Open Days
Visit the department, meet students and discover what it is like to study Geography at Oxford.
The School participates in the wider Oxford Open Days which take place on two days in late June/July and on one day in mid-September, and there is no need to book for these.
The dates for all the Open Days are posted early in the year on our website, along with other details.
Geography at Oxford
"The range and scope of opportunities here are endless, and all staff of the School are incredibly passionate about both their field and bringing out the best of us as undergraduates."
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Geography Open Day
16 June 2025 - booking is now closed
The School of Geography and the Environment usually holds a Geography Open Day in June each year with events and information provided for prospective undergraduate students. The date for this year's Geography Open Day is Monday 16 June 2025. Please note, this is an event for students only, and not teachers, parents or carers.
Although booking for this is now closed, you may wish to attend one of our webinars or the University open days highlighted below.
For parents, carers and guardians
Parents, carers and guardians of prospective applicants are unfortunately unable to join the talks at the Geography Open Day on 16 June. However, they are welcome to join for the Oxford Open Days. Also, the department will be hosting a webinar later in the year for them (please see below for sign-up).
What to expect at a Geography Open Day …
For a preview of what to expect at the Geography Open Day, please see the programme from 2024 below. (Please note, the university open days on 2,3 July and 19 September have a different format and do not include what's in the sample programme below).
Sample Geography Open Day Programme (for 2024)
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Registration and refreshments |
| 10:40 - 10:50 | Welcome and overviewProf. Giles Wiggs, Head of School |
| 10:50 - 11:35 | Introduction to Oxford GeographyDr Nicholas Carter |
| 11:35 - 12:15 | Human Geography Taster Lecture - The Mobile CityDr Jennie Middleton |
| 12:15 - 14:00 | LunchStudents will be taken in groups to colleges for lunch and a tour. |
| 14:00 - 14:40 | Physical Geography Taster Lecture - Climate Change and Net ZeroProf. Myles Allen |
| 14:40 - 15:10 | Meet current studentsDr Nicholas Carter (Access, Outreach and Admissions Officer) and Geography Ambassadors |
You can watch this video and several more from the 2021 virtual open day on our Virtual Open Day 2021 playlist on YouTube.
Oxford Open Days
2, 3 July and 19 September 2025
The School of Geography and the Environment participates in the University's Oxford Open Days. But please note, these open days have a different format to our Geography Open Day.
Oxford Open Days provide a perfect opportunity to visit the colleges and departments of the University of Oxford. Please see the open day guide for events posted on the Oxford Open Days website.
Please follow @OxOutreach on Twitter for the latest news and information about Oxford Open Days. Got an open days question? Get in touch using #OxOpenDays!
Our Open Day sessions will not be live streamed or recorded. There is plenty of online content on our YouTube channel and social media - please do take a look. Follow us on social media to stay up to date with any other upcoming online events.
What to expect at an Oxford Open Day
What to expect at an Oxford open day
What's it like at an Oxford Uni Open Day?
Webinars
Please sign up for one of our webinars using the forms below:
May 13th, 5-6pm: Joint Oxford and Cambridge Geography Webinar 'Which should you choose?' (with Cambridge University)
(Booking now closed)
May 22nd, 5-6pm: Oxford Geography Young Carers Webinar
(Booking now closed)
June 5th, 5-6pm: Oxford Geography Black African or Black Caribbean and Mixed Heritage Webinar
June 12th, 5-6pm: Oxford Geography Society Webinar (theme tbc)
July 8th, 6-7pm: Oxford Geography Parent, Carer and Guardian Webinar
Teachers mailing list
Don't forget to ask your teacher or careers adviser to sign up to our teachers' mailing list, so they can stay informed about school visits and outreach and pass this information on to you. To be added, please email access-outreach@ouce.ox.ac.uk
