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Information for School Open and Visit Days

Visit days in 2013

Saturday 9th March
Saturday 23rd March

Open days in 2013

Sunday 23rd June
Sunday 18th August
Saturday 19th October
Sunday 20th October

Our Open and Visit Day programmes provide an ideal opportunity to learn about the degree programmes that we offer via talks and more informal one-to-one meetings with members of our teaching staff. In addition, you will have ample opportunity to view our teaching and research facilities.

For example, if you are interested in Physics or Astrophysics then you may wish to visit the University Observatory, which is equipped with a 12-inch refracting telescope and a 24-inch reflecting telescope with associated instrumentation, including CCD cameras and computer control.

Visitors interested in Forensic Science are welcome to have a tour of our new analytical laboratory which is equipped with stereomicroscopes, document examination instrumentation, a range of modern spectrometers, and chromatographic equipment. Prospective Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry students are invited to interactive sessions and have a tour of our state-of-the art teaching laboratories including the multi-user teaching laboratory boasting one of the best teaching facilities in the country.

Prospective Geology students can view our extensive collection of minerals, rocks and fossils, while visitors interested in Geography and the environmental programmes may wish to view displays on our field course programme, which includes a variety of UK and overseas destinations.

We look forward to meeting you at the next Open or Visit Day event.