Subject activities

Learn about studying your course at Bristol with our subject talks and activities.

Subject talks

Subject talks offer a thorough introduction to the courses we offer at Bristol, including information about our facilities, teaching, course details and assessment methods.

Subject talks are booked in advance when you book onto the open day. These talks are popular and fill up fast, so please ensure that all details are correct at the time of booking as amending your itinerary may not be possible later.

If your chosen talk is fully booked, go to the subject stand where you can talk to academic staff and current students and register for a tour if available.

For booked talks, please plan to arrive 10 minutes before the published start time in order to guarantee entry. After this, all remaining seats will be offered to non-booked guests. Subject talks last 30 minutes unless stated otherwise.

Subject activities

Subject activities will vary, from tours and hands-on experiences to question and answer sessions with current students. Some subject activities are bookable in advance, and some are only available to sign up for on the day.

Subject stands

Each subject will have a subject stand. This is a place to talk to academic staff and current students to learn more about your subject of interest.

Programme of events

All talks, and some activities, are available to book now via the booking form.

*Asterisks mark which talks and activities must be booked in advance via the booking form. All other activities are available to sign up for on the day at the locations listed from 9:30 am to 4 pm.

Subject	Times and locations (map ref)
Accounting and Finance	*Talk: 11 am, 1:15 pm - Priory Road Complex, Priory Road Lecture Theatre (68b) Subject stand:** Beacon House, First floor (54)
Aerospace Engineering	*Talk: 9:30 am, 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm, 3:30 pm - Queen's Building, Pugsley Lecture Theatre (20) Tour and demonstration drop-in: 9:30 am to 4 pm, Queen's Building, Foyer (20) Subject stand:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Anthropology and Archaeology	*Talk and tour: 10 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm, 2:30 pm - 43 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre G.01 (23) Department drop-in: 43 Woodland Road, G.10 (23) Subject stand:** Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
Applied Anatomy	*Talk: 11:30 am, 2:10 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Tour:* 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm - School of Anatomy, Entrance Foyer (39) Subject stand:** Biomedical Sciences Teaching Laboratories, Level 3 (13)
Artificial Intelligence	*Talk: 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm - Ada Lovelace Building, Seminar Room 2 (30a) Demonstration drop-in: 9:30 am - 4 pm, Ada Lovelace Building, Seminar Room 3 (30a) Subject stand:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Biochemistry	*Talk: 9:30 am, 11:45 am, 3:30 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 1 (12) Subject stand:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Lounge, Level 3 (12)
Biology, Zoology and Plant Sciences	*Talk: 10 am, 10:45 am, 11:30 am, 12:15 pm, 1 pm, 1:45 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:15 pm - Life Sciences Building, Seminar Room (110) Student-led tour and lab drop-in: 9:30 am to 4 pm, Life Sciences Building, Atrium (110) Subject stand:** Life Sciences Building, Atrium (110)
Biomedical Sciences	*Talk: 10:30 am, 1 pm, 2 pm - Biomedical Sciences Building, Room E29 (16) Subject stand:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Lounge, Level 3 (12)
Business and Management, including Marketing	*Talk: 11:45 am, 2 pm, 3:30 pm - School of Physics (Entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Powell Lecture Theatre (33a) Subject stand:** Beacon House, First floor (54)
Cancer Biology and Immunology	*Talk: 2:50 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Subject stand:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Lounge, Level 3 (12)
Cellular and Molecular Medicine	*Talk: 9:45 am, 2:15 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 3 (12) Subject stand:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Lounge, Level 3 (12)
Chemical Physics	*Talk: 12:50 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Subject stand:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Library (12)
