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 at least 5 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.
*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) |
| Aerospace Engineering |
Talk*: 9:30 am, 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm, 3:30 pm - Queen's Building, Pugsley Lecture Theatre (20) |
| Anthropology and Archaeology |
Talk*: 10:10 am, 1:30 pm - 43 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 1 (23) |
| Applied Anatomy | Talk*: 11:30 am, 2:50 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Tour*: 11:30 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, 2 pm - Ada Lovelace Building, Seminar Room 2 (30a) |
| Biochemistry | Talk*: 9:30 am, 11:45 pm, 3:30 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 1 (12) Info point: Biomedical Sciences Teaching Laboratories, Level 4 (13) |
| 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*: 10:15 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 1 (12) Info point: Biomedical Sciences Teaching Laboratories, Level 4 (13) |
| Business and Management, including Marketing | Talk*: 11:45 am, 1:15 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*: 2:10 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Info point: Biomedical Sciences Teaching Laboratories - Level 4 (13) |
| Cellular and Molecular Medicine | Talk*: 9:45 am, 12:45 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 3 (12) Info point: Biomedical Sciences Teaching Laboratories - Level 4 (13) |
| 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) |
| 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 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) |
| Computer Science |
Talk*: 9:30 am, 11 am, 2 pm, 3 pm - Merchant Venturers Building, Room 1.11/1.11A (25) |
| Criminology |
Talk*: 9:30 am, 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D1 (68a) |
| Dentistry and Dental Therapy | Dentistry talk*: 10:45 am, 11:45 am, 1:45 pm, 2:45 pm - 5th Floor Computer Lab, Dental School (122) Dental Therapy talk*: 9:45 am, 12:45 pm - 5th Floor Computer Lab, Dental School (122) Tour and question and answer session*: 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm - Ground Floor Student Entrance, Dental School (122) Info point: Ground Floor Cafe, Dental School (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 4.10 (1) |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Talk*: 11:45 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 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, Computer Lab G9 (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)
Printing workshop*: 10:20 am, 12 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Room B14 (65) Info point: Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
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| Faculty of Arts |
Printing workshop*: 11:10 am - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Room B14 (65) |
| Film and Television |
Talk*: 11 am, 2 pm - The Richmond Building, Winston Theatre (80) |
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Gateway programmes: 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 (Please note that Langford Campus will be closing at 1 pm) |
Medicine and Dentistry Gateway talk*: 10:30 am, 1:30 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 3 (12) Veterinary Gateway talk*: 11:30 am - Pearson Building, Seminar Room (Langford campus) (91) Gateway to Dentistry info point: Ground Floor Cafe, Dental School (122) Gateway to Medicine info point: Biomedical Sciences Building, Medical Library (16) Gateway to Veterinary info point: Churchill Building, Seminar room 105 A/B (Langford campus) (91) |
| Geography |
Talk*: 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm - School of Geographical Sciences, Peel 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) |
| History of Art |
Talk*: 9:45 am, 11:15 am, 2:15 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Room 1.H030 (65) |
| Innovation | Talk*: 11 am, 2 pm - The Richmond Building, Undergraduate Studio, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Third Floor, North Wing (80) Tour*: 10:45 am, 1:45 pm - The Richmond Building, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Third Floor, North Wing (80) Workshop*: 11:30 am, 2:30 pm - The Richmond Building, Undergraduate Studio, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Third Floor, North Wing (80) Info points: The Richmond Building, Anson Rooms (80) and Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 3rd Floor, North Wing (80) |
| Law | Talk*: 11:10 am, 1:40 pm - Victoria Rooms, Auditorium (81) Student-led tours: 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm - Wills Memorial Building, Wills Library Foyer (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) |
| Mathematics | Talk*: 10 am, 11:30 am, 12:15 pm, 1 pm, 2:15 pm - School of Mathematics, Lecture Theatre G.10 (29) Taster talk*: 10:45 am, 12:15 pm, 1:45 pm - School of Mathematics, Room LG.02 (29) Demonstration: School of Mathematics, Library (29) Info point: School of Mathematics, Atrium (29) |
| Mechanical Engineering |
Talk*: 10:15 am, 11:45 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm - Queen's Building, Pugsley Lecture Theatre (20) |
| Mechanical and Electrical Engineering |
Talk*: 10:15 am, 12:30 pm - Merchant Venturers Building, Room 1.11/1.11A (25) |
| Medical Microbiology | Talk*: 10:50 am - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Info point: Biomedical Sciences Teaching Laboratories, Level 4 (13) |
| Medicine | Talk*: 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm - Biomedical Sciences Building, Room E29 (16) 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) Learning a language from scratch talk*: 11 am, 2 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Room LR8 (58) Printing workshop*: 10:45 am, 12:50 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Room B14 (65) 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) Staff will also be available to speak to all day in Victoria Rooms, Room G.22 (81) |
| Philosophy |
Talk*: 10 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm, 2:30 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 2 (65) |
| Physics | Talk*: 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm - School of Physics (entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Powell Lecture Theatre (33a) Student-led tour: 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*: 10 am - School of Physics (Entrance via Royal Fort Gardens), Mott Lecture Theatre (33b) Info point: please visit the Physics information point |
| Physics with Computing | Talk*: 1 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*: 12:15 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 2 (12) Neuroscience talk*: 10 am, 1 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 2 (12) Pharmacology talk*: 11:30 am, 2:30 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 2 (12) What to expect when studying Physiological Science, Pharmacology or Neuroscience at Bristol*: 10:45 am, 1:45 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, 2 pm - School of Physics (entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Powell Lecture Theatre (33a) |
| 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 (68a) |
| Psychology and Neuroscience | Talk*: 11:15 am, 2:15 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) |
| Social Policy |
Talk*: 9:45 am, 12:45 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D3 (68a) |
| Sociology |
Talk*: 10:15 am, 1:15 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D1 (68a) |
| Theatre |
Talk*: 10:15 am, 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm - Department of Theatre, Wickham Theatre (7) |
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(Please note that Langford Campus will be closing at 1 pm) |
Talk*: 10:30 am, 12 pm - Pearson Building, Seminar Room (Langford campus) (91) |
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(Please note that Langford Campus will be closing at 1 pm) |
Five-year course talk*: Two locations: 11 am - Pearson Building, Teaching Lab (Langford Campus) (91) |
| Virology and Immunology | Talk*: 1:30 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Info point: Biomedical Sciences Teaching Laboratories, Level 4 (13) |
**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.
Contacts
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