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17 October 2026

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General and Undergraduate talks
Talk Time Location
Welcome to Essex talk - ICLH B
Applying to Essex - Undergraduate - ICLH B
Commuting students, followed by tour - LTB 7
Performance sport and scholarship talk, followed by tour - ESA 2.8 (Sport Arena)
Returning to education - mature students - LTB 7
Student finance - Undergraduate - ICLH B

Returning to education - mature students

(Repeat)

 - LTB 8
Commuting students, followed by tour - ICLH B

Applying to Essex - Undergraduate

(Repeat)

 - ICLH A

Student finance - Undergraduate

(Repeat)

 - ICLH A

Performance sport and scholarship talk, followed by tour

(Repeat)

 - ESA 2.8 (Sport Arena)
Postgraduate talks
Talk Time Location
Postgraduate studies: Applying, Funding and Scholarships - ICLH Seminar Room
Students' Union: Your postgraduate experience at Essex - ICLH Seminar Room
Postgraduate networking session - ICLH Seminar Room

Postgraduate campus tour

(Also running from Square 5 from 9am - 3.30pm)

 - Departing from ICLH Seminar Room

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

East 15 Acting School
Talk Time Location
East 15 introductory talk - Lakeside Theatre
Intro to creative producing (theatre, film, media) workshop - Lakeside Theatre
Intro to fight performance workshop - Lakeside Theatre
World performance workshop - Lakeside Theatre
Department of Economics
Talk Time Location
Economics talk - LTB 5
Essex Business School
Talk Time Location
Introduction to Essex Business School with student Q&A - EBS 2.2

Taster session for:

  • Accounting
  • Finance and banking
 - EBS 2.34

Taster session for:

  • Business and management
  • Marketing
  • Human resource management
  • Entrepreneurship
 - EBS 1.1
Bloomberg taster session - Trading Floor IT Lab S
Tours of the Essex Business School - Meet in EBS foyer
Edge Hotel School
Talk Time Location
Tourism, hospitality and events management subject talk - TC.2.6-2.7
Tour of Wivenhoe House and Q&A - Departing from TC.2.6-2.7

Edge Hotel School student activity

Create your own business in hospitality, tourism and events

- TC.2.6-2.7

Tour of Wivenhoe House and Q&A

(Repeat)

- Departing from TC.2.6-2.7

Edge Hotel School student activity

Create your own business in hospitality, tourism and events

(Repeat)

 - TC.2.6-2.7
Department of Government
Talk Time Location
Politics and international relations introductory talk - LTB 3
International relations taster - LTB 3
Politics and international relations meet and greet with Q&A - LTB 3

Politics taster

 - LTB 3
School of Language, Literature and Media
Talk Time Location

Subject talk for:

  • English language
  • Linguistics
  • Modern languages
 - LTB 5
Creative writing taster - TC 2.12-13
Journalism talk and tour - Meet at the journalism subject stand in the Sport Arena

Drama talk and tour of theatre

Theatre tour departs at 1pm following the talk

- TC 2.12-13

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.

 - 4N.4.5

Language and linguistics lab activity

(Repeat)

 - 4N.4.5
Film studies talk - LTB 10
Literature taster - TC 2.12-13
Essex Law School
Talk Time Location
Law and human rights talk - ICLH B
Tours of the school, including visits to Law Clinic, Common Room, Mooting Room, and Skills Hub - Law Common Room
School of Philosophical, Historical, and Interdisciplinary Studies
Talk Time Location
Philosophy - TC.2.8-2.9
History taster - LTB 2
Art history taster - TC 2.14-15

Taster session for:

  • Global studies
  • Liberal arts
  • Social change
  • Interdisciplinary studies
 - TC.2.8-2.9
Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Talk Time Location
Introductory talk - LTB 4
Psychodynamic practice taster - LTB 4
Psychosocial and psychoanalytic studies (PPS) taster - LTB 4
Childhood studies taster - LTB 4

Postgraduate study and research talk

Transformations: Postgraduate study and research in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies

- LTB 4
Department of Sociology
Talk Time Location
Introductory talk - LTB 6
Criminology taster - LTB 6
Sociology taster - LTB 6
Departmental tour - Departing from LTB 6

Faculty of Science and Health

School of Life Sciences
Talk Time Location

Subject talk and departmental activities including tour for:

  • Biological sciences
  • Ecology and environmental biology
  • Global sustainability
  • Marine biology
 - STEM Lab 3.1

Subject talk and departmental activities including tour for:

  • Biochemistry
  • Biomedical sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Genetics
  • Human biology
  • Microbiology
 - STEM Lab 3.1
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
Talk Time Location

Introductory talk

An overview of our School and our degrees with Corrine Bacon and Hossein Anisi

- CSEE Lab 7
Department tour and demos - hardware lab, robotics lab, 3D print room - Network Centre foyer

Taster: Computer lab

Take part in a hands-on taster of one our lab sessions with Prof Luca Citi

 - CSEE Lab 7

Taster: Computer science lecture

Join us for a taste of one of our lectures in Computer Science, ask questions and get a feel for how we teach.

- STEM 3.1

Department tour and demos - hardware lab, robotics lab, 3D print room

(Repeat)

 - Network Centre foyer
School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Talk Time Location

Introductory Talk

 - LTB 10

Mathematics taster

- LTB 10

Actuarial science taster

 - LTB 1

Data science taster

 - LTB 2

Maths activity for prospective students

Maths talk for parents

 - STEM 4.1 and 4.2 A and B
School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science
Talk Time Location

Physiotherapy subject talk

 - ICLH A

Physiotherapy activity

 - 4SB.6.3

Physiotherapy department tour

 - Departing from ICLH A

Physiotherapy activity

(Repeat)

 - 4SB.6.6

Subject talk for:

  • Sports and Exercise Science
  • Sports Coaching
  • Psychology with Sport and Exercise
 - ICLH A

Practicals for:

  • Sports and exercise science
  • Sports coaching
  • Psychology with sport and exercise
 - Meet outside HPU entrance of Sport Centre

Department tour for:

  • Sports and exercise science
  • Sports coaching
  • Psychology with sport and exercise
 - Departing from ICLH A

Practicals for:

  • Sports and exercise science
  • Sports coaching
  • Psychology with sport and exercise

(Repeat)

 - Meet outside HPU entrance of Sport Centre
Department of Psychology
Talk Time Location

Explore Psychology: Meet the lecturers, discover our labs, try Psychology in action

 - CBS Psychology Building

Psychology subject talk

 - Senate room (4.722)

Explore Psychology: Meet the lecturers, discover our labs, try Psychology in action

(Repeat)

 - CBS Psychology Building
School of Health and Social Care
Talk Time Location
Speech and language therapy subject talk - LTB 8
Nursing introductory talk - LTB 9

Adult nursing taster and tour

- 4SA.6.6 + 4SA.6.8

Mental health nursing taster and tour

- 5S.3.20 (The Flat)
Occupational therapy practical activity - 4N.6.6 + 4N.6.8
Occupational therapy subject talk - LTB 7

Occupational therapy practical activity

(Repeat)

 - 4N.6.6 + 4N.6.8

Speech and language therapy taster

 - Comms Lab 2S2.5.20

Speech and language therapy taster

(Repeat)

 - Comms Lab 2S2.5.20
Dental hygiene and dental therapy subject talk - LTB 1
Dental hygiene and dental therapy tour - Departing from LTB 1
Social work talk and taster - LTB 1
Certificate of Health and Social Care talk and tour - presentation followed by Q&A and tour - 4SW.6.28
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