Tel: 02920876000 www.cardiff.ac.uk/opendays 13th April2016 Wednesday OPEN DAY PROGRAMME • Top Russell Group university for graduate employability graduate for Top• university Group Russell • Top 3 Russell university Group for student satisfaction • Top 5Russell university Group for research excellence A leading UK university in avibrant capital city: Welcome to Cardiff University Open Day
We are delighted Travel Tips to welcome you to Cardiff is a thriving capital city and, as such, parking within the city centre can be expensive. Follow our travel tips for a stress-free journey to the University: Cardiff University • Travel to the University by public transport. Cardiff University has its own train to experience what station at Cathays which is only a six minute journey from Cardiff Central Station. student life is really • Travelling by car from the East? Follow the signs from the M4 for Cardiff East Park and Ride and the connecting bus will take you directly to the University’s like at one of the UK’s front door at Main Building. leading universities. I • Why not extend your visit and stay overnight to explore the shops, museums, hope that the following sporting venues and the nightlife of Cardiff? See: www.visitcardiff.com for visitor information. information will help On arrival you plan your day in Please make your way to the reception marquees at Main Building 39 to collect advance so that you can a welcome pack. You do not need to register but staff and students (wearing make the most of your University T-shirts) will be available to answer any questions that you have on arrival. time with us. Make the most of Open Day Finding your way around/Free shuttle bus services Thank you for deciding The location of all key areas, such as academic schools, libraries, catering outlets to visit Cardiff University and the Students’ Union, are indicated by roundels on the campus map on the back cover of this programme. All points on the campus are within easy walking and we hope that you distance of each other, but free shuttle bus services will operate as follows: enjoy your day. Talybont Residences and Heath Park Campus Shuttle Bus: Main Building, Museum Avenue 39 > Talybont Residences 7 > Heath Park Campus (for the Schools of Dentistry, Healthcare Sciences and Medicine) > Talybont Residences 7 > 39 Ruth Thomas Main Building Senior Schools and Colleges Trevithick Shuttle Bus*: Liaison Manager Main Building car park 39 > Trevithick & Queen’s Buildings 58 > Main Building 39 *Eastgate House 59 drop off on request
Your Open Day Planner | Wednesday 13th April 2016
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1.00pm Where? Contents Popular Talks at Busy Times – Please Note Important Information 2 You do not need to book talks before your visit as many of General Talks 3 the talks will be repeated Information and Advice 6 throughout the day. However, in the event of high demand, Tours and Facilities 9 priority will be given to student visitors. If such a situation Academic School Programmes 10 arises, the support of parents Campus Map 18 and guardians in giving up their seats for other students is appreciated.
Subject index Accounting 11 Environmental Geography 12 Music 16 Anatomical Sciences 10 Environmental Geoscience 12 Neuroscience 10 Ancient History 14 Exploration and Resource Geology 12 Nursing 13 Applied Software Engineering 12 Finance 11 Occupational Therapy 13 Archaeology 14 French 15 Operating Department Practice 13 Architectural Engineering 13 Genetics 10 Optometry 16 Architecture 10 Geography (Environmental) 12 Pharmacology 15 Astronomy 16 Geography and Planning (Human) 13 Pharmacy 16 Astrophysics 16 Geography (Marine) 12 Philosophy 13 Banking and Finance 11 Geology 12 Physics 16 Biological Sciences 10 German 15 Physiology 10 Biomedical Sciences 10 Healthcare Sciences 13 Physiotherapy 13 Biosciences 10 History 14 Planning 13 Business 11 Human and Social Sciences 17 Politics 17 Chemistry 12 Integrated Engineering 13 Portuguese 15 Chinese 15 Italian 15 Psychology 17 Civil Engineering 13 Japanese 15 Radiography/Radiotherapy 13 Computer Science 12 Journalism, Media and 14 Religious & Theological Studies 14 Conservation of Objects 14 Cultural Studies Social Analytics 17 Criminology 17 Law 14 Social Policy 17 Dental Hygiene/Therapy 12 Marine Geography 12 Social Sciences 17 Dentistry 12 Mathematics 15 Sociology 17 Earth and Ocean Sciences 12 Mechanical Engineering 13 Spanish 15 Economics 11 Medical Engineering 13 Translation 15 Education 17 Medicine 15 Urban Planning and Development 13 Electrical/Electronic Engineering 13 Medieval History 14 Welsh 17 Engineering 13 Midwifery 13 Zoology 10 English Language 13 Modern History 14 English Literature 13 Modern Languages 15
Open Day 2016 programme | 1 Important Information
Safety Arrangements Online Photo Gallery To ensure your safety at Open Day, please adhere to all warning We are employing a photographer to record the event and and instruction notices and act in a safe and responsible photos taken on Open Day will appear on our website at: manner at all times. Do not touch any equipment or apparatus www.cardiff.ac.uk/opendays unless invited to do so by the member of staff in charge. Copyright of all images rests with Cardiff University. In case of an emergency, immediately contact the nearest member of staff or telephone Security on 029 2087 4444. In Free Wi-Fi Access the event of a fire alarm, immediately vacate the building by the nearest exit and remain outside until told by University staff Cardiff University is a wireless campus and you are welcome to that it is safe to re-enter. If you are on an upper floor and have use our network whilst you are with us. difficulty negotiating stairs, please make your way to one of To use Wi-Fi: the designated refuge points, which are sign posted, and use the telephone to seek further assistance. Please note that lifts • Select the network ‘CU-Visitor’ on your device and register should not be used in the event of a fire. your details • You will shortly receive a text containing a unique login Meeting Points • Log in to start using Wi-Fi whenever you are on the campus. If you lose a family/group member, please make yourself known to a member of our security staff in the Porters’ Lodge Visitors with an international SIM card should visit the Libraries in any of the University buildings. and IT Facilities stand in Main Building 39 for guidance. Lost Property Quiet Rooms Please report any items of lost property to staff on the There are two quiet rooms on the Cathays Park Campus information desks or to security staff. available for students, staff and visitors to the University: John Percival Building, Room 0.05 16 Advice for Disabled Visitors Queen’s Buildings, Room S2.28 58 Limited parking will be available for disabled visitors in the car park of Main Building 39 . Please note that an accessible Note minibus will be available throughout the day and will be located in Main Building car park. If you would like to access The events listed in this programme are correct at the this facility elsewhere on the campus, please telephone time of going to print. However, some changes in the 07812 738578 and we will contact the driver for you. In programme may be necessary on the day. In the highly addition, a limited number of wheelchairs are available from unlikely event of a postponement/cancellation of Open the Main Building marquees. Day, we will notify you by e-mail using the address you have provided. Should we have to cancel/postpone the If you have any further queries regarding student support, or event, we will be unable to reimburse individuals/schools/ access to relevant grants, visit the Student Support Services colleges for travel and other associated costs. stand in the Main Building Exhibition Area 39 . Further information is available on our website at: www.cardiff.ac.uk/opendays/disabilityadvice
2 | Open Day 2016 programme General Talks
Thinking about going to university is one of the most important and exciting choices you’ll ever have to make. Our talks tackle some of the key issues facing you over the coming year.
