School of Geography and the Environment

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• Choosing a College
• Meet the Students
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• Open Days
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• Frequently Asked Questions
• Pilot Admissions Test
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Applying to Read Geography

Open Days

• Department Open Day (4 May 2012)
• University Open Days (27-28 June 2012 and 14 September 2012)

Department Open Day

The School of Geography and the Environment holds an annual Department Open Day with events and information provided for prospective undergraduate students. The 2012 Department Open Day will be held on Friday the 4th of May.

If you have any queries about the Department Open Day, please contact the Undergraduate Coordinator

If you are interested in attending the event, please complete the online form below which will be returned to the organisers.

Booking Form for the Department Open Day: Friday 4 May 2012

Please note that this Open Day is primarily intended for students. Every student who would like to attend must complete and submit this booking form.

Name of Student: * required

Name of School: * required

Address of School (<500 characters / ~70 words):

Contact Telephone No.:

Email Address: * required

Confirm Email Address: * required

Lunch

As part of the Open Day students can have lunch in one of the 14 colleges that teach Geography. If you would prefer to visit a particular college for lunch, please indicate below by ticking the appropriate box. We will try to accommodate your choice of college wherever possible. For more information on each of the colleges please visit their websites.

• Brasenose College
• Christ Church
• Hertford College
• Jesus College
• Keble College
• Mansfield College
• Regent's Park College
• St Anne's College
• St Catherine's College
• St Edmund Hall
• St Hilda's College
• St John's College
• St Peter's College
• Worcester College

Any Notes / Comments (<500 characters / ~70 words):

Numbers are limited so places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. All bookings will be confirmed by the department.

Collection Notice

If you have any queries about this application form, or are unable to complete the form for any reason, please contact the Undergraduate Coordinator

Collection Notice

Information collected in the Department Open Day booking form above will only be used for the purpose of booking a place at the Department Open Day at the School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE), University of Oxford, and will not be made available to third-parties. Information provided will only be kept for as long as is necessary to fulfil this purpose. Information is handled, stored and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. By supplying this information you are consenting to the SoGE holding and using it for the purposes for which it was provided. For more information, please see the SoGE's Privacy Policy.

Geography Open Day Programme - Friday 4 May 2012

09:45	Doors Open, teachers and parents can drop off students.
09:45 - 11:00	Registration in the H O Beckit Room. Refreshments in the A J Herbertson Room
11:20 - 11:30	Professor Sarah Whatmore - Welcome to the School of Geography.
11:30 - 12:00	Taster Lecture Dr Anna Lora-Wainwright - (Title to be confirmed).
12:00 - 12:40	Professor Heather Viles - Introduction to the Geography Course and Admissions at Oxford.
12:40	Lunch Students are taken to colleges for lunch by current undergraduates. Please ensure you are back in the department by 2:20pm at the latest.
2:30 - 3:00	Taster Lecture Professor Richard Washington - (Title to be confirmed).
3:00	End of formal events. Teachers and parents can collect students. There will be a question and answer session in the Halford Mackinder Lecture Theatre for parents, teachers and students.

All lectures take place in the Halford Mackinder Lecture Theatre in the department.

Available all day:

• A poster display, university and college prospectuses and current undergraduates will be available throughout the day in the H O Beckit Room.
• The departmental librarian will be available with information on readings, the library services and online resources.

University Open Days

The School of Geography and the Environment participates in the University of Oxford's Open Days. The University of Oxford's Open Days will be on the 27th and 28th of June 2012 and the 14th September 2012.

Please note you do not have to book in advance with the School to attend the University Open Days; you are welcome to visit at any time during the day.

During the open day the School of Geography and the Environment and the Geography and Environment Library are open all day to visitors and informal tours of both facilities are held.

In the School of Geography and the Environment, there will be course information displays, an information desk and an opportunity to talk to current staff and students. There is also a lecture at 2.30pm in the Halford Mackinder lecture theatre on 'Applying for Geography at Oxford'.

More information on the University's Open Days is also available on the University of Oxford's website. If you wish to visit any of the participating colleges, you may have to book in advance. Please contact the colleges directly regarding this.

Please note that there is no parking available at the School. On open days there may be congestion problems at Oxford's Thornhill and Seacourt Park&Rides. Please consider making alternative travel arrangements.

More information is provided on the University's Open Days webpage. You can also contact the Undergraduate Coordinator for more information.