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Postgraduate Open Day 3 November 2010

Cardiff University's annual Postgraduate Open Day took place on Wednesday 3rd November. 

If you missed this event we will also be holding a second event on 2nd December (4-7.30pm). Please visit our  Open Evening pages for further details and to book your place.

Prospective students outside Main Building on Cardiff University PG Open Day

 

What can I see and do?

Open Day gives you the opportunity to see facilities, meet staff and students and find out more about the courses available here in Cardiff. The activities on offer include:

Academic Schools Exhibition Area
School of Biosciences stand at the Schools Exhibition, at Cardiff University PG Open Day

Staff from all of our academic Schools will be on hand throughout the day in a central exhibition area in the Great Hall of the Students' Union. You will be able to collect literature and talk to staff from the School about the courses on offer and your interests.

 

General Talks
PG Open Day Talk at Cardiff University

Our general talks cover subjects such as Funding and Finance, Accommodation at Cardiff and the Application Process. A timetable of talks will be available in due course.

 

Advice Shops
Prospective students at an advice shop during a Postgraduate Open Day Tour

Staff are on-hand to give you more information and answer questions on a variety of things such as: funding, making an application, careers, student support services and student life.

 

Tours
Prospective Postgraduate students being shown War Memorial in Cathays Park as part of a PG Open Day Tour at Cardiff University

There are one-hour walking tours of the Cathays Park Campus throughout the day, conducted by our current postgraduate students. Staff from the Graduate Centre will be on hand throughout the day to offer a tour of our dedicated facilities for postgraduate students.


Subject-specific Talks
Prospective students at a subject-speficic presentation, as part of the Cardiff University Postgraduate Open Day

A series of presentations will be given throughout the day by members of our Academic Schools and specialist advisors. These will be on a variety of topics: specific postgraduate programmes at Cardiff, postgraduate study within individual academic schools, and more general features of postgraduate study.

 

School-based Events
Students showing conservation techniques at a School-based event, as part of the Cardiff University Postgraduate Open Day
A number of events are also being offered by some of our Academic Schools, including presentations and admissions advice sessions.