Why Study at Cardiff University? Student Finance Hear about our investment in teaching facilities, our graduate An interactive workshop and advice session designed to employment rate, which is the highest amongst the Russell explain the Student Finance system, including the help on Group, and more about Cardiff University! Plus the opportunity offer and extra sources of income available. This talk is for to quiz our student panel! undergraduate courses, including Medicine and Dentistry. Applicants to NHS funded courses should attend the ‘NHS When? 10.00am, 11.00am, 12noon, 1.00pm and 2.00pm Funding for Healthcare-related Courses’ talk (see below). Where? The Great Hall, Students’ Union 38 When? 10.00am, 11.00am, 12noon, 1.00pm and 2.00pm Where? Shandon Lecture Theatre, Main Building 39 A Parent’s Guide to Higher Education When? 11.00am Want to know more about supporting your son/daughter Where? S/3.22A, Queen’s Building 58 through the UCAS process, Student Finance and the support available to them at university? We’ll provide advice and guidance along with a question and answer session with a NHS Funding for Healthcare-related panel of key University staff. Courses When? 12noon This session will look at the Where? Lecture Theatre 1.30, Law and Politics Building 28 funding available to help with living costs and tuition fees, and how you can UCAS & Applying to Cardiff University apply for it. (Please note, When an admissions tutor reads your application, what are the main Student Finance they really looking for? Our insider’s guide to the application talk covers Medicine or process will help you to impress. Dentistry up to the fourth year of the course. NHS funding applies in the 5th year of study only.) When? 10.00am, 11.00am, 12noon, 1.00pm, 2.00pm and 3.00pm When? 10.00am, 11.00am and 1.00pm Where? Lecture Theatre 2.27, Law and Politics Building 28 Where? Wallace Lecture Theatre, Main Building 39 When? 1.00pm Where? S/3.22A, Queen’s Building 58
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Talks will last for 40 minutes unless otherwise stated
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Sport at Cardiff University Will sport be important to you during your time at university? This session will outline details of our sports facilities, supporting structures and bursaries, as well as student participation opportunities ranging from Intramural Games to representing Cardiff University in competitive Wednesday afternoon BUCS fixtures. When? 11.00am and 2.00pm Where? Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Building 35
Rugby at Cardiff University Interested in developing your rugby talent while studying for your degree? Come along to this session to hear more about what’s on offer for male and female rugby players. When? 1.00pm Languages for All, Welsh for All & Where? Physiology ‘A’ Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans the Global Opportunity Centre Building 35 An opportunity to learn about three exciting initiatives offered by Cardiff University. Student Life • Languages for All/Welsh for All, is an opportunity to develop The Elected Officers who lead the Students’ Union and or improve your language skills alongside your degree, for represent Cardiff University students will give you the low free! Find out about the flexible choice of study options, down on what student life in Cardiff has to offer. Information giving you the chance to learn a language in a way that suits and advice about employment, sports and societies, skills you best. development, volunteering, activities and entertainment. • The Global Opportunity Centre will introduce a range of When? 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm funded opportunities to study, work or volunteer abroad and 2.30pm during your time at Cardiff. Where? Y Plas, Students’ Union 38 When? 11.00am Where? Large Chemistry Lecture Theatre, Main Building 39 When? 1.00pm Where? Small Chemistry Lecture Theatre, Main Building 39
Careers and The Cardiff Award Where can a degree at Cardiff take you once you graduate? Find out about employability development throughout your university experience and discover the schemes available: the Cardiff Award, mentoring, work experience, career development programmes, careers advice and much more, will develop your enterprise and personal skills throughout your time at Cardiff. When? 12noon Where? Small Chemistry Lecture Theatre, Main Building 39
Teachers’ Talk This session will focus on recent developments at Cardiff University followed by a question and answer session with our admissions and careers staff. When? 11.00am (50 minutes) Where? Room 1.30, Law and Politics Building 28
Talks will last for 40 minutes unless otherwise stated
4 | Open Day 2016 programme General Talks timetable
9.30am – 2.30pm
Building/Location 9.30am 10.30am 11.30am 12.30pm 1.30pm 2.30pm
Y Plas, Students’ Union 38 Student Life Student Life Student Life Student Life Student Life Student Life
10.00am – 12.40pm
Building/Location 10.00am 11.00am 12noon
Students’ Union, The Great Hall 38 Why Cardiff? Why Cardiff? Why Cardiff?
Main Building, Shandon Lecture Theatre 39 Finance Finance Finance
Main Building, Wallace Lecture Theatre 39 NHS Funding NHS Funding Careers and Main Building, Small Chemistry Lecture Theatre 39 The Cardiff Award
Sir Martin Evans Building, Anatomy Lecture Theatre 35 Sport
Main Building, Large Chemistry Lecture Theatre 39 Languages for All, Welsh for All and Global Opportunities
Law and Politics Building, Lecture Theatre 2.27 28 UCAS UCAS UCAS
Teacher’s Talk A Parent’s Guide Law and Politics Building, Lecture Theatre 1.30 28 to HE
Queen’s Building, S/3.22A 58 Finance
1.00pm – 4.00pm
Building/ Location 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm
Students’ Union, The Great Hall 38 Why Cardiff? Why Cardiff?
Main Building, Shandon Lecture Theatre 39 Finance Finance
Main Building, Wallace Lecture Theatre 39 NHS Funding Languages for All, Main Building, Small Chemistry Lecture Theatre 39 Welsh for All and Global Opportunities
Sir Martin Evans Building, Anatomy Lecture Theatre 35 Sport
Sir Martin Evans Building, Physiology A Lecture Theatre 35 Rugby
Law and Politics Building, Lecture Theatre 2.27 28 UCAS UCAS UCAS
Queen’s Building, S/3.22A 58 UCAS
Talks will last for 40 minutes unless otherwise stated
Open Day 2016 programme | 5 Information and Advice
Our drop-in advice shops give you the chance to put your own questions to the University’s expert staff. You don’t need an appointment, but please remember that these areas may be busy at peak times.
