LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS: WEDNESDAY 25Th JUNE SATURDAY 5Th JULY
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The UCAS Merseyside Higher Education Convention 2014 LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS: WEDNESDAY 25th JUNE SATURDAY 5th JULY At the University of Liverpool 11th and 12th June 2014 Opening Times: 09:30 - 14:00 YOUR FUTURE STARTS WITH HOPE 0151 291 3111 hope.ac.uk To make the most of this Convention The Convention has two main parts: please read this programme carefully. (1) There is a ‘Marketplace’ where representatives from over 140 universities and Additional information is available at either colleges of higher education and graduate employers will be situated. They will be available for you to ask them questions. Please use the opportunity www.ucasevents.com or www.connexionslive.com to talk to representatives and not just take prospectuses. There are some suggested questions which you might ask on the website, https://www.ucasevents.com/ucas/frontend/reg/tOtherPage.csp?pageID=548876 About this Convention &eventID=1161&eventID=1161 The Merseyside UCAS Higher Education (2) The second part of the Convention is a series of presentations on a wide Convention at the University of Liverpool range of subjects studied in higher education. The speakers have been asked to make their talk relevant to their subject in all higher education institutions. The on 11/12 June 2014 is for anyone thinking of presentations will last about forty minutes. Please note that attendance at making an application to university in 2015. these talks is on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. If you arrive at the Convention before 9.30 and wish to attend a talk starting at 9.30 or 10.30 we recommend you go straight to that talk and Your educational institution gives you the day off to return to the Marketplace later in the day. attend the Convention as they know it can help you to research your choice of courses and universities. We hope you find the Convention both useful and enjoyable. Attending higher education costs money, so making the right choice of course and institution is more important than ever. Making the wrong choice can be very costly. The Convention is to help you make sure you make the right choice for you. We also must ensure that you are safe. To do this we are: Car parking for visitors at the university is not free and is very limited. Please use public transport or the transport provided by your school/college to attend the Convention. • Making entry to the Marketplace part of the Convention (where all the stands are) in the Marquees on Abercromby Square Gardens on production of this programme. Please note that the Marketplace, where the university stands are • Asking you to follow the one-way system that will be operating in the situated, in the Marquees on Abercromby Square Gardens is open from Marketplace and to follow the directions of the stewards. 9.30am until 2.00pm. You can come and go from the Marketplace as many times as you want during this period. You do not have to enter • Restricting entry to the marquees if they become too crowded. If they do you may the Marketplace before going to any of the talks, and you can enter be asked to wait outside for a few minutes until the crowd disperses. the Marketplace before, after, or instead of going to any of the talks. Please be patient. You will only be prevented from entering the Marketplace during these hours if it is in danger of overcrowding. • Note that the Marketplace tends to be busiest at around 9.30am. It is usually much quieter towards lunchtime. So, if you wish to talk to delegates from universities at any length, you may get a better chance later in the day. So if you want to go to a talk that starts at 9.30 or 10.30 The event is one of a national network of Higher Education Conventions held we recommend you go straight to the talk(s) before entering the throughout the U.K. each year co-ordinated by UCAS Education Conventions; Marketplace later in the day. supported by the Higher Education Liaison Officers Association (HELOA). • Asking you to be choosy in the prospectuses you take. Remember prospectuses The organisation and administration of the event is carried out by GMCP/Career can get heavy. Please do not just grab a prospectus; speak to the university’s Connect. representative if you are interested in going there. If you do collect a prospectus you then decide you don’t really want, please don’t litter. We would like to thank UCAS and HELOA for their support and the Vice Chancellor and staff of the University of Liverpool for their help and hospitality. • Asking you to pay careful attention to any announcements on the public We would also like to thank the speakers, representatives, chair-people, address (PA) system. stewards and student helpers and for giving their time so willingly. The