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Challenge & lead. Postgraduate Open Day Your Open Day programme 23 November 2016 Welcome Welcome to our Postgraduate Open Day Today is your chance to discover more about our vibrant postgraduate community and study opportunities open to you. Talk to our internationally renowned academics and students who will be on hand to answer your questions and discover how Southampton can offer you the expertise and support to inspire success in your future career. We look forward to welcoming you and hope you have an informative and enjoyable day. Get involved on Twitter Hashtag #UoSOpenDay and share your experiences of the day. Contents 5 Event information 6 Subject events 8 Central Services Information Fair 9 Map of Highfield Campus 10 Map of Avenue Campus 11 Map of Wessex Lane Halls 2 3 Event information Welcome desk & registration Visit us at the welcome desk to register and pick up a postgraduate prospectus and programme of the day. ââHighfield Campus, Garden Court (Building 38/40), 13.30 until 18.00 Postgraduate Study at Southampton Talk by Professor James Vickers and Professor Pauline Leonard Find out why you should consider further study and what Southampton has to offer postgraduate students. Learn about our postgraduate community and world-leading research. ââHighfield Campus, Garden Court (Building 38/40), 14.00 to 15.00 and 18.00 to 19.00 PhD unwrapped - what it is like to be a PhD student at Southampton A panel information session where our current PhD students share their experiences. Listen to students’ stories and ask them about their time at Southampton. ââHighfield Campus, Building 67, Room 1007, 15.00 to 16.00 and 17.00 to 18.00 Subject Information Fair Speak to our academic and admissions staff about the varied postgraduate courses and research areas available to you. All of our subject areas will be represented: Business, Law and Art Engineering and the Environment Health Sciences Humanities Medicine Natural and Environmental Sciences Physical Sciences and Engineering Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences ââGarden Court (Building 38/40), 15.00 to 18.00 4 5 Subject events Departing from Welcome Desk in Building Event Time(s) Location National Oceanography Centre, 15.00 38, Highfield Campus, to travel to National Archaeology, Staff meet and greet, Avenue Campus, Building 65A, Sarah Campus tour and talk 15.30-16.30 Oceanography Centre PGR poster display Champion Room Optoelectronics Research Centre, Highfield Campus, ORC coffee room, Archaeology, Tour of the labs (upon Departing from Avenue Campus, Building Introduction to studying photonics 16.00-16.20 15.30-16.30 Building 46, Room 4050 request) 65A, Sarah Champion Room at the ORC Avenue Campus tour (upon Departing from Avenue Campus, Building Optoelectronics Research Centre, Highfield Campus, ORC coffee room, 16.00-18.00 16.20-16.40 request) 65, Room 1143 PhD funding and application process Building 46, Room 4050 Highfield Campus, Building 2 foyer, Optoelectronics Research Centre, Highfield Campus, ORC coffee room, Business School, Drop-in session 15.00-17.00 16.40-17.00 Business School entrance Questions and answers session Building 46, Room 4050 Physics and Astronomy, Economics, Subject presentation 15.00-15.45 Highfield Campus, Building 58, Room 1023 15.00-16.00 Highfield Campus, Building 46 Introduction to Master's courses Electronics and Computer Science, Physics and Astronomy, Meet the PG 15.00-15.15 Highfield Campus, Building 53, Room 4025 Introduction to PG study in ECS admissions tutors from Astronomy 15.00-16.00 Highfield Campus, Building 46, Room 5067 Research Group Electronics and Computer Science, 15.15-16.30 Highfield Campus, Building 53, Room 4025 Overview of research groups Physics and Astronomy, Meet the PG admissions tutors from Quantum 15.00-16.00 Highfield Campus, Building 46, Room 5027 Electronics and Computer Science, Highfield Campus, Building 53, Technology Centre Refreshments and informal 16.30-17.30 Mountbatten coffee room, Room 3028 discussions Physics and Astronomy, Meet the PG admissions tutors from 15.00-16.00 Highfield Campus, Building 46, Room 5043 Engineering and Environment, Southampton High Energy Physics Centre for Doctoral Training in 16.00-17.00 Highfield Campus, Building 6, Room 1083 Research Group Next Generation Computational Highfield Campus, Building 44, Room 2103 Modelling, Talk and tour of facilities Psychology, Drop-in session 15.00-16.30 and 1041 Gerontology, Drop-in session 15.00-17.00 Highfield Campus, Building 58, Room 2041 Sociology, Social Policy and 16.00-17.00 Highfield Campus, Building 58, Room 1039 Criminology, Subject presentation Humanities, Drop-in session 16.00-18.00 Avenue Campus, Building 65, Room 1143 Southampton Education School, Initial teacher training drop-in 