Your Open Day Programme

Vice-Chancellor's Welcome Talk 

Theatr y Werin, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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Vice-Chancellor's Welcome Talk

Theatr y Werin, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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Accommodation at Aberystwyth
Your home from home

Theatr y Werin, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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Global Opportunities - Find out what Global Opportunities are waiting for you at Aberystwyth University

Round Studio, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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Vice-Chancellor's Welcome Talk

Cinema, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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Fees, Funding and Loans 
Focusing on: Student Finance England

A12, Hugh Owen Building

Aber, Y Gymraeg a ti! (Welsh Medium)

For Welsh speakers and learners who wish to live and study through the medium of Welsh.

Round Studio, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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Disability Support & Wellbeing

Find out how to access disability support (including for specific learning difficulty, impairment, medical condition, mental health, mobility or neurodiversity) and learn about the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)

Cinema, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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12:45 - 13:15

Fees, Funding and Loans
Focusing on: Student Finance Wales

A12, Hugh Owen Building

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13:00-13:30

Accommodation at Aberystwyth 
Your home from home

Theatr y Werin, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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Student Life in Aberystwyth

Theatr y Werin, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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11:00 - 11:20

Dance Studio 3&4, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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13:45 – 14:05

Dance Studio 3&4, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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Campus Tours 

Student-led Campus Tours are available and will last approximately 40 minutes. Tours include a visit to Hugh Owen Library, Students' Union and Sports Centre. 

Arts Centre Concourse, Aberystwyth Arts Centre 

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Accommodation - Open House Viewings

See page 10 in the Open Day Guide for further information (link to guide on the top of this page)

Information Fair 

See page 5 in the Open Day Guide for further information (link to guide on the top of this page)

Information Fair Stands:

• Accommodation
• Admissions – Undergraduate
• Careers Service
• Coleg Cymraeg - Aberystwyth Branch
• Global Opportunities
• Learn Welsh
• Music Centre
• Lifelong Learning
• Scholarships & Financial Awards
• Student Fees and Finance
• Student Support – Accessibility
• Student Support – Money and Advice
• Support for International Students

Level D, Hugh Owen Library

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Undeb Aber  Students' Union

Call in to the Undeb Aber Students' Union for further information on Clubs and Societies.

Undeb Aber : Students' Union

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11:30-12:00 &

14:15-14:45

Library Tours

Meet at entrance

Level D  Hugh Owen Library

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11:30 - 12:00 &

14:45 -15:15

Sports Centre Tours

Meet at entrance 

Sports Centre

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13:00 - 13:40 &

15:00 - 15:40

Coach Tours of Aberystwyth

Coach tours of the town depart from Penglais Campus bus stop at 13.00 and 15.00 and last approximately 30 to 40 minutes.

Penglais Campus Bus Stop (near main entrance)

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Humanities Fair

Drop in to meet with staff and student ambassadors and explore your course options:

• Accounting & Finance 
• Art
• Business & Management 
• Criminology 
• Drama & Theatre 
• Economics 
• Education & Childhood Studies 
• English & Creative Writing 
• Film, Television & Media 
• History 
• Information Studies 
• Law 
• Marketing 
• Modern Languages
• Politics and International Relations 
• Sociology 
• Welsh & Celtic Studies 

Medrus Mawr, Penbryn 

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Science Fair

Drop in to meet with staff and student ambassadors and explore your course options:

• Agriculture 
• Animal & Aquatic Sciences 
• Biochemistry & Genetics 
• Biosciences 
• Computer Science 
• Ecological Sciences
• Engineering 
• Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences
• Human Biology & Health 
• Mathematics
• Nursing 
• Physics 
• Psychology 
• Sport & Exercise Science
• Veterinary Studies 

Great Hall, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

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Why study Art at Aberystwyth?

(30 minute talk) - Repeated 

 (English medium talk)

Followed by an optional tour to the School of Art, returning to Penglais Campus by 14:50

(transport provided)

When?

Talk / Tour / Activity

Where?

11:15 - 11:45

14:00 - 14:30

0.26, International Politics Building

14:40 - 15:30

Steve Critcher Room, International Politics Building

When?