Convention is a non-smoking event. Exhibitors List Stand Exhibitor name Telephone Website Twitter Stand Exhibitor name Telephone Website Twitter 1 Careers Connect 0800 0126 606 www.connexionslive.com https://twitter.com/connectmycareer 41 Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) 01234 841000 www.cilex.org.uk @CILExLawyers 2 University of Aberdeen 01224 272090 www.abdn.ac.uk @aberdeenuni 42 SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) University of London 020 7898 4034 www.soas.ac.uk 3 Abertay University 01382 308080 www.abertay.ac.uk 43 University of Chester 01244 512800 www.chester.ac.uk @uochester 4 Aberystwyth University 01970 622065 www.aber.ac.uk @AberUni_UG 44 University of Chichester 01243 816002 www.chi.ac.uk @chiuni 5 Aston University, Birmingham 0121 204 3000 www.aston.ac.uk @astonuniversity 45 City of Liverpool College 0151 252 3000 www.liv-coll.ac.uk 6 Bangor University 01248 382005 www.bangor.ac.uk @Bangoruni 46 City University London 020 7040 3161 www.city.ac.uk @cityuUniLondon 7 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 02079 963528 www.baml.com/campus/EMEA @bofaml_careers 47 Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol 0844 800 7375 www.colegcymraeg.ac.uk @colegcymraeg 8 University Campus, Barnsley 01226 216165 www.barnsley.ac.uk/ucb @UC_Barnsley 48 Coleg Sir Gar 01554 748000 www.colegsirgar.ac.uk @ColegSirGar 9 University of Bath 01225 383019 www.bath.ac.uk/study/ug/ @UniofBath 49 Coventry University 024 7615 2222 www.coventry.ac.uk @covacampus 10 Bath Spa University 01225 875875 www.bathspa.ac.uk @BathSpaUni 50 University of Cumbria 0845 606 1144 www.cumbria.ac.uk @UoCRecruitment 11 The University of Bedfordshire 01582 743500 www.beds.ac.uk @uniofbeds 51 DeMontford University 0116 250 6070 www.dmu.ac.uk @dmuleicester 12 BIMM Music Colleges 0844 2 646 666 www.bimm.co.uk @BIMMBrighton 52 Derby University 01332 590500 www.derby.ac.uk @DerbyUni 13 Birmingham City University 0121 331 5595 www.bcu.ac.uk @MyBCU 53 Edge Hill University 01695 657000 www.edgehill.ac.uk @edgehill 14 University of Birmingham 0121 414 3344 www.birmingham.ac.uk @unibirmingham 54 Edge Hill University 01695 657000 www.edgehill.ac.uk @edgehill 15 Newman University, Birmingham 0121 476 1181 www.newman.ac.uk @Newman_Uni 55 University of Dundee 01382 383838 www.dundee.ac.uk @DundeeUniv 16 University College, Birmingham 0121 232 4300 www.ucb.ac.uk @UCBirmingham 56 University of East London 020 8223 3333 www.uel.ac.uk @uel_news 17 Bishop Grosseteste University 01522 583658 www.bishopg.ac.uk @BGULincoln 57 University of East London 020 8223 3333 www.uel.ac.uk @uel_news 18 Blackpool and the Flyde College-University Centre 01253 504343 www.blackpool.ac.uk Twitter.com/b_and_fc 58 Durham University 0191 334 6102 www.durham.ac.uk @durham_uni 19 University of Bolton 01204 903903 www.bolton.ac.uk @boltonuni 59 Edge Hotel School 01206 872858 www.edgehotelschool.ac.uk @edgehotelschool 20 Bournemouth University 01202 961916 www.bournemouth.ac.uk @bournemouthuni 60 The University of Edinburgh 0131 650 4360 www.ed.ac.uk @applyedinburgh 21 BPP University 0845 077 5566 www.bpp.com @bpp 61 Edinburgh Napier University 08452 60 60 40 www.napier.ac.uk 22 BPP University 0845 077 5566 www.bpp.com @bpp 62 University of Exeter 01392 724043 www.exeter.ac.uk @UniofExeter 23 British Army 0845 600 8080 www.army.mod.uk 63 Falmouth University 01326 213793 www.falmouth.ac.uk @FalmouthUni 24 University for the Creative Arts 01252 892883 www.ucreative.ac.uk @unicreativearts 64 University of Glasgow 0141 330 2000 www.glasgow.ac.uk 25 University for the Creative Arts 01252 892883 www.ucreative.ac.uk @unicreativearts 65 Glasgow Caledonian University 0800 027 9171 www.gcu.ac.uk @CaledonianNews 26 STA Travel 0800 819 9333 www.statravel.co.uk 66 Glasgow School of Art 0141 353 4645 www.glasgow.com 27 STA Travel 0800 819 9333 www.statravel.co.uk 67 University of Gloucestershire 0844 846 4 846 www.glos.ac.uk @uniofglos 28 68 Glyndwr University 01978 293439 www.glyndwr.ac.uk @GlyndwrUni 29 The University of Liverpool 0151 795 4006 www.liv.ac.uk/study @livuni 69 University of Greenwich 0208 331 9000 www.gre.ac.uk @uniofgreenwich 30 The University of Liverpool 0151 795 4006 www.liv.ac.uk/study @livuni 70 The University of Groningen in The Netherlands 0031503635374 www.rug.nl/prospectivestudents @prospectivesRUG 31 Wirral Metropolitan College 0151 551 7777 www.wmc.ac.uk @WirralMet offers over 100 degrees in English at undergraduate, 32 University of West London 0800 036 8888 www.uwl.ac.uk @UniWestLondon graduate and PhD levels in virtually every field and 33 Bradford College University Centre 01274 433333 www.bradfordcollege.ac.uk @bradfordcollege belongs to the Top 100 universities in the world. 34 University of Bradford 0800 0731 225 www.bradford.ac.uk www.twitter.com/bradforduni 71 Harper Adams University 01952 815000 www.harper-adams.ac.uk @HarperAdamsUni