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11 April 2026

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General talks
Talk	Time	Location
Welcome to Essex talk	9.30am - 10am	ICLH A and B
Applying to Essex - Undergraduate	10.15am - 10.45am	LTB 8
Next steps for offer holders	10.15am - 10.45am	LTB 2
Funding and scholarships - Postgraduate	10.30am - 11am	The Atrium
Student finance - Undergraduate	10.45am - 11.15am	LTB 8
Applying to Essex - Postgraduate	11am - 11.30am	The Atrium
Essex Abroad - your international adventure awaits	11am - 11.30am	ICLH Seminar Room
Performance sport and scholarship talk, followed by tour	11am - 12pm	ESA 2.8 (Sport Arena)
Welcome to Essex talk (Repeat)	11.15am - 11.45am	ICLH B
Your postgraduate experience at Essex	11.30am - 12pm	The Atrium
Employability and skills support	11.45am - 12.15pm	ICLH Seminar Room
Returning to education - mature students	12.30pm - 1pm	ICLH Seminar Room
Performance sport and scholarship talk, followed by tour (Repeat)	1pm - 2pm	ESA 2.8 (Sport Arena)
Applying to Essex - Undergraduate (Repeat)	1.15pm - 1.45pm	ICLH Seminar Room
Next steps for offer holders (Repeat)	1.15pm - 1.45pm	ICLH A
Student finance - Undergraduate (Repeat)	2pm - 2.30pm	ICLH Seminar Room
Commuting students	2.30pm - 3pm	ICLH Seminar Room

Faculty of Science and Health

School of Life Sciences
Talk	Time	Location
Subject specific talk for: Biological sciences Ecology and environmental biology Global sustainability Marine biology	11am - 12pm	STEM 3.1
Lab demonstration for: Biological sciences Ecology and environmental biology Global sustainability Marine biology	12pm - 1pm	STEM Lab 2.1
Subject specific talk for: Biochemistry Biomedical sciences Biotechnology Genetics Human biology Microbiology	12pm - 1pm	STEM 3.1
Lab demonstration for: Biochemistry Biomedical sciences Biotechnology Genetics Human biology Microbiology	1pm - 2pm	STEM Lab 2.1
Subject specific talk for: Biological sciences Ecology and environmental biology Global sustainability Marine biology (Repeat)	1pm - 2pm	STEM 3.1
Lab demonstration for: Biological sciences Ecology and environmental biology Global sustainability Marine biology (Repeat)	2pm - 3pm	STEM Lab 2.1

School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
Talk	Time	Location
Taster: Computer science lecture Join us in one of our seminar rooms for a taste of one of our lectures in Computer Science, ask questions and get a feel for how we teach	11.15am - 11.45am	1N1.4.1
Department tour and demos	11.45am - 12.15pm	Network Centre foyer
Introductory talk An overview of our School and our degrees with Hossein Anisi	12.15pm - 12.45pm	CSEE Lab 7
Department tour and demos (Repeat)	12.45pm - 1.15pm	Network Centre foyer
Taster: Computer lab Take part in a hands-on taster of one our lab sessions	1.15pm - 1.45pm	CSEE Lab 7
Taster: Computer science lecture Join us in one of our seminar rooms for a taste of one of our lectures in Computer Science, ask questions and get a feel for how we teach (Repeat)	2pm - 2.30pm	1.N.4.1

School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Talk	Time	Location
Introductory Talk	11am - 11.30am	LTB 10
Mathematics taster (including Maths with Physics, Maths with Computing, MMath and MSci) Economics and Maths students can choose either the mathematics or actuarial science taster	11.30am - 12pm	LTB 10
Actuarial science taster (including Finance and Maths) Economics and Maths students can choose either the actuarial science or mathematics taster	11.30am - 12pm	LTB 1
Data science and statistics taster	11.30am - 12pm	LTB 2
Maths activity for prospective students Maths talk for parents	12.15pm - 12.45pm	STEM 4.1 and 4.2 A and B

