UK International Postgraduate Offer-holder visit day

Anyone with a blue badge parking permit can park in the allocated parking bays on the main campus, arriving via the East Gate entrance on Edgbaston Park Road.

Main car parks for visitors

North East Car Park (access via Pritchatts Road), Sat Nav Postcode B15 2SA.

Brailsford Drive Car Park (access via Vincent Drive), Sat Nav Postcode B15 2QU.

Please note, we cannot guarantee a parking space for visitors.

Discounted parking is available at just £3 per day at each of our main visitor car parks during offer-holder visit days on the below dates:

• Saturday 14 February 2026
• Saturday 7 March 2026
• Saturday 21 March 2026
• Wednesday 1 April 2026

Location code is 15690 for the RingGo app, which we use to pay for parking on campus.

How do I get discounted parking?

Register with RingGo to pay via your credit/debit card on your mobile phone, via the website, through text message or via phone calls. 

Alternatively, there are payment machines available in our car parks. You can pay with cash, card or contactless at these machines. Please press the yellow button to bypass the visitors tariff and pay the discounted rate of £3.

The easiest way to reach the University is by train. Birmingham is the only University campus in mainland UK to have its own railway station – ‘University’ station. The journey takes approximately 7 minutes from Birmingham New Street .

Please note: the new redeveloped University railway station opened in January 2024; the former station building is now exit-only and cannot be used to gain access onto the platforms. Passengers wishing to enter the station should do so via the entrances in the new station building. This is to help control the flow of passengers through the station and avoid queues. If you are visiting the new station building for the first time, please allow additional time to familiarise yourself with the new entrance/exit arrangements.

For up-to-date information on train times and prices, please contact National Rail.

There are frequent express coach services to Birmingham from London, Heathrow and Gatwick airports and many other UK cities. Students using this method of travel can benefit from 30% off National Express coach travel by booking using the promo code UOBOD30.*

The long-distance coach station is in Digbeth in the city centre. This is just a 12-minute walk from Birmingham New Street station or a 15-minute taxi ride to our Edgbaston campus.

If you are travelling from within the West Midlands, then the following bus services stop at different parts of the University’s main Edgbaston campus, as well as the Vale Village accommodation site and the Selly Oak campus.

Bus service numbers: 1, 1A, 48, 61, 63, 76, X20, X21, X22

Further information is available on the National Express West Midlands website.

*Please note there are some terms and conditions associated with this discount: 

• Discount only valid for students travelling to offer holder days at the University of Birmingham.
• Redeemable from any location to Birmingham Coach Station.
• Valid for students travelling to offer holder days on 14 February, 7 March, 21 March and 1 April 2026.
• Valid for travel on the following dates: 13 -15 February, 6-8 & 20-23 March and 31 March - 2 April 2026
• Valid for one person per booking.
• Tickets must be booked at least 72 hours in advance.
• Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, including Coachcards.
• Offer cannot be used on third-party services.
• Full National Express terms and conditions.
• All tickets are issued and all passengers are carried subject to National Express' General Conditions of Carriage.

Clean Air Zones have been introduced to cities across the UK, including Birmingham. Unlike a congestion charge, such as the one in London which charges every vehicle to enter a designated area, the Clean Air Zone will only charge the most polluting vehicles. If you are travelling through the centre of Birmingham, then you will need to bear this in mind.

For more information and to see if your car is exempt from the Clean Air Zone charge visit the Brum Breathes website.

There is further information on our website detailing how to get to the University, as well as downloadable maps of campus.

If you're considering staying in Birmingham and exploring our beautiful city, we have our own hotel on campus – the Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre.

Alternatively please see the Visit Birmingham website to explore other accommodation options across the city.

Conditions for receiving a £1000 tuition fee scholarship:

1. You must register for the 18th March event by completing the form on this webpage
2. You must attend the offer holder event on 18th March in person and complete two compulsory check-ins on campus;
   • Welcome Desk
   • Discussion with academics
3. You must pay your £3000 tuition deposit by 31st March
4. You must be classified as an overseas fee payer for tuition purposes by the University
5. You must achieve a 2:1 or 1st Class in your Bachelor degree
6. You must start your studies in September 2026 on a full-time programme delivered at the University’s UK campus, and appear as "normally registered" on our systems by Monday 2nd October
7. You cannot be a graduate or current student of the University of Birmingham
8. Students in receipt of a full or partial tuition fee scholarship from the University of Birmingham or an external organisation are not eligible. If the University becomes aware that a student is sponsored by a third-party organisation (i.e. an organisation is providing a full or partial scholarship covering tuition fees), the student will be disqualified from receiving the Postgraduate High Fliers Scholarship. If the scholarship has already been awarded, it will be withdrawn. Please ensure you accurately declare your funding source during enrolment.

Scholarships are limited in number and subject to availability. The University reserves the right to withdraw or amend the scholarship scheme at any time without prior notice.

During the event on the 18th March there will be the opportunity to engage with academics and students at various "checkpoints" around the campus and city centre. Each time you reach a checkpoint, make sure you get your QR code scanned to ensure that your engagement is recorded.

If there are more students who meet these conditions than the number of scholarships available, awardees will be selected on a discretionary basis, considering the following criteria;

• Quality of discussion with academics on 18th March, demonstrating strong interest in the programme
• Quality of personal statement submitted with postgraduate application form
• Number of check-ins visited on 18th March, demonstrating an interest in Birmingham

The provisional awardees of the scholarship will be informed by email by 7th April. All other registrants will be placed on a reserve list and informed if further scholarships become available.

Provisional awardees will need to meet all remaining conditions (including enrolment at the University of Birmingham in September 2026) in order to receive the scholarship.

If you are awarded a scholarship and you enrol successfully at the University of Birmingham in September 2026, you will receive an email confirming your fee reduction on Monday 9th October.