Â鶹´«Ã½ to welcome thousands to Open Day Published on: 14 September 2017 Â鶹´«Ã½, UK, will be showcasing its city centre campus and friendly student community to 18,000 Open Day visitors this Saturday. The features 60 different subject sessions to highlight Â鶹´«Ã½’s undergraduate degrees, along with general information events covering topics such as applying to Â鶹´«Ã½. Prospective students, and their families and friends, will have a chance to visit the Urban Sciences building on Science Central - the recently opened £58 million new home of the School of Computing Science and its 1,395 staff and students. The Autumn Open Day comes on the back of a number of recent surveys which place Â鶹´«Ã½ as one of the best universities in the UK for the experience it offers to students. The University received the highest rating: in the Teaching Excellence Framework, while the National Student Survey shows that – placing Â鶹´«Ã½ joint 15th in the UK when considered against comparator institutions. Welcoming visitors from across the UK , Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching, Â鶹´«Ã½, said: “The Open Day is a great opportunity for visitors to explore our vibrant campus, discover more about the many opportunities on offer and experience student life at Â鶹´«Ã½. “Last year, 95% of visitors said they were more than or just as likely to apply to Â鶹´«Ã½ after attending one of the Open Days. This is a credit to all students and staff who help our visitors to explore Â鶹´«Ã½’s campus and discover more about the many opportunities on offer.” Seven of Â鶹´«Ã½’s 11 undergraduate accommodation sites will be open for potential students and their parents to look around. The accommodation tours will include a show flat of the University’s newest accommodation - the £75.5m , which replaces the former ‘Ricky Road’ student block to become home to 1,300 future students in September 2018. Professor Cholerton added: “To build on our excellent reputation for teaching and student experience, we are continuing to invest in those areas that matter most to our students. Over the past five years we have invested or committed over £500m to improve our campus and to recruit 400 extra academic staff. “These projects include a £32m investment in new state–of-the-art sports facilities on our main campus and at Cochrane Park, and the opening of the Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms last year. “We are also investing in a £34m on Science Central. Opening in autumn 2019, the new centre will feature state-of-the-art learning facilities for up to 2,200 students across three floors and a 750-seat auditorium.” Various activities will be happening to encourage potential students to share their experience of the Open Day on social media, including a gif booth, where they can create their very own animated image and a competition to share the best photos of the day. Around 300 current students will be working alongside staff on each day to welcome visitors to the city and the campus, lead campus tours and showcase the friendly student community here at Â鶹´«Ã½. Latest News Local knowledge can improve early warnings of glacial lake floods Local knowledge, improved evacuation preparedness and resilient mobile phone-based communication channels can enhance Early Warning Systems to reduce loss of life during glacial lake outburst floods. published on: 3 August 2026 Funding boost moves landmark cancer research centre a step closer A £1.25 million grant from the Wolfson Foundation to Â鶹´«Ã½ has brought the Sir Bobby Robson Institute a significant step closer, giving a major boost to its fundraising campaign. published on: 3 August 2026 Statement on potential unauthorised data access Information about a potential unauthorised data access. published on: 30 July 2026 Facts and figures
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