15.00-16.00 and 17.00-18.00 Highfield Campus, Building 34, Room 2019 Law, Drop-in session 15.00-17.00 Highfield Campus, Building 4, Room 1035 session Winchester School of Art, Library, Avenue Campus, open to 13.30 Winchester School of Art, Café 14.00-18.00 Avenue Campus, Building 65 Registration visitors Winchester School of Art, Welcome Winchester School of Art, Library, Hartley Library, open to 14.00-15.00 14.00-18.00 Highfield Campus, Building 12 Talk Lecture Theatre B visitors Winchester School of Art, Campus Library, Special Collections and 15.00-17.00 Winchester School of Art, Rotunda 15.00-16.00 Highfield Campus, Building 12, Level 4 tours Archives drop-in session Winchester School of Art, Mathematical Sciences, Drop-in 15.00-17.00 Winchester School of Art, Rotunda 14.30-16.00 Highfield Campus, Building 54, Room 4001 Programmes drop-in session session Winchester School of Art Library Music, Tour of rehearsal and Departing from Highfield Campus, 15.00-17.00 Winchester School of Art, Winchester 15.30-16.30 open to visitors performance rooms (upon request) Building 2 (Music End) Tours of Highfield Campus available throughout the day. Departure from the Welcome Desk. 6 7 Central Services Highfield Campus Our main campus caters for most of our academic courses. Information Fair Incorporating state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities, it boasts new and refurbished student facilities such as the Students’ Highfield Campus, Garden Court (Building 38/40) Union and the Jubilee Sports Centre. Accommodation Union Southampton GLEN EYRE ROAD DAHLIA Wessex Lane Halls RD A35 Key Find out about accommodation in university halls The Students’ Union offers advice and social events for and the private rented sector for postgraduate all students, including postgraduates. There are specific BURGESS ROAD students. We will be able to provide information events scheduled for postgraduate students to meet 45 16 Building 18 numbers on costs, application process to university halls of each other and socialise. Speak to us to find out more. D Open Day A O UNIVERSITY ROAD R Disabled residence and how to find private accommodation. 53 P MA www.unionsouthampton.org SOUTHAMPTON 5959 Parking YFIELD RD COMMON S Footpaths D www.southampton.ac.uk/accommodation N SALISBURY ROAD A 20 L PhD D Southampton City Council A Catering Outlet Unwrapped O R R B 67 Alumni Relations Come and talk to us about the city and the 58 Disabled routes 85 Our alumni community spans across 178 great activities and events that are going on. 2a Highfiel d and access 54 32 2 countries, graduates can connect through With brand new developments in the city Campus P Parking for 56 disabled persons this lifelong network across the globe. centre and a new arts hub to open soon, it is an 4 6 52 Toilets for disabled exciting time to be part of the community 13 persons(with www.southampton.ac.uk/alumni-supporters 5 wheelchair access) Accessible payphone www.discoversouthampton.co.uk 38 7 Careers Registration Wheelchair route (unaided) Student Services and finance advice Talks 12 Colleagues from our Careers service will be on Information Fair Wheelchair route 46 (with assistance) hand to answer questions about the support Student Services is a one-stop-shop for current 40 they provide to postgraduate students. students, answering questions on accommodation, 34 57 44 fees, ID cards and more. We will also be able to 42 30 AVENUE www.southampton.ac.uk/careers provide information on postgraduate finance. U 29 N I 37 V E HARTLEY R Doctoral College 18 S 35 www.southampton.ac.uk/studentservices I T Y Avenue 15 mins CHAMBERLAIN ROAD R The Doctoral College provides information for Campus O A D prospective and current students, from application OAKHURST 41 to supervision and funding. It also acts as a hub for ROAD Sept. 2016©Cartographic Services professional development of our researchers. WTHORN ROAD Geography & Environment University of Southampton HA 0 100 metres www.southampton.ac.uk/doctoral-college Library Key buildings The Library has a comprehensive collection of books and journals, plus a range of services to Garden Court, Building 38/40: Registration Postgraduate Study at Southampton support teaching and research across all areas of the Talk, Subject and Central Services Information Fairs University. Meet our library staff to find out more. Building 67: PhD unwrapped www.southampton.ac.uk/library Building 12: Hartley Library Building 37: Student Services Building 42: Union Southampton 8 9 Avenue Campus Wessex Lane Halls S B Walking route to A Avenue Campus Floorplan SS Avenue Campus ET A335 T GR October 2015©Cartographic Services (Geography & Environment) 39 E Highfield 58 EN University of Southampton ROAD Campus A2 7 ROAD 54 2 ELD 50 56 GHFI SOUTHAMPTON HI 52 COMMON 48 46 20 44 mins Pedestrian