Open day: Saturday 21 October 2023

Before your open day

Watch our video about how to create the best portfolio for art and design courses. Then you can visit us at subject desks during your open day to ask any specific questions you have about creating your portfolio.

About your open day

You can arrive at this event from 9.30am, with activities starting from 10am. Check the time of your first booked session and try to arrive at least 30 minutes before that booked session to allow time for registration

You can go on one of our tours before or after your booked sessions, so you may want to plan your arrival time to factor this in. Take a look around our accommodation and library or join one of our campus tours.

We recommend you allow three to four hours to make the most of your visit. This is how your day might look:

1. Register at least 30 minutes before your first session at the registration point specified in your email. Bring your booking reminder email (that we'll send to you the day before) which contains your QR code.
2. Attend your subject talk and other booked sessions.
3. Take tours, visit subject desks and our student support service desk.
4. Head into Brighton after your open day to explore our colourful city.

Talks, tours, taster sessions and advice desks

• Subject or course talk: these talks cover entry requirements and selection criteria, course content, delivery and assessment, work-related experience and placements, and graduate destinations.
• Taster sessions and tours: what’s on offer varies by subject and can include tours of our facilities or a short taster session. Tours and tasters will follow directly on from the subject talk.
• Accommodation talk: this talk outlines the accommodation options we offer, how to apply and how our accommodation team can support you throughout your time here. You can also visit the accommodation desk at any time to ask specific questions.
• Funding and finance talk: this talk provides an overview of student funding and finance including student loans, maintenance loans, tuition fees, scholarships and bursaries. You can also visit the funding and finance service desk.
• Tours: tours of accommodation and photography studios can be attended throughout the day, no booking required. Library tours are pre-bookable online. For campus tours, slots will be bookable on the day, just come and see us at our campus tour desks at Grand Parade and Edward Street.
• Subject desks: where you can ask anything relating to your course of interest, will be open all day.
• Student support services advice desks: run throughout the day for you to ask any questions you have about applying to university, careers, support and much more.

Free guest wifi is available on campus.

Download PDF open day guide.

Guests

You’re welcome to bring guests with you on the day. Some of our talks are very popular, so to ensure as many prospective students as possible can hear about their subject, we may ask guests not to attend the subject session. Of course, if there is space, we will do our best to fit additional guests on the day.

Students show off their work at the Graduate Show.

Getting here and registration

Registration

There are two registration points for our City campus open day. Your booking reminder email confirms which you should register at.

• For film, photography, animation and games, register at 154-155 Edward St, Kemptown, Brighton, BN2 0JG.
• For 3D design, fashion, textiles, fine art, illustration and graphic design, register at Grand Parade main building, 58–67 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 0JY.

You can arrive at this event from 9.30am, with activities starting from 10am. Check the time of your first booked session and try to arrive at least 30 minutes before that booked session to allow time for registration.

Travel

We recommend taking public transport if possible, as there is no on-site parking at our City campus.

Train: the closest train station is Brighton which is a 10-minute walk from the campus. Check the Southern Railway website for the latest information.

Bus: many buses service this central route, alight at the North Road bus stop for City campus. Visit the Brighton and Hove Bus Company website for their timetable.

Bicycle: cycle lanes run from the city centre and there are cycle stands off William Street. There are cycle stands on site. Beryl BTN Bikes are available to hire. 

Car: due to our city centre location, there is no parking on campus. You will need to park at one of the many multi-storey car parks in the centre of Brighton. You can find available car parks on the Brighton and Hove website.

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