Main Building Exhibition Area Floor Plan
Stairs to Council Chamber for: • Residences • Careers & Employability • Sport at Cardiff • Global Opportunities & Student Support International Student To: Services Enquiries • City Tours • Languages for All • Campus Tours • Welsh for All • Residences and • Libraries & IT Facilities Heath Park Campus • Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Shuttle Bus • Mature Students
Wallace Lecture Shandon & Chemistry Theatre Lecture Theatres
Restaurant Coffee Reception The City Shop of Cardiff
CAR PARK Chaplaincy CAR PARK
Insiders – Meet To: Student our Students Finance • Cardiff Films • Shuttle Bus to Computer Science, Engineering and Cardiff films marquee UCAS & Applying Physics & Astronomy with FREE popcorn to University • Enabled Minibus • Students’ Union • Eastgate House
UCAS and Applying to University The City of Cardiff Staff from our admissions service will be available to answer Cardiff is a thriving capital city which is widely recognised as an your queries about the application process. outstanding place to live and study. Come and chat to current students to find out more about what student life is like in one When? Throughout the day of the UK’s most vibrant cities. Where? Exhibition Area, Ground Floor, Main Building 39 When? Throughout the day Where? Exhibition Area, Ground Floor, Main Building 39 University Chaplaincy Staff from the Chaplaincy and current students will be on-hand to provide information about the opportunities for students Student Finance to engage socially and explore faith and spirituality whilst at An opportunity to speak with our financial advisers who are university. based at our Student Support Centre. The team can provide advice and guidance on fees, grants and loans, and can When? Throughout the day answer queries on bursaries and scholarships. Where? Exhibition Area, Ground Floor, Main Building 39 When? Throughout the day (To visit the University’s Chaplaincy buildings, please see Where? Exhibition Area, Ground Floor, Main Building 39 ‘Tours’ on page 9)
6 | Open Day 2016 programme Insiders – Meet our students Find out what the city and University is really like from the people who know best…our students! They will be happy to help. When? Throughout the day Where? Exhibition Area, Ground Floor, Main Building 39
Student Support Services Staff from the Student Support Centre will be on-hand to give advice on the help and support available to current students including: • provision for students with a disability, medical condition or learning difficulty • counselling service • crèche • support for care leavers. When? Throughout the day Where? Exhibition Area, Ground Floor, Main Building 39
Libraries and IT Facilities Our modern library and IT services will provide you with the tools you need to fulfil your potential at Cardiff University – from conveniently located libraries to innovative uses of the Residences latest technology enabling 24/7 online access to information and resources. All undergraduates who accept an offer from Cardiff on a firm basis are guaranteed a room in University residences for their For details on the libraries open to view, please see page 9. first year of study. Find out about the range of residences When? Throughout the day available and talk to Residences staff. For details of the halls open to view, please see ‘Tours’ on page 11. Where? Exhibition Area, First Floor, Main Building 39 When? Throughout the day 39 Global Opportunities and International Where? Exhibition Area, First Floor, Main Building Student Enquiries Enhance your CV and gain international experience studying, Mature Student? working or volunteering abroad as part of your university Information for those considering undergraduate study is experience. Spend as little as a month or as long as a available throughout the day, tailored for mature students. year abroad, gaining new skills that will be highly valued by When? Throughout the day employers. Where? Exhibition Area, First Floor, Main Building 39 Staff will also be available to advise international students A drop-in session with the opportunity to chat and ask about applying to Cardiff University, as well as providing questions to other mature students over a cup of tea/coffee. information on fees, funding and visas. When? 11.00am-1.00pm When? Throughout the day Where? 0.51 The Boardroom, Main Building 39 Where? Exhibition Area, First Floor, Main Building 39 Cardiff University Sport Find out more about our four sport centres as well as opportunities in both elite and recreational sports. Chat to staff and gather information on the support available for elite athletes via our High Performance Programme. When? Throughout the day Where? Exhibition Area, First Floor, Main Building 39
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Heath Park Campus Display The Heath Park Campus is home to the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences. The site is shared with the University Hospital of Wales, one of the largest hospitals in the UK. Come and see a poster display about the Heath Park Campus and speak to current Heath Park students. When? Throughout the day Where? Entrance Foyer, Sir Martin Evans Building 35
Careers & Employability What careers are open to you from the courses you have in mind and how can we help you? An opportunity to talk to Careers Services staff about a wide range of issues including career options, work experience, graduate employers and postgraduate study. When? Throughout the day Where? Exhibition Area, First Floor, Main Building 39
Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Come and find out more about what is on offer to Welsh speakers and learners; the modules taught through the medium of Welsh, and the range Cardiff Films... with free popcorn! of scholarships available. If you would like to find out more about the University, our student residences and the city, don’t just take our When? Throughout the day word for it – come and enjoy free popcorn and watch our Where? Exhibition Area, First Floor, Main Building 39 student-led films being shown throughout the day: • Cardiff University Residences (4 minutes) Languages for All • A Cardiff Education (4 minutes) Learn a modern language, alongside your degree, for free! • Cardiff: The City (6 minutes) Whether you want to try a new language or improve an existing • Tour of the Student High Street with Stephen Fry one, Languages for All offers a variety of languages and levels (3 minutes) to choose from. They also have a range of study options, so you can learn in a way that suits you. • Student Life (6 minutes) When? Throughout the day When? Throughout the day Where? Exhibition Area, First Floor, Main Building 39 Where? Park Place Marquee, Main Building 39
Welsh for All Byw ym Mhreswylfeydd Prifysgol Find out more about our new scheme aimed at offering our Caerdydd students the opportunity to learn Welsh alongside their studies A Welsh medium version of our residences film will be completely free of charge. shown in the Students’ Union. When? Throughout the day When? Throughout the day Where? Exhibition Area, First Floor, Main Building 39 Where? The Lounge, Students’ Union
8 | Open Day 2016 programme Tours and Facilities
