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General talks
Talk	Time	Location
Welcome to Essex talk	9.30am - 10am	ICLH A
Applying to Essex - Undergraduate	10.15am - 10.45am	LTB 7
Next steps for offer holders	10.15am - 10.45am	LTB 2
Returning to education - mature students	10.15am - 10.45am	LTB 3
Student finance - Undergraduate	11am - 11.30am	LTB 7
Applying to Essex - Postgraduate	11am - 11.30am	ICLH Seminar Room
Performance sport and scholarship talk, followed by tour	11am - 12pm	ESA 2.8 (Sport Arena)
Essex Abroad - your international adventure awaits	11.15am - 11.45am	LTB 8
Welcome to Essex talk (Repeat)	11.15am - 11.45am	ICLH B
Funding and scholarships - Postgraduate	11.30am - 12pm	ICLH Seminar Room
Employability and skills support	12pm - 12.30pm	LTB 8
Your postgraduate experience at Essex	12pm - 12.30pm	ICLH Seminar Room
Postgraduate networking session	12.30pm - 1.15pm	ICLH Seminar Room
Returning to education - mature students (Repeat)	12.45pm - 1.15pm	LTB 8
Performance sport and scholarship talk, followed by tour (Repeat)	1pm - 2pm	ESA 2.8 (Sport Arena)
Commuting students	1.15pm - 1.45pm	ICLH B
Postgraduate campus tour	1.15pm - 2pm	Departing from ICLH Seminar Room
Next steps for offer holders (Repeat)	1.30pm - 2pm	LTB 8
Applying to Essex - Undergraduate (Repeat)	1.45pm - 2.15pm	ICLH A
Postgraduate campus tour (Repeat)	2pm - 2.45pm	Departing from Square 5 campus tour tent
Student finance - Undergraduate (Repeat)	2.15pm - 2.45pm	ICLH A

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

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 - hardware lab, robotics lab, 3D print room	11.45am - 12.30pm	Network Centre foyer
Introductory talk An overview of our School and our degrees with Hossein Anisi	12.30pm - 1pm	CSEE Lab 7
Department tour and demos - hardware lab, robotics lab, 3D print room (Repeat)	1pm - 1.45pm	Network Centre foyer
Taster: Computer lab Take part in a hands-on taster of one our lab sessions	1.45pm - 2.15pm	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)	2.30pm - 3pm	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 department tour	11am - 11.30am	Departing from ICLH A
Physiotherapy subject talk	11.45am - 12.15pm	ICLH A
Physiotherapy practical	12.15pm - 12.45pm	4SB.6.3
Physiotherapy practical (Repeat)	1pm - 1.30pm	4SB.6.6
Department tour for: Sports and exercise science Sports coaching Psychology with sport and exercise	11am - 11.30am	Departing from ICLH A
Subject talk for: Sports and Exercise Science Sports Coaching Psychology with Sport and Exercise	12.15pm - 12.45pm	ICLH A
Practicals for: Sports and exercise science Sports coaching Psychology with sport and exercise	12.45pm - 1.15pm	Meet outside HPU entrance of Sport Centre
Practicals 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 department tour	11am - 11.30am	Departing from ICLH A
Sports therapy subject talk	1pm - 1.30pm	ICLH A
Sports therapy practical	1.30pm - 2pm	Meet outside HPU entrance of Sport Centre
Sports therapy practical (Repeat)	2.15pm - 2.45pm	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	12pm - 1pm	4SA.6.6 + 4SA.6.8
Mental health nursing taster and tour	12pm - 1pm	5S.3.20 (The Flat)
Occupational therapy taster activity	11am - 11.45am	4N.6.6 + 4N.6.8
Occupational therapy subject talk	12pm - 12.45pm	LTB 10
Occupational therapy taster activity (Repeat)	1.30pm - 2.15pm	4N.6.6 + 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
Essex Business School offer holder activity	9.30am - 10.15am	EBS foyer
Introductory talk	11am - 12pm	EBS 2.2
Student Q&A panel	12pm - 12.15pm	EBS 2.2
Postgraduate networking session	12.30pm - 1.15pm	ICLH Seminar Room
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
Essex Business School offer holder activity (Repeat)	1.30pm - 2.30pm	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 Linguistics Modern languages	11am - 12pm	LTB 5
Language and linguistics lab activity Experimental methods in language research. This session will provide a brief introduction to the kind of experimental methods we use to study language at Essex, including EEG, eye-tracking, audio-visual recordings, and speech aerodynamics.	12pm - 12.30pm	4N.4.5
Language and linguistics lab activity (Repeat)	12.30pm - 1pm	4N.4.5
Language and linguistics lab activity (Repeat)	1pm - 1.30pm	4N.4.5
Language and linguistics lab activity (Repeat)	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	1.15pm - 1.45pm	LTB 4

Department of Sociology
Talk	Time	Location
Introductory talk	11.45am - 12.30pm	LTB 6
Criminology taster	12.30pm - 1.15pm	LTB 6
Sociology taster	1.15pm - 2pm	LTB 6
Departmental tour	2pm - 2.30pm	Departing from LTB 6

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
Tours of the school, including visits to Law Clinic, Common Room, Mooting Room, and Skills Hub	1pm - 3pm	Law Common Room

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
Performance workshop	12pm - 12.45pm	Lakeside Theatre
World performance workshop	1.30pm - 2.15pm	Lakeside Theatre