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Virtual Open Day Guide
Inspiring the extraordinary
September 18th 20219am-5pm
Durham is one of the best virtual open days I've attended, it was well organised and veryinformative.
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It’s an exciting time to join Durham University as we haverecently announced major plans to transform our facilitiesand accommodation. We are consistently ranked as aworld top 100 university and within the top 10 of many UKleague tables. It is our aim to secure this academicsuccess and maintain our position on a sustainable basis.Continued investment across our estate will support ourvision to produce world-leading and world-changingresearch, providing our students with an education that ischallenging, difficult, enabling, research-led andtransformative; and to offer a world-leading studentexperience.
We are delighted that you have decidedto virtually visit our vibrant, world-classUniversity.
Our Virtual Pre-application Open Days are the best wayfor you to find out about our teaching excellence, exploreour award winning facilities, experience our distinctivecollege communities, and discover the range of supportservices we offer to our students.
From our award winningfacilities, to our distinctivecollege communities,and our wide range ofsupport services, you will find much toexplore at theVirtual Open Day.
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Our Virtual Open Day will run from 9am - 5pm (with someactivities running until 7pm) on Saturday 18 September, withlive events taking place during this time. Please see theschedule for a full listing of activities taking place (pages 7-9).You will also be able to visit our virtual 'Exhibition Halls', speakto university staff in our chatrooms, collect useful resources,and attend webinars.
Don't worry if you miss something- you'll be able to keepcoming back to the platform for on-demand content until 10October!
You'll first arrive at our lobby (which is modelled on our veryown Teaching and Learning Centre), where you can visit theHelp Desk, watch the Open Day video, explore the ExhibitionHalls or access the Lecture Theatre. The main navigation barwill be displayed across the top of your screen, and you cannavigate using this!
Watch this video to understand how to move around theVirtual Open Day.
Our Virtual Open Day
Discover Durham University
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This was probably the best virtual open day I havebeen on with the varietyand number of live eventsand how well they wereorganised and presented.
If you have any questions, you can always pop to our HelpDesk on the day - where we will be happy to help. Even afterthe live day itself, you can pop back to this desk to ask ourenquiries team a question.
Help Desk
In our Lecture Theatre (Auditorium) you can view a largeselection of webinars. To make it easier to find the correctwebinar, use the links at the top of the page to filterwebinars by topic. Live events take place between 9am and7pm, and usually last no more than one hour. In somewebinars, you'll be able to ask questions during the event,and for others you can visit the chat room.
Whatever you're interested in - there'll be something foryou! Just click on the screen to see the full listing.
You can also find a full schedule of webinars on pages 7-9.
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Lecture Theatre
Our current students areeager to talk to you! Youcan see a list of currentstudents available to talkto on our UnibuddyPlatform, and ask anyquestions you may have!Just click the 'Unibuddy'tab under any of thebooths in the ExhibitionHall.
Our Department, College and Professional Support Service staffare on hand throughout the Open Day to answer any questionsyou may have. Chats are available at different times during theday- just check out the listings on pages 7-9 to find out thetimings!
Some chats will be hosted through virtual face-to-facemeetings, and others through typed chat.
Chatrooms
Academic LifeCollege LifeStudent Life
You can find out about all aspects of Durham University life inour three Exhibition Halls:
Click on the banners on each booth to find out more, or use thetabs below the booth to watch videos, collect resources andspeak to staff members.
Find a full listing of booths, chat times and webinars availableon pages 7-9.
Virtual Tours
Check out the Facilities and Virtual Tours booths to get a feelfor the University grounds and facilities. You can access 360degree tours of buildings, be led on mini video tours by some ofour current students showing you their favourite spots inDurham, or get to grips with the different locations of ourcolleges.
Exhibition Hall
Keep a look out for ourbooth dedicated to information forparents, carers andteachers!
Top tips!
You can add videos anddocuments to your 'Swag Bag'and email them to yourself tolook at again after the event!Just select the 'swag bag'option next to any items you'dlike a copy of.
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Government and International Affairs
Marketing and Management
Modern Languages and Cultures
Each Department, College and University Service listed below is represented on a booth. The below tables indicate what isavailable on each booth, as well as any chat times available to chat to university staff, and any webinars on offer.
