UCAS Convention 2015

sponsored by

Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire & Milton Keynes

UCAS Higher Education Convention 22-23 June 2015 9.30-15.00

Belong

facebook.com/unibeds #BedsUCAS #UCASconventions twitter.com/uniofbeds youtube.com/uobvideos

Welcome!

Welcome to the University of Bedfordshire and the UCAS Higher Education Convention for Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire & Milton Keynes.

If you’re thinking about progressing on to higher education (HE) then this is the best place to start. Choosing the right course at the right university or college is an important, life changing decision and this event is all about helping you make the best choice for you.

This convention gives you the opportunity to attend subject talks about the courses you’re interested in and speak to staff from different HE institutions across the UK. You can gather plenty of information to take away, read and discuss with your family, friends and teachers.

There are two main parts to the day that you should not miss:

Exhibition The exhibition is held in the Sports Hall and the Marquee, with 150 institutions attending. Make sure you take the time to visit the stands of the institutions you are interested in and ask questions to the staff representatives. If you’re stuck about what to ask, turn to page 11 and read some of our suggested questions. And don’t forget to take home some of the freebies that are on offer!

Subject Talks There are a wide range of subject talks running throughout the day, each lasting 30 minutes. These presentations give you the chance to find out more about a specific area of study and ask any questions you may have about the subject.

Turn to page 10 to see the list of subject talks, times and room numbers then use the planner on page 3 to help build your schedule for the day. The University of Bedfordshire’s Bedford campus map can be found on pages 8 and 9 to help you locate the rooms where the talks will be held.

Your UCAS ticket

Friendly Faces

Your UCAS ticket will have a barcode on it, which will need to be scanned on entrance to the event. Please ensure you bring your UCAS ticket with you. You will also need to keep this with you as you make your way around the exhibitor stands throughout the course of the day.

Don’t forget – the University of Bedfordshire’s friendly staff and Student Ambassadors will be available on campus throughout the day to help you with any queries or give directions – look out for their red t-shirts!

2

Your Day Planner Make the most of your day with our helpful subject talk and exhibition planners.

Subject Talk Planner Look at the list of subject talks on page 10 and use the table below to build your schedule for the day.

Subject

Time Room

Exhibition Planner Look at the exhibitor list on pages 4 and 5 and the floor plan on pages 6 and 7 to help you plan which stands to visit.

University/College

Stand Location Number (Sports Hall or Marquee)

Food and Entertainment If you feel peckish, there are different food outlets across campus, including a food court located close to the exhibition marquee. Plus, throughout the day there are performances in the entertainment marquee located towards the rear of the campus. See pages 8 and 9 for a campus map.

3

Exhibitor Marquee Exhibitor University of Aberdeen Aberystwyth University AECC: Anglo-European College of Chiropractic Amersham & Wycombe College Anglia Ruskin University Aston University, Birmingham Bangor University University of Bath Bath Spa University The University of Bedfordshire – Faculty of Education & Sport The University of Bedfordshire – Faculty of Health & Social Sciences The University of Bedfordshire The University of Bedfordshire – Faculty of Creative Arts, Technology & Science The University of Bedfordshire – Bedfordshire Business School University College Birmingham University of Birmingham Birmingham City University Newman University, Birmingham Bishop Grosseteste University University of Bolton Bournemouth University BPP University University of Bradford Bradford College University Centre University of Brighton University of Bristol British & Irish Modern Music Institute Brunel University London

Exhibitor The University of Buckingham Buckinghamshire New University University of Cambridge Canterbury Christ Church University Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff University University of Central Lancashire University of Chester University of Chichester City University London Coventry University Coventry University College Coventry University London Campus University for the Creative Arts University of Cumbria De Montfort University University of Derby Durham University University of East Anglia (UEA) University of East London Edge Hill University The University of Edinburgh University of Essex University of Exeter Falmouth University, Cornwall Glasgow Caledonian University University of Gloucestershire Glyndwr University University of Greenwich Harper Adams University Heriot-Watt University University of Hertfordshire

Stand No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Stand No. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

See campus map on pages 8 and 9 for location of Marquee

Sports Hall Exhibitor

Stand No.

