Open Day subject schedule: Engineering and Physical Sciences

For some activities, we advise booking your place.

If you’ve booked to attend our Open Day, check your personalised booking page using the link in your booking confirmation email to change or add an activity booking. If you haven’t yet booked your Open Day place, book your place now.

Building numbers in brackets correspond to the campus map you’ll find in your printed guide.

Faculty-wide sessions

Careers and Placement: Engineering, Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science (talk) – booking advised

Times:

  • 10.15–10.30am
  • 10.45–11.00am
  • 11.15–11.30am
  • 11.45am–12.00pm
  • 12.15–12.30pm
  • 12.45–1pm
  • 1.15–1.30pm
  • 1.45–2pm
  • 2.15–2.30pm​​​​​

Location: Mechanical Engineering (50), EPS Employability Suite, 1.51. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Chemistry

Chemistry (drop-in) 

Times: 9.30am–3.30pm

Location: Chemistry Building (55), Chaston Chapman Lounge. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Chemistry (tour) – booking advised

Times: 9.30am–3.30pm

Location: Chemistry Building (55), Chaston Chapman Lounge. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Chemistry (talk) – booking advised

Times:

  • 11–11.30am
  • 1–1.30pm

Location: Chemistry Building (55), Lecture Theatre A (2.15). This room is wheelchair accessible.

Chemistry (taster lecture) – booking advised

Times: 12–12.30pm

Location: Chemistry Building (55), Lecture Theatre A (2.15). This room is wheelchair accessible.

Computer Science 

Computer Science (drop-in)

Times: 9.30am–3.30pm

Location: Sir William Henry Bragg Building (53), G.18. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Computer Science (talk) – booking advised

Times:

  • 11–11.30am
  • 12–12.30pm
  • 2–2.30pm

Location: Chemistry West Block (55a), Lecture Theatre F. This room is not wheelchair accessible. Please speak to staff for specific information, or ask a student ambassador in a red t-shirt for assistance.

Engineering 

Architecture and Architectural Engineering (talk and tour) – booking advised

Times:

  • 11am–12.30pm  
  • 1–2.30pm    

Location: Civil Engineering (49), Lecture Theatre A. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Chemical Engineering (drop-in)

Time: 9.30am–3pm    

Location: Chemical and Process Engineering (48), Foyer. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Chemical Engineering (tour) – booking advised 

Times: 

  • 10.30–11am  
  • 12.30–1pm    
  • 1.30–2pm   

Location: Chemical and Process Engineering (48), Foyer. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Chemical Engineering (talk) – booking advised

Times:​​​​​

  • 10–10.30am   
  • 11–11.30am  
  • 1–1.30pm    

Location: Chemical and Process Engineering (48), Lecture Theatre B. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Chemical Engineering (taster lecture) – booking advised

Time: 12–12.30pm

Location: Chemical and Process Engineering (48), Lecture Theatre B. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Civil Engineering, Architecture, Architectural Engineering (drop-in)

Time: 9.30am–3.30pm   

Location: Civil Engineering (49), Foyer. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Civil Engineering (talk and tour) – booking advised

Times: 

  • 10–11.30am    
  • 12–1.30pm    
  • 2–3.30pm  

Location: Civil Engineering (49), Lecture Theatre A. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Electronic and Electrical Engineering: all courses (drop-in)

Time: 9.30am–3.30pm    

Location: Electronic and Electrical Engineering (51), Foyer. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Electronic and Electrical Engineering: all courses (tour) – booking advised

Times:

  • 11–11.30am    
  • 1–1.30pm
  • 3–3.30pm    

Location: Electronic and Electrical Engineering (51), Foyer. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Electronic and Electrical Engineering: all courses (talk) – booking advised    

Times:

  • 10–10.30am    
  • 12–12.30pm    
  • 2–2.30pm  

Location: Electronic and Electrical Engineering (51), Rhodes Lecture Theatre. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Materials Science and Engineering (drop-in)

Time: 9.30am–3pm    

Location: Chemical and Process Engineering (48), Foyer. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Materials Science and Engineering (tour) – booking advised

Times:

  • 11.30am–12pm    
  • 1.30–2pm    

Location: Chemical and Process Engineering (48), Foyer. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Materials Science and Engineering (talk) – booking advised

Times:

  • 11–11.30am
  • 1–1.30pm 

Location: Chemical and Process Engineering (48), Lecture Theatre C (1.05). This room is wheelchair accessible.