Campus Tours University Chaplaincy Why not take a walking tour around the campus with one There are four Christian chaplains (Anglican, Eastern Churches, of our student guides? There will be plenty of time to ask Methodist and Roman Catholic) and two Muslim chaplains who questions and it’s the ideal way to find out more about the together form the University Chaplaincy. They will be on hand academic and social facilities in different areas of the campus. to answer questions about faith communities in Cardiff and Each tour lasts approximately 45 minutes. university life in general. When? Throughout the day (the last tour will depart at When? Throughout the day 3.15pm) Where? University Anglican & Methodist Chaplaincy, Where? Horseshoe Drive, Front of Main Building, 61 Park Place 26 A Museum Avenue 39 When? Throughout the day City Tours Where? University Catholic Chaplaincy, Newman Hall, Colum Road 26 B If you are new to the city of Cardiff, why not take a coach tour of the city centre and its sights? You will see Cardiff’s When? 9.30am – 12.30pm magnificent civic buildings (of which the University is a key Where? University Muslim Chaplaincy, Dar Ul-Isra, part), Cardiff Castle, the iconic Millennium Stadium and Cardiff 21-23 Wyverne Road 26 C Bay. Each tour lasts approximately 50 minutes. When? 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm Student Residences and 3.00pm Settling in and making new friends are important first steps in Where? Coaches depart from Main Building, university life. With 15 different residences, providing in excess Museum Avenue 39 of 5,500 study bedrooms, Cardiff’s students can apply for the residences which best suit their particular preferences and, Tour of the Heath Park Campus unusually for a civic university, all of the residences are within For prospective students of the Schools of Dentistry, Healthcare walking distance of the main campus and city centre. Sciences and Medicine. The following residences are open for viewing: Visit the £18M state-of-the-art Cochrane Building for a tour Talybont Court (£120 per week for 2015/16) 7 of the facilities including the School of Medicine’s clinical skills centre and the purpose-built Health library. Prospective • Self-catered – en-suite Healthcare Sciences students can also take a self-guided tour • Social/sport facilities on-site of the clinical facilities in Tˆy Dewi Sant. Stops include the X-ray • 15 minute walk from Main Building department and operating theatre, nursing and midwifery suite • Shuttle bus available on Open Day and 3D radiotherapy facilities. Staff and students will be on Talybont South (£108 per week for 2015/16) 5 hand to answer your questions. • Self-catered – en-suite When? 9.30am - 4.00pm (Please note the last entry will be • Social/sport facilities on-site at 3.45pm. The last bus will leave Main Building for • 20 minute walk from Main Building the Heath Park Campus at 2.45pm. The last bus will • Shuttle bus available on Open Day leave the Heath Park Campus at 4.00pm) When? 9.30am – 4.00pm (Please note the last entry will be Where? Coaches depart from Main Building, at 3.45pm. The last bus will leave Main Building 39 at Museum Avenue 39 2.45pm and Talybont at 4.00pm) Operating Department Practice Tour Where? Coaches depart from Main Building, Museum Avenue 39 (Please allow 45 minutes for using shuttle bus, Take a tour of simulation facilities and meet staff from the including viewing) operating department practice team. Stops will include Senghennydd Court (£93 per week for 2015/16) 47 mock theatre suite and demonstrations on manual handling equipment and specialist CPR manikins. • Self-catered/part-catered – shared bathroom • City centre location When? 1.00pm - 4.00pm • 5 minute walk from Main Building Where? Trevithick Shuttle Bus departs from Main Building car When? 9.30am – 4.00pm (Please note the last entry park, Park Place 39 Please request Eastgate House to the driver. will be at 3.45pm) Where? Senghennydd Road Visit the University Libraries You are welcome to visit any of the University libraries during Open Day. There are 14 libraries located across the Cathays and Heath Park Campuses, each specialising in particular subjects. When? Throughout the day Where? Libraries are located close to Academic Schools, or ask at the Libraries and IT Facilities Advice Shop in Main Building 39 Tours and facilities continued overleaf
Open Day 2016 programme | 9 Tours and Facilities (continued) Academic School Programmes
Cardiff University Students’ Union Architecture When you enrol at Cardiff University, you automatically become a member of the Students’ Union. Housed in its Welcome: Tea and Coffee for visitors own purpose-built building, recently refurbished as part of a When? 9.30am 45 £5M development project, the Students’ Union exists to help Where? 2nd Floor Landing, Bute Building students get the most out of their time in Cardiff. Current Talks: Architecture and the course – students will be giving guided tours around the Union building Andy Roberts and Juliet Odgers and will be delighted to answer your questions about the Union When? 10.00am and 1.00pm and its facilities. Where? Birt Acres Lecture Theatre, When? 10.00am – 3.00pm Bute Building 45 Where? Reception, 2nd Floor, Students’ Union 38 Tours: Guided tours of the School by the Students’ Association of the Welsh School of Sports Facilities – Architecture When? 10.45am and 1.45pm Cardiff University Sport Where? Meet on the 2nd Floor Landing, Bute Building 45
Lunch: Lunch and advice with staff and representatives of the Students’ Association of the Welsh School of Architecture When? 12noon Where? Exhibition/Crit Room, Bute Building 45
Advice: Information stand When? Throughout the day Our facilities provide an opportunity for you to take part in Where? 2nd Floor Landing, Bute Building 45 a range of activities at all levels of ability and commitment. We are also able to offer a range of bursaries to talented young sportsmen and women through our High Performance Biosciences Programme. The following centres are open for viewing: Talk: Biological Science and Biological Science Fitness & Squash Centre – Senghennydd Road (Zoology) A modern fitness suite and three glass-backed squash courts When? 11.00 – 11.30am on the Cathays Campus. Where? Shared Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Building 35 When? 11.00am – 4.00pm (Tours will take place every half hour) Talk: Biochemistry Where? Senghennydd Road 63 When? 1.00 - 1.30pm Where? Shared Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Strength & Conditioning Centre – Park Place Building 35 A spin studio, wellbeing clinic and fitness studio including Olympic-based and functional training equipment. This centre Talk: Biological Science and Biological Science is regularly used by international rugby squads when preparing (Zoology) for fixtures against Wales. When? 1.00-1.30pm When? 11.00am – 4.00pm (Tours will take place every Where? Physiology “B” Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans half hour) Building 35 Where? 49 Park Place 34 Talk: Biomedical Science and Neuroscience Sports Training Village – Talybont When? 2.00 – 2.30pm Our main sports centre, including sports halls, a fitness suite, Where? Physiology “B” Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans indoor cricket wickets, tennis courts, grass pitches and flood-lit Building 35 artificial pitches. Talk: Biomedical Science and Neuroscience When? 11.00am – 3.00pm (Tours will take place every half When? 11.00 – 11.30am hour. The last bus will leave Main Building 39 at Where? John Pryde Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans 3.15pm and Talybont at 4.00pm) Building 35
Where? Coaches depart from Main Building, Talk: Introduction to Biosciences degrees from a Museum Avenue 39 student perspective Please report to the Sports Centre reception on arrival 3 . When? 12.00 – 12.30pm (Time to allow for using shuttle bus: 1 hour, including viewing) Where? John Pryde Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Building 35
