We offer a variety of higher education events and activities for school and college groups throughout the year both for specific course areas and for general advice, guidance and information. Please see below a list of events available for booking. Any specific dates will also be listed for the 24/25 academic year.
To express an interest or book a performance please contact schools.liaison@northampton.ac.uk.
Access Experience Day
An opportunity for all Access to HE students to come and find out more about what we can offer at UON. This event will take place on campus and students will be able to choose from two slots: 2-4pm or 5-7pm. This will be the perfect opportunity to obtain bespoke application advice, financial guidance and meet our current students. Students can also speak to our academic teams and go on a tour of our facilities. Next Date: TBC please email schools.liaison@northampton.ac.uk.
Acting BA performances
Our Acting BA students hold free performances on campus, at external venues, and sometimes in your school/college, including pieces linked to your curriculum such as Shakespeare.
Our next set of performances will be the Shakespeare Schools Tour, dates for 2025 TBC, as usual these performances will take place in your own school/college. We will also be holding some performances at the Royal & Derngate Theatre, dates for 2025 TBC. To express an interest or book a performance please contact schools.liaison@northampton.ac.uk.
Careers in Health
An on-campus event in the Autumn and Spring terms; ; helping students discover pathways in the healthcare industry such as Nursing, Midwifery, Paramedic Science, Podiatry, Occupational Therapy, Biomedical Science etc. (Can also be run at your school/college as a roadshow event upon request.) Next event: TBC please email schools.liaison@northampton.ac.uk.
Art and Design Portfolio Guidance
Delivered at your school/college or as part of a taster day on campus, these sessions delivered by our academics showcase the best way to present a portfolio, what we look for in the application, and will show examples of our own students’ work to provide guidance.
Audition Guidance
Delivered at your school/college or as part of a taster day on campus, these sessions will prepare students for the application process on our Acting/Drama courses.
Behind the Lens: Careers in Media, Journalism and Special Effects
This on-campus event showcases the excellent industry facilities we have for our practical media courses, with students rotating through a series of interactive workshops to help them explore our degree programmes in: Creative Film, Television and Digital Media Production, Multimedia Journalism/Multimedia Sports Journalism, and Hair, Makeup & Prosthetics for Stage and Screen. Next event will be in the Summer term 2025.
Careers in Computing & Games
An on-campus event in which students will rotate through interactive sessions with our Computer Science and Games Design/Art/Programming teams, to explore career pathways and experience the university facilities first-hand. Next event: esports event: TBC please email schools.liaison@northampton.ac.uk.
Careers in Education
An on-campus event in which students will rotate through interactive sessions, learning more about pathways in the Education sector. Next event: TBC please email schools.liaison@northampton.ac.uk. (Can also be run at your school/college as a roadshow event upon request.)
Acting for Contemporary & Devised Performance
This practical workshop, held at your school/college or as part of a wider taster day on our campus, is delivered by the academic team of UON’s BA (Hons) Acting for Contemporary & Devised Performance Programme introduces students to contemporary acting and devising practices. Our team of experts can lead your students in workshops on: improvisation, devising skills, movement/physical theatre practices, voice, and audition preparation.
Futures in Business
Students will discover subject specific practical skills and how these can be applied to a future career in their chosen area of study. Subjects available may include: Advertising, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Economics and Accounting and Finance, Business Management (all pathways) and Events, Tourism and Hospitality. Next event: TBC please email schools.liaison@northampton.ac.uk.
Futures in Justice
Using real life scenarios our Futures events will provide students with an interactive experience of their chosen subject. Subjects may include: Law, Criminology, Criminal Justice Studies, Social Work and Politics and International Relations. Next event: TBC please email schools.liaison@northampton.ac.uk.
Music Production course discussion and workshop
This interactive session will involve a discussion around the course, some viewing of students’ lecture/performance activities, and a workshop exploring Ableton Live software and the Playtronica.com MIDI devices. Available upon request and can be hosted in your school/college on a date that suits you.
Careers in Science
An on-campus event in which students will rotate through interactive sessions, to explore career pathways and experience the university laboratories first-hand. Next event: TBC please email schools.liaison@northampton.ac.uk.
To enquire about any of the above university application events/taster days for school/college groups, please email schools.liaison@northampton.ac.uk.
University events for individuals to book on can be found on our upcoming events pages.
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