Saturday 20 October
10am - 3pm
Registration
On arrival please make your way to the registration desks in Cockcroft Hall, Cockcroft Building. Registration opens from 9:30am - 2:00pm
Student ambassadors
Look out for some of our current students, wearing blue t-shirts, who will be happy to give directions and answer your questions about living and studying here.
Subject talks
Please make sure you get tickets for the subject talk of your choice when you register on arrival. These talks are extremely popular and, in the interests of fairness, tickets will be limited to one guest ticket per student.
Computing (includes Digital Media)
Room 301, third floor, Watts Building
11:00am and 1:00pm
Mathematics
Room 313, third floor, Watts Building
11:00pm and 1:00pm
Product Design
Galileo Room, Creativity Suite, second floor, Cockcroft Building
10:30am and 12:30pm
Aeronautical, Automotive and Mechanical Engineering
C311a, third floor, Cockcroft building
10:45am and 12:45pm
Digital Electronics, Computing and Communications & Electrical and Electronic Engineering
C311a, third floor, Cockcroft building
11:45am
University talks
Student funding and accommodation in Brighton
4th Floor Lecture Theatre, Cockcroft Building
10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm
This session will provide information on the national student funding packages for 2013 entry and the bursary and scholarship opportunities available at Brighton, the different options for student accommodation and the university’s allocation policy for halls of residence accommodation for first year students.
The student experience in Brighton
Lecture theatre 1, ground floor, Cockcroft Building
10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm
Advice for potential students given by current students: a short presentation on what to expect from student life in Brighton covering the following issues:
- Where students live
- What students do in their spare time
- Studying and working part-time, what part-time work is available and how much it pays
- How much it costs to live and study in Brighton
- What to expect in the first week of university
Subject information desks
An opportunity for you to meet academic staff and current students, find out about course content and admissions criteria and ask your own questions.
Computing
Room 305 and 306, third floor Watts Building
10am - 3pm
Mathematics
Room 303, third floor, Watts Building
10:00am - 2:30am
Aeronautical, Automotive and Mechanical Engineering
Room C218, second floor, Cockcroft Building
Tours of the Engineering facilities will run from C218 throughout the day.
Digital Electronics, Computing and Communications & Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Room C218, second floor, Cockcroft building
Tours of the Engineering facilities will run from C218 throughout the day.
Product Design
The Studio, Creativity Suite, second floor, Cockcroft Building
Tours of the Product Design facilities will run from The Leonardo Room throughout the day.
University advice desks
Students Union Cafe, ground floor Cockcroft Building
10am - 3pm
In the Students Union Cafe, ground floor Cockcroft Building, you will find a range of advice desks that you can visit throughout the day; staff will be on hand to answer your questions about services including the following:
- Accommodation - halls, university managed and private sector options
- Careers - career planning, part-time work
- Student advice service - money, disability, welfare and wellbeing
- Mature students information desk- current students available to share their experiences
- Students' Union - clubs, societies and student representation
10am - 3pm
- Admissions – admissions processes and entry requirements
Tours
There will be regular student-led tours of our halls of residence, library and sport and fitness facilities throughout the day, as well as subject-specific tours.
Halls of Residence: Students Union Cafe, ground floor Cockcroft Building.
Sport and recreation facilities: from the foyer of the Cockcroft Gym, located off the quadrant of the Cockcroft Building.
Library: starting from the mezzanine floor, Cockcroft Building.
Engineering facilites: Tours of the Engineering facilities will run from C218 throughout the day.
Product Design facilities: Tours of the Product Design facilities will run from The Leonardo Room in the Creativity Centre throughout the day.