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Advice: Degrees in Biosciences - information on Business course content and structure When? Throughout the day Talk: Studying Business Management at Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Cardiff Business School When? 12noon Display: Integrated Masters Where? Julian Hodge Lecture Theatre, Julian Hodge When? Throughout the day Building 14 Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Talk: Studying Degrees with a Language Display: The Common First Year at Cardiff Business School When? Throughout the day When? 2.00pm Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Where? Lecture Theatre L03, Aberconway Building 11
Display: Professional Training Placements: Talk: Studying Economics at Cardiff Business the options School When? Throughout the day When? 11.00am Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Where? Julian Hodge Lecture Theatre, Julian Hodge Building 14 Display: Field Courses: from Skomer Island to Tobago, to Malaysia and elsewhere! Talk: Studying Accounting at Cardiff Business When? Throughout the day School Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35 When? 1.00pm Where? Julian Hodge Lecture Theatre, Julian Hodge Display: The Otter Project Building 14 When? Throughout the day Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Display: Information Stand Visitors will be given a welcome pack, greeted by members of staff and Display: Molecular Biosciences: our courses current students and given the opportunity to and our research ask questions. When? Throughout the day When? Throughout the day 35 Where? Sir Martin Evans Building Where? Foyer, Julian Hodge Building 14
Display: Molecular biology of sickle cell disease: Demos: Trading Room taster sessions typical Year 1 practical An interactive session providing the opportunity When? Throughout the day to experience a live simulation of the Stock Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Exchange. (Please note that capacity is limited to 56 per session.) Display: The exciting world of bacteria - make them When? 1.00pm and 2.00pm show you their colourful sides Where? Trading Room, Business School Teaching When? Throughout the day Centre 9 Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35
Display: Staying one step ahead of the cancer cell Tours: Student Ambassadors will be available When? Throughout the day following all talks to take visitors on a tour of the Business School. Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35 When? Following each talk Display: Test your anatomical knowledge: Where? Tours will depart from outside the lecture theatres the anatomy prize draw When? Throughout the day Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35
Demos: Anatomy Demonstrations When? 10.30am – 2.30pm Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Note: these demonstrations are open to prospective Medical, Dental and Bioscience students only.
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Chemistry Dentistry Talk: Seeing is believing: electrons, atoms, Talks: Degrees in Dentistry – Dr Ilona Johnson catalysis and nanoscience - Prof Phil Davies When? 10.00am and 1.00pm When? 11.00am Where? Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Where? Small Chemistry Lecture Theatre, Building 35 Main Building 39 Tours: Take a trip to the Heath Park Campus, Talks: Chemistry at Cardiff: the courses available – home to three of the University’s academic Tom Tatchell schools and the University Hospital of When? 12noon and 2.00pm Wales, one of the largest in the UK. Where? Large Chemistry Lecture Theatre, Main Building 39 When? 9.30am – 4.00pm (The last bus to leave Main Building 39 will be at 2.45pm and the last bus to Display: School of Chemistry courses, facilities, leave the Heath Park Campus will be at 4.00pm) research and industrial links: meet with Where? Buses will depart from Main Building 39 , academic staff and students Museum Avenue When? Throughout the day Where? Chemistry Entrance Foyer, Main Building 39 Tours: Tours of the School with current students (30 minutes) Tours: Tours of the School, including facilities and When? 11.00am, 11.30am, 12noon and 1.30pm laboratories Where? Departing from Cochrane Building (Heath Park) When? Throughout the day Where? Chemistry Entrance Foyer, Main Building 39 Display: Come and talk to admissions staff about our degree programmes at the School of Dentistry stand and display area Computer Science & Informatics When? Throughout the day Where? Room E1.03, Sir Martin Evans Building 35 There will be a shuttle bus to/from Trevithick and Queen’s Buildings 58 which will run throughout the day from the car Demos: Anatomy Demonstrations park of Main Building 39 When? 10.30am – 2.30pm Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Talks: Computer Science & Informatics at Cardiff When? 10.00am, 12noon and 2.00pm Note: these demonstrations are open to Where? Room C/2.07 (guides from our Help Desk, prospective Medical, Dental and Bioscience Room T/0.31, Trevithick Building 58 ) students only
Talk: Artificial Intelligence When? 11.00am Earth and Ocean Sciences Where? Room C/2.07 (guides from our Help Desk, Talks: Studying for a degree in Cardiff School Room T/0.31, Trevithick Building 58 ) of Earth and Ocean Sciences – Talk: Where will your degree take you? Career Dr Simon Wakefield, Director of Teaching options and the Year in Industry programmes When? 10.00am and 1.00pm When? 1.00pm Where? Large Chemistry Lecture Theatre, Main Building 39 Where? Room C/2.07 (guides from our Help Desk, Advice: Come and talk to admissions officers, staff Room T/0.31, Trevithick Building 58 ) and current students about our degree Tours: Student guided tours of the School’s teaching programmes at the Earth and Ocean laboratories, facilities and the library Sciences School stand and display area When? 10.00am – 3.00pm When? Throughout the day Where? Room 0.02, Main Building 39 Where? Help Desk, Room T/0.31, Trevithick Building 58
Advice: The Admissions Tutor, academic staff and Displays: Geology, Exploration & Resource Geology, students will be on-hand to discuss our Environmental Geoscience, Environmental courses and answer your questions Geography and Marine Geography displays: When? Throughout the day what could you be doing? When? 10.00am – 2.00pm Where? Help Desk, Room T/0.31, Trevithick Building 58 Where? Room 0.02, Main Building 39 Demos: Displays of student activities and projects with interactive demonstrations When? Throughout the day Where? Help Desk, Room T/0.31, in Trevithick Building 58
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Engineering Geography and Planning There will be a shuttle bus service to/from Trevithick and Talks: BSc Geography (Human) Lecture – Queen’s Buildings 58 which will run throughout the day from Dr Pete Mackie the car park of Main Building 39 . On arrival, please make When? 11.00am and 2.00pm your way to The Forum, Queen’s Buildings, where students Where? Birt Acres Lecture Theatre, Bute Building 45 and staff will be on-hand to guide you to the rooms below and answer any questions you may have. Talk: BSc Urban Planning and Development – Dr Richard Cowell Sessions in Engineering will include an introduction to the When? 12noon subject with the admissions tutor, followed by a taster Where? Room -1.64, Glamorgan Building 49 lecture and tour of the department. Architectural, Civil and Civil & Environmental Engineering Talk: BSc Geography (Human) and Planning – When? 10.00am, 11.30am and 1.00pm Dr Richard Gale When? 1.00pm Where? Room S/1.32, Queen’s Buildings 58 Where? Room -1.64, Glamorgan Building 49 Electrical & Electronic and Integrated Engineering Tours: Student ambassadors will be available to When? 10.15am, 11.45am and 1.15pm take guests on a tour of the facilities Where? Room S/0.26, Queen’s Buildings 58 When? After each Geography and Planning lecture, Mechanical and Medical Engineering as detailed When? 10.30am, 12noon and 1.30pm Where? Tours will depart from the relevant lecture Where? Central 1.09, Queen’s Buildings 58 theatre at the end of each talk.
