Subject activities

Learn about studying your course at Bristol with our subject talks and activities.

Subject talks

Subject talks offer a thorough introduction to the courses we offer at Bristol, including information about our facilities, teaching, course details and assessment methods.

Subject talks are booked in advance when you book onto the open day. These talks are popular and fill up fast, so please ensure that all details are correct at the time of booking as amending your itinerary may not be possible later.

If your chosen talk is fully booked, go to the information point for your subject where you can talk to academic staff and current students and register for a tour if available.

For booked talks, please plan to arrive 10 minutes before the published start time in order to guarantee entry. After this, all remaining seats will be offered to non-booked guests. Subject talks last 30 minutes unless stated otherwise.

Subject activities

Subject activities will vary, from tours and hands-on experiences to question and answer sessions with current students. Some subject activities are bookable in advance, and some are only available to sign up for on the day.

Subject information points

Each subject will have an information point. This is a place to talk to academic staff and current students to learn more about your subject of interest.

Programme of events

All talks, and some activities, are available to book now via the booking form. Activities run at the same times on both days, unless otherwise specified.

*Asterisks mark which talks and activities must be booked in advance via the booking form. All other activities are available to sign up for on the day at the locations listed from 9:30 am to 4 pm.

Subject	Times and locations (map ref)
Accounting and Finance	*Talk: 11 am, 1:15 pm - Priory Road Complex, Priory Road Lecture Theatre (68b) Info point:** Beacon House, First floor (54)
Aerospace Engineering	*Talk: 9:30 am, 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm - Queen's Building, Pugsley Lecture Theatre (20) Tour and demonstration: Queen's Building, Foyer (20) Info point:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Anthropology and Archaeology	*Talk and tour: 10:45 am, 2:30 pm - School of Physics (Entrance via Royal Fort Gardens), Mott Lecture Theatre (33b) Department drop-in: 9:30 am to 4 pm - 43 Woodland Road, G.10 (23) Info point**: Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
Applied Anatomy	*Talk: 11:30 am, 2:10 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Tour:* 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm - School of Anatomy, Entrance Foyer (39) Info point:** Biomedical Sciences Teaching Laboratories, Level 3 (13)
Artificial Intelligence	*Talk: 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm - Ada Lovelace Building, Seminar Room 2 (30a) Demonstration: 9:30 am to 4 pm - Ada Lovelace Building, Seminar Room 3 (30a) Info point:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Biochemistry	*Talk: 9:30 am, 11:45 am, 3:30 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 1 (12) Info point**: School of Chemistry, Chemistry Lounge, Level 3 (12)
Biology, Zoology and Plant Sciences	*Talk: 10 am, 10:45 am, 11:40 am, 12:25 pm, 1:20 pm, 2:05 pm, 2:55 pm - Life Sciences Building, Seminar Room (110) Info point:** Life Sciences Building, Atrium (110)
Biomedical Sciences	*Talk: 10:30 am, 1 pm, 2 pm - Biomedical Sciences Building, Room E29 (16) Info point:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Lounge, Level 3 (12)
Business and Management, including Marketing	*Talk: 11:45 am, 2 pm, 3:30 pm - School of Physics (Entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Powell Lecture Theatre (33a) Info point:** Beacon House, First floor (54)
Cancer Biology and Immunology	*Talk: 2:50 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Info point:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Lounge, Level 3 (12)
Cellular and Molecular Medicine	*Talk: 9:45 am, 2:15 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 3 (12) Info point:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Lounge, Level 3 (12)
Chemical Physics	*Talk: 12:50 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Info point:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Library (12)
Chemistry	*Talk: 11 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 1 (12) Tour: School of Chemistry, Chemistry Library (12) Activity (book upon arrival): School of Chemistry, Chemistry Library (12) Info point:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Library (12)
