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University of Essex homepage Events Mini Open Day 5 April 2023
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Mini Open Day

Join us for a day of talks and tours, and get answers to your questions about studying at Essex.

  • Wed 5 Apr 23

    09:30 - 14:00

  • Colchester Campus

    Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall

  • Event type

    Open Days

  • Event organiser

    Corporate events

  • Contact details

    Open Days team

Welcome to Essex, a home for those who are impatient to make a difference in the world.

Our Mini Open Day is designed to help you get to know Essex. The day will be shorter than one of our main Open Days, but if you want to go on a guided tour around campus, or just get a feel for the place before you submit your application, we're here for you. Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends and family along and discover more about studying at Essex.

The day will begin at 9.30am, and will finish at 2.00pm. Please make sure you check in at the Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall (the large, round, silver building close to Valley Car Park) when you arrive. Unfortunately staff from our academic departments will not be available to speak to on the day, but there will be lots of useful talks and activities allowing you to learn more about studying at Essex.

You can find the programme for the day and the booking form further down this page.

Accessibility

If you or your guests have any special requirements, please email us in advance so we can make sure your visit is as smooth as possible. If you're a visitor with a disability, please let a member of staff know so they can advise you on accessible routes around campus, or conduct a separate tour if necessary.

Speaking to academic staff

As this is a Mini Open Day members of staff from our academic departments will not be available to speak to. However, you can chat with many of our departments on Unibuddy via our website. We'll also have larger Open Days in June, September and October where all of our academic departments and many of their staff will be in attendance.

Lunch on us

We have a Welcome Cafe in the Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall where you'll be able to get free hot and cold drinks, but we'll also provide you with a voucher to the value of £6 that you can use in many of the catering venues on campus. We also offer £2 lunch deals in most venues, so you could get three lunches with just your single voucher!

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Book onto our Mini Open Day

If you're interested in coming to our in-person Mini Open Day on our Colchester Campus, then just complete this short form and we'll make sure you'll have everything you need for the day.

Book now

What can you expect on the day?

  • Talks - take a look at the talks below to see which you would like to attend
  • Tours - we will be running campus, accommodation and facilities tours to show you where you could be spending your time during your studies, as well as our campus and wide range of accommodation
  • Chat with Student Services - ask any questions you have around becoming a student
  • Experience student life - we will have a range of activities to show you our vibrant student community 

Programme

Time Activity Location 
12.15pm - 12.45pm 

Welcome to Essex talk

You’ll receive a warm welcome and an overview of the University of Essex, as well as a rundown of the programme for the day.

 ICLH Auditorium B
1.15pm - 1.45pm 

Accommodation talk

We’ll give you an overview of each type of on campus student accommodation available to undergraduate and postgraduate students and will let you know what is available to see.

 ICLH Auditorium B
1.45pm - 2.15pm

Mature learners talk

This talk has been specifically created for mature students (a mature student at undergraduate level is someone who is over the age of 21). We'll discuss alternative routes into education, student finance that's available for mature learners, the support services available for mature learners, as well as student development and employability.

 ICLH Auditorium B 
2.15pm - 2.45pm Applying to Essex for undergraduates talk

We’ll give you a run through of the application process including how to apply to study with us at Essex		 ICLH Auditorium B
2.45pm - 3.15pm

Student finance for undergraduates talk

We'll give you lots of useful information on things related to student finance, such as tuition fees, and sources of financial support including student loans.

 ICLH Auditorium B
3.15pm - 3.45pm Undergraduate student life talk

Our student life talk will be given by a current Essex student so you’ll be able to hear about student life directly from someone living and leaning at Essex right now. They’ll cover topics such as support services for students, budgeting and finance, social life and getting a job on campus. 		 ICLH Auditorium B
 

Travel bursary

We appreciate that travelling to university events can be expensive and with rising costs, we want to ensure that as many of our prospective students as possible are able to visit us. We are therefore offering a travel bursary of up to £75 to help with travel costs.

You can view the terms and conditions and reimbursement form.

To be considered for the travel bursary, you must have attended the Mini Open Day.

Free Greater Anglia train tickets

We've partnered with Greater Anglia to provide our prospective students with a free train ticket to attend our Mini Open Day. You can claim one Greater Anglia off-peak day return ticket on the date of the Mini Open Day from your nearest Greater Anglia home station to Colchester. Applications for the train ticket must be made at least 5 working days before the date of the Mini Open Day. You will be able to add on accompanying tickets for any guests you're bringing with you. These tickets will be charged at the correct and current journey price.

To find out more information and apply for your ticket, visit the Greater Anglia website. You'll need a discount code for the free ticket so keep an eye out for this in your Mini Open Day booking confirmation email or email us for the code.

Getting to us

Travelling by car

Whether approaching our Colchester Campus from London and the South or Ipswich and the North via the A12, take the exit marked Colchester (A133). Follow the A133 towards Clacton-on-Sea, ignore the entrance to the Knowledge Gateway, continue along the A133 then take the B1028 for Wivenhoe before turning right onto Boundary Road.

Parking

Please follow the Open Day car parking signs which will lead you to our allocated visitor parking, in Valley Car Park. Parking during our Open Day is free. Our patrol staff should be on hand to show you where to go. The address of our Colchester Campus is:

University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ

If you are using a SatNav, please use the following postcode, CO4 3FA as this will direct you to the south side of our Colchester Campus, where you'll find Valley Car Park.

Travelling by bus or train

There are frequent trains from London Liverpool Street Station to Colchester with connections to Ipswich, Norwich, Felixstowe, Harwich and beyond.

We have three train stations in Colchester: Colchester Town, Colchester Hythe and Colchester North Station (also referred to as Colchester Main Station). Colchester North Station is the largest and has the best bus and taxi links so we recommend using this station. There is a taxi rank and bus stop at the station. The following buses will lead you to campus:

Further information about bus travel in Colchester can be found on the First Bus website and more information about travelling to our Colchester Campus can be found here.

Travel bursary available

We appreciate that traveling to university events can be expensive, and with rising costs we want to ensure that as many of our prospective students are able to visit us as possible. We are therefore offering a bursary of up to £150 to help cover the cost of your travel to this event.

You can view our terms and conditions (.pdf) and download the reimbursement form (.pdf). Simply hand it to a member of staff on the event or email it to us.

Staying overnight

Wivenhoe House Hotel

Long journey to get to us? Stay at our beautiful Wivenhoe House Hotel. This luxury 4* hotel is situated on our campus and offers free parking, free wi-fi and an award-winning brasserie. 

Email: info@wivenhoehouse.co.uk
Telephone: 01206 863666

Also see
More about travelling to our Colchester Campus
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