Chemistry	*Talk: 11 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 1 (12) Tour (book on arrival): 9:30 am to 4 pm - School of Chemistry, Chemistry Library (12) Activity (book on arrival): 9:30 am to 4 pm - School of Chemistry, Chemistry Library (12) Subject stand:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Library (12)
Chemistry with Computing	*Talk: 12 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 3 (12) Subject stand:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Library (12)
Childhood Studies	*Talk: 10:40 am, 2 pm - 7 Priory Road, Room 7G1 (47) Subject stand:** Beacon House, First floor (54)
Civil Engineering	*Talk: 9:40 am, 11:40 pm, 1 pm - Queen's Building, Room 1.15 (20) Tour and demonstration drop-in: 9:30 am to 4 pm, Queen's Building, Foyer (20) Subject stand:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Classics, Classical Studies, and Ancient History	*Talk: 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 3 (58) Taster session:* 2 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Room 1.H021 (65) Subject stand: Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
Computer Science	*Talk: 9:30 am, 11 am, 2 pm, 3 pm - Merchant Venturers Building, Room 1.11/1.11A (25) Activity drop-in: 11:30 am to 1 pm and 2:30 pm to 4 pm - Merchant Venturers Building, Computer Lab 2.11 (25) Demonstration drop-in: 9:30 am to 4 pm, Merchant Venturers Building, Atrium (25) Subject stand:** Merchant Venturers Building, Atrium (25)
Criminology	*Talk: 9:30 am, 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D1 (68a) Subject stand:** Beacon House, First floor (54)
Dentistry and Dental Therapy	*Dentistry talk: 9:45 am, 11:35 am, 12:30 pm, 3:15 pm - Dental School, 5th Floor Computer Suite 5.15 (122) Dental Therapy talk:* 10:40 am, 2:20 pm - Dental School, 5th Floor Computer Suite 5.15 (122) *Bristol Dental School Open Day Quiz:** 12 pm - Dental School, Ground Floor Cafe (122) Widening Participation at Bristol Dental School talk: 11:45 am - Dental School, Ground Floor Seminar Room G.42 (122) Tour of Bristol Dental School - prospective students only (guests not permitted): 10 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm - Dental School, Ground Floor Cafe (122) A Day in the Life of a Dental Student talk:* 12:45 pm, 3:15 pm - Dental School, Ground Floor Seminar Room G.42 (122) *The Student Experience talk: 10:40 am, 1:35 pm - Dental School, Ground Floor Seminar Room G.42 (122) Subject stand:** Dental School, Ground Floor Cafe (122)
Design Engineering	*Talk: 10:20 am, 12:20 pm, 1:40 pm - Queen's Building, Room 1.15 (20) Tour and demonstration drop-in: 9:30 am to 4 pm, Queen's Building, Foyer (20) Subject stand:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Earth Sciences: Environmental Geoscience, Geology, Palaeontology and Evolution	*Talk: 9:50 am, 10:40 am, 12:20 pm, 1:10 pm - Wills Memorial Building, Room G25 (26) Tour (book on arrival): 10 am to 3 pm - Wills Memorial Building, Room G27 (26) Subject stand:** Wills Memorial Building, Ground Floor, Earth Sciences Foyer (26)
Economics	*Talk: 10:15 am, 11:45 am, 2 pm, 3:30 pm - Priory Road Complex, Priory Road Lecture Theatre (68b) Subject stand:** Beacon House, First floor (54)
Education	*Talk: 10:10 am, 10:50 am, 1:30 pm - 35 Berkeley Square, Room 1.20/1.21 (1) Subject stand:** Beacon House, First floor (54)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	*Talk: 10:15 am, 1:15 pm - Merchant Venturers Building, Room 1.11/1.11A (25) Demonstration drop-in: 9:30 am to 4 pm, Queen's Building, Teaching Labs (20) Subject stand:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Choosing an engineering course at Bristol	*Talk: 11:15 am, 1:30 pm - School of Physics (entrance via Royal Fort Gardens), Tyndall Lecture Theatre (33b) Subject stand:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Engineering Mathematics	*Talk: 10:15 am, 11:45 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm - Ada Lovelace Building, Seminar Room 1 (30a) Demonstration drop-in: 9:30 am to 4 pm, Ada Lovelace Building, Seminar Room 4 (30a) Subject stand:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
English	*Talk: 9:30 am, 11 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre B.H05 (65) Subject stand:** Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
Film and Television	*Talk: 11 am, 2 pm - Richmond Building, Winston Theatre (80) Student-led tour:* 11:30 am, 2:30 pm - The Richmond Building, Department of Film and Television (80) Subject stand: Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition Space (65)
