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OPEN DAY UNDERGRADUATE

VISITOR GUIDE

What’s happening today?

Discover Buckinghamshire New University at our Open Day, where you can plan your own activities. Whether you choose to meet our students and staff, take a campus tour, or explore our accommodation, the choice is yours. Use the checklist below to help you organise your day and make the most of your visit.

YOUR OPEN DAY TIMETABLE

Check in - have your QR code ready

Welcome talk - find out more about our University and what makes us special.

Course presentation - check the timetable to find out when and where this is for your chosen course. This session will give you a greater insight into the course and a chance to ask all your questions.

View course facilities - whether it is the art studios, our flight simulator or our psychology labs, make sure you get to see the equipment and facilities available to you on your course.

Chat to academics and students - there are no silly questions so please ask away. Our course leaders are available in the main Atrium.

Accommodation tour - book your tour with us when you get here and choose which accommodation you would like to see.

Campus tour - visit the library, The Gym, the cafés and get a feel for the whole campus on a guided tour with our Student Ambassadors. (Please note, you do not need to book on to a campus tour)

Students’ Union - don’t forget the social side, what societies can you join, what is on the menu in the bar, what events do the Students’ Union run and what is THE BIG DEAL?

Student support - our support staff are on hand to talk to you about any additional needs, student finance, applications and admissions.

The town - have a wander out into High Wycombe town centre and experience the shops, restaurants and street food market, it’s all right on our doorstep.

MazeMap – scan the QR code to use our interactive map and find your way to talks, tours and facilities across campus.

Our accommodation

Brook Street

Brook Street is our budget option halls of residence. It is arranged in flats of 6 to 8 rooms with a shared kitchen diner, two shared toilets and two shared shower rooms. The rooms have single beds, desk, chair, wardrobe and chest of drawers plus a sink in each room with mirror, light and under sink storage. It is 5 minutes walk from campus.

Hughenden Park Student Village

Hughenden Park Student Village is our largest halls of residence and is arranged in flats of 6 rooms with a shared kitchen diner. All rooms have a small double bed and are en suite. It is approx 15 minutes walk from campus. We have coaches running to this accommodation throughout our open day.

Windsor House

Windsor House is right in the middle of High Wycombe, around 5 minutes walk from the campus. It is arranged in flats of 6 rooms with a shared kitchen diner. All rooms have a small double bed and are en suite.

Brook Street

Hughenden Park Student Village

Windsor House

Join us on an accommodation tour

Tours depart every 30 minutes from 10am.

Book your accommodation tour to our Brook Street or Hughenden Park Student Village at the accommodation stand in the main Atrium or through the QR codes below.

Numbers are limited per tour so booking is essential.

To book on to a tour for Brook Street

To check out our accommodation online To book on to a tour for Hughenden Student Village

All Our Halls Of Residences Include

• Bills and Insurance included in your rent

• Free Wifi

• 24/7 on-site security, pastoral and welfare support

10.45am

Hughenden

Brook Street Halls

• 5-10 minutes walk from High Wycombe Campus

• Shared bathroom facilities

• Single Bed

• Standard Room - £99 per week

• Studio Room - £183 per week

Hughenden Park Student Village

• 15-20 minutes walk from High Wycombe campus

• En suite rooms

• Small Double Bed

• En suite Room - £157 per week

• Studio Room - £201 per week

Windsor House

• 5-10 minutes walk from High Wycombe campus

• En suite rooms

• Small Double Bed

• En suite Room - £192 per week

• Studio Room - £212 per week

Chat to the team on the stand or email accommodation@bnu.ac.uk with any questions

Our student support services

Our fees and funding team are on hand for all questions on student finance and funding.

Want to know more about scholarships and bursaries?

Chat to the team on the stand or email students@bnu.ac.uk

If you need advice on your personal statement or how to apply to university, chat to our admissions team or email advice@bnu.ac.uk

Find out what support we can offer you during your application and when you start university with our Inclusion, Diversity and Disability team within the Student Success Directorate.

You can also email advice@bnu.ac.uk or call 0330 123 2023

See what our Student Support services can offer you

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Your timetable for today

You can plan your own timetable and attend the sessions that most apply to you. We would suggest you check the time of your course session on the next few pages and then build your day around that. We have lots of campus and accommodation tours going throughout the event so you should be able to fit everything in.

SESSION TIME WHERE ACTIVITY

Welcome Talk 9.40am, 10am Gateway Lecture Theatre

Accommodation tours From 10am From the Winter Garden

Campus tours From 10am Depart every 30 minutes from The Atrium

Introduction to Buckinghamshire New University and Student Life.

