Undergraduate Open Day to bring thousands to Â鶹´«Ã½ Published on: 14 September 2016 Â鶹´«Ã½ will once again welcome thousands of visitors to its city-centre campus during the Undergraduate Open Day. More than 17,000 visitors from all over the UK are expected to visit the city to attend the autumn this Saturday 17 September. The Open Day is for potential undergraduate students who are looking at starting university in autumn 2017. A large number of parents will also attend the event to find out more about Â鶹´«Ã½’s campus, accommodation sites, and facilities such as the and Over 50 academic subject sessions are on offer for prospective students to find out more about the range of degrees and meet staff and current students. In addition, the University will host sessions covering Applying to Â鶹´«Ã½ and Welcome to Â鶹´«Ã½. Applying to Â鶹´«Ã½ is an informal session which will offer students and parents the chance to hear from University admissions staff. ‘Welcome to Â鶹´«Ã½’ will highlight what Â鶹´«Ã½ has to offer and why it’s and satisfaction in the latest National Student Survey. Welcoming visitors from across the UK Professor Suzanne Cholerton, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching, said: “We are delighted to welcome visitors from the UK and beyond and to showcase our academic offer and the friendly student community here at Â鶹´«Ã½. The Undergraduate Open Day is a great opportunity for visitors to explore our vibrant campus and discover more about the many opportunities on offer. “People coming to our campus will get a chance to find out why our students consistently rank their experience at Â鶹´«Ã½ among the highest in the UK. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the results of the University’s investment in high-quality facilities, such as the newest addition to the University Library – , which houses a variety of digital learning spaces.” There will be photo opportunities to encourage visitors to share their day on social networks, including Instagram photo points. Student volunteers will be working on the day in a variety of roles, including welcoming visitors to the city at key locations such as Central Station, Monument and Haymarket. Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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