Visit us

Computer Science buildingReading and research can give you vital information about a university. But it's not the same as seeing it for yourself. At Birmingham you are welcome to visit, talk to students, explore the campus, see where you might live, and come to your own conclusions.

Open days and campus tours

Open days

These days provide excellent opportunities to speak to academic staff, students and to explore the University.

Open Days

Our Undergraduate Open Days give you the perfect opportunity to hear first-hand from our current students and teaching staff about learning and living in Birmingham. 

  • Saturday 5 October 2024
  • Saturday 9 November 2024
Register for our 2024 Open Days

Campus tours

Birmingham encourages prospective students to come and see the University, so we run general events throughout the year. Guided campus tours are organised every Tuesday and Thursday at 11.00 and 14.00. Please note that booking for these tours is essential and do not include visits to individual departments or halls of residence.

To find out more information, and to book, please visit our undergraduate campus tour page.

Individual visits

If you are unable to attend one of our Open Days, we may be able to offer you an individual tour of the School of Computer Science, and arrange for a student ambassador to meet with you.  These visits must be arranged beforehand and be during term time, and whilst we cannot always guarantee it, we will do our very best to accommodate you.  Please contact us to discuss it further. 

Offer-holder events

The School of Computer Science operates exclusive Offer Holder Visit Days (OHVDs) from January to April, for students that have applied to our undergraduate courses and who meet our admissions criteria. You will automatically receive an invitation if you are offering standard qualifications and are made an offer.

Benefits of attending an Offer-holder Visit Day

We strongly recommend that you attend an OHVD. It's different to an Open Day, and gives you a great opportunity to meet current students and academic staff, experience subject specific talks and demonstrations, explore the campus and take a look at the fantastic facilities and accommodation that we have to offer. We also hope to provide you with further information on the practical side of attending university (careers and employabilityfees and finance, university life and student welfare), and give a chance for both applicants and parents/guests to find out more. Our Computer Science ambassadors are a mixture of first, second-and-third-year students, and will be with you throughout the event.

We also use the information when allocating our undergraduate scholarships in August, worth up to £3000. The day is a useful way to get to know us and our School, and information gathered can be of use when results are released.

What our students say

"The day is a brilliant opportunity for you to learn more about the School, and get an accurate impression of what it's like to live and study here. You'll be accompanied by current students throughout the day who are best-placed to answer any questions you may have - not only regarding the course, but also university life in general.
It’s not the same as coming to see the Uni at Open Day as you are often rushing around to various places.  At an OHVD you spend more time just with CS, and it's really useful."
George Brighton, 5th Year MEng Computer Science and Software Engineering with Year in Industry

Your invitation

Applicants offering standard qualifications will be invited to an OHVD shortly after an offer is made. We'll contact you with a choice of dates and a copy of our schedule, and information needed to register online Learn more on our offer-holder visit days page.

Applying to us from outside the UK?

Don't worry if you are living outside the UK.

We know that some of our applicants are applying to us from outside the UK, and therefore it is difficult to attend an Offer Holder Visit Day with us. Whilst you are very welcome to attend, we realise that it not usually possible. To help answer any questions you may have, we will be running a series of virtual activities, that all international offer holders will be invited.

Travel and directions

View our campus maps for directions on how to find us

Open Days for Prospective Students

If you have yet to apply, please come along to one of our Undergraduate Open Days

Outreach

At Birmingham we believe attending university should be an option available to everyone. We provide opportunities for students and staff to inspire the next generation of computer scientists, and we develop and provide resources for children, parents and teachers to use at home and in the classroom. 

The University works with teachers and careers advisors to ensure that talented students from all backgrounds and cultures have access to higher education. We host visits, arrange talks and events to help introduce students to Birmingham, and provide information about routes to study here. 

For further information on these please visit our outreach page.