Please book onto your tour via the QR code, or at the accommodation stand in the Atrium.

Walking tours to Brook Street last approx 1 hour

Coach tours to Hughenden last approx one hour

Campus tours last approx 1 hour (please note, you do not need to book on to a campus tour)

Admissions 9.30am - 3pm Atrium

Accommodation 9.30am - 3pm Atrium

Fees and Funding 9.30am - 3pm Atrium

Well-being 9.30am - 3pm Atrium

Students’ Union 9.30am - 3pm Atrium

Parents & Carers Talk 10.20am - 10:50am Gateway Lecture Theatre

Questions about your application or need advice with writing your personal statement? Come and talk to our admissions team!

Talk to the accommodation team about your options and book a tour!

Find out about fees and funding, scholarships and bursaries

Need extra help, support, or counselling services? The team is here for you.

Our Students’ Union is rated Top 5 in the South. Fancy joining a society or starting a new hobby? Speak to our SU team and find out more about The Big Deal!

Parents and carers are invited to attend a presentation on student life at university. This session will provide an opportunity to address any questions or concerns they may have regarding university life.

Scan the QR code to view our most upto-date menus and special offers.

All day breakfast from £4.35, for all your hashbrown-related needs.

A wide range of burgers and sides from £3.65, and the option to customise them too!

Brilliantly battered fish and chips from £3.95, mushy peas optional...

Luscious lasagna and crisp green salad from £4.60

Look out for the 1950’s style Airstream™ caravan located opposite the entrance to The Venue.

Serving delicious, freshly prepared pizzas on a 10-inch sourdough base with weekly specials - why not create your own from all your go-to toppings?

Freshly prepared pizzas from £4.50

Open daily and alongside your favourite evening events.

COURSE TIME ROOM

Gateway 1st Floor, Room 13 (Animation VFX)

3D Game Art 11.30am - 12.30pm

Then move to Gateway, Ground Floor, Video Studio 2

Acting for Stage and Screen 11.15am - 12.45pm Meet in ‘The Atrium’

Adult’s Nursing

Meet at the Nursing and Midwifery stand in The Atrium at 10am

Animation 11.30am - 12.30pm

Uxbridge Campus - Meet at the Nursing and Midwifery stand in The Atrium at 10am

Gateway 1st Floor, Room 13

(Animation VFX)

Then move to Gateway, Ground Floor, Video Studio 2

Animatronics Design 10.45am - 12.15pm Meet in ‘The Atrium’

Architectural Design and Technology 10.45am - 12.15pm Meet in ‘The Atrium’

Audio and Music Production 11am - 12pm

Aviation Management 11am - 12pm

Gateway 1st Floor, Audio Studio 1

North Wing 2nd Floor

Room 15

COURSE TIME ROOM

Aviation Management with Commercial Pilot Training in Aeroplanes 11am - 12pm

Aviation Management with Commercial Pilot Training in Helicopters 11am - 12pm

Gateway, Ground Floor, Gateway Lecture Theatre

Aviation Management with Logistics 11am - 12pm North Wing 2nd Floor Room 15

Aviation Management with Private Pilot Training in Aeroplanes 11am - 12pm

Aviation Management with Private Pilot Training in Helicopters 11am - 12pm

Business and Law Welcome Talk

10.30am - 11am

Business Management 10.30am - 11am Business and Law Welcome Talk 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

Childhood Studies with Early Years 11am -12pm

Gateway, Ground Floor, Gateway Lecture Theatre

North Wing 2nd Floor Room 6

10.30am - 11am Business and Law welcome talk in:

North Wing 2nd Floor Room 6 11am - 12pm Course talk in: North Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 10

North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 2

COURSE TIME ROOM

Childhood Studies with Primary Education

Children’s Nursing

Civil Engineering

Computer Games Development

Computer Science

11am -12pm

North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 2

Meet at the Nursing and Midwifery stand in The Atrium at 10am

10.45am - 12.15pm

11am - 12pm

10.30am - 12pm

Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence 10.30am - 12pm

Costume Design and Making 10.45am - 12.15pm

Counselling and Psychotherapy 10.30am - 11.30am

Uxbridge Campus - Meet at the Nursing and Midwifery stand in The Atrium at 10am

Engineering School, Workshops 1st Floor, Room 7b

Gateway, 4th Floor, Room 6

Gateway, 4th Floor, Room 1

Meet in ‘The Atrium’

North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 6

Creative Advertising 10.45am - 12.15pm Meet in ‘The Atrium’

