Open Day
Location
Thom Building
Contact
events@eng.ox.ac.ukDate & Time
Friday 20 Sep 2019 - Friday 20 Sep 2019
Availability
Open to prospective students and their parents/carers. Experience what it means to be an Engineering Science undergraduate. Visit us for an hour or for the day!
Want to study Engineering? Thinking of coming to Oxford University?
Come and join us at the Oxford Open Day to find out what studying Engineering Science at Oxford is really all about. Meet current students, chat to course tutors, attend taster lectures, see demos, and see some of the facilities at our central building. There are also sessions for parents and carers.
Programme for Friday 20 September
10.00-12:00 and 14:00-16.00
Academics available all day to give general advice on studying Engineering at Oxford and answer any specific questions you have on entry requirements, the course etc.
10.00-10.30 and 14.30-15.00
Parents & carers: Engineering at Oxford talk given by Professor Stephen Payne
Prospective students: Q&A with the student ambassadors
Taster Lectures:
|
Start time |
End time |
Speaker |
Topic |
|
10:45 |
11:15 |
Prof Tom Adcock, St Peter's College |
Bridges |
|
10:45 |
11:15 |
Prof Felix Leach, Keble College |
Air pollution from vehicles |
|
11:30 |
12:00 |
Prof Peter Ireland, St Catherine's College |
Jet Engines |
|
11:30 |
12:00 |
Prof Aidong Yang, Green Templeton College |
Introduction to chemical and biochemical engineering |
Demos
- Programming (Software Lab)
- Segway Robot Football (Control Lab)
- Electrical & Electronics (Electrical Lab)
- Robots (Energy Lab)
- Bridge Build (Design, Build & Test Lab)
- 3D Printing Demos and Computer-Aided Design
- CNC Router; Lathes, Saws and Drills (Student/Staff Workshop)
- Oxford University Racing Lab
- Electron & Optical Microscopes (Materials Lab)
- Apparatus for Stretching, Squashing, Bending, Buckling and Breaking Materials (Materials Lab)
- Wind Tunnels and Flumes (Fluids Lab)
- Engine Testing (Engines Lab)