Chemistry with Computing	*Talk: 12 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 3 (12) Info point:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Library (12)
Childhood Studies	*Talk: 10:40 am, 2 pm - 7 Priory Road, Room 7G1 (47) Info point:** Beacon House, First floor (54)
Civil Engineering	*Talk: 9:45 am, 12:00 pm, 2:15 pm - Queen's Building, Room 1.15 (20) Tour and demonstration: Queen's Building, Foyer (20) Info point:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Classics, Classical Studies, and Ancient History	*Talk: 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 3 (58) Taster session:* 2 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Room 1.H021 (65) Info point: Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
Computer Science	*Talk: 9:30 am, 11 am, 2 pm, 3 pm - Merchant Venturers Building, Room 1.11/1.11A (25) Activity drop-in: 11:30 am to 1 pm and 2:30 pm to 4 pm - Merchant Venturers Building, Computer Lab 2.11 (25) Demonstration: 9:30 am to 4 pm - Merchant Venturers Building, Atrium (25) Info point**: Merchant Venturers Building, Atrium (25)
Criminology	*Talk: 9:30 am, 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D1 (68a) Info point:** Beacon House, First floor (54)
Dentistry and Dental Therapy	*Dentistry talk: 10:40 am, 11:35 am, 12:30 pm, 3:15 pm - Dental School, 5th Floor Computer Suite 5.15 (122) Dental Therapy talk:* 9:45 am, 2:20 pm - Dental School, 5th Floor Computer Suite 5.15 (122) *Bristol Dental School Open Day Quiz:** 12:15 pm - Dental School, Ground Floor Cafe (122) Widening Participation at Bristol Dental School talk: 11:45 am - Dental School, Ground Floor Seminar Room G.42 (122) Tour of Bristol Dental School (Saturday only): 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm - Dental School, Ground Floor Cafe (122) A Day in the Life of a Dental Student talk:* 10:45 am (Friday only), 1:35 pm (Saturday only) - Dental School, Ground Floor Seminar Room G.42 (122) *The Student Experience talk: 9:45 am (both days), 2:45 pm (Friday only), 12:45 pm and 3:15 pm (Saturday only) - Dental School, Ground Floor Seminar Room G.42 (122) Info point:** Dental School, Ground Floor Cafe (122)
Design Engineering	*Talk: 10:45 am, 1 pm, 3:15 pm - Queen's Building, Room 1.15 (20) Tour and demonstration: Queen's Building, Foyer (20) Info point:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Earth Sciences: Environmental Geoscience, Geology, Palaeontology and Evolution	*Talk: 9:30 am, 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm - Wills Memorial Building, Room G25 (26) Tour:* 10 am, 10:30 am, 11 am, 11:30 am, 12 pm, 12:30 pm, 2 pm, 2:30 pm, 3 pm - Wills Memorial Building, Room G27 (26) Info point: Wills Memorial Building, Ground Floor, Earth Sciences Foyer (26)
Economics	*Talk: 10:15 am, 11:45 am, 2 pm, 3:30 pm - Priory Road Complex, Priory Road Lecture Theatre (68b) Info point:** Beacon House, First floor (54)
Education	*Talk: 10:10 am, 10:50 am, 1:30 pm - 35 Berkeley Square, Room 1.20/1.21 (1) Info point**: Beacon House, First floor (54)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	*Talk: 10:15 am, 1:15 pm - Merchant Venturers Building, Room 1.11/1.11A (25) Demonstration: Queen's Building, Teaching Labs (20) Info point:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Choosing an engineering course at Bristol	*Talk: 11:15 am, 1:30 pm - School of Physics (entrance via Royal Fort Gardens), Tyndall Lecture Theatre (33b) Engineering subjects info point:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Engineering Mathematics	*Talk: 10:15 am, 11:45 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm - Ada Lovelace Building, Seminar Room 1 (30a) Demonstration: Ada Lovelace Building, Seminar Room 4 (30a) Info point:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
English	*Talk: 9:30 am, 11 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre B.H05 (65) Info point:** Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
Film and Television	*Talk: 11 am, 2 pm - The Richmond Building, Winston Theatre (80) Student-led tour:* 11:30 am, 2:30 pm - The Richmond Building, Department of Film and Television (80) Info point: Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition Space (65)