Foundation Year Students interested should talk to Advice: Student ambassadors and academic admissions staff and current students. members of staff will be available to When? Throughout the day answer questions When? Throughout the day Where? The Forum, Queen’s Buildings 58 Where? Committee Room 2, Glamorgan Building 49
English, Communication and Philosophy Healthcare Sciences Talks: Studying English Literature at Cardiff – Professor Martin Coyle Talks: A Degree in Midwifery When? 11.00am When? 12noon and 2.00pm Where? Shared Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Where? Lecture Theatre 0.22, Law and Politics Building 28 Building 35 When? 2.00pm Where? Julian Hodge Lecture Theatre, Julian Hodge Talks: A Degree in Nursing Building 14 When? 10.00am Where? Physiology ‘B’ Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Talks: Studying English Language at Cardiff – Building 35 Dr Michelle Aldridge-Waddon When? 2.00pm When? 11.00am and 1.00pm Where? John Pryde Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Where? Lecture Theatre 0.16, Business School Teaching Building 35 Centre 9 Talks: A Degree in Occupational Therapy Talks: Studying Philosophy at Cardiff – When? 11.00am and 2.00pm Dr Simon Robertson Where? Physiology ‘A’ Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans When? 11.00am and 2.00pm Building 35 Where? Lecture Theatre 1.19, Business School Teaching Centre 9 Talks: A Degree in Physiotherapy When? 10.00am and 1.00pm Advice: Information stands where you can ask Where? John Pryde Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans questions to academic staff and current Building 35 students When? Throughout the day Talks: A Degree in Radiography Where? Coffee Shop, John Percival Building 16 When? 12noon Where? Physiology ‘B’ Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Building 35 When? 3.00pm Where? Physiology ‘A’ Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Building 35
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Talk: A Degree in Operating Department Practice Workshop: Drop-in Archaeology Artefact Session When? 12noon When? 12noon - 2.00pm
Where? Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Where? Room 4.18, John Percival Building 16 Building 35 Talk: Advice on Conservation of Objects in Tours: Operating Department Practice Facilities Museums and Archaeology Take a tour of the simulation facilities at When? 12noon Eastgate House and meet staff from the Where? Room 3.20, John Percival Building 16 operating department practice team. The tour will include the mock theatre suite and Tours: Guided tour of the laboratories demonstrations on manual handling equipment When? 10.30am and 1.45pm and specialist CPR manikins. Where? Meet outside Room 4.18, John Percival When? 1.00pm - 4.00pm Building 16 Where? Trevithick Shuttle Bus departs from Main Building Advice: Information Stand – meet staff and current 39 car park. Please request Eastgate House stop. students Tours: Prospective Healthcare students can take When? Throughout the day a self-guided tour of the Tˆy Dewi Sant Where? Coffee Shop, John Percival Building 16 Building, which features outstanding clinical facilities, including a kinesiology lab, X-ray suite, physiotherapy room, mould room, 3D Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies radiotherapy suite and even a mock operating theatre and hospital ward. The latter both Talks: Introduction to Journalism, Media and feature the latest healthcare simulation Cultural Studies manikins. Staff and students will be available When? 12noon (Dr Andy Williams) during the tour to answer your questions. Where? Birt Acres Lecture Theatre, Bute Building 45 When? 9.30am - 4.00pm (The last bus to leave Main When? 2.00pm (Dr Inaki Garcia-Blanco) Where? Room 0.14, Bute Building 45 Building 39 will be at 2.45pm and the last bus to leave the Heath Park Campus will be at 4.00pm) Advice: Guidance for prospective students from Where? Buses depart from the front of Main Building, School of Journalism academic staff Museum Avenue 39 When? Throughout the day Where? Bute Building Foyer 45 Advice: Exhibition including the chance to speak to admissions tutors and current students Tours: Student-led tours of the school’s facilities When? Throughout the day When? Throughout the day – on request Where? Foyer, West Wing, Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Where? Bute Building Foyer 45
History, Archaeology and Religion Law Talks: Ancient History Talks: Studying Law at Cardiff – When? 10.00am and 12noon Dr Russell Sandberg Where? Lecture Theatre 2.01, John Percival Building 16 When? 10.00am, 12noon and 2.00pm (1 hour talks) Talks: Archaeology Where? Lecture Theatre 0.22, Law and Politics Building 28 When? 11.00am and 1.00pm Talk: Studying Law in Welsh at Cardiff / Astudio’r Where? Lecture Theatre 0.31, John Percival Building 16 Gyfraith yng Nghaerdydd Talks: History When? 11.30am (30 minutes) When? 10.00am Where? Room 0.01, Law and Politics Building 28 Where? Julian Hodge Lecture Theatre, Julian Hodge Talk: Studying Law and Criminology/Sociology/ Building 14 Politics/French/German or Welsh When? 12noon When? 1.30pm (30 minutes) Where? Lecture Theatre 0.16, Business School Teaching Where? Lecture Theatre 0.22, Law and Politics Building 28 Centre 9 Advice: Collect course information and meet staff Talks: Religious Studies and students When? 10.00am and 12noon When? Throughout the day Where? Lecture Theatre 0.31. John Percival Building 16 Where? Foyer, Law and Politics Building 28
