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Open Day-September-28Pp-31Aug Layout 1 31/08/2017 21:42 Page 1 Cardiff UG Open Day-September-28pp-31Aug_Layout 1 31/08/2017 21:42 Page 1 OPEN DAY Programme Saturday 16 September 2017 9.00am - 4.00pm Cardiff Connected www.cardiff.ac.u k/opendays A leading UK university in a vibrant capital city: Tel: 029 2087 6000 • Top 5 Russell Group University for research Email: [email protected] excellence and impact • 95% of students employed or in further study /cardiffuniug cardiffuni 6 months after graduation • Top 5 Students’ Union in the UK @cardiffuniug cardiffuniug Cardiff UG Open Day-September-28pp-31Aug_Layout 1 31/08/2017 21:42 Page 2 Welcome Contents We are delighted to welcome you to Cardiff University to experience what student Contents life is really like at one of the UK’s leading universities. Deciding on the right university for you can be a daunting but exciting decision, so please take your time Important Information 2 to explore our campus, visit academic schools, meet our current students and ask Cardiff: A Capital City 3 any questions that you may have. Be sure to also explore the surrounding area as General Talks 4 well as the University itself - after all, Cardiff could soon be a city you’ll be calling Information and Advice 6 home! Thank you for deciding to visit Cardiff University and we hope that you enjoy Students’ Union 7 your day with us. Tours and Facilities 8 Heath Park Campus 10 Academic Schools’ 12 Popular Talks at Busy Times Ruth Thomas, Senior Schools & Colleges Liaison Manager Programmes Many of our talks are repeated throughout the day so pre-booking is not Places to Eat 24 required. In the event of high demand, however, priority will be given to Travel Tips student visitors. If such a situation arises, the support of parents and Open Day Planner 25 guardians in giving up their seats for other students is appreciated. Cardiff is a thriving capital city and, as such, parking within the city centre can be expensive. We strongly Campus Map 26 recommend that you arrive at the University by public transport or use one of the ‘Park and Ride’ services signposted from the M4. More information can be found by visiting: www.cardiff.ac.uk/opendays Subject Index English Literature 16 Midwifery 11, 17 Interested in extending your stay and exploring the city? Environmental Geography 16 Modern History 18 Accounting 14 Environmental Geoscience 16 Modern Languages 20 Please see www.visitcardiff.com for more information. Anatomical Sciences 13 Exploration and Resource Geology 16 Music 20 On Arrival Ancient History 18 Finance 14 Neuroscience 13 Applied Software Engineering 15 French 20 Nursing 11, 17 Please make your way to the reception marquees at Main Building 1 to Free Wi-Fi Archaeology 18 Genetics 13 Occupational Therapy 11, 17 collect your welcome pack. Staff and students (wearing University t-shirts) To connect to our Architectural Engineering 16 Geography (Environmental) 16 Operating Department Practice 11, 17 will be available to provide further advice and guidance. free Wi-Fi, simply select Architecture 13 Geography (Human) 17 Optometry 20 Astronomy 21 Geography (Human) and Planning 17 Pharmacology 11, 19 Make the most of Open Day ‘CU-VISITOR ’ and follow Astrophysics 21 Geography (Marine) 16 Pharmacy 21 There are a number of information points across campus, should you have the steps . Banking and Finance 14 Geology 16 Philosophy 16 any general enquiries or require directions, the most central of these is in Biological Sciences 13 German 20 Physics 21 Biomedical Sciences 13 Healthcare Sciences 11, 17 Physiotherapy 11, 17 Main Buildin g 1 . You will also spot a number of our students in key locations Biosciences 13 History 18 Planning 17 across the campus to provide directions and answer any questions that you may have. Business 14 Human and Social Sciences 22 Politics 21 Don’t forget to plan your day using our Open Day planner on page 25. Chemistry 14 Human Geography 17 Portuguese 20 Finding your way around / Free shuttle bus services Chinese 20 Integrated Engineering 16 Psychology 22 Civil Engineering 16 Italian 20 Radiography/Radiotherapy 11, 17 The location of all key areas are indicated by numeric roundels on the campus map, which can be found Computer Science 15 Japanese 20 Religious & Theological Studies 18 on the back cover of this programme. All buildings on the Cathays Campus are within easy walking Conservation of Objects 18 Journalism, Media and Social Analytics 22 distance of each other. Free shuttle bus services will also operate between the following locations Criminology 22 Cultural Studies 18 Social Policy 22 throughout the day: Dental Hygiene/Therapy 11, 15 Law 18 Social Sciences 22 Dentistry 11, 15 Marine Geography 16 Sociology 22 Earth and Ocean Sciences 16 Mathematics 19 Spanish 20 Talybont Residences and Heath Park Campus Shuttle Bus Economics 14 Mechanical Engineering 16 Translation 20 Main Building, Museum