Exhibitor University of Huddersfield University of Hull Imperial College London Keele University University of Kent Lancaster University The University of Law LCA Business School, London University of Leeds Leeds Beckett University Leeds Trinity University University of Leicester University of Lincoln The University of Liverpool

Non HE/FE Providers

Marie Curie Cancer Care 61 Army 62 HSBC 63 ICAEW 64 National Careers Service 65 National Citizen Service 66 Novus 67 UCAS 68 RAF 68A Royal Navy 68B Colchester Institute 69 Easton and Otley College 70 Hartpury College 71 4

Stand No. 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85

Exhibitor Liverpool Hope University Liverpool John Moores University London Metropolitan University London School of Business and Management London South Bank University

Stand No. 86 87 88 89 90

Exhibitor Stand No. University of Roehampton 118 Royal Agricultural University 119 SAE Institute – Creative Media Education 120 The University of Sheffield 121 Sheffield Hallam University 122 University of South Wales 123 University of Southampton 124 Southampton Solent University 125 University of St Mark & St John 126 St Mary’s University, Twickenham 127 Staffordshire University 128 University of Stirling 129 University Campus Suffolk (UCS) 130 University of Sunderland 131 University of Surrey 132 University of Sussex 133 Swansea University 134 Teesside University 135 The Academy of Contemporary Music 136 Tresham University Centre Northamptonshire 137 UCFB 138 University of Wales Trinity Saint David 139 The University of Warwick 140 Warwickshire College Group 141 University of West London 142 University of the West of England, Bristol 143 University of the West of Scotland 144 University of Westminster - London 145 University of Winchester 146 University of Wolverhampton 147 University of Worcester 148 Writtle College 149 University of York 150 York St John University 151

University of London

Goldsmiths, University of London Heythrop College, University of London King’s College London Queen Mary University of London Royal Holloway, University of London SOAS (School of Oriental and African studies), University of London UCL Loughborough University The University of Manchester Manchester Metropolitan University Moulton College Newcastle University The University of Northampton Northumbria University Norwich University of the Arts The University of Nottingham Nottingham Trent University University of Oxford Oxford Brookes University Pearson College University Centre Peterborough Plymouth College of Art Plymouth University University of Portsmouth Queen’s University Belfast University of Reading Richmond, The American International University in London

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117

See campus map on pages 8 and 9 for location of Sports Hall

5

Sports Hall Floor Plan

152

Exit

146

145

153

154

155

144

143

126

127

124

123

122

121

120

119

104

105

106

107

108

109

102

101

100

99

98

83

84

85

86

87

125

142

141

156

140

128

129

151 150 149 148 147 103 81

82

80

79

78

77

76

75

74

Marquee Floor Plan 15

Entrance / Exit Exhibitor/Teacher Refreshments

14

13

12

11

16

47

48

49

17

46

45

44

21

22

18 19 6

20

23

24

157

158

159

Entrance

160

139

138

137

136

135

61

130

131

132

133

134

62 63

118

117 110

116

115

114

111

112

113

64 65 66

97

96

95

94

93

88

89

90

91

92

67 68

73

10

72

71

70

8

9

50

51

52

53

43

42

41

40

25

69

26

68B

6

7 54

55 39

27

68A

28

5

4

3

2

56

57

58

59

38

37

36

35

29

30

31 7

32

1

Entrance

60

Exit 33

34

*additional stands (152-160) allocated for late exhibitor registrants

Teac exhibhers and loung itors e

 

Bedford Campus Map

F

2

Exhib it Marq ion uee

1

Registration, ticket scanning and campus tours

Exhibitions and subject talks

Exhibition marquee Teachers and exhibitors lounge Sports Hall exhibition Yellow subject talks Red subject talks Orange subject talks 1 2 3 4 5 6