Mechanical Engineering, Medical Engineering, Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering, Automotive Engineering (drop-in)

Times: 9.30am–3.30pm   

Location: Mechanical Engineering (50) Foyer. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering, Automotive Engineering (tour) – booking advised

Times:

  • 10.30–11am
  • 11.30–12pm
  • 12.30–1pm
  • 1.30–2pm
  • 2.30–3pm

Location: Mechanical Engineering (50) Foyer. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering, Automotive Engineering (talk) – booking advised

Times:

  • 10–10:30am
  • 11–11.30am
  • 1–1.30pm

Location: Mechanical Engineering (50) Lecture Theatre A. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering, Automotive Engineering (taster lecture) – booking advised

Times:

  • 12–12.30pm
  • 2–2.30pm

Location: Mechanical Engineering (50) Lecture Theatre A. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Medical Engineering (talk) – booking advised

Times:

  • 12–12.30pm    
  • 2–2.30pm

Location: Mechanical Engineering (50), Academic Boardroom. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Mathematics

Mathematics (drop-in)

Time: 9.30am–3.30pm    

Location: School of Mathematics (84a), Reading Room (Level 9). This room is wheelchair accessible.

Mathematics: All courses including Data Science (talk) – booking advised

Times:

  • 10–10.30am
  • 11–11.30am
  • 12–12.30pm
  • 2–2.30pm

Location: Baines Wing (58), UG.09. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Statistics, Data Science and Financial Mathematics (talk) – booking advised   

Times:

  • 11–11.30am    
  • 1–1.30pm

Location: Baines Wing (58), G.36. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Natural Sciences

Natural Sciences (drop-in) 

Times: 9.30–3.30pm  

Location: Chemistry Building (55), Chaston Chapman Lounge. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Natural Sciences (tour) – booking advised

Times: 9.30–3.30pm    

Location: Chemistry Building (55), Chaston Chapman Lounge. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Natural Sciences (talk) – booking advised

Times:

  • 10–10.30am
  • 12–12.30pm

Location: Chemistry Building (55), Lecture Theatre B (2.17). This room is wheelchair accessible.

Physics and Astronomy 

Physics and Astronomy (drop-in)

Time: 9.30am–3.30pm  

Location: Sir William Henry Bragg Building (53) Foyer. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Physics and Astronomy (tour) – booking advised

Times:

  • 11–11.45am
  • 12–12.45pm
  • 1–1.45pm

Location: Sir William Henry Bragg Building (53), Foyer. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Physics and Astronomy (talk) – booking advised

Times:

  • 10–10.30am
  • 11–11.30am
  • 2–2.30pm

Location: Sir William Henry Bragg Building (53), Lecture Theatre 2.37. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Physics and Astronomy (taster lecture) – booking advised

Times:

  • 12–12.30pm
  • 1–1.30pm

Location: Sir William Henry Bragg Building (53)  Lecture Theatre 2.37. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Product Design 

Product Design (drop-in)

Time: 9.30am–3.30pm   

Location: Mechanical Engineering (50). Foyer. This room is wheelchair accessible.

Product Design (talk and tour) – booking advised

Times: 

  • 10–11.30am
  • 11am–12.30pm
  • 12–1.30pm
  • 1–2.30pm

Location: Mechanical Engineering (50), Product Design Studio (5.34). This room is wheelchair accessible.

Access the full Open Day Schedule

Find out times and locations for our other general and subject activities.