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Your open day

Welcome to Francis Close Hall Campus

Saturday 9 November, 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, and 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, then take a look at the FAQs.

What to expect from your open day?

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Getting here

The campus address is: Francis Close Hall, Swindon Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 4AZ

There’s limited parking onsite, so we recommend you head to either the Racecourse Park and Ride (GL50 4SH) and catch the free bus to the campus, or to nearby Hardwick campus (GL50 4BS), a 5-minute walk away along St Paul’s Road.

When you arrive our friendly student ambassadors will direct you to check in.

You can also travel to us via public transport.

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

Criminology student wearing overalls and taking swab sample at crime scene.

Crime Scene House

On a campus tour, you’ll get the chance to see our Crime Scene House and Interview Suite.

This unique space is where mock crime scenes are set up for our students to forensically investigate. They’ll then analyse the evidence, interview suspects, and learn how to present in court (even heading over to our Moot Court Room at Oxstalls to work alongside our Law students in mock trials).

guaranteed accommodation

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

You’ll also be able to view off-campus accommodation at Pittville Student Village.

The Accommodation team will 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.

Student working at a desk with a laptop in a university halls of residence room.
A group of happy students walking together

Getting around

Use the FCH campus map to navigate around the campus, locate the rooms you need to visit for talks, and get a feel for the buildings, facilities, spaces and layout. There’s also a map on the back of your open day booklet.

Visit the campuses page to find out about the other UoG campuses and more about Pittville Student Village.

Students sitting outside a shop in Cheltenham town centre

Explore cheltenham

If you have time to spare, why not make your way into the centre of Cheltenham and get a feel for this vibrant festival town that you’ll call home.

It’s a 10-minute walk or short drive from FCH Campus and has some great options for shopping on the promenade, and plenty of places to eat and drink in the Brewery Quarter.

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.