Edinburgh open days
Autumn dates
Edinburgh Campus Open Days:
27 September, 10 – 4pm / 25 October, 12 - 6pm
Our Edinburgh Campus undergraduate Open Days are now open for bookings.
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What to expect
At our Open Days you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the university experience and discover more about the subject(s) you are interested in studying. You'll have the chance to meet staff and students, explore our beautiful 380-acre campus and get a feel for everything that student life at Heriot-Watt has to offer.
September Open Day schedule of events
What happens at an Open Day?
Visitors to our Open Days can;
- Attend information and subject talks. These run at different points throughout the day.
- See where you could be living and what our campus accommodation is like.
- Join a guided campus tour or take a self-guided tour so you can explore campus at your own pace.
- Hear from current students about their university experience.
- Chat to academics and staff at their dedicated stands.
- Discover the shop and range of food outlets. They will be open and serve snacks, sandwiches, hot food, teas, and coffees.
Subject Talks / Tours
Business, Management, Psychology and Languages
| Subject | Time |
|---|---|
| Accounting and Finance - Talk | 11:15 - 12:00 / 13:30 - 14:15 |
| Business Management - Talk | 10:30 - 11:30 / 14:15 - 15:15 |
| Economics - Talk | 10:30 - 11:15 / 12:00 - 12:45 / 14:15 - 15:00 |
| Entrepreneurial Minds Workshop | 12:45 - 13:30 / 15:00 - 15:45 |
| Languages and Intercultural Studies - Talk and Tour | 11:15 - 12:45 / 13:30 - 15:00 |
| Marketing - Talk | 10:30 - 11:15 / 12:45 - 13:30 |
| Psychology - Talk | 12:00 - 12:45 / 13:30 - 14:15 |
Engineering
| Subject | Time |
|---|---|
| Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering - Talk and Tour | 10:00 - 11:30 / 11:15 - 12:45 / 12:15 - 13:45 / 13:15 - 14:45 / 14:30 - 16:00 |
| Architectural Engineering | 10:30 -12:00 / 12:45 - 14:15 |
| Chemical Engineering - Talk and Tour | 12:00 - 13:30 / 14:15 - 15:45 |
| Civil and Structural Engineering - Talk and Tour | 11:15 - 12:45 / 12:45 - 14:15 |
| Construction Project Management and Quantity Surveying - Talk and Tour | 12:00 - 13:30 / 14:15 - 15:45 |
| Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering (including Robotics) - Talk and Tour | 10:30 - 12:00 / 12:45 - 14:15 / 14:15 - 15:45 |
Maths and Computing
| Subject | Time |
|---|---|
| Actuarial Mathematics and Science - Talk | 11:15 - 12:00 / 12:45 - 13:30 / 14:15 - 15:00 |
| Computer Science and Games Design - Talk | 10:30 - 11:15 / 13:30 - 14:15 |
| Mathematics - Talk | 12:00 - 12:45 / 14:15 - 15:00 |
Sciences
| Subject | Time |
|---|---|
| Biology Talk and Tour | 10:30 - 12:00 / 12:00 - 13:30 / 13:30 - 15:00 |
| Brewing and Distilling - Talk and Tour | 13:00 - 14:00 / 15:00 - 16:00 |
| Chemistry - Talk and Tour | 10:30 - 12:00 / 13:30 - 15:00 |
| Geography - Talk and Tour | 11:15 -12:45 / 13:30 - 15:00 / 15:00 - 16:30 |
| Physics - Talk and Tour | 10:30 - 12:00 / 12:00 - 13:30 / 13:30 / 15:00 |
| Sports and Exercise Science - Talk and Tour | 11:00 - 12:30 / 12:00 - 13:30 / 13:00 - 14:30 / 14:00 - 15:30 |
Information Talks / Tours
Guided Tours
| Subject | Time |
|---|---|
| Library Tours | 11:00 - 11:30 / 12:00 - 12:30 / 13:00 - 13:30 / 14:00 - 14:30 / 15:00 - 15:30 |
| Sports at Heriot-Watt - Talk and Tour at Oriam | 12:30 - 11:30 / 11:30 -12:30 / 12:30 - 13:30 / 13:30 -14:30 / 14:30 -15:30 |
| Guided Campus Tours | Campus Tours will depart regularly from the Registration Zone between 10am and 4pm. |
| Self-guided Accommodation Tours (drop-in) | Self-guided Accommodation Tours between 10am and 4pm. |
Getting set for University
| Subject | Time |
|---|---|
| Accommodation Talk | 11:15 - 11:45 / 15:00 - 15:30 |
| Budgeting for Students | 11:30 - 12:00 / 14:30 - 15:00 |
| Choosing and Applying to University | 10:30 - 11:00 / 12:45 - 13:15 |
| Coming from College | 11:15 - 11:45 |
| Global College - Our Foundation Pathway | 12:00 - 12:45 |
| Graduate Apprenticeships - Earn as You Learn | 11:15 - 11:45 / 14:15 - 14:45 |
| Heriot-Watt: Our Community and Values | 10:00 - 10:30 / 15:15 - 15:45 |
| Joining us from England, Wales and Northern Ireland | 13:30 - 14:00 |
| Parents and Carers of Applicants: What you need to know | 12:00 - 12:30 / 15:00 - 15:30 |
| Scottish Finance | 11:30 - 12:00 |
| Understanding Widening Access | 13:30 - 14:00 |
Can’t make an Open Day
Join us for a guided or self-guided campus tour. These take place regularly and are available to book online.
October Open Day Schedule of Events
Please note that our 25th October Open Day will run from 12 noon until 6pm. Talks and tours will therefore generally run two hours later than the September Open Day. Please refer to the booking form for detailed information.
The full schedule will be updated on this webpage closer to the event.
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