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Nclvisit Open Day Guide 2017 Open Day Guide 2017 Autumn Open Day 16 September 2017 9.00–4.00 Teaching Excellence Share Framework your day #nclvisit Open Day Guide 2017 Open Day Guide 2017 Welcome to our Contents Autumn Open Day Today you’ll get to explore our vibrant campus, discover Welcome 2 more about the many opportunities on offer (both during your degree and in your free time), and find out what it’s like to be Travelling to the University 3 part of the friendly student community here at Newcastle. We hope you enjoy your time with us! What’s happening on the day 5 Planning your day 6 Newcastle University Open Day Team [email protected] Seeing the city 7 www.ncl.ac.uk/openday 0191 208 8675 Subject Sessions 9 Get involved on the day 18 Subject Fairs 19 PARTNERS is our supported entry • free summer school Information Fair 21 route into Newcastle University. (July, Year 13) Information Sessions 22 Our nationally recognised • a lower offer (if you complete Tours of the campus 1 PARTNERS Programme is our summer school) for students who are less and facilities 23 • help with applying and likely to go to university. Accommodation Tours 25 understanding student back cover The programme has been finance, and support Where to eat on campus 27 running for schools and colleges when results come out in North East England since Useful information 29 • the chance to meet other 2000, and over 3,500 students students on the scheme and Campus map 30 have successfully entered the find out about Newcastle University who might otherwise Day planner back cover University and student life here not have done. The programme is now open to all eligible students • extra help and support in England and composes: once you’re a student here For more information: • Visit us at the PARTNERS stand at Gan canny! the Information Fair in King’s Gate • Attend the PARTNERS session – see page 22 Gan Canny! (TAKE IT EASY) Open Day Guide 2017 www.ncl.ac.uk/openday Parking in the city centre City-centre car parks will be extremely busy, so Travelling to please allow extra time for your journey. A list of car parks near to the campus is available on the University our website: www.ncl.ac.uk/openday/travel Newcastle has excellent transport links by road and rail from major cities across the UK. Metro park and ride As the city centre is a busy place to park, another option is to park at a nearby Metro station and travel to the city centre by Metro. For Metro travel we suggest you purchase a Metro DaySaver ticket for two zones. 3 Travelling by train Travelling by car Tickets are £4.00* per person for a DaySaver return (two zones). 4 Located on the East Coast main train line, The University is based in the city centre, The University is opposite Haymarket Metro station, which is a short journey Newcastle is only three hours from London so we have limited parking on campus and from the stations listed below. All of these stations offer long-stay parking: and even closer to other major cities including can only offer parking for disabled visitors. Manchester, Leeds and Edinburgh. Please e-mail [email protected] if you need a disabled parking space. Four Lane Ends Metro station Heworth Metro station Regent Centre Metro station The University can easily be reached from Newcastle (for those travelling (for those travelling (for those travelling Central Station using the Metro light rail system. Due to the number of visitors expected, we from the north) from the south) from the north) Haymarket Metro station (opposite the campus) is recommend that you use public transport Benton Lane, Newcastle Sunderland Road, Heworth, Great North Road, Newcastle only two stops from the Central Station. Tickets are where possible to get to our campus. upon Tyne NE7 7UJ Gateshead NE10 0YJ upon Tyne NE3 3PF £2.90* for a Metro DaySaver return (one zone). Directions to the city centre Number of spaces: 475 Number of spaces: 462 Number of spaces: 182 Alternatively, it is about a 15-minute walk to From the north or south: follow the A1 Price of parking: £1.00 per day* Price of parking: £2.30 per day* Price of parking: £1.00 per day* the campus from the train station. Please see towards Newcastle. Leave the A1 (Newcastle our University map leaflet for directions. Look Western Bypass) at the junction with the A167/ Journey to Haymarket Metro Journey to Haymarket Journey to Haymarket Metro out for our guides (wearing yellow T-shirts), A696 and follow signs for the ‘City Centre’. station: 12 minutes