Edinburgh open days

Autumn dates

Edinburgh Campus Open Days:

25 October, 12 - 6pm

What to expect

At our Open Days you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the university experience and discover more about the subject(s) you are interested in studying. You'll have the chance to meet staff and students, explore our beautiful 380-acre campus and get a feel for everything that student life at Heriot-Watt has to offer.

Open Day schedule of events

What happens at an Open Day?

Visitors to our Open Days can;

Attend information and subject talks. These run at different points throughout the day.
See where you could be living and what our campus accommodation is like.
Join a guided campus tour or take a self-guided tour so you can explore campus at your own pace.
Hear from current students about their university experience.
Chat to academics and staff at their dedicated stands.
Discover the shop and range of food outlets. They will be open and serve snacks, sandwiches, hot food, teas, and coffees.

Subject Talks / Tours

Business, Management, Psychology and Languages

Subject	Time
Accounting and Finance - Talk	13:15 - 14:00 / 15:30 - 16:15
Business Management - Talk	12:30 - 13:30 / 16:15 - 17:15
Economics - Talk	12:30 - 13:15 / 14:00 - 14:45 / 16:15 - 17:00
Entrepreneurial Minds Workshop	14:45 - 15:30 / 17:00 - 17:45
Languages and Intercultural Studies - Talk and Tour	13:15 - 14:45 / 15:30 - 17:00
Marketing - Talk	12:30 - 13:15 / 14:45 - 15:30
Psychology - Talk	14:00 - 14:45 / 15:30 - 16:15

Engineering

Subject	Time
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering - Talk and Tour	12:00 - 13:30 / 13:15 - 14:45 / 14:15 - 15:45 / 15:15 - 16:45 / 16:30 - 18:00
Architectural Engineering	12:30 -14:00 / 14:45 - 16:15
Chemical Engineering - Talk and Tour	14:00 - 15:30 / 16:15 - 17:45
Civil and Structural Engineering - Talk and Tour	13:15 - 14:45 / 14:45 - 16:15 / 16:15 - 17:45
Construction Project Management and Quantity Surveying - Talk and Tour	14:00 - 15:30 / 16:15 - 17:45
Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering (including Robotics) - Talk and Tour	12:30 - 14:00 / 14:45 - 16:15 / 16:15 - 17:45

Maths and Computing

Subject	Time
Actuarial Mathematics and Science - Talk	13:15 - 14:00 / 14:45 - 15:30 / 16:15 - 17:00
Computer Science and Games Design - Talk	12:30 - 13:15 / 15:30 - 16:15
Mathematics - Talk	14:00 - 14:45 / 16:15 - 17:00

Sciences

Subject	Time
Biology Talk and Tour	12:30 - 14:00 / 14:00 - 15:30 / 15:30 - 17:00
Brewing and Distilling - Talk and Tour	13:00 - 14:00 / 15:00 - 16:00
Chemistry - Talk and Tour	12:30 - 14:00 / 15:30 - 17:00
Geography - Talk and Tour	13:15 -14:45 / 15:30 - 17:00 / 17:00 - 18:30
Physics - Talk and Tour	12:30 - 14:00 / 14:00 - 15:30 / 15:30 / 17:00
Sports and Exercise Science - Talk and Tour	13:00 - 14:30 / 14:00 - 15:30 / 15:00 - 16:30 / 16:00 - 17:30

Information Talks / Tours

Guided Tours

Subject	Time
Library Tours	13:00 - 13:30 / 14:00 - 14:30 / 15:00 - 15:30 / 16:00 - 16:30 / 17:00 - 17:30
Sports at Heriot-Watt - Talk and Tour at Oriam	12:30 - 13:30 / 13:30 -14:30 / 14:30 - 15:30 / 15:30 -16:30 / 16:30 -17:30
Guided Campus Tours	Campus Tours will depart regularly from the Registration Zone between 12am and 6pm.
Self-guided Accommodation Tours (drop-in)	Self-guided Accommodation Tours between 12am and 6pm.

Getting set for University

Subject	Time
Accommodation Talk	13:15 - 13:45 / 17:00 - 17:30
Budgeting for Students	13:30 - 14:00 / 16:30 - 17:00
Choosing and Applying to University	12:30 - 13:00 / 14:45 - 15:15
Coming from College	13:15 - 13:45
Global College - Our Foundation Pathway	14:00 - 14:45
Graduate Apprenticeships - Earn as You Learn	13:15 - 13:45 / 16:15 - 16:45
Heriot-Watt: Our Community and Values	12:00 - 12:30 / 17:15 - 17:45
Joining us from England, Wales and Northern Ireland	15:30 - 16:00
Parents and Carers of Applicants: What you need to know	14:00 - 14:30 / 17:00 - 17:30
Scottish Finance	13:30 - 15:00
Understanding Widening Access	15:30 - 16:00