Dates of future University wide open days can be found here. For more information on visiting the University, and in particular arrangements for the Open Day, then please click this link. If you have already received an offer, and have been invited to an admissions Open Day then please look on the Departmental 'Prospective Students' website for further information and the reply form.

Open Days are an excellent opportunity for prospective students to come and find out about studying Physics at university, studying Physics at Warwick, and studying at Warwick University. There will be members of the academic staff, research staff, clerical staff, postgraduate students and current Physics undergraduates all happy to have a chat with you, and to try to answer any questions you may have. There are also three activities you can take part in. A schedule for the day will be put on here nearer the time. It is advisable to register your intent to attend via the university Open Day website.

• Demonstrations

We have practical demonstrations of physics, highlighting some of the active research areas within the department such as particle physics, astrophysics, plasma physics, low-temperature physics etc. There are also poster displays detailing research done within the department by current undergraduates.

• Talks (30 minutes, in the Physics Lecture Theatre)

A general talk on why people study physics at university is given at regular intervals through the day. In addition a talk is given by an expert on their chosen research field at a level appropriate for both prospective students and parents. Booking via the university Open Day website is preferred.

• Tours (30 minutes)

Short tours of the department are offered at regular intervals during the day. These are an excellent opportunity to ask any questions you may have in a less formal setting, whilst seeing the recently refurbished teaching laboratories and one of the research groups. Tickets for the tours are available from the front desk at the Physics department. The tours are timed to leave at the end of a talk, i.e. it is best to go to a talk and then the tour, and leave from the Science Concourse outside the Physics Lecture Theatre.

You can see some photos of the Open Day in May 2009 here.

The Open Days finishe at around 3pm. Note that if you arrive between 9 and 10 am there may be the opportunity for a chat with an academic over coffee whilst we set up.