Talk / Tour / Activity

Where?

13:15 - 13:45

Talk: Business, Management & Marketing - 
Think like a manager, market like a professional 

(English medium talk)

C22, Hugh Owen Building

14:00 - 14:30

Talk: Opportunities to study through the medium of Welsh at Aberystwyth Business School

(Welsh medium talk)

0.26, International Politics Building

Steve Critcher Room, International Politics Building

13:00 - 13:30

Talk: Computer Science at Aberystwyth - AI and beyond

(English medium talk)

C4, Hugh Owen Building

14:15 - 15:00

Activity: "Styling the web"

Meeting point

Think Tank, Llandinam Building

When?

Talk / Tour / Activity

Where?

10:15 - 10:45

Talk: Studying Education and Childhood at Aberystwyth University

(English medium talk)

A14, Hugh Owen Building  

11:30 - 12:00

Talk: Studying Education and Childhood at Aberystwyth University 

(Welsh medium talk)

C64, Hugh Owen Building

13:45 - 14:15

Talk: Studying Education and Childhood at Aberystwyth University

(Repeated)

(English medium talk)

A14 Hugh Owen Building

Talk: Welcome to Your Next Chapter: English and Creative Writing

(English medium talk)

C22, Hugh Owen Building 

Interactive Workshop: 'Reading John Keats Reading'

D5, Hugh Owen Building 

09:50 - 10:20

Talk: Studying in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

(English medium talk)

A12, Hugh Owen Building

10:30 - 11:00

D54, Hugh Owen Building

11:30 - 12:15

Departmental Tour

Meeting point

Think Tank, Llandinam Building

13:45 - 14:15

Talk: Studying in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

(Repeated)

(English medium talk)

14:45 - 15:30

Departmental Tour

(Repeated)

Meeting point

Think Tank, Llandinam Building

12:00 - 12:30 

Talk: Studying Sociology at Aberystwyth University

(English medium talk)

West Room, International Politics and History and Welsh History Building

Talk:  History Matters:  Studying the past at Aberystwyth

(English medium talk)

Main Hall, International Politics and History and Welsh History Building

Activity: Hands-on History!  An exploration of primary sources

Steve Critcher Room, International Politics and History and Welsh History Building

Talk: First career steps in Cultural Heritage - Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Information Management

(30 minute talk)     (English medium talk)

Followed by a meet and greet session with staff

C43 Hugh Owen Building

Talk: People, Power, Planet : Why Politics Matters

(English medium talk)

Main Hall, International Politics Building

Activity: Question Time Panel

Main Hall, International Politics Building

West Room, International Politics Building

Talk: People, Power, Planet : Why Politics Matters

(Repeated)

(English medium talk)

Main Hall, International Politics Building 

When?

Talk / Tours / Activity

Where?

12:30 - 13.00

Talk:  Law with Purpose: Skills, Experience and Career Pathways in Law & Criminology

(English medium talk)

C22, Hugh Owen Building  

13:15 - 13:40

Main Hall, International Politics Building 

13:50 - 14:35

Activity:  Doing Justice - Law and Criminology in Action

Main Hall, International Politics Building 

When?

Talk / Tours / Activity

Where?

11.30 - 12.00

Talk: Why study Criminology at Aberystwyth?

(English medium talk)

13.15 - 13.40

Talk: Studying Law and Criminology through the medium of Welsh.

(Welsh medium talk)

13.50 - 14.35

Activity: Doing Justice -  Law and Criminology in Action

09:45 - 10:15

Talk: Agriculture at Aberystwyth: Farming Futures and Sustainable Food Production

(English medium talk)

0.26, Edward Llwyd Building

10:25-10.55

Talk - Studying in the Department of Life Sciences

(Welsh medium talk)

13:00 - 14.00

Tour: Discover Gogerddan Farm

14.15-14.45

Talk: Agriculture at Aberystwyth: Farming Futures and Sustainable Food Production

(Repeated)

(English medium talk)

Talk: Studying in the Department of Life Sciences

(Welsh medium talk)