Metro station: 9 minutes station: 12 minutes who will be at key areas of the city centre in the From the west: follow the A69 to the junction morning to help direct you to the campus. with the A1, and then take the A1 northbound. For more information, including timetables, a map and station locations, please see: Leave the A1 at the next junction, signposted www.nexus.org.uk/metro ‘City (West), Westerhope B6324’. Follow signs for the ‘City Centre A167’ and then follow signs to the ‘City Centre’. For satellite navigation purposes, please use the postcode of one of the city-centre car parks listed on our website: www.ncl.ac.uk/openday/travel Share your day *Prices are correct at the time of going to press (August 2017). #nclvisit Open Day Guide 2017 www.ncl.ac.uk/openday Free WiFi Log on to the NUOpenDay wireless network using the password openday1 to access maps of the campus, What’s happening city and other information: Planning your day www.ncl.ac.uk/openday 5 tips to help you make on the day? the most of your visit… 1 Welcome and Registration Arrive early The event runs from 9.00–4.00. You can arrive Tent – Students’ Union Lawn, 9.00–4.00 at any time, but there’s so much to pack into Once on campus, bring your unique QR registration code (which will be sent to you via e-mail the day that we recommend you arrive early to before the event) to the Welcome Desk in the tent on the lawn opposite the Students’ Union. You make the most of what’s on offer. See us at the can also pick up other information, get directions and ask any questions about the day. Welcome Desk in the tent opposite the Students’ Union to find out more about the day. 2 Information Fair Information Sessions Plan your time King’s Gate, 9.00–4.00 Herschel Building, 9.15–3.30 Start by identifying which Subject Session(s) you see page 21 see page 22 want to attend (see pages 9–15), and use the planner at the back of this programme to plan 5 the rest of your day. Many of our tours and other 6 Subject Sessions sessions are repeated throughout the day. Various times and locations see pages 9–15 3 Look out for the yellow T-shirts Current students (wearing yellow T-shirts) will be at Campus Tours Subject Fairs 9.00–4.00 Accommodation Tours welcome points in the city and around campus to help you with directions. You’ll also see lots of staff around Students’ Union Buses leave from King’s Humanities and Social (wearing red T-shirts) who will help you make the most Lawn, 9.30–3.30 Road and you can also Sciences (Armstrong Building) of the day, so just ask if you have any questions. walk to all sites see page 23 Science, Agriculture and Engineering (Students’ Union) see pages 25–26 4 Medical Sciences Getting around campus (Medical School) Our campus is very compact, so it won’t take you see pages 19–20 long to get to the different activities. You can use the University map leaflet provided with this programme, and the locations of key activities are pinned on our mobile-friendly website: www.ncl.ac.uk/openday/map See Facilities Tours of the Students’ 5 Union, Sports Centre, Feeling hungry? University libraries and the Subject information The University has a fantastic range Language Resource Centre As well as the Subject Sessions, don’t forget to visit of catering outlets, so you won’t have see pages 23–24 the Subject Fairs, where you can speak to staff on a to go far for refreshments. See pages one-to-one basis, find out more about the range of 27–28 for more information. We are degrees we offer, and pick up brochures to read also two minutes’ walk from cafés at your leisure. and restaurants in the city centre. Open Day Guide 2017 www.ncl.ac.uk/openday Quayside 1 in 6 people in Newcastle is a student, so you’ll be Seeing the city in good company! Welcome to the ‘Toon’ Shopping, restaurants and culture Newcastle Castle You’ll find great places to eat, shop and visit Famous for its friendliness, vibrant nightlife, not far from the campus… and beautiful architecture, Newcastle also offers great shopping, dining and world-class • Just minutes away from campus you’ll find cultural events and attractions, making it a Eldon Square, one of the UK’s largest fantastic destination for a weekend break. city-centre shopping centres, with over 150 stores and several cafés and restaurants. Even if you’re just visiting for a day, as the University is in the city centre, it’s worth taking some time to • Grainger Town is home to lots of sample what the city has to offer while you’re here.
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