Geography offer holder days.

As part of your offer holder day at Sheffield, you'll spend some quality time getting to know the School of Geography and Planning and your chosen course.

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Arriving on campus

Find your session time and starting location for your offer holder day from the dates below.

You'll need to arrive around 30 minutes before your session starts so we can scan your QR code to register you.

21 February 

Session start time and location: 10am to 12.30pm, Arts Tower, Lecture Theatre 9

7 March 

Session start time and location: 10am to 12.30pm, Arts Tower, Lecture Theatre 9

28 March

Session start time and location: 

10am to 12.30pm, Arts Tower Lecture Theatre 9 

OR 

2pm to 4.30pm,  Arts Tower, Lecture Theatre 9

18 April

Session start time and location: 2pm to 4.30pm,  Arts Tower, Lecture Theatre 9

If you arrive late for your booked session, head to one of our Information Hub tents spread around campus where event staff will be able to assist you.

When booking, you'll be able to reserve a place for yourself and one guest at the school activities. To ensure safe venue capacities, the school will be unable to accommodate any non-booked visitors.

However, you're welcome to bring additional guests to accompany you on the day, and we would encourage these guests to take part in our range of central exhibitions and tours while the school activities are running.

Geography offer holder timetable

You will have booked to visit us either from 10am to 12.30pm or 2pm to 4.30pm on your offer holder day.

​​​​Here's what to expect from your time with us. Timings are approximate and are subject to change, and so we recommend checking back prior to the event.

Arrival, welcome and registration

(30 minutes before session start)

Our academic course team and current human/physical geography students will be on hand for an informal chat before your first session. 

Geography at Sheffield: course talk

(30 minutes)

Our academic staff and student ambassadors (current students) will dig deeper into the course, covering key information such as modules, contact hours, teaching and assessment methods, field trips, and career support.

Break & Chat to the School

(15 minutes)

Once you have been guided from the Arts Tower to the School of Geography and Planning, grab some refreshments in our Common Room and get to know academic staff, current students, and your potential future coursemates even better! If you have any further questions after the welcome talk, you can also ask them here.

Doing Geography at Sheffield

(90 minutes)

Experience first-hand what it’s like to be a Geography student at the University of Sheffield. You will see how our world-leading research translates into our teaching, through two workshops delivered by our expert teaching team. Then, you will have some hands-on interactive workshops, which focus on some of the skills you will learn as a Geographer!

Supporters Drop-in - Due to some capacity restrictions, and to give offer holders a chance to be with future coursemates on their own, supporters can come to the Common Room and grab more refreshments, chat to other supporters, academics and student ambassadors.


For queries relating to admissions, support or accommodation our experts will be on hand to answer these in the Octagon Centre so please allow time to visit them.

For the rest of the day, you'll have time to take part in the central tours and exhibitions detailed in our offer holder day guide.

How to book

Book your place using the link in your invitation email.


Making the most of your offer holder day

Our offer holder days are designed as a full day experience with a range of activities available to help you get a feel for both your subject and the university. As well as attending your subject session we recommend spending the rest of your day visiting our accommodation, attending our range of tours and visiting our exhibitions. 

You can find out full details of all activities via our offer holder day guide

A global reputation

Sheffield is a world top-100 research university with a global reputation for excellence. We're a member of the Russell Group: one of the 24 leading UK universities for research and teaching.