Gateway courses: Dentistry, Medicine and Veterinary Science (See also Veterinary Science: Accelerated Graduate Entry Programme, below) These courses are open to applicants from specific UK schools and colleges only and/or those who have spent three months or more in care. Please check that you are eligible before attending.	Gateway to *Dentistry talk: 1:25 pm - Dental School, 5th Floor Computer Suite 5.15 (122) Gateway to Medicine talk*: 10:30 am - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12), 12:45 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 3 (12) Gateway to Veterinary talk:* 12:30 pm - Pearson Building, Seminar Room (Langford campus) (91) Gateway to Dentistry info point: Dental School, Ground Floor Cafe (122) Gateway to Medicine info point: Biomedical Sciences Building, Medical Library (16) Gateway to Veterinary info point: Dolberry Building, Reception (91)
Geography	*Talk: 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm - School of Geographical Sciences, Peel Lecture Theatre (27) Taster talks (book upon arrival): School of Geographical Sciences, Hepple Lecture Theatre (27) Info point:** School of Geographical Sciences, Hepple Lecture Theatre (27)
History	*Talk: 10:15 am, 11:45 am, 2 pm, 3:30 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre B.H05 (65) Info point:** Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
History of Art	*Talk: 9:45 am, 11:15 am, 2:15 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Room 1.H030 (65) Info point**: Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
Humanities	*Talk: 12:30 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre B.H05 (65) Humanities careers drop-in:** 1-3 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, G.H04 (65)
Innovation	*Introduction to the Innovation Programmes talk and tour:** 10:30 am, 1:30 pm - The Richmond Building, Undergraduate Studio, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Third Floor, North Wing (80) Introduction to the Design with Innovation Programme talk and tour: 12:20 pm, 3:20 pm, Undergraduate Studio, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Third Floor, North Wing (80) Workshop: 11:30 am, 2:30 pm - The Richmond Building, Postgraduate Studio, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Third Floor, North Wing (80) Info point:** Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - 3rd Floor, North Wing (80); Innovation - Richmond Building, Anson Rooms (80)
Law	*Talk: 11:10 am, 1:40 pm - Victoria Rooms, Auditorium (81) Law opportunities: study abroad:* 12:20 pm - Wills Memorial Building, Reception Room (26) *Law opportunities: the Law Clinic talk: 2:50 pm - Wills Memorial Building - Reception Room (26) Info point:** Wills Memorial Building, Old Council Chamber (26)
Liberal Arts	*Talk: 10:45 am, 12:15 pm, 1:45 pm, 3:15 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 2 (65) Info point:** Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition Space (65)
Mathematics	*Talk: 10 am, 11:30 am, 12:15 pm, 1 pm, 2:15 pm - Fry Building, Lecture Theatre G.10 (29) Taster talk:* 10:45 am, 12:15 pm, 1:45 pm - Fry Building, Room LG.02 (29) Demonstration: Fry Building, Library (29) Info point: Fry Building, Atrium (29)
Mechanical Engineering	*Talk: 10:15 am, 11:45 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm - Queen's Building, Pugsley Lecture Theatre (20) Student-led department drop-in: Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20) Info point:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering	*Talk: (Two locations): 11 am - Queen's Building, Room 1.18 (20), 12:30 pm - Merchant Venturers Building, Room 1.11/1.11A (25) Info point:** Please visit the Electrical and Electronic Engineering information point
Medical Microbiology	*Talk: 11:15 am - Biomedical Sciences Building, Room C42 (16) Info point**: School of Chemistry, Chemistry Lounge, Level 3 (12)
Medicine	*Talk: 9:45 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm, 12:45 pm, 2:15 pm (both days) and 3 pm (Saturday only) - School of Physics (Entrance via Royal Fort Gardens) - Tyndall Lecture Theatre (33b) Info point:** Biomedical Sciences Building, Medical Library (16)
Modern Languages, including Comparative Literatures and Cultures	*Modern Languages talk: 9:30 am, 11:45 am, 3:30 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 3 (58) Comparative Literatures and Cultures talk:* 1:15 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 3 (58) *Year Abroad talk: 10:15 am, 2 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 3 (58) Student question and answer:* 10:15 am, 11:45 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Room LR8 (58) *Alumni Insights talk: 12:30 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Room LR8 (58) Learning a language from scratch talk:* 11 am, 2 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Room LR8 (58) University-Wide Language Programme info point: Richmond Building - Anson Rooms (80) Info point: Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Student Common Room (58)
