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PostgraduateOpen Day

Your Open Day programme 23 November 2016

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Welcome

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5 Event information6 Subject events8 Central Services Information Fair9 MapofHighfieldCampus10 Map of Avenue Campus11 Map of Wessex Lane Halls

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Welcome to our Postgraduate Open DayToday is your chance to discover more about our vibrant postgraduate community and study opportunities open to you. Talk to our internationally renowned academics and students who will be on hand to answer your questions and discover how Southampton can offer you the expertise and support to inspire success in your future career.

We look forward to welcoming you and hope you have an informative and enjoyable day.

Get involved on Twitter Hashtag #UoSOpenDay and share your experiences of the day.

Postgraduate Study at Southampton Talk by Professor James Vickers and Professor Pauline Leonard

Find out why you should consider further study and what Southampton has to offer postgraduate students. Learn about our postgraduate community and world-leading research.

ââ HighfieldCampus,GardenCourt(Building38/40),14.00to15.00and18.00to19.00

PhD unwrapped - what it is like to be a PhD student at Southampton

A panel information session where our current PhD students share their experiences. Listen to students’ stories and ask them about their time at Southampton.

ââ HighfieldCampus,Building67,Room1007,15.00to16.00and17.00to18.00

Subject Information Fair

Speak to our academic and admissions staff about the varied postgraduate courses and research areas available to you. All of our subject areas will be represented:

Business, Law and Art

Engineering and the Environment

Health Sciences

Humanities

Medicine

Natural and Environmental Sciences

Physical Sciences and Engineering

Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences

ââ GardenCourt(Building38/40),15.00to18.00

Event information

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Welcome desk & registration

Visit us at the welcome desk to register and pick up a postgraduate prospectus and programme of the day.

ââ HighfieldCampus,GardenCourt(Building38/40),13.30until18.00

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Event Time(s) Location

Archaeology, Staff meet and greet, PGR poster display

15.30-16.30Avenue Campus, Building 65A, Sarah Champion Room

Archaeology, Tour of the labs (upon request)

15.30-16.30Departing from Avenue Campus, Building 65A, Sarah Champion Room

Avenue Campus tour (upon request)

16.00-18.00Departing from Avenue Campus, Building 65, Room 1143

Business School, Drop-in session 15.00-17.00Highfield Campus, Building 2 foyer, Business School entrance

Economics, Subject presentation 15.00-15.45 Highfield Campus, Building 58, Room 1023

Electronics and Computer Science, Introduction to PG study in ECS

15.00-15.15 Highfield Campus, Building 53, Room 4025

Electronics and Computer Science, Overview of research groups


Electronics and Computer Science, Refreshments and informal discussions

16.30-17.30Highfield Campus, Building 53, Mountbatten coffee room, Room 3028

Engineering and Environment, Centre for Doctoral Training in Next Generation Computational Modelling, Talk and tour of facilities


Gerontology, Drop-in session 15.00-17.00 Highfield Campus, Building 58, Room 2041

Humanities, Drop-in session 16.00-18.00 Avenue Campus, Building 65, Room 1143

Law, Drop-in session 15.00-17.00 Highfield Campus, Building 4, Room 1035

Library, Avenue Campus, open to visitors

14.00-18.00 Avenue Campus, Building 65

Library, Hartley Library, open to visitors

14.00-18.00 Highfield Campus, Building 12

Library, Special Collections and Archives drop-in session

15.00-16.00 Highfield Campus, Building 12, Level 4

Mathematical Sciences, Drop-in session


Music, Tour of rehearsal and performance rooms (upon request)

15.30-16.30Departing from Highfield Campus, Building 2 (Music End)

National Oceanography Centre, Campus tour and talk

15.00Departing from Welcome Desk in Building 38, Highfield Campus, to travel to National Oceanography Centre

Optoelectronics Research Centre, Introduction to studying photonics at the ORC

16.00-16.20Highfield Campus, ORC coffee room, Building 46, Room 4050

Optoelectronics Research Centre, PhD funding and application process


Optoelectronics Research Centre, Questions and answers session


Physics and Astronomy, Introduction to Master's courses

15.00-16.00 Highfield Campus, Building 46

Physics and Astronomy, Meet the PG admissions tutors from Astronomy Research Group


