Welcome events for Postgraduate Research and Masters by Research DJCAD students

Matriculation (registration)

Matriculation is where you officially register as a student with the University of Dundee, to allow you to attend classes and access facilities such as the Library and My Dundee. You'll be asked to matriculate at the start of every academic year while you are a student.

• Before you start your course we will send an email to your student email address with a link to eVision.
• You will be asked to complete a series of steps to confirm some information we hold about you, or enter this information if it was not supplied in your application.
• Please also take a moment to make sure your address details are correct and up to date. Even if you are staying in temporary accommodation we will need local contact details - your address can be updated in eVision later if you move.
• You will also need to agree to the University’s Code of Conduct and Declaration.
• The final stage of the task will confirm you are a fully matriculated student with the University.

You will be able to check your matriculation status via the Student Profile tab.

Read our guide on matriculation for new and continuing students

Your student ID card

Have you uploaded your photo to eVision?

We will tell you how to collect your physical student ID card, which:

• verifies your status as a student of the University of Dundee
• provides access to the library and other buildings as required
• entitles you to a range of student discounts

Once you have received it, you should carry it with you and produce it on request at any time while you are on the University campuses. You should not let anyone else use it.

Drop-in Draw

Friday 19 September

Experimental Mark Making, Materials & Process

10:00 – Crawford 423 (Life Drawing Studio) – Capacity – open to all students 

Please bring a collective mix of material such as:

• bodily large papers (Kraft, newsprint, recycled, cartridge) throw away bits and pieces,
• mark making assortments, garden canes, collect old toothbrushes, balls of string, dried twigs, seek out other (non-obvious drawing) utensils. 
• Gather anything that might make a curious mark or receive an imprint.  Think packing material leftovers – 

Visit Cantina’s Re-use Hub.  Materials will be collectively pooled to work together.  The more eclectic and diverse the better! 

Drawing as Navigation - Take a line for a Walk (Klee).  Discover your art college, traverse the physical footprint. 

10:00 - Meeting Point DJCAD Reception – Capacity – open to everyone

Please bring with you:

• Sketchbooks, materials on the move (dry, no liquid ink)! 
• Copy paper/ low-fi paper/ recyclable papers with materials to capture rubbings/ textures.  

Exploring Through Drawing – journeying city routes

10:00 – meet at V&A Dundee – Capacity - Level 2 Architecture students.

Please bring the below with you:

• A4 cartridge paper with clutch pencil + leads,
• drawing pencils in a variety of weights (HB, B, 2B, 4B, 6B).
• Masking tape will be required for the exhibition assembly. 

Students are encouraged to explore collage methods in the afternoon. 

The V&A will kindly provide drawing materials to support the proposed workshops for the day. 

What is Drawing? 

12:00 – Matthew Lecture Theatre 5018

This is a short presentation introduced by Alex Roberts.

Make a Sketchbook

14:00 – Crawford 423 (Life Drawing Studio) – Capacity – open to all students 

Please bring with you:

• A2 Paper,
• recyclable scraps of paper/ cardboard
• scissors
• any further art materials you wish to mark

Drawing as Collaboration - sketching from and with each other! Observe, chat, get to know each other, understanding perspective and testing your autonomy! 

14:00 – Crawford Cantina – Capacity – Open to all students 

Please bring with you:

• Paper
• Sketchbooks
• Tablets
• Drawing materials that are portable (dry, no liquid ink)! 

Collective Presentation

15:00 – Crawford Cantina

Please bring your doodles and fun developing discoveries... + masking tape/ pins and practical fixings.