Gateway courses: Dentistry, Medicine and Veterinary Science (See also Veterinary Science: Accelerated Graduate Entry Programme, below) These courses are open to applicants from specific UK schools and colleges only and/or those who have spent three months or more in care. Please check that you are eligible before attending.	Gateway to Medicine and Dentistry talk: 12:45 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 3 (12) Gateway to Veterinary talk: 11:30 am - Pearson Building, Seminar Room (Langford campus) (91) Gateway to Dentistry subject stand: Dental School, Ground Floor Cafe (122) Gateway to Medicine subject stand: Biomedical Sciences Building, Medical Library (16) Gateway to Veterinary subject stand:** Dolberry Building, Reception (Langford campus) (91)
Geography	*Talk: 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm - School of Geographical Sciences, Peel Lecture Theatre (27) Taster talks (book on arrival): 9:30 am to 4 pm, School of Geographical Sciences, Hepple Lecture Theatre (27) Subject stand:** School of Geographical Sciences, Hepple Lecture Theatre (27)
History	*Talk: 10:15 am, 11:45 am, 2 pm, 3:30 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre B.H05 (65) Subject stand:** Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
History of Art	*Talk: 9:45 am, 11:15 am, 2:15 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Room 1.H030 (65) Subject stand:** Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
Humanities	*Talk: 12:30 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre B.H05 (65) Humanities exhibition drop-in:** 1-3 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, G.H04 (65)
Innovation	*Innovation Programmes talk and tour: 9:30 am, 3:15 pm - Sloane Robinson Building, Room 1.620 Design with Innovation talk and tour:* 10:30 am, 1:15 pm - Sloane Robinson Building, Room 1.620 Innovation Programmes and Design with Innovation talk* (two locations): 12:30 pm - Fry Building, Room 2.41 (29), 3:30 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Room LR8 (58) *Workshop: 11:35 am, 2:15 pm - Sloane Robinson Building, Room 1.405 Subject stand:** Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Sloane Robinson Building, Temple Quarter Campus, Exchange Hall
Law	*Talk: 11:10 am, 1:40 pm - Victoria Rooms, Auditorium (81) Law opportunities: study abroad:* 12:20 pm - Wills Memorial Building, Reception Room (26) *Law opportunities: the Law Clinic talk: 2:50 pm - Wills Memorial Building - Reception Room (26) Subject stand:** Wills Memorial Building, Old Council Chamber (26)
Liberal Arts	*Talk: 10:45 am, 12:15 pm, 1:45 pm, 3:15 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 2 (65) Subject stand:** Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition Space (65)
Mathematics	*Talk: 10 am, 11:30 am, 12:15 pm, 1 pm, 2:30 pm - Fry Building, Lecture Theatre G.10 (29) Taster talk:* 10:45 am, 12:15 pm, 1:45 pm - Fry Building, Room LG.02 (29) Demonstration drop-in: 9:30 am to 4 pm, Fry Building, Library (29) Subject stand: Fry Building, Atrium (29)
Mechanical Engineering	*Talk: 10:15 am, 11:45 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm - Queen's Building, Pugsley Lecture Theatre (20) Life of a Mechanical Engineering Student drop-in: 9:30 am to 4 pm, Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20) Subject stand:** Queen's Building, Bill Brown Design Suite (20)
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering	*Talk: (Two locations): 11 am - Queen's Building, Room 1.15 (20), 12:30 pm - Merchant Venturers Building, Room 1.11/1.11A (25) Subject stand:** Please visit the Electrical and Electronic Engineering subject stand
Medical Microbiology	*Taster lecture: 1:30 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Subject stand:** School of Chemistry, Chemistry Lounge, Level 3 (12)
Medicine	*Talk: 10:30 am, 12 pm, 12:45 pm, 2:15 pm - School of Physics (Entrance via Royal Fort Gardens), Tyndall Lecture Theatre (33b) Subject stand:** Biomedical Sciences Building, Medical Library (16)
Modern Languages, including Comparative Literatures and Cultures	*Modern Languages talk: 9:30 am, 11:45 am, 3:30 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 3 (58) Comparative Literatures and Cultures talk:* 1:15 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 3 (58) *Year Abroad talk: 10:15 am, 2 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 3 (58) Student question and answer:* 10:15 am, 11:45 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Room LR8 (58) *Alumni Insights talk: 12:30 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Room LR8 (58) Learning a language from scratch talk:* 11 am, 2 pm - Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Room LR8 (58) University-Wide Language Programme subject stand: Richmond Building - Anson Rooms (80) Subject stand: Arts Complex, 17 Woodland Road, Student Common Room (58)
