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Your open day

Welcome to City Campus

Saturday 18 October, 10am – 3pm

Your open day

Get the best possible feel for what it’s like to study at UoG at our open day.

There’s so much on offer! You’ll get to talk to lecturers and specialist teams such as Accommodation, Admissions, Money Advice, Student Support and Disability and Wellbeing. Plus, student ambassadors will be on hand all day to answer your questions and show you around.

If there’s anything you need that’s not covered on this page, you can take a look at the FAQs.

What to expect from your open day?

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Two students talk to each other in Kings Square, Gloucester.

Getting here

The campus address is: City Campus, Kings Square, Gloucester, GL1 1AW

On-site parking at City Campus is limited to accessible spaces for blue badge holders only. There is also an accessible drop-off point available on St Aldate Street.  

City Campus is also easy to reach via public transport.

Open day travel bursaries

Got concerns over how you’ll pay for travel to UoG? 

Two bikes on bike rack at Francis Close Hall campus

Your schedule

View your schedule below, including various talks and opportunities to explore our campus.

Tip: you can open each section for more information on each, including course talk times.

Tours and important extras – available all day

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Clubs and societies

Make sure you chat to clubs and societies to find out more about what they offer and how you can get involved. They’ll be available in the hub throughout the day.

Guaranteed accommodation

As a first-year student, you’re guaranteed accommodation near to the campus you’re studying at. 

You’ll be able to view off-campus accommodation at Blackfriars and Upper Quay.  

The Accommodation team will also be available to answer any questions you have. Find them in the open day hub and get all the information you need about the range of accommodation options UoG has to offer. 

Two students walk through Blackfriars student accommodation campus.
Oxstalls pond in the sunshine with ducks on the water

Getting around

Use the City Campus map to navigate around the campus, locate rooms you need to visit for talks, and get a feel for the facilities, spaces and layout.  

Visit the campuses page to find out about the other UoG campuses.

Explore your new home on campus

University of Gloucestershire - City Campus front

City Campus is located in Gloucester’s vibrant Kings Square, surrounded by shops and cafés and just a short walk from the historic docks and Gloucester Quays. 

City Campus builds on the University’s proud heritage in teacher training, becoming an Institute for Education and is also home to students and staff in Psychological Sciences and Social Work.

Shared public facilities include a modern library and a new Health, Arts and Wellbeing Centre, delivered in partnership with local organisations.

A study space within City Campus showing work areas.

City Campus offers cutting-edge facilities including:

– Simulation spaces where students will be able to observe fellow students teaching in a mock classroom
– Multi-purpose space for education, teaching and group work
– Immersive Virtual Reality room
– Electroencephalogram (EEG) lab where students can learn about the naturally occurring electric activity taking place in the brain, and monitor how it is affected by various tasks, conditions and other factors
– Study spaces
– City Library

University of Gloucestershire - City Campus front

Explore Gloucester

If you have time to spare, why not explore the centre of Gloucester and get a feel for this historic, vibrant city that you’ll call home.

It’s a 15 minute walk to Gloucester Quays which has some great options for shopping, and there are plenty of places to eat and drink in Gloucester Docks.

If you have any questions…

Speak to a member of staff or Student Ambassador who will be happy to help, or take a look at the open day FAQs page.

If you have any questions following your open day, please use the Contact us page to find details of the relevant department to speak to.