# Orientation
**Source**: https://www.ucd.ie/science/study/orientation/
**Parent**: https://www.ucd.ie/science/
The UCD Science Office welcomes our new Science, Sustainability, Computer Science, and Actuarial & Financial Studies undergraduate students for the academic year 2025/2026. Please visit the [UCD New Students Website](https://www.ucd.ie/newstudents/ "Go to 'UCD New Students Website' page") for information on life in UCD.
If you are unfamiliar with certain phrases, read our [UCD Jargon Buster](https://www.ucd.ie/students/services/ucdstudentjargonbuster/ "Go to 'UCD Jargon Buster' page") for descriptions of commonly used terms in UCD.
You can find links to useful videos and documents on this page. **Don’t hesitate to contact us – we’re here to help. Please use our [Contact Form](https://www.ucd.ie/science/contact/askscience/ "Go to 'Contact Form' page") if you have any queries.**
## Useful Documents & Links
[UCD Science - Stage 1 Guide 2025-2026 (PDF)
##### Download the UCD Science Stage 1 Guide (PDF)](https://www.ucd.ie/science/t4media/stage1_guide.pdf "Go to 'Download the UCD Science Stage 1 Guide (PDF)' page")
[UCD Science Student Handbook (PDF)
##### UCD Science Student Handbook](https://www.ucd.ie/science/t4media/student-handbook.pdf "Go to 'UCD Science Student Handbook' page")
[BSc Sustainability Stage 1 Guide (PDF)
##### BSc Sustainability Stage 1 Guide (PDF)](https://www.ucd.ie/science/t4media/sustainability-stage1-guide.pdf "Go to 'BSc Sustainability Stage 1 Guide (PDF) ' page")
[UCD Science Stage 2 Guide 2025-2026 (PDF)
##### UCD Science Stage 2 2024-2025 (PDF)](https://www.ucd.ie/science/t4media/stage2_guide.pdf "Go to 'UCD Science Stage 2 2024-2025 (PDF)' page")
[Current Student Noticeboard
##### Bookmark our Current Students page to stay up to date.](https://www.ucd.ie/science/study/currentundergraduatesciencestudents/ "Go to 'Bookmark our Current Students page to stay up to date.' page")
[Contact Science Office Staff
##### Use our Ask Science page to submit queries to Science Office staff.](https://www.ucd.ie/science/contact/askscience/ "Go to 'Use our Ask Science page to submit queries to Science Office staff.' page")
## Welcome to UCD Science
[###### Dean's Welcome by Professor Jeremy Simpson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcPVzI5-Nrs)
## UCD College of Science
Room E1.09/E2.09 UCD O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
[Location Map](https://goo.gl/maps/YvCR9Q16k5W9xvup8 "Go to 'Location Map' page")