Music	*Talk: 10:30 am, 1 pm - Victoria Rooms, Room G.16 (81) Tour:* 9:50 am, 11:15 am, 12:10 pm, 1:45 pm - Victoria Rooms, Room G.13/Theatre Bar (81) Subject stand: Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition Space (65)
Neuroscience, Psychological Science and Psychology and Neuroscience	Neuroscience talk: 10:30 am, 1:30 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D3 (68a) Psychological Science talk: 9:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm - Priory Road Complex, Priory Road Lecture Theatre (68b) Psychology and Neuroscience talk:* 12 pm, 3 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D3 (68a) Subject stand: Priory Road Complex, Rooms 4D29 and 4D30 (68a)
Pharmacology	*Talk: 10:45 am, 2:30 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 2 (12) Subject stand:** Biomedical Sciences Teaching Laboratories, Level 3 (13)
Philosophy	*Talk: 10 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm, 2:30 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Lecture Theatre 2 (65) Subject stand:** Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition Space (65)
Physics	*Talk: 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm - School of Physics (entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Powell Lecture Theatre (33a) Student-led tours (book on arrival): 9:30 am to 4 pm, School of Physics (entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Level 2 (33a) Subject stand:** School of Physics (entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Level 2 (33a)
Physics and Philosophy	*Talk: 1:45 pm - School of Physics (Entrance via Royal Fort Gardens), Mott Lecture Theatre (33b) Subject stand:** Please visit the Physics subject stand
Physics with Computing	*Talk: 12:15 pm - School of Physics (entrance via Royal Fort Gardens), Mott Lecture Theatre (33b) Subject stand:** School of Physics (entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Level 2 (33a)
Physiological Science	*Talk: 1 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 2 (12) Subject stand:** Biomedical Sciences Teaching Laboratories, Level 3 (13)
Politics and International Relations	*Talk: 9:30 am, 10:15 am, 1:15 pm - School of Physics (entrance on Tyndall Avenue), Powell Lecture Theatre (33a) Taster lecture:* 11:15 am, 2:15 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D3 (68a) Subject stand: Beacon House, First Floor (54)
Religion and Theology	*Talk: 9:30 am, 11 am, 3:30 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Room 1.H021 (65) Meet Religion and Theology Students:* 12:30 pm - Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Room 1.H021 (65) Subject stand: Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition space (65)
Social Policy	*Talk: 9:45 am, 12:45 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D3 (68a) Subject stand:** Beacon House, First floor (54)
Sociology	*Talk: 10:15 am, 1:15 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D1 (68a) Taster session:* 11 am, 2 pm - Priory Road Complex, Lecture Theatre 2D1 (68a) Subject stand: Beacon House, First floor (54)
Theatre	*Talk: 10:15 am, 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm - Department of Theatre, Wickham Theatre (7) Subject stand:** Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, Exhibition Space (65)
Veterinary Nursing (Langford campus)	*Talk: 10:30 am, 12 pm - Pearson Building, Seminar Room (91) Subject stand:** Dolberry Building, Reception (91)
Veterinary Science (Langford campus)	*Five-year Programme talk: Two locations: 11 am - Pearson Building, Hodgkin Lecture Theatre (91), 10 am, 12 pm - Blagdon Building (91) Accelerated Graduate Entry talk:* 10:30 am - Pearson Building - Seminar Room (91) *Case Based Learning session: 10:30 am, 11:30 am - Pearson Building, Seminar Room (91) Communication Skills session:* 10 am, 11 am - Pearson Building, Seminar Room (91) Tour (book on arrival): 9:30 am to 2 pm - Dolberry Building, Reception (91) Subject stand: Dolberry Building, Reception (91)
Virology and Immunology	Talk: 12:10 pm - School of Chemistry, Lecture Theatre 4 (12) Subject stand:* School of Chemistry, Chemistry Lounge, Level 3 (12)

**The School of Anatomy is subject to the Human Tissue Act regulations and only visitors who have booked onto the Applied Anatomy, Veterinary Nursing, Veterinary Science and Gateway to Veterinary Science open days are allowed access. Strictly no photography on the premises. Visitors under 14 will not be allowed in.