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Tours: Tours of the School and the Law library led • Explore our welcoming, comfortable and well- by current students resourced Health Library (1st Floor, Cochrane When? 11.00am, 1.00pm and 3.00pm Building) (30 minute tour) • Take part in Clinical Skills Demonstrations Where? Tours will depart from the gazebo outside the (3rd Floor, Cochrane Building) front of the Law and Politics Building 28 • Visit our hi-tech Simulation Suite (4th Floor, Cochrane Building) • Drop in on a range of informal presentations, Medicine (inc. Medical Pharmacology) with Q&A sessions, on topics including Life as Visitors interested in Medicine should report to the Sir a Medical Student, Life as a Junior Doctor and Martin Evans Building on the Cathays Park Campus, where Applying to Med School (Ground Floor and 4th they can meet academic staff and current students. Visitors Floor, Cochrane Building) can then take the bus to the Heath Park Campus, on the • Find out more about Studying Medicine at shared site with the University Hospital of Wales. Cardiff (Michael Griffith Lecture Theatre, 12pm). This talk will cover the course at Talks: Studying Medicine at Cardiff - this talk will Cardiff, as well as the career and selection cover the course at Cardiff, as well as the process. career and selection process. • Don’t miss the Student BMJ talks in the When? 10.00am and 3.00pm Michael Griffith Lecture Theatre. Where? Shared Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Building 35 When? Activities will run on a rolling basis throughout the day. Buses depart from 9.30am. (The last When? 12noon bus to leave Main Building 39 will be at 2.45pm Where? Michael Griffith Lecture Theatre, and the last bus to leave the Heath Park Heath Park Campus Campus will be at 4.00pm.) Talk: Medical Pharmacology – Dr Derek Lang Where? Cochrane Building, Heath Park Campus. Buses When? 12noon depart from the front of Main Building, Museum Where? Physiology ‘A’ Lecture Theatre, Sir Martin Evans Avenue 39 , for the Heath Park Campus. Building 35 Demos: Anatomy Demonstrations Mathematics When? 10.30am – 2.30pm Where? Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Talks: Studying Mathematics at Cardiff University – Note: these demonstrations are open to Dr Jonathan Gillard prospective Medical, Dental and Bioscience When? 11.00am and 1.00pm students only Where? Lecture Theatre E/0.15, Maths Building 42
Advice: Information on the application process - Display: Course content and student posters Admissions staff and current ‘Medic’ students When? Throughout the day will be on hand to provide information on Where? Room M/0.37, Ground Floor, Maths Building 42 the application process and to answer your questions. They will be able to provide a flyer Advice: Admissions and academic staff, and detailing the activities at the Cochrane Building current students will be available to answer on the Heath Park Campus. Come and say hello! questions When? Throughout the day When? Throughout the day Where? Room E1.03, Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Where? Room M/0.37, Ground Floor, Maths Building 42
Advice: BSc Medical Pharmacology – Course content, structure and admissions Modern Languages When? Throughout the day Where? Room E1.03, Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Talks: Modern Languages and Translation – Cathy Molinaro (Head of Recruitment) Tours: The School of Medicine – Take a free bus to the When? 11.00am, 1.00pm and 3.00pm Heath Park Campus: see our £18M state-of-the- Where? Auditorium, 2.18, School of Modern Languages 24 art building for a self-guided tour and hear about life as a Cardiff medical student. You are welcome Advice: Information desk: staff and students will be to stay for as little or as long as you like, but allow available all day to answer questions yourself a minimum of 1.5 hours to: When? Throughout the day • Browse the School of Medicine’s Information Where? Coffee Shop, Modern Languages Building 24 Fair (Ground Floor, Cochrane Building) Tour: Student led tours of the department • Watch DVDs of talks from previous Open Days When? After each talk (Ground Floor, Cochrane Building) Where? Tours will depart from outside the Auditorium
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Music Demo: Low vision simulation workshop - experience a wide range of common causes of visual Talks: A talk on the School of Music impairment to understand the impact on When? 11.00am daily activities Where? Concert Hall, Music Building 23 When? 1.00pm – 2.00pm When? 2.00pm Where? First and Second Year Refraction Clinic, Where? Boyd Lecture Theatre, Music Building 23 Ground Floor, Optometry Building 15
Performance: Prospective students can choose from a Advice: Informal advice from admissions tutors, variety of short presentations by staff and students that lecturers and undergraduate students present aspects of the School of Music’s programme When? 1.00pm – 2.00pm (e.g. performance studies, composition, music history, Where? Main Atrium, Ground Floor, Optometry Building 15 ethnomusicology, careers and employability). When? 11.00am Where? Concert Hall, Music Building 23 Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Studies Talks: The MPharm degree at Cardiff University – Advice: Tea, coffee and an opportunity to speak to Dr Allan Cosslett School staff and current students When? 12noon and 2.00pm When? 10.00am – 11.00am Where? Room 0.21, Redwood Building 33 Where? Octagon, Music Building 23 Display: Clinical Nutrition Support – the role of the Tours: Current students will be available to take Pharmacist in feeding patients unable to eat visitors on guided tours of the facilities (run by Pharmacy students) When? 10.00am – 11.00am and 12noon – 2.00pm When? 10.00am – 3.00pm Where? Music Building 23 Where? Workshop 0.60, Redwood Building 33 Advice: Welcome Desk: staff and students will be Display: Practice in Pharmacy (PIP) – run by available to answer questions Pharmacy students When? Throughout the day When? 10.00am – 3.00pm Where? Entrance Foyer, Music Building 23 Where? Workshop 0.60, Redwood Building 33 Display: The library exhibition will include examples Advice: Admissions advice desk, staffed by of major publications by members of staff. Pharmacy admissions staff Library staff will be available to show When? Throughout the day visitors the library facilities and to answer Where? Entrance Foyer, Redwood Building 33 questions. When? Throughout the day Where? Music Library, Music Building 23 Physics and Astronomy A shuttle service will run from the car park of Main Building Optometry and Vision Sciences 39 , Park Place to the School of Physics and Astronomy throughout the day. Talk: Optometry at Cardiff University – Talks: Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff - an Dr Jennifer Acton, Senior Admissions Tutor overview of our courses, facilities and When? 10am and 12noon research – Dr Chris North, Admissions Tutor Where? Lecture Theatre 0.05, Optometry Building 15 When? 10.00am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm (20 minutes each) Tours: Tour of the School of Optometry to include Where? Room N/0.06/7, North Queen’s Buildings 58 the Eye Clinic, teaching laboratory, computer Talk: Monsters in the Dark: A beginner’s guide to facilities and teaching clinics black-holes - Dr Tim Davis, Astronomy Group When? 11.00am, 11.30am, 1.00pm and 1.30pm When? 10.45am (20 minutes) Where? Tours depart from the Main Atrium, Where? Room N/0.06/7, North Queen’s Buildings 58 Ground Floor, Optometry Building 15 Talks: Gravitational Waves: Nature’s Biggest Demo: Ophthalmoscopy workshop - this interactive Explosions - Dr Patrick Sutton, Gravitational workshop will give you the opportunity to Physics Group use an ophthalmoscope in order to view When? 11.30am and 3.00pm (20 minutes) the retina 58 When? 1.00pm – 2.00pm Where? Room N/0.06/7, North Queen’s Buildings Where? First and Second Year Refraction Clinic, Talks: High Power Lasers for Lighting - Professor Ground Floor, Optometry Building 15 Peter Smowton, Director of Research When? 1.15pm (20 minutes) Where? Room N/0.06/7, North Queen’s Buildings 58
