You can register for all Moray House and University-wide welcome events on the University's UoE Events App linked below. Please always prioritise attending your PROGRAMME-SPECIFIC induction events over general induction events, if timings conflict.
Find key dates for the coming academic year, including your programme-specific Welcome Week activities and the start of teaching. Download programme handbook, technologies handbook, and details on your first course, 'Theories and Politics of Social Justice'.
Your programme induction
Welcome to Social Justice and Community Action!
Live welcome session (option 1): Monday 14 September 2026, 12 - 1pm (UK time) on MS Teams.
Live welcome session (option 2): Wednesday 16 September 2026, 4 – 5pm (UK time) on MS Teams
NB Joining information for these sessions will be emailed to all offer holders in September.
In these live ‘drop-in’ sessions, Callum (Programme Director), Claire (Academic Cohort Lead) and Dan (Student Adviser) will be on hand to answer your questions and to discuss the programme, including academic and wellbeing support. Come along, ask us any questions and meet your peers!
Please prepare for this session by listening to the pre-recorded ‘Welcome to the programme’ information session where the Programme Director (Callum McGregor), Academic Cohort Lead (Claire Bynner) and Student Advisor (Daniel Davis Wood) introduce themselves, explaining their roles and how they can support you.
Programme Director Dr Callum McGregor, Academic Cohort Lead Dr Claire Bynner and Student Advisor Daniel Davis Wood introduce themselves, speak about their key roles and how they can support you as a member of our global learning community.
Social Justice and Community Action programme key dates for your diary
- 14 – 18 September 2026 – Welcome week (Week 0)
- Monday 21 September 2026 – Start of semester (Week 1 of teaching)
- Friday 4 December 2026 – End of semester 1 teaching
First course - Community Engagement: Co-Constructing Knowledge with Communities
All new students should make sure that they are enrolled onto ‘Theories and Politics of Social Justice’ as soon as possible. Please do this by completing the option course preferences form.
and if you have any questions, get in touch with your Student Adviser at SESO@ed.ac.uk.
Although we use a range of different learning technologies, the main virtual learning environment (VLE) we use for our courses is called ‘Learn Ultra.’
You will have access to the course site on Learn Ultra from Monday 14 September, which is when the semester 1 welcome period begins (‘Week 0’). During this period, you may use this time to familiarise yourself with the course on Learn Ultra and introduce yourself to your peers on the ‘welcome to the course’ discussion forum. The semester then formally starts with Week 1 of teaching on Monday 21 September.
You should also familiarise yourself with the MSc Social Justice and Community Action ‘programme hub’ page on Learn Ultra. This space contains essential programme-level information, including our programme handbook, as well as essential and useful information for new online students. The programme hub is also where student community activities take place and it is a space where you can communicate with your student representatives. The Programme Director and Academic Cohort Lead use this space for programme-wide communications.
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