Welcome Veterinary Students (2022-23)!
Please note details are still being finalised for these sessions and further information will be confirmed via email in due course.
You will find below information regarding your first week at Cambridge.
You will receive, by email, a welcome letter detailing your set and how to access the online timetables. Please check your @cam email account.
The documents below make up the Freshers Pack, which you must read carefully and print off as necessary.
Student Device Specification
The Department of Veterinary Medicine has issued minimum specification guidelines for laptops that relates to the materials it provides:
- Windows: 7, 8, and 10 on 64-bit platforms
- macOS: OS X 10.14 and higher
- CPUs newer than 2011 (Intel Sandy Bridge or newer)
- 10 MBs of disk space
- Web camera and microphone (internal or external)
- A broadband internet connection (0.15Mbps upload speed)
Note: Inspera Exam Portal does not run on Google Chromebooks, virtual machines, machines
running Linux, tablets, or mobile phones.
Occupational Health Information
Individual Occupational Health appointments will be running from the middle of Michaelmas term, these are compulsory. Occupational Health with contact you regarding this appointment.
- Occupational Health - Map for appointment
It is extremely important that you attend your Occupational Health Appointment, if you realise that your scheduled appointment clashes with a timetabled session then please contact the Occupational Health Service to rearrange, otherwise this appointment should take priority over other society/college commitments, including supervisions.
Signing of the Veterinary Student Register Agreement
This is printed at the end of the handbook, please sign it and return it to the Vet School tutorial office by Friday 14th October 2022.
Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th October 2022
Molecules in Medical Science (MiMS) Lab-coat session
These occur at various times over the two days, (please see your timetable for your allocated slot)
NB, if you are unable to attend your slot due to college commitment please attend at an alternative convenient time over the two days (4th October 10:00-17:00, 5th October 10:00-13:00)
Molecules in Medical Science (MIMS) flyer (includes directions to venue)
Wednesday 5th October 2022
14:00-15:00 Induction for Veterinary Science Tripos (VetST) students
Map for Biffen Lecture Theatre
15:30-17:00 Induction for Medical and Veterinary Science Tripos (MedST and VetST) students
VetST and MedST Joint Induction Programme
Map for Lady Mitchell Hall (Please note, this is approx 15 minute walk/5 minute cycle from the Biffen Lecture Theatre)
Thursday 6th October 2022
09:00-10:00 VAP - The Vertebrate Body
10:00-12:00 VAP - Allocation
12:00-13:00 Introduction to Molecules in Medical Science (MiMS)
14:00-16:00 Introduction to Pre-clinical Extra Mural Studies (EMS) and a *compulsory* Health and Safety session
Friday 7th October 2022
09:00-10:00 VAP - Evolution and Domestication
10:00-12:00 VAP Practical - Fetal Pig
12:00- 13:00 Preparing for Lectures - Library introduction
Further Information
Travel and Transport
Map of the Department of Veterinary Medicine (“the Vet School”) is on the University’s West Cambridge Site on Madingley Road
Contacting the Faculty Office
You can email us at FacBiol@admin.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions.
