Schools and Colleges Upcoming Events
Here at the Â鶹´«Ã½, we pride ourselves on giving opportunities to Year 12/Level 3 students, to explore different careers available to them, through the range of courses we have here.
Our taster days are designed to support this journey. Students attending a taster day, will get to experience at least one academic session, speak to our lecturers and current students for their view of the University, as well as exploring our brilliant campus.
We have three large scale events that we run throughout the year. If you’d like to be added to the waiting list to be notified once booking opens, please email us.
Upcoming Events
We are delighted to be holding our Business, Computing and Games Taster Day on Wednesday 22 January 2025 for Year 12/Level 3 students to explore the following subjects:
- Accounting and Finance
- Business
- Game Development
- E-Sports
- Computing
Students can look forward to selecting up to two taster sessions in different subjects to experience on the day, as well as the opportunity to go on a campus tour and attend a Higher Education talk. The agenda for the day is as follows:
9.45-10.00am |
Arrival |
10.10-10.30am |
Welcome talk and housekeeping |
10.40-11.40am |
Taster session 1 |
11.50am-12.20pm |
Lunch |
12.30-1.30pm |
Taster session 2 or campus tour |
1.40-2.20pm |
HE talk |
2.20-2.30pm |
Goodbye and feedback |
2.30pm |
Event finish |
If you would like to reserve places for your college to attend please complete the following form:
If you would like anymore information please contact the Student Recruitment Team: schools@uos.ac.uk
Please note this event is now full and we are no longer taking bookings.
On Wednesday 5 February, we are holding our popular Health and Life Science Taster Day. The day will run from 9.45am until 2.30pm.
This taster day is a chance for Year 12/level 3 students to learn about people-focused careers. Sessions to choose from will include Nursing, Midwifery, Paramedic Science, Radiotherapy and Oncology, Diagnostic Radiography, Physiotherapy, Sports, Psychology and Counselling, Biomedical Science, Nutrition and Human Health and Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation Science.
The agenda for the day is as follows:
9.45-10.00am |
Arrival |
10.10-10.30am |
Welcome talk |
10.45-11.45am |
Taster session or campus tour |
11.45am-12.30pm |
Lunch |
12.45-1.45pm |
Taster session or campus tour |
2.00-2.30pm |
Student Union Talk |
Bring students along to our Waterfront Campus for a chance to meet various universities and employers face-to-face from across the UK. There will be a range of talks on offer throughout the day including the UCAS application process and Student Finance. Book your place via for a two-hour time slot.
More details to follow. If you are interested in bringing students along to see out final year arts exhibition, please email us.