Undergraduate Open Day Guide September–October 2016. Transform your future. 3 Undergraduate Open Day Guide September–October 2016 A World Top-100 1 University Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015–16 QS World University Rankings 2015–16 99% of research submitted to REF is internationally recognised, excellent or world leading Research Excellence Framework 2014 90% overall satisfaction Above the 86 per cent sector-wide average, first in the Yorkshire region for the third year running and 3rd in the Russell Group National Student Survey 2015 Top 10 in the Russell Group for research output The Russell Group represents 24 leading UK universities committed to the very best research, an outstanding teaching and learning experience and unrivalled links with business and the public sector Sheffield. No 1 Students’ Union for eight years running Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2016 Top 3 for student experience For the past six years we’ve been voted in the top 3 for student experience including number 1 in 2014–15 Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2016 5 Nobel Prize winners £250m capital investment 2010–2015 on teaching facilities, students’ union, research labs, residences, sports and library facilities 1.3 million books and periodicals in the library 2 Undergraduate Open Day Guide September–October 2016 3 Contents Your day, your way You can do things in any order you like. The only thing that’s fixed is the time of your Your day, your way 3 department talk. An extraordinary place 4 Which course? 6 Meet the department 8 Talks – the facts in 30 minutes 12 There are exhibitions open Accommodation tours 14 all day where you can discover more about the University and the Explore our campus 16 courses you’re interested Planning your day 18 in. There are talks repeated at least Sheffield 20 twice a day on everything from student life to funding your studies. How to get here 22 Getting around 24 Tours of the accommodation take Campus map 26 place every 20 minutes. You can do a self-guided tour of the campus Where to eat 28 at a time to suit you. Collect a Access for all 30 self-guided tour leaflet from the Parents, guardians Central Exhibition located in the and extra visitors 31 Octagon Centre or any of the Information Hubs. What happens next? 32 Information Hubs have been placed in key locations across the campus (see page 26). Our students and staff will be at the Hubs to answer any questions you have, talk to you about life as a Sheffield student and help you find your way around. We’ve tried to make things as flexible as possible for you. You can even fit in time to explore our special city. Use this guide to plan your day, your way. 4 Undergraduate Open Day Guide September–October 2016 5 An extraordinary place Central Exhibition 10am–4pm The Octagon Discover why Sheffield offers one of the best student experiences in the UK. Expert staff from the following areas will be here to answer all your questions and talk to you about what makes Sheffield such a unique city: Your course Your community Staff at Sheffield are dedicated to Sheffield is a unique place to live. providing a world-class learning Many of our students love it so experience. Meet the professionals much that they choose to stay who make sure everything runs here after they’ve graduated. smoothly and help you to get the To find out more you can ask most out of your degree. the people who look after our student accommodation. Or talk to Your personal development someone from the Student’s Union Find out how you could spend about the incredible social life. part of your course studying abroad, learning another language Your future or developing your own business Why are Sheffield graduates so ideas. good at competing for jobs? Find out from our Careers Service staff Your support systems what makes a Sheffield graduate Sheffield has the best student special, and how they can support services in the UK. We’ll give you right from the start of your you advice on student loans, degree. grants, University bursaries and scholarships. Plus all the services we offer to make sure you’re well looked after. 