COURSE TIME ROOM

Criminology 11.30am - 12.30pm

Criminology and Forensic Studies 11.30am - 12.30pm

Criminology and Law 11.30am - 12.30pm

Cyber Security 10.30am - 12pm

Cyber Security (MSci (Hons) 10.30am - 12pm

Cyber Security Engineer (FDSc) 10.30am - 12pm

North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 1

Gateway, 4th Floor, Room 1

Dance 10.15am - 11.30am Meet in ‘The Atrium’

Data Science 10.30am - 12pm

Diagnostic Radiography 11am - 12pm

Gateway, 4th Floor, Room 1

North Wing, 2nd Floor Room 14

COURSE TIME ROOM

10.30am - 11am Business and Law welcome talk in:

Digital Marketing

10.30am - 11am - Business and Law Welcome Talk 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

10.45am - 12.15pm

Engineering Design 10.45am - 12.15pm

Events Management 11am - 12pm

North Wing 2nd Floor Room 6 11am - 12pm Course talk in: North Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 10

Engineering School, Workshops 1st Floor, Room 7b

Gateway 1st Floor, Room 11

Fashion and Textiles 10.45am - 12.15pm Meet in ‘The Atrium’

Fashion Design 10.45am - 12.15pm Meet in ‘The Atrium’

Fashion Promotion & Communication 10.45am - 12.15pm Meet in ‘The Atrium’

Film and Television Production 11am - 12pm

Gateway, Ground Floor, Video Studio 1

COURSE TIME ROOM

Film Production 11am - 12pm

Finance and Accounting

Finance and Business

10.30am - 11am - Business and Law

Welcome Talk 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

Gateway, Ground Floor, Video Studio 1

10.30am - 11am Business and Law welcome talk in: North Wing 2nd Floor Room 6

11am - 12pm Course talk in: North Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 10

10.30am - 11am - Business and Law

Welcome Talk 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

10.30am - 11am Business and Law welcome talk in: North Wing 2nd Floor Room 6 11am - 12pm Course talk in: North Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 10

Fine art 10.45am - 12.15pm Meet in ‘The Atrium’

Forensic Psychology

10.30am - 11.30am North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 6

Global Security 11am - 12pm North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 4

COURSE TIME ROOM

Global Security with Aviation 11am - 12pm

Global Security with Intelligence Analysis 11am - 12pm

Global Security with Investigation 11am - 12pm

Graphic Design 10.45am - 12.15pm

Hair and Make-Up for Film and Performance 10.45am - 12.15pm

Health and Social Care (FDA) 11am - 12pm

Health and Social Science 11.30am - 12.30pm

Hospitality Entrepreneur 11am - 12pm

Hotel and Events Management 11am - 12pm

Hotel Management 11am - 12pm

Illustration 10.45am - 12.15pm

North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 4

Meet in ‘The Atrium’

North Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 13

North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 1

North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 11

Meet in ‘The Atrium’

COURSE TIME ROOM

Interior and Spatial Design

10.45am - 12.15pm

International Business Studies

10.30am - 11am - Business and Law

Welcome Talk 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

International Hospitality Management 11am - 12pm

Law

10.30am - 11am - Business and Law

Welcome Talk 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

Meet in ‘The Atrium’

10.30am - 11am Business and Law

welcome talk in: North Wing 2nd Floor Room 6 11am - 12pm Course talk in: North Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 10

North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 11

10.30am - 11am Business and Law

welcome talk in: North Wing 2nd Floor Room 6 11am - 12pm Course talk in: Gateway, 5th Floor, Room 05 - Court Room

COURSE TIME ROOM

10.30am - 11am Business and Law welcome talk in:

Marketing

10.30am - 11am - Business and Law Welcome Talk 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

Mechanical Engineering

10.45am - 12.15pm

Media Production 11am - 12pm

Mental Health Nursing

Midwifery

Meet at the Nursing and Midwifery stand in The Atrium at 10am

North Wing 2nd Floor Room 6 11am - 12pm Course talk in: North Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 10

Engineering School, Workshops 1st Floor, Room 7b

Gateway, Ground Floor, Video Studio 1

Uxbridge Campus - Meet at the Nursing and Midwifery stand in The Atrium at 10am

Meet at the Nursing and Midwifery stand in The Atrium at 10am

Music and Live Events Management 11am - 12pm

Music Business 11am - 12pm

Uxbridge Campus - Meet at the Nursing and Midwifery stand in The Atrium at 10am

Gateway 1st Floor, Room 11

COURSE TIME ROOM

Music Production 11am - 12pm

Music Production and Business 11am - 12pm

Gateway 1st Floor, Audio Studio 1

Music Production and Performance 11am - 12pm Gateway 1st Floor, Audio Studio 1 Musical Theatre 12.45pm - 2pm Meet in ‘The Atrium’

