Welcome to all our offer-holders! We hope your visit will be enjoyable and informative. This page tells you what you can expect during your time with us.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Biosciences Department at the Post-offer Visit Day. You will have the chance to hear about our degree programmes, take part in a taster session and get answers to any individual questions from our staff and students. You don't need to prepare anything for the day - just bring your notebook and we'll do the rest. Safe journey!
Wednesday 19 February, Monday 24 March and Saturday 26 April 2025
13:30 - 16:30
Time
Activity
13:30
Presentation in Room L50 (Psychology Department Building) Introduction to the Biosciences department and our degree programmes.
14:15
Academic taster session - lab activity for Biosciences students. Hands-on workshop from one of the following: The fruit fly Drosophila genetics, The micro-world of living moss, Developmental biology of the cabbage, X-ray crystallography to visualise proteins, macro-scale ecology.*
15:45
Light refreshments and opportunity to meet staff and students for individual questions and answers.
16:30
Close.
* Please note the subjects of the lab activities available may be subject to change.
Following the presentation at 13:30 we would like to extend a warm welcome and invite you to visit the department between 14:15 and 15:45 for light refreshments and the opportunity to meet and speak to some of our department staff. We will be located in the atrium meeting area of the Biosciences department and look forward to meeting you.