Welcome information

Hello everyone! To help you prepare for your studies here are some suggested activities for summer: 
 
1. Sketch, sketch, sketch! Warm up your drawing muscles by observational drawing of anything and everything around you. People, buildings, landscapes. What can you see? What inspires you? Drawing will be a core skill in your practice at Ravensbourne and beyond.  

2. Get inspired on Cartoon Brew and Skwigly which are fantastic websites with free shorts, news and articles about the industry!  

2. Get reading. You may wish to familiarise yourself with the following texts which introduce you to the idea of drawing for animation. Look out for second hand copies online: 

Sketching for Animation by Peter Parr  
Drawn to Life by Walt Stanchfield  
 

Looking forward to meeting you all in September!  

Course equipment 

You must have a suitable laptop to complete your course. You will not be able to successfully complete this course using a tablet device. 

Laptop requirements 

Please see our laptop requirements document to ensure you have a device that will be suitable for your studies.

Your course welcome week activities will be taking place on the following dates. This is a really important time for you to meet fellow students, your course team and become part of the Ravensbourne community. These sessions will cover key information about your course and everything you need to set you up for your studies.  

Monday 15 September

ID card collection: 9.45am, Foyer - R1 Building, 6 Penrose Way, SE10 0EW

Course Induction: 10.15am - 4.30pm, room R3-231 

Wednesday 17 September

Course Induction: 9.30am - 4.30pm, R3-231

R3 building address: 14 Pier Walk, London, SE10 0ES

Students’ Union Welcome Festival 

Your Students' Union team is currently working on putting together a fantastic Welcome Festival, full details of all events will be released in September. To keep track of all SU events and to buy tickets visit: rave.native.fm

During this week you must attend an enrolment session to complete your in-person enrolment and become an official Ravensbourne University student. Following this you will attend inductions on living and studying in the UK, have a tour of the campus and meet other students.

Tuesday 9 September - Friday 12 September

In-Person Enrolment: 9.30am - 12.00pm

Please book a day and time to complete your in-person enrolment here. You must complete your in-person enrolment before attending your international induction and your first week. You only need to attend on one day.

See our in-person enrolment page for details of what to bring with you. 

International Induction: 12.30pm - 4.00pm

Once you have enrolled you will attend this session which covers key information about living and studying in the UK.

Activities will take place at our main campus: Ravensbourne University London, 6 Penrose Way, London, SE10 0EW

Your teaching starts in the week commencing Monday 22 September. In semester one you will have multiple teaching sessions each week between 9.00am – 6.00pm, Monday – Friday.

Due to the size and set up of your course it is not possible to share your timetable information prior to your enrolment. Once you have completed enrolment you can find out how to check your timetable here  

If you have any questions ahead of joining us, our online drop-in sessions will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays, 1.00pm - 2.00pm UK Time.

Members of our friendly Student Services team will be on hand to answer any questions you may have at the start of your journey with Ravensbourne. Join here.