School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science
Talk	Time	Location
Physiotherapy subject talk	11am - 11.30am	LTB 2
Physiotherapy department tour	11.30am - 12pm	Departing from LTB 2
Physiotherapy practical	12pm - 12.30pm	Meet outside HPU entrance of Sport Centre
Physiotherapy practical (Repeat)	12.30pm - 1pm	Meet outside HPU entrance of Sport Centre
Subject talk for: Sports and Exercise Science Sports Coaching Psychology with Sport and Exercise	11.30am - 12pm	ICLH A
Department tour for: Sports and exercise science Sports coaching Psychology with sport and exercise	12pm - 12.30pm	Departing from ICLH A
Practical for: Sports and exercise science Sports coaching Psychology with sport and exercise	12.30pm - 1pm	Meet outside HPU entrance of Sport Centre
Practical for: Sports and exercise science Sports coaching Psychology with sport and exercise (Repeat)	1.30pm - 2pm	Meet outside HPU entrance of Sport Centre
Sports therapy subject talk	12.30pm - 1pm	LTB 2
Sports therapy department tour	1pm - 1.30pm	Departing from LTB 2
Sports therapy practical	1.30pm - 2pm	Meet outside HPU entrance of Sport Centre
Sports therapy practical (Repeat)	2pm - 2.30pm	Meet outside HPU entrance of Sport Centre

Department of Psychology
Talk	Time	Location
Psychology subject talk	11am - 11.45am	Senate room (4.722)
Psychology open department	11.45am - 1pm	Senate room (4.722)
Psychology subject talk (Repeat)	1pm - 1.45pm	Senate room (4.722)
Psychology open department (Repeat)	1.45pm - 3pm	Senate room (4.722)

School of Health and Social Care
Talk	Time	Location
Nursing introductory talk	11am - 11.45am	LTB 9
Adult nursing taster and tour - introduction to wound care, and practice of "Aseptic Non-Touch Technique", including a tour of the simulated ward.	12pm - 1pm	4SA.6.6 + 6.8
Mental health nursing taster and tour - assessment of a mental health service user, followed by exploration of a home environment discussing clues to the person's mental state.	12pm - 1pm	5S.3.20 (The Flat)
Occupational therapy taster activity	11am - 11.45am	4N.6.6
Occupational therapy subject talk	12pm - 12.45pm	LTB 10
Occupational therapy taster activity (Repeat)	1.30pm - 2.15pm	4N.6.8
Speech and language therapy subject talk	12pm - 12.45pm	LTB 9
Speech and language therapy taster	1pm - 2pm	Comms Lab 2S2.5.20
Speech and language therapy taster (Repeat)	2pm - 3pm	Comms Lab 2S2.5.20
Dental hygiene and dental therapy subject talk	12.15pm - 1pm	LTB 1
Dental hygiene and dental therapy tour	1pm - 1.30pm	Departing from LTB 1
Social work talk and taster	1.15pm - 2pm	LTB 1
Certificate of Health and Social Care talk and tour - presentation followed by Q&A and tour	2pm - 3pm	4SW.6.28

Faculty of Social Sciences

Essex Business School
Talk	Time	Location
Introductory talk	11am - 12pm	EBS 2.2
Student Q&A panel	12pm - 12.15pm	EBS 2.2
Taster session for: Accounting Finance and banking	12.45pm - 1.30pm	EBS 2.34
Taster session for: Business and management Marketing Human resource management Entrepreneurship	12.45pm - 1.30pm	EBS 2.2
Bloomberg taster session	1.30pm - 2pm	Trading Floor IT Lab S
Postgraduate drop in session	12pm - 2pm	EBS foyer
Tours of the Essex Business School	10am - 3pm	Meet in EBS foyer