Occupational Therapy 11am - 12pm

Operating Department Practice 11am - 12pm

South Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 5

South Wing, 4th Floor, Room 4

Paramedic Science 11am - 12pm

South Wing, 2nd Floor Room 7 a+b Photography 10.45am - 12.15pm

in ‘The Atrium’

South Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 4 Product and Furniture Design 10.45am - 12.15pm Meet in ‘The Atrium’

12.30pm - 1.30pm

COURSE TIME ROOM

Professional Practice - Early Years 11am -12pm

Professional Practice - Education & Training 11am -12pm

Professional Practice - Primary Education 11am -12pm

Professional Practice in Healthcare

Meet at the Nursing and Midwifery stand in The Atrium at 10am

Psychology 10.30am - 11.30am

Public Health 11am - 12pm

North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 2

Uxbridge Campus - Meet at the Nursing and Midwifery stand in The Atrium at 10am

North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 6

North Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 12

Set Design for Stage and Screen 10.45am - 12.15pm Meet in ‘The Atrium’

SFX Props and Modelmaking for Film and TV 10.45am - 12.15pm Meet in ‘The Atrium’

Social Work 11am - 12pm

Software Developer (FDSc) 10.30am - 12pm

North Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 11

Gateway, 4th Floor, Room 1

COURSE TIME ROOM

Software Engineering

10.30am - 12pm

Songwriting and Music Production 11am - 12pm

Sport and Exercise Science

10.30am - 11am - Welcome to Sport 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

Gateway, 4th Floor, Room 1

Gateway 1st Floor, Audio Studio 1

10.30am - 11am Welcome to Sport talk in:

South Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 2 a + b

11am - 12pm course talk in: South Wing, 1st Floor, Room 1

10.30am - 11am Welcome to Sport talk in:

Sport and Exercise Science with Strength and Conditioning

10.30am - 11am - Welcome to Sport 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

Sports Coaching with Football Development and Performance

10.30am - 11am - Welcome to Sport 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

South Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 2 a + b

11am - 12pm course talk in: South Wing, 1st Floor, Room 1

Welcome to sport talk and course talk in:

South Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 2 a + b

COURSE TIME ROOM

Welcome to sport talk and course talk in:

Sports Coaching with Performance Sport

10.30am - 11am - Welcome to Sport 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

South Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 2 a + b

Welcome to sport talk and course talk in:

Sports Coaching with Physical Education

10.30am - 11am - Welcome to Sport 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

Sports Therapy

Visual Effects

10.30am - 11am - Welcome to Sport 11am - 12pm - Course Talk

South Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 2 a + b

10.30am - 11am Welcome to sport talk in:

South Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 2 a + b 11am - 12pm Course talk in: South Wing, 1st Floor, Room 4

11.30am - 12.30pm Gateway 1st Floor, Room 13 (Animation VFX) Then move to Gateway, Ground Floor, Video Studio 2

Welcome to Sport

10.30am - 11am

South Wing, 3rd Floor, Room 2 a + b

Open day checklist

Here are a few questions to help you find out everything you need to know about our university –feel free to ask our staff and students any questions during the day or via our website chat bnu.ac.uk

THE UNIVERSITY

Where is the university in relation to the town?

Are the public transport links good?

Is the university on one campus, or spread out?

Is there transport between the campuses?

ACCOMMODATION

Is accommodation in university halls guaranteed for first years?

Can you walk to the halls of residence?

How much does accommodation cost?

Is there a choice of options – en suite/studio etc.?

STUDENT SUPPORT

What support is available to me?

I have a disability – what additional support is available to me?

What clubs and societies can I join?

Are there any scholarships or bursaries I can apply for?

When is the library open?

Will I feel safe here?

Are there any additional fees?

YOUR COURSE

Will I be taught face to face on campus?

What is the timetable like?

How many hours will I be taught?

How much teaching is practical?

How will I be assessed – practical/exams/coursework?

What are the entry requirements?

Is there an interview, audition or portfolio review?

How do I apply?

What are the facilities for teaching?

What industry/business experience will I get?

What do your graduates go on to do?

TOP 5

Students’ Union in the UK *

*Based on responses from taught BNU students (NSS 2025)

Reasons to study with us

UK’s top 1O% for earning over £45,000 * University of the Year for South East England *

UK’s top 1O for teaching quality *

* Full details of our rankings on our website – bnu.ac.uk

Thank you for coming to our Open Day!

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Telephone: 01494 522 141

Email: advice@bnu.ac.uk