Talk: Animal Behaviour - Understanding Why Animals Do What They Do

(English medium talk)

1.16 Edward Llwyd Building

Activity: Interactive Laboratory Session - Hermit Crab Personalities

Activity: Interactive Laboratory Session - Hermit Crab Personalities
(Repeated)

Talk: Genetics, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences: Unlocking Life at the Molecular Level

(English medium talk)

Studying in the Department of Life Sciences

(Welsh medium talk)

1.16 Edward Llwyd Building

Activity: Interactive Laboratory Session - Molecular Biology

3.01   Edward Llwyd Building

Talk: Genetics, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences: Unlocking Life at the Molecular Level

(Repeated)  

(English medium talk)

Activity: Interactive Laboratory Session - Molecular Biology

(Repeated)

Talk: Studying in the Department of Life Sciences

(Welsh medium talk)

Activity: Interactive Laboratory Session - Molecular Biology

3.01   Edward Llwyd Building

Talk: Discover Biology and Microbiology at Aberystwyth - From Cells to Global Challenges

(Repeated)

(English medium talk)

1.31 Gwendolen Rees Building

Activity: Interactive Laboratory Session - Molecular Biology
(Repeated)

3.01   Edward Llwyd Building

10:25 - 10.55

Talk: Studying in the Department of Life Sciences

(Welsh medium talk)

10:40 - 11:10

Talk: Wildlife Conservation, Ecology and Plant Biology - Conserving Life from Genes to Landscapes

(English medium talk)

11:20 - 12:20

Tour: Glasshouse Tour 

(Walking tour)

Meeting Point 1 -

Gwendolen Rees Building

13:00 - 13:30

Talk: Wildlife Conservation, Ecology and Plant Biology - Conserving Life from Genes to Landscapes

(Repeated)

(English medium talk)

Talk: Studying in the Department of Life Sciences

(Welsh medium session)

Activity: Interactive Laboratory Session - Hermit Crab Personalities

1.14 Edward Llwyd Building

Talk:  Marine and Freshwater Biology - Exploring Life from Rivers to Oceans

(Repeated)

(English medium talk)

Activity: Marine and Freshwater Biology - Interactive Laboratory Session - Hermit Crab Personalities

(Repeated)

1.14 Edward Llwyd Building

Talk: Studying in the Department of Life Sciences

(Welsh medium talk)

 1.16 Edward Llwyd Building

Talk: Nursing -  The Aber Experience

(30 minutes) - Repeated     

(English medium talk)

Followed by an optional Healthcare Education Centre Tour, returning to Penglais Campus by 15.30 (Repeated)

 (Transport provided)

10:25 - 10:55

Studying in the Department of Life Sciences

(Welsh medium talk) 

11.30 - 12.45

Talk: Sport, Exercise and Health Science: Performance, Wellbeing and the Human Body
(30 minute talk)

(English medium talk)

Followed by an optional tour of the Department

13.30 - 14.00

Talk: Sport, Exercise and Health Science: Performance, Wellbeing and the Human Body

(Repeated)

(English medium talk)

Talk: Studying in the Department of Life Sciences

(Welsh medium talk)

Tour: Veterinary Education Centre

Talk: Veterinary Biosciences & Equine and Animal Sciences

(30 minutes) - Repeated

(English medium talk)

Followed by an optional Equine Yard Tour, returning to Penglais Campus by 15:15 (transport provided)

Tour: Veterinary Education Centre
(Repeated)

10:45 - 12.00

Talk: Training as a Veterinary Nurse    (30 minutes)

(English medium talk)

Followed by an optional  tour to the Veterinary Education Centre   (Walking Tour)

Talk: Cinema, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

10:25 - 10.55

Talk: Studying in the Department of Life Sciences

(Welsh medium talk)

1.16 Edward Llwyd Building

13:10 - 14:35

Talk: Training as a Veterinary Nurse  (30 minutes)     

(Repeated)          (English medium talk)

Followed by an optional tour to the Veterinary Education Centre (Walking tour)   (Repeated)

Talk: Cinema, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

10.00 - 11:40

Talk: Training as a Veterinary Surgeon
(40 minutes)