Department of Languages and Linguistics
Talk	Time	Location
Subject talk for: English language and linguistics Modern languages	11am - 12pm	LTB 5
Language and linguistics lab activity	12pm - 12.30pm	4N.4.5
Language and linguistics lab activity	12.30pm - 1pm	4N.4.5
Language and linguistics lab activity	1pm - 1.30pm	4N.4.5
Language and linguistics lab activity	1.30pm - 2pm	4N.4.5

Department of Economics
Talk	Time	Location
Economics talk	1.15pm - 2.15pm	LTB 5

Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Talk	Time	Location
Introductory talk	11am - 11.30am	LTB 4
Psychodynamic practice taster	11.30am - 12pm	LTB 4
Psychosocial and psychoanalytic studies (PPS) taster	12pm - 12.30pm	LTB 4
Childhood studies taster	12.30pm - 1pm	LTB 4
Postgraduate study and research talk - Transformations: Postgraduate study and research in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies	1pm - 1.30pm	LTB 4

Department of Sociology
Talk	Time	Location
Introductory talk	11.45am - 12.30pm	LTB 8
Criminology taster	12.30pm - 1.15pm	LTB 8
Sociology taster	1.15pm - 2pm	LTB 8
Departmental tour	2pm - 2.30pm	Departing from LTB 8

Department of Government
Talk	Time	Location
Politics and international relations introductory talk	11am - 11.30am	LTB 3
Politics and international relations taster 1	11.30am - 12.15pm	LTB 3
Politics and international relations taster 2 ( Not* a repeat of taster 1)*	12.30pm - 1.15pm	LTB 3
Politics and international relations meet and greet with Q&A	1.15pm - 1.45pm	LTB 3

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Edge Hotel School
Talk	Time	Location
Tourism, hospitality and events management subject talk	11am - 12pm	TC.2.6-2.7
Tour of Wivenhoe House and Q&A	12pm - 1pm	Departing from TC.2.6-2.7
Edge Hotel School student activity Create your own business in hospitality, tourism and events	12pm - 1pm	TC.2.6-2.7
Tour of Wivenhoe House and Q&A (Repeat)	1pm - 2pm	Departing from TC.2.6-2.7

Essex Law School
Talk	Time	Location
Law and human rights talk	12pm - 1pm	ICLH B
Law taster - classic Legal problems	1pm - 2pm	ICLH B
Law mixer - meet current law students and societies	1pm - 3pm	Law Common Room 5S.6.17
Mini law clinic fair - meet alumni, with refreshments	1pm - 3pm	Essex Law Clinic 4SB.5.11
Student-led mock trial activity - presentation of the mooting competition, a student-led initiative of the Law School This activity will repeat several times over the course of two hours.	1pm - 3pm	Mooting Room 5S.6.25

School of Philosophical, Historical, and Interdisciplinary Studies
Talk	Time	Location
Philosophy	11am - 12pm	TC.2.8-2.9
History taster	1.15pm - 2.15pm	LTB 2
Art history taster	1pm - 2pm	TC 2.14-15
Taster session for: Global studies Liberal arts Social change Interdisciplinary studies	2pm - 3pm	TC.2.8-2.9

Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies
Talk	Time	Location
Creative writing taster	11am - 12pm	TC 2.12-13
Drama talk and tour of theatre Theatre tour departs at 1pm following the talk	12pm - 1pm	TC 2.12-13
Journalism talk and tour	11.45am - 1pm	Meet at the journalism subject stand in the Sport Arena
Film studies talk	1pm - 2pm	LTB 10
Literature taster	2pm - 3pm	TC 2.12-13

East 15 Acting School
Talk	Time	Location
Introductory Talk	11am - 11.45am	Lakeside Theatre
World performance workshop	12pm - 12.45pm	Lakeside Theatre
Creative producing workshop	12.45pm - 1.30pm	Lakeside Theatre Studio
Introductory talk (Repeat)	1.30pm - 2.15pm	Lakeside Theatre

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