What's on
Anthropology
Archaeology
Accounting
Biosciences
Business and Management
Chemistry
Classics and Ancient History
Combined Honours in SocialSciences
Computer Science
Criminology
Earth Sciences
Economics
Education Studies
Engineering
English Studies
Finance
Geography
History
Law
Liberal Arts
Mathematical Sciences
Music
Natural Sciences
Philosophy
PPE (Philosophy,Politics and Economics)
Physics
Primary Education
Psychology
Sociology
Sports and Exercise Sciences
Theology and Religion
Visual Arts and Film
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Chat Times WebinarChat Type
09:00-16:00
09:00-16:00
09:00-14:00, 15:00-16:00
09:00-16:00
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09:00-16:00
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17:00
14:00
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15:00
11:00
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13:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
Video Chat
Academic Life
A full listing of MLAC webinars can be found on page 8
09:00-11:00, 12:00-16:00
09:00-16:00
10:00-12:00, 14:00-16:00
09:00-16:00
A full listing of MLAC chat times can be found on page 8
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Typed Chat 09:00-16:00
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Typed Chat
Video Chat
Typed Chat
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09:00-14:00, 15:00-16:00
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09:00- 13:00, 14:00-16:00
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09:00-11:00 (T), 11:00-13:00
(V), 13:00-16:00 (T)
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09:00-10:00, 11:00-16:00Video Chat
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Video and Typed Chat
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Modern Languages and Cultures live chat and webinar timings
Each College listed below is represented on a booth. The below table indicates what is available on each booth, as well as anychat times available to chat to university staff, and any webinars on offer.
College Booths
To join any of the chats listed below, click the 'chat' tab under the Modern Language and Cultures booth. Head over to theLecture Theatre to watch any webinars .
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Session Chat
Modern Languages and Culture overview
Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Hispanic
Italian
Japanese
Russian
Collingwood
Grey
Hatfield
John Snow
Josephine Butler
South
St Aidan's
St Chad's
St Cuthbert's Society
St Hild and St Bede
St John's
St Mary's
Stephenson
Trevelyan
University
Van Mildert
Chat Times Webinar Chat Type
09:00-16:00
09:00-16:00
12:00
14:00
College Life
09:00-16:00
13:30-14:30
Q&A during webinar
10:00-16:00
Q&A during webinar
11:00-12:00
12:30-13:30
Q&A during webinar
Q&A during webinar
Webinar
09:00-16:00
09:00-16:00
09:00-16:00
09:00-16:00
Not available
13:00
14:00
13:00
11:15
15:00
11:00
11:00
15:30
11:30
12:00
09:00
12:30
09:30
12:00
10:00
11:30
09:30 (Chinese and Japanese)
10:30
09:30 (Chinese and Japanese)
Our Colleges (GeneralCollege Overview)
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Webinar
Don't worry if you can't make it to all the sessions you are interested in, you can always go back towatch them on-demand later!
Top Tip!
Student Life Booths
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Durham UniversityAdmissions
Chat TimesChat Type
Student Life Webinar
Love Your Library - 10:00
Team Durham University Sports - 12:00Experience Durham Music and
Theatre - 17:00
Additional Webinars on offer
Applying to Durham 09:00
Session Time
Personal Statements 11:00
Team Durham- University Sports 12:00
Student Panel Q&A
Placement Years
17:00
Study Abroad
Experience Durham- Music and Theatre
14:00
Studying in the UK
16:00
Introduction to our Colleges 10:00
The Academic Transition to Higher Education
10:00
11:00
Love your Library
13:00
A Day in the Life of a Durham Student 15:00
18:00
Applying to Durham - 09:00Personal Statements - 11:00
09:00-16:00Typed Chat
Careers and Enterprise Typed Chat 09:00-16:00 11:00
Durham Centre forAcademicDevelopment (DCAD)
Typed Chat 12:30-13:30 The Academic Transition to
Higher Education - 11:00
Durham Students' Union N/A On-demand content only N/A
Disability Support andCounselling Service
Type ChatChat with a student with experience of using the service between 09:00-10:00, 15:00-16:00 N/A
Experience Durham:Sports, Theatre, Music, Volunteering
Typed Chat Team Durham Sports 09:00-16:00
International Students Typed Chat 09:00-16:00 Studying in the UK - 18:00
Libraries and Collections Typed Chat (External Site) 10:00-14:00
Typed ChatParents and Carers 09:00-16:00 See additional webinar listings below
Typed ChatPlacement Years 09:00-16:00 14:00
Student Finance N/A On-demand content only
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Typed Chat
Student Views Typed Chat 09:00-16:00Student Panel Q&A - 13:00
A Day in the Life of a Durham Student - 15:00
Study Abroad Q&A section during webinar Webinar Only 16:00
University Facilities & Virtual Tours N/A On-demand content only N/A
Each University Service listed below is represented on a booth. The below table indicates what is available on each booth, as wellas any chat times available to chat to university staff, and any webinars on offer.
Durham UniversityThe Palatine CentreStockton RoadDurhamDH1 3LE
Enquiries W: durham.ac.uk/study/askus
Main Switchboard:T: +44 (0)191 334 2000
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