Student accommodation tours

4D Campus Centre and Theatre 4G Gateway building 4JK Teaching Education Centre 4L 4 Dance Studios and Sports 4P facilities 4Q Library 4 S tudent Accommodation T he Tower – Student 4 Accommodation 4 S tudent Accommodation

Coach pick-up and drop-off

R2 R3

Yellow talks

R4

Toilets 8

Band and entertainment

Exhibitor parking

Food

Campus refectory and cash point

 3

Stud en car p t ark

Sports Hall Exhibition

Campus shop

Taxi dropoff

 5

 4

Learning Hub

 6

Gateway

Campus Centre: Theatre and D1.01 (Red talks)

Costa Coffee Orange talks

9

Subject Talks Schedule All subject talks are colour coordinated. Please see campus map on pages 8 and 9 to see the location of each of these talks.

Room 10.30am Campus Centre Theatre

11.00am

The UCAS Process Student Finance

P0.32 Routes into Psychology

Teaching

Student Life

14.00pm

The UCAS Process Student Finance

14.30pm Student Life

Geography & Routes into Psychology Environmental Teaching Sciences

Geography & Environmental Sciences

Fashion & Textiles

Fashion & Textiles

P0.33

Sports and related courses

G0.11/ G0.12

Opportunities with Applying to Oxford Medicine a Law Degree and Cambridge

Opportunities with Applying to Oxford a Law Degree and Cambridge

Medicine

G1.11

Business & Management

Business & Management

Studying in Scotland

History

Dance, Drama & Performance

Film & Media

D1.02 Art & Design

G1.14

Nursing, Midwifery & ODP

11.30am 13.30pm

Studying in History Scotland

Sports and related courses

Dance, Drama & Film & Media Art & Design Performance

Marketing, English Computing & IT Advertising & Public Relations

Marketing, English Advertising & Public Relations

Computing & IT

G1.18 Engineering Preparing for a Veterinary Engineering

university interview Medicine

Preparing for a university interview

Veterinary Medicine

G2.21 Criminology

Biomedical & Forensic Science Biomedical Science

Biomedical & Forensic Science Criminology Biomedical Science

G0.13 Politics Music

G2.01

Accounting & Finance

Computing & IT

English

G2.11

Social Work

Nursing, Midwifery & ODP

Journalism & Apprenticeships Creative Writing

Theology & Politics Music Religious Studies

Theology & Religious Studies

Teachers & Journalism & Apprenticeships Advisors session Creative Writing

Teachers & Advisors session

This schedule was correct at time of going to print – May 2015

10

Help and Advice What Questions Should I Ask Universities and Colleges?

Course

Costs/Finance

• What courses do you offer?

• Do you offer any bursaries or scholarships?

• What are the entry requirements?

• If so, what is the eligibility criteria?

• Will I be interviewed for the course?

• Does the course I’m interested in have any additional costs?

• What is the course structure?

• What are the typical living costs for a student at your university/college?

• How is the course assessed?

• What careers do graduates go into?

• I s there a work placement or sandwich year included?

Next Steps • When are your open days?

Location

• Can I speak to a lecturer who teaches the subject?

• Is your institution based on one site/campus?

• What’s the accommodation like and is it on campus?

• A re all first years guaranteed university accommodation?

• Do I need my own transport?

What Should I Do with the Information I Collect on the Day? • Make notes when speaking to each institution.

• U se the information to draw up a shortlist of courses and institutions that you are interested in.

• Visit their websites to find out more.

• A rrange to visit the university and colleges at their open days – visit www.opendays.com to find out dates and times.

• V isit unibeds.info/beds-opendays to see the upcoming University of Bedfordshire open day dates.

11

Thanks for visiting! www.beds.ac.uk University of Bedfordshire Bedford campus Polhill Avenue Bedford MK41 9EA +44 (0)300 3300 073

sponsored by