Music	*Talk: 10:40 am, 1:10 pm - Victoria Rooms, Room G.16 (81) Tour:* 10 am, 11:20 am, 12:20 pm, 1:50 pm - Victoria Rooms, Theatre Bar (81) Info point: Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition Space (65)
Philosophy	*Talk: 10 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm, 2:30 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 2 (65) Info point:** Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition Space (65)
Physics	*Talk: 11 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm - School of Physics (entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Powell Lecture Theatre (33a) Student-led tours (book upon arrival): School of Physics (entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Level 2 (33a) Info point**: School of Physics (entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Level 2 (33a)
Physics and Philosophy	*Talk: 1:45 pm - School of Physics (Entrance via Royal Fort Gardens), Mott Lecture Theatre (33b) Info point:** Please visit the Physics information point
Physics with Computing	*Talk: 12.15 pm - School of Physics (entrance via Royal Fort Gardens), Mott Lecture Theatre (33b) Info point:** School of Physics (entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Level 2 (33a)
Physiological Science, Pharmacology and Neuroscience	*Physiological Science talk: 1 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 2 (12) Neuroscience talk:* 10 am, 12:15 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 2 (12) *Pharmacology talk: 11:30 am, 2:30 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 2 (12) Info point:** Biomedical Sciences Teaching Laboratories, Level 3 (13)
Politics and International Relations	*Talk: 9:30 am, 10:15 am, 12:30 pm - School of Physics (entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Powell Lecture Theatre (33a) Taster lecture:* 11 am, 2 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D1 (68a) Info point: Beacon House, First Floor (54)
Psychological Science	*Talk: 9:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm - Priory Road Complex, Priory Road Lecture Theatre (68b) Info point**: Priory Road Complex, Rooms 2E2 and 2E4 (68b)
Psychology and Neuroscience	*Talk: 10:50 am, 1:30 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 3 (12) Info point**: Biomedical Sciences Teaching Laboratories - Level 3 (13)
Religion and Theology	*Talk: 9:30 am, 11 am, 3:30 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Room 1.H021 (65) Student question and answer:* 12:30 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Room 1.H021 (65) Info point: Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
Social Policy	*Talk: 9:45 am, 12:45 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D3 (68a) Info point**: Beacon House, First floor (54)
Sociology	*Talk: 10:15 am, 1:15 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D1 (68a) Taster session:* 11:45 am, 2:45 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D1 (68a) Info point: Beacon House, First floor (54)
Theatre	*Talk: 10:15 am, 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm - Department of Theatre, Wickham Theatre (7) Info point:** Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition Space (65)
Veterinary Nursing (Langford campus)	*Talk: 10:30 am, 2:45 pm - Pearson Building, Seminar Room (91) Info point:** Dolberry Building, Reception (91)
Veterinary Science (Langford campus)	*Five-year Programme talk: Two locations: 11 am, 1 pm - Pearson Building, Hodgkin Lecture Theatre (91), 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm - Blagdon Building (91) Accelerated Graduate Entry talk:* 10:30 am, 2:30 pm - Pearson Building - Seminar Room (91) Tour: 9:30 am to 4 pm (book upon arrival) - Dolberry Building, Reception (91) *Case Based Learning session: 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm - Pearson Building, Seminar Room (91) Communication Skills session:* 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm - Pearson Building, Seminar Room (91) Info point: Dolberry Building, Reception (91)
Virology and Immunology	Talk: 12:10 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Info point:* School of Chemistry, Chemistry Lounge, Level 3 (12)

**The School of Anatomy is subject to the Human Tissue Act regulations and only visitors who have booked onto the Applied Anatomy, Veterinary Nursing, Veterinary Science and Gateway to Veterinary Science open days are allowed access. Strictly no photography on the premises. Visitors under 14 will not be allowed in.