School of Geography, Geology and the Environment

We look forward to welcoming you to the offer holder day, please take a look at the information below to see what activities and sessions you can join.

Environmental Science, Environment and Sustainability

Morning session: 10:30 - 12:00
10:30 - 10:40	Geography, Geology and the Environment introduction talk
10:45 - 11:10	Environment degrees talk - find out more about our environmental courses and why Keele is the place to study them. OR Informal chat with staff and students
11:10 - 12:00	Environmental activity taster sessions Details below

10:00 - 10:30 Displays of work in Central Science Laboratories (CSL) and chat to staff and students

12:00 - 13:00 William Smith Building Foyer chat to staff and students with an optional lunchtime fieldwork walk (details below)

Afternoon session: 13:00 - 14:30
13:00 - 13:10	Geography, Geology and the Environment introduction talk
13:15 - 13:40	Environment degrees talk - find out more about our environmental courses and why Keele is the place to study them. OR Informal chat with staff and students
13:45 - 14:30	Environmental activity taster sessions Details below

Session details
Fieldwork walk in Keele's natural laboratory - A half-hour stroll around the grounds close to the centre of campus, showing how we teach in the field, including on our own doorstep (weather permitting). For the fieldwork walk please bring appropriate waterproof clothing
Environmental activity taster sessions - In the past we have run sessions on Soil Experiments, Microscopes, Catchment Management, GIS and Drones.

Guests are invited to attend the academic session alongside offer holders

Geography, Human Geography and Physical Geography

Morning session: 10:30 - 12:00
10:30 - 10:40	Geography, Geology and the Environment introduction talk
10:45 - 11:10	Talk: What makes Keele's Geography Courses special - A talk from the Head of Geography about what our courses involve and how we teach them, including sample teaching and time for questions & answers. OR Informal chat with staff and students
11:10 - 12:00	Geography activity taster sessions Details below

10:00 - 10:30 Displays of work in Central Science Laboratories (CSL) and chat to staff and students.

12:00 - 13:00 William Smith Building Foyer chat to staff and students with an optional lunchtime fieldwork walk (details below)

Afternoon session: 13:00 - 14:30
13:00 - 13:10	Geography, Geology and the Environment introduction talk
13:10 - 13:40	Talk: What makes Keele's Geography Courses special - A talk from the Head of Geography about what our courses involve and how we teach them, including sample teaching and time for questions & answers. OR Informal chat with staff and students
13:45 - 14:30	Geography activity taster sessions Details below

Session details
Fieldwork walk: (weather permitting) Teaching Geography outside in our natural laboratory - A half-hour stroll around the grounds close to the centre of campus, showing how we can teach geography in the field on our own doorstep. For the fieldwork walk please bring appropriate waterproof clothing
Geography activity taster sessions - In the past we have run sessions on Careers, Employability, Drones or GIS.

Guests are invited to attend the academic session alongside offer holders

Geology

Morning session: 10:30 - 12:00
10:30 - 10:40	Geography, Geology and the Environment introduction talk
10:45 - 11:10	Geology Careers & Geology Courses Summary Talk OR Geology activity taster sessions
11:10 - 12:00	Geology activity taster sessions Details below

10:00 - 10:30 Displays of work in Central Science Laboratories (CSL) and chat to staff and students.

12:00 - 13:00 William Smith Building Foyer chat to staff and students with an optional lunchtime fieldwork walk (details below)

Afternoon session: 13:00 - 14:30
13:00 - 13:10	Geography, Geology and the Environment introduction talk
13:10 - 13:45	Geology Careers & Geology Courses Summary Talk OR Geology activity taster sessions
13:50 - 14:30	Geology activity taster sessions Details below

Session details
Fieldwork walk: (weather permitting) A half-hour stroll around the grounds close to the centre of campus, showing how we can teach Geology courses in the field on our own doorstep - For the fieldwork walk please bring appropriate waterproof clothing
Geology activity taster sessions- In the past we have run sessions on 3D Volcanoes, Virtual Reality Geology and Fossils under the Microscope

Guests are invited to attend the academic session alongside offer holders

Morning session: 10:30 - 12:00
10:30 - 10:40	Geography, Geology and the Environment introduction talk (The Natural Sciences programme is run by The School of Geography, Geology and The Environment so we do recommend students attend this talk)
10:45 - 11:20	Natural Sciences welcome Short welcome talk: explore the core disciplines you can choose and the programme’s core learning, meet staff and students
11:20 - 12:00	Interdisciplinary perspectives taster session Discover the Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences and explore a current science in society issue with staff and students

Afternoon session: 13:00 - 14:30
13:00 - 13:10	Geography, Geology and the Environment introduction talk (The Natural Sciences programme is run by The School of Geography, Geology and The Environment so we do recommend students attend this talk)
13:15 - 13:50	Natural Sciences welcome Short welcome talk: explore the core disciplines you can choose and the programme’s core learning, meet staff and students
13:50 - 14:30	Interdisciplinary perspectives taster session Discover the Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences and explore a current science in society issue with staff and students

10:00 - 10:30 and 12:00 - 13:00 Displays of work in Central Science Laboratories (CSL) and chat to staff and students (optional)

Guests are invited to attend the academic session alongside offer holders