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Talk: Careers - a guide to the job prospects of Social Sciences Physics graduates – Dr Annabel Cartwright, Careers and Industry Liaison Officer Talks: Studying at Cardiff School of Social When? 2.00pm (20 minutes) Sciences: this talk will introduce our degree programmes in Criminology, Education, Social Where? Room N/0.06/7, North Queen’s Buildings 58 Policy (half degree), Social Science, Sociology, Advice: Meet our current students – come along find Human & Social Sciences and Social Analytics out what it’s really like! When? 11.00am and 1.00pm When? 9.30am – 4.00pm Where? Lecture Theatre 0.21, Redwood Building 33 Where? Room N/0.12, North Queen’s Buildings 58 Talk: Welsh-medium teaching within the School Advice: Advice shop – find out more, ask us When? 2.00pm (30 minutes) anything! Your opportunity to ask questions Where? Council Chamber, Glamorgan Building 49 When? 9.30am – 4.00pm Tours: Tour of the School with current students Where? Room N/0.12, North Queen’s Buildings 58 When? On request, throughout the day Display: Come along and see our facilities - Where? Departs from the Information Stand in just drop in! Committee Room 1, Glamorgan Building 49 When? 10.00am – 2.00pm Where? Information available from Room N/0.12, Advice: Information Stand: meet teaching staff, North Queen’s Building 58 admission tutors and current students When? 9.30am – 3.30pm Where? Committee Room 1, Glamorgan Building 49 Politics and International Relations Talks: Politics in Cardiff – Dr Peri Roberts Welsh / Y Gymraeg When? 11.00am and 1.00pm Where? Lecture Theatre 2.01, John Percival Building 16 Talks/Sgyrsiau: Studying Welsh in Cardiff (for first language students)/ Y Gymraeg yng Advice: Collect course information and meet staff Nghaerdydd (i fyfyrywr iaith gyntaf) – and students Dr Siwan Rosser. When? Throughout the day There will be an opportunity for an informal Where? Foyer, Law and Politics Building 28 chat with staff and current students over tea and Welsh cakes following the talk at 11.00am. / Bydd cyfle am sgwrs anffurfiol Psychology gyda staff a myfyrwyr cyfredol dros baned a chacen gri ar ddiwedd y sgwrs am 11.00am. Talks: Studying Psychology at Cardiff University – When/Pryd? 11.00am and/a 2.00pm Dr Marc Buehner Where/Ble? Room 1.69, John Percival Building 16 / When? 11.00am and 1.00pm Ystafell 1.69, Adeilad John Percival 16 Where? Stanley Parris Lecture Theatre, Tower Building 27 Talks/Sgyrsiau: Studying Welsh in Cardiff (for second Tours: Tours of the School led by current students language students)/Y Gymraeg yng When? From 9.00am onwards (approximately 30 Nghaerdydd (i fyfyrywr ail iaith) – minutes) Hannah Sams & Dr Llion Pryderi Where? Foyer, Tower Building 27 Roberts. There will be an opportunity for an informal Advice: Admissions and Course Information chat with staff and current students over When? Throughout the day tea and Welsh cakes following the talk at Where? Foyer, Tower Building 27 11.00am. / Bydd cyfle am sgwrs anffurfiol Demo: Seeing what is not there – gyda staff a myfyrwyr cyfredol dros baned a a paradox in causal learning chacen gri ar ddiwedd y sgwrs am 11.00am. When? 10.00am, (repeated every 30min until 2.00pm) When/Pryd? 11.00am and/a 2.00pm 16 Where? Room 12.11, Tower Building 27 Where/Ble? Room 1.72, John Percival Building / Ystafell 1.72, Adeilad John Percival 16 Film: A week in the life of a Cardiff Psychology student Advice/Cyngor: An opportunity to meet members of When? Throughout the day staff and students/Cyfle i gwrdd â staff Where? Cyber Café, Tower Building 27 a myfyrwyr When/Pryd? Throughout the day/Trwy gydol y dydd Where/Ble? Coffee Shop, John Percival Building 16 / Siop Goffi, Adeilad John Percival 16
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84 Aberconway Building 11 Dentistry 35 Main Building 39 SenghennyddP Court 47 Aberconway Hall 12 Earth and Maindy Stadium/Swimming Pool 6 Senghennydd Hall 46 Aberdare Hall 22 Ocean Sciences 39 Mathematics 42 Sherman Theatre 40 Architecture 45 Eastgate House 59 Medicine 35 Sir Martin Evans Building 35 Arts & Social Studies Library 18 Engineering 58 Modern Languages 24 Social Sciences 49 Biosciences 35 English, Communication Music 23 Sports Centres: and Philosophy 16 Business School 9,14 National Museum and • Fitness and Squash Centre 63 Business School Eye Clinic 15 Gallery of Wales 52 • Strength and Teaching Centre 9 Geography and Planning 49 New Theatre 61 Conditioning Centre 34 Bute Building 45 Glamorgan Building 49 Nursing and • Talybont Sports Training Village 3 Cartwright Court 65 Gordon Hall 43 Midwifery Studies 35 Student Support Centre 31 Chaplaincies: Hadyn Ellis Building 10 Optometry and Vision Sciences 15 Students’ Union 38 • Anglican and Methodist 26A Health Centre 37 Pharmacy & Talybont Court 7 • Catholic 26B Healthcare Sciences 35 Pharmaceutical Studies 33 Talybont North/South 5 • Muslim (Dar UI-Isra) 26C History, Archaeology Physics and Astronomy 58 Tower Building 27 Chemistry 39 and Religion 16 Politics 28 Trevithick Building 58 City Hall 55 John Percival Building 16 Psychology 27 Welsh 16 Colum Hall 13 Journalism, Media and Queen’s Buildings 58 Welsh Government Offices 29 Computer Science Cultural Studies 45 Redwood Building 33 & Informatics 58 Julian Hodge Building 14 Roy Jenkins Hall 8 Continuing and Law and Politics Building 28 Security Centre 35 Professional Education 42
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