Physics and Astronomy, Meet the PG admissions tutors from Quantum Technology Centre


Physics and Astronomy, Meet the PG admissions tutors from Southampton High Energy Physics Research Group


Psychology, Drop-in session 15.00-16.30Highfield Campus, Building 44, Room 2103 and 1041

Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, Subject presentation


Southampton Education School, Initial teacher training drop-in session

15.00-16.00 and 17.00-18.00 Highfield Campus, Building 34, Room 2019

Winchester School of Art, Registration

13.30 Winchester School of Art, Café

Winchester School of Art, Welcome Talk

14.00-15.00Winchester School of Art, Lecture Theatre B

Winchester School of Art, Campus tours

15.00-17.00 Winchester School of Art, Rotunda

Winchester School of Art, Programmes drop-in session

15.00-17.00 Winchester School of Art, Rotunda

Winchester School of Art Library open to visitors

15.00-17.00 Winchester School of Art, Winchester

Subject events

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Tours of Highfield Campus available throughout the day. Departure from the Welcome Desk.

Highfield Campus, Garden Court (Building 38/40)

Accommodation

Find out about accommodation in university halls and the private rented sector for postgraduate students. We will be able to provide information on costs, application process to university halls of residence and how to find private accommodation.

www.southampton.ac.uk/accommodation

Alumni Relations

Our alumni community spans across 178 countries, graduates can connect through this lifelong network across the globe.

www.southampton.ac.uk/alumni-supporters

Careers

Colleagues from our Careers service will be on hand to answer questions about the support they provide to postgraduate students.

www.southampton.ac.uk/careers

Doctoral College

The Doctoral College provides information for prospective and current students, from application to supervision and funding. It also acts as a hub for professional development of our researchers.

www.southampton.ac.uk/doctoral-college

Library

The Library has a comprehensive collection of books and journals, plus a range of services to support teaching and research across all areas of the University. Meet our library staff to find out more.

www.southampton.ac.uk/library

Union Southampton

The Students’ Union offers advice and social events for all students, including postgraduates. There are specific events scheduled for postgraduate students to meet each other and socialise. Speak to us to find out more.

www.unionsouthampton.org

Southampton City Council

Come and talk to us about the city and the great activities and events that are going on. With brand new developments in the city centre and a new arts hub to open soon, it is an exciting time to be part of the community

www.discoversouthampton.co.uk

Student Services and finance advice

Student Services is a one-stop-shop for current students, answering questions on accommodation, fees, ID cards and more. We will also be able to provide information on postgraduate finance.

www.southampton.ac.uk/studentservices

Central Services Information Fair

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Park and Ride

Wessex Lane Halls

ROUTEINFORMATION

Unilink Bus route

ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME

20 mins Unilink Bus

ROUTEINFORMATION

Unilink Bus route

ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME

20 mins Unilink Bus

Route information

Estimated travel time

Unilink Bus route

Unilink Bus

Park and RideIf you are travelling by car, please park at our Wessex Lane Halls of Residence, Wessex Lane, Southampton, SO18 2NU. Once parked, please make your way to the Unilink bus stop which is across the road from the Halls reception. Student Ambassadors (in yellow jackets) will direct you.

Unilink bus U1C will arrive every 10 minutes, and will take you to Highfield Campus. When getting on the bus simply show the bus driver your open day registration confirmation, on your phone or on paper. This entitles you and your guests to use the Unilink bus service free of charge throughout the day.

Please allow 10 minutes’ transfer time.Parking for disabled persons

Disabled routesand access

Toilets for disabledpersons(with wheelchair access)Accessible payphone

Wheelchair route(unaided)

Wheelchair route(with assistance)

Buildingnumbers

Catering Outlet

Footpaths

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Building 65A: Archaeology

Building 65: Humanities, Avenue Library

www.southampton.ac.uk

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