6 Undergraduate Open Day Guide September–October 2016 7 Social Sciences Exhibition The Faculty of Social Sciences Which course? is the home of thirteen varied, interdisciplinary and ambitious departments. We pride ourselves on what it is that defines us: innovation, diversity and It can be hard choosing which course you want to uniqueness, whether it be in the study. Our staff and students will be on hand to offer disciplines we teach, the research that we conduct or the graduates advice and answer any questions you may have. we produce. Visit our exhibition to talk with staff and students who specialise in Architecture, East Asian Studies, Economics, Arts and Humanities Combined Honours Degrees archaeology, code breaking, Education, Geography, Journalism, Exhibition We run over 80 dual honours cosmology, ecology, genetics, Landscape, Law, Management, Our academic departments are courses (two subjects, one geometry and much, much more. Politics, Sociology, Applied and among the best in the country in degree) in subjects from across Hicks Building (Map ref 121) Quantitative Social Sciences, terms of learning and teaching, the University. We also run a 10am–4pm and Urban Studies and Planning fostering the development of triple honours course where you (formerly Town and Regional highly employable graduates. can choose three different arts Medicine, Dentistry and Planning). Talk to staff and students who subjects for even more flexibility. Health Exhibition specialise in English, History, Come and find out what these We’re working on some of the You can also speak with Archaeology, Music, Philosophy, types of degrees offer. Two subject biggest health challenges facing representatives from the Religion, Theology and the Bible, degrees are featured in our Dual the world today. Come and talk to Department of Psychology (part French, Germanic, Hispanic, Honours talk at 10:30 and 1:30. staff and students who specialise of the Faculty of Science) at our Russian and Slavonic Studies. Dual Honours Talk – in Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and exhibition. Please note that the Jessop West Foyer (map ref 184) Workroom 1, The Diamond Therapy, Speech Science, Health subject talks about Psychology do 10am–3pm (map ref 199) and Human Sciences, Medicine, not take place in the Arts Tower. 10.30am and 1.30pm Ophthalmology and Orthoptics. Arts Tower Exhibition Space Biological Sciences Exhibition See page 8 for bookable Café 1828, Medical School, (Lower Ground Floor) Three independent departments Combined Honours – Triple Royal Hallamshire Hospital (map ref 104) are working, from their unique talks (map ref 88) 10am–3.45pm perspectives, on some of the 10am–2.30pm biggest challenges facing our Explore Engineering and planet such as sustainable food Computer Science Exhibition Please note that on 22nd October production or the treatment of Robotics, flight simulators, 3D there will be no talks taking place serious illnesses. The people who printers, optical microscopes, for Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and perform this research also teach virtual reality and a running flume! Dental Therapy or Medicine as the our courses. Come and chat Visit the Diamond building to learn application deadline for 2017 entry to staff from the departments about degree options using your will have passed. of Animal and Plant Sciences Maths and Science skills. (Biology, Ecology, Plant Sciences, The Diamond (map ref 199) Physics Information Point Zoology); Biomedical Science; 10am–3.30pm Are you interested in how the and Molecular Biology and Universe works and would like Biotechnology (Biochemistry, Maths Information Point to learn more? Are you studying Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Are you good at maths, but not maths and physics? If so, come Biology). Information will be sure what university maths is all and talk to staff and students from available about the degree about? Then come along to the the Department of Physics and programmes offered by each maths and stats cafe. Drinks and Astronomy. department. light refreshments will be available Hicks Building (Map ref 121) Alfred Denny Building, South all day and you can talk to staff 10am–4pm Entrance (map ref 112) and students who specialise in 10am–3pm the maths and stats of algebra, 8 Undergraduate Open Day Guide September–October 2016 9 Meet the Key Faculty of Engineering department Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Arts and Humanities Talk to the staff and students Faculty of Science Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry who specialise in your subject. and Health Map references refer to the separate Campus Map 2016. Talk When Where Map Ref Talk When Where Map Ref Aerospace Engineering 11:30am The Diamond - Explore Engineering Exhibition 199 Computer Science 11:00am The Diamond - Explore Engineering Exhibition 199 Aerospace Engineering 1:30pm The Diamond - Explore Engineering Exhibition 199 Computer Science 1:00pm The Diamond - Explore Engineering Exhibition 199 Applied and Quantitative Social Sciences 11:30am Arts Tower - Lecture Theatre 2 104 Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy 12:30pm Claremont Crescent - Dental School 47 Applied and Quantitative Social Sciences 12:30pm Arts Tower - Lecture Theatre 2 104 (10th September Only) Reception Archaeology 11:30am Northgate House - Lecture Theatre G14 180 Claremont Crescent - Dental School Dentistry (10th September Only) 10:00am Reception 47 Architecture 10:30am Arts Tower - Floor 16