Avenue 1 > Talybont Residences 5 5 > Education 22 Medical Engineering 16 Urban Planning and Development 17 Medical Pharmacology 11, 19 Welsh 23 Heath Park Campus > Talybont Residences 5 5 > Main Building Electrical/Electronic Engineering 16 Engineering 16 Medicine 11, 19 Y Gymraeg 23 Trevithick Shuttle Bus English Language 16 Medieval History 18 Zoology 13 e Main Building 1 >Trevithick Building and Queen’s Buildings 2 1 > Main Building 1 s t m Note: The events listed in this programme are correct at the time of going to print. However, some changes in the programme may be n o e c necessary on the day. In the highly unlikely event that Open Day is postponed or cancelled, we will notify you by email using the address you t l n e have provided. Should we have to cancel/postpone the event, we will be unable to reimburse individuals/schools/ colleges for travel and o W other associated costs. C #CUOpenDay cardiffuni cardiffuniug Open Day 2017 Programme 1 Cardiff UG Open Day-September-28pp-31Aug_Layout 1 31/08/2017 21:42 Page 4 Important Information GCaerndeifrfa: l AT aClkas pital City Lost Property Please report any items of lost property to staff on the information desks or security staff. Online Photo Gallery We are employing a photographer to record the event and images taken on Open Day may be used by Cardiff University and its partners in a variety of formats (including online) for educational and promotional purposes. Copyright of all images rests with Cardiff University. Quiet Rooms There are two quiet rooms on the Cathays Park Safety Arrangements Campus available for students, staff and visitors: To ensure your safety at Open Day, please adhere to John Percival Building, Room 0.05 27 all warning and instruction notices and act in a safe Queen’s Buildings, Room S2.28 21 Whilst visiting us today, be sure to explore the surrounding area where you will find and responsible manner at all times. Do not touch many beautiful green spaces, modern shopping centres, indoor markets and even any equipment or apparatus unless invited to do so Advice for Disabled Visitors by the member of staff in charge. In case of an our very own castle just a short walk away. Limited parking will be available for disabled visitors emergency, immediately contact the nearest member in the car park of Main Building 1 . Please note that of staff or telephone our Security Control Room on Lively, elegant, cosmopolitan and ambitious are all or simply enjoy the accessible transport will also be available throughout 029 2087 4444. words readily used to describe modern-day Cardiff. atmosphere at one of the day and will be located in Main Building car park. In the event of a fire alarm, immediately vacate the It is a thriving city with a proud heritage and a bright Europe’s largest waterfront If you would like to access this facility elsewhere on To meet our students and to building by the nearest exit and remain outside until future. Together, the city and University provide developments, Cardiff Bay. find out more about the city the campus, please telephone 07812 738578 and told by university staff that it is safe to re-enter. If you students with the ‘Cardiff Experience’, a lifestyle you’ll of Cardiff, please visit our we will contact the driver for you. In addition, a Over 30,000 students call City Stand in the are on an upper floor and have difficulty negotiating remember long after graduation. VJ Gallery, Main Building limited number of wheelchairs are available from the Cardiff University home, stairs, please make your way to one of the designated Main Building marquees. Cardiff is also one of the meaning those who join us 1 refuge points, which are sign posted, and use the If you have any further queries regarding student UK’s major sporting centres become part of a large, vibrant telephone to seek further assistance. Please note that with facilities and events to community from lifts should not be used in the event of a fire. support, or access to relevant grants, please visit the Student Support Services stand in the Main Building please both competitors all around the and spectators. The world. Combining Meeting Points exhibition area 1 . Further information is also Principality Stadium the vibrant If you lose a family/group member, please make available on our website: (formerly known as the capital city yourself known to a member of our staff in the porters’ www.cardiff.ac.uk/opendays/disabilityadvice Millennium Stadium) hosts lifestyle with an lodges/receptions in any of the university buildings . major sporting and musical affordable cost of events throughout the year living, Cardiff and the atmosphere on an caters for all international match day is students from an certainly not to be missed! array of With stunning countryside and a number backgrounds - of coastal towns all within easy making it a reach, there are many things to welcoming and exciting place to study.
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