(English medium talk)

Followed by an optional Equine Yard Tour, returning to Penglais Campus by 11:40 (transport provided)

(Talk) Cinema, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

10:25 - 10.55

Talk: Studying in the Department of Life Sciences

(Welsh medium talk)

1.16 Edward Llwyd Building

11:45 - 12:15

Tour of the Veterinary Education Centre

Meeting point: Foyer of Veterinary Education Centre 

13:45 - 15:15

Talk: Training as a Veterinary Surgeon

(30 minutes) -  Repeated

(English medium talk)

Followed by an optional Equine Yard Tour, returning to Penglais Campus by 15:15 (transport provided)

(Talk) Cinema, Aberystwyth Arts Centre

15:20 - 15:50

Tour of the Veterinary Education Centre

(Repeated)

Meeting point: Foyer of Veterinary Education Centre 

Talk: Studying in the Department of Life Sciences

(Welsh medium talk)

1.16 Edward Llwyd Building

Talk: Discover Zoology -  Animal Life, Behaviour and Conservation

(English medium talk)

0.26, Edward Llwyd Building

Activity: Interactive Laboratory Session

Hermit Crab Personalities

1.14 Edward Llwyd Building

Activity: Interactive Laboratory Session

Hermit Crab Personalities

(Repeated)

1.14 Edward Llwyd Building

Talk: Discover Zoology - Animal Life, Behaviour and Conservation

(Repeated)

(English medium talk)

0.26 Edward Llwyd Building

Activity: Interactive Laboratory Session

Hermit Crab Personalities

(Repeated)

1.14 Edward Llwyd Building

Talk: Studying Mathematics at Aberystwyth

(English medium talk)

Talk: Discover Opportunities for Studying Mathematics through the medium of Welsh 

(Welsh medium talk)

D54, Hugh Owen Building

Departmental Tour including taster activities 

Meeting point:  MP-0.11, Ground Floor, Physical Sciences Building

When?

11:45 - 13:00

Talk: Shape your Future with Modern Languages at Aberystwyth
(30 minute talk)

(English medium talk)

Followed by an interactive session giving an insight into the fun 'brain-tickling' side of learning languages.

Talk: The advantages of studying Physics through the medium of Welsh at Aberystwyth 

(Welsh medium talk)

C43, Hugh Owen Building

A14 Hugh Owen Building

Meeting point:

Foyer Physical Sciences Building

Talk: Studying Engineering at Aberystwyth

(English medium talk)

10.45 - 11:15

Talk: Psychology is Everywhere

(English medium talk)

A12, Hugh Owen Building 

11:30 - 14:00

Optional guided tours of departmental facilities running between 11:30 - 14:00

Meeting point: Foyer P5 Building 

13:00 - 13:30

C64, Hugh Owen Building

14:30 - 15:00

Talk: Psychology is Everywhere   (Repeated)

(English medium talk)

 A12, Hugh Owen Building 

Optional guided tours of departmental facilities running at the following times - 

12:15 / 12:45 / 13:15 / 13:45

Talk: Welcome to the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies

 (Repeated)

(English medium talk)

Cinema, Aberystwyth Arts Centre 

Talk: Welcome to the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies

(English medium talk)

Optional guided tours of departmental facilities running at the following times - 

12:15 / 12:45 / 13:15 / 13:45

Opportunities to study through the medium of Welsh in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies.

(Welsh medium talk)

Talk: Welcome to the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies

(Repeated)

(English medium talk)

09:30 - 10:00

Talk: 'The boundaries of my language are the boundaries of my world': why study Welsh and the Celtic Languages

(English Medium Talk)

D54, Hugh Owen Building 

10:45 - 11:45

Meeting point :  Concourse outside Aberystwyth Arts Centre 

13:00 - 13:30

D54, Hugh Owen Building 

14:00 - 15:00

Walking Tour:  Come with us to the treasure trove next door: the National Library of Wales. An opportunity to get a taste of what's inside this special building.

(Repeated)

Meeting point :  Concourse outside Aberystwyth Arts Centre