Plan your day
The schedule can be found below for our Postgraduate Open Day that will take place on Wednesday 18 March 2026, 2pm-6pm.
Our Postgraduate Open Day offers you the chance to explore our campus, meet current students, discuss your subject area with academics and find out about the support available.
Open Day programme
General talks and activities
General talks and activities
Attend our central talks to find out about the student experience and support on offer to our students, including the Welcome Address, Postgraduate Funding Talks and our introduction talks to the Careers Network. Some of these talks will be repeated throughout the day so that you can make the most of your Postgraduate Open Day and attend a range of central talks around your subject-specific activity.
General talks programme:
| Time | Talk | Location |
| 2.15pm-2.45pm | Welcome to University of Birmingham | Great Hall, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
| 3.00pm-3.30pm | Careers support for postgraduates | Great Hall, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
| 3:45pm – 4:15pm | Funding Masters study | Great Hall, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
| 3:45pm – 4:15pm | How to write a research proposal | Room WG5, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
| 4:30pm – 5:00pm | Accommodation | Great Hall, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
| 4:30pm – 5:00pm | Postgraduate study – student ambassador Q&A | Room WG12, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
| 5:15pm – 5:45pm | Funding PhD study | Great Hall, Aston Webb Building (R6) |
Campus Tours
Campus tours depart from the Bramall Music Building (R12) every 60 minutes from 2pm. The last tour leaves at 5pm.
The duration of the tour is approx. 40 minutes.
Professional Services
Staff from the following professional services will be available for you to chat to at the study fair:
- Accommodation
- Admissions
- Birmingham International Academy
- Careers Network
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Fees and Finance
- Library and Learning Resources
- Scholarships
- Sports and Fitness
- Student Support and Wellbeing
- UoB Online
- Worklink