common Room, First Floor, House 7, Front Squareplease note that house 7 does not have an elevator]
Time: 11am
All welcome
A chance to meet with members of the GSU executive and new and continuing postgraduate students in a relaxed setting overlooking College Green.
General Postgraduate orientation
Hosted by: Graduate Studies office
Venue: Edmund Burke Theatre
Time: 2pm
Suitable for: All incoming postgraduate students
Please note that there will be no duplication of information from the session on Monday 10th
College Welcome Reception
Venue: Public Theatre/ Exam Hall, Front Square
Time:5pm
All welcome
Campus Tours will take place on the 13TH, 18TH 21ST AND 25TH of Sept at 6pm from the 1937 Postgraduate Reading Room. They will end with a reception in the Graduate Common Room.
Freshers’ Week: Sept 17th – 21st
The week beginning Monday Sept17th is ‘Freshers Week’ in College and the 50 sports clubs, 112 societies and the various student publications and newspapers will be lined up in the Front Square of the College all competing for your membership. The GSU Officers will also be manning a stand and will have lots of free goodies to give away!
Each of the clubs and societies will be putting together a full programme of events for their new members during Freshers Week and throughout the
Postgraduate Annual General Meeting
October 4th
Hosted by: GSU
Venue: Davis Theatre, Arts Block
7pm
This is a mandatory meeting of postgraduates outlining the events and policies going forward in College for the next academic year. It is vital that postgraduates attend.
This is also the place where the Executive Committee of the GSU is elected. Feel free to come along and run for a spot.
Airport Pick-up and Met and Greet.
Bookings for the service can be by emailing .
The Meet & Greet service provides international students with a warm ‘Céad Míle Fáilte’ (Irish for ‘Welcome’). If you sign up, a Trinity student will meet you in the arrivals area of Dublin airport and accompany you into Dublin City Centre. You will be brought into the Students’ Union office where we will provide you with information on finding accommodation, an Irish SIM card and lots of useful information about Dublin.
Outside of office hours (09:30-17:30, Monday to Saturday), we will show you where the office is and direct you to your accommodation for the night.
The service will run from the 15th August until the 21st September.
Accommodation Advisory Service
This service aims to help students locate a place to live or to locate a new flatmate. The advisors will show you the best websites to find suitable housing, will show you the areas of Dublin closest to the main or satellite campuses, and will provide you with a free rent book for you and your landlord to use. You can also place a notice up to try and find a suitable flatmate (we recommend that you specify you wish to live with other postgraduates) The link to this service is here:
You will also be able to purchase a student travel card here which will allow you to avail of discounts on public transport in Ireland.
Information on immigration and visas, health insurance and English language courses are available here: