Our offer holder day programme gives you a glimpse at what happens at an Edge Hill University offer holder day. It provides you with everything you need to know about Edge Hill, the campus, and your chosen course. From subject presentations, accommodation and campus tours to our student experience and support fair.
Information on the day
Information desks are available in each building with staff on hand to answer any questions.
Ask us
Our staff and current students will be present on campus to direct you and answer any questions about student life and studying at Edge Hill University. Spot them in bright purple tabards and purple polo shirts.
Please be aware that events may be filmed and photographed for Edge Hill University use. If you have any concerns please speak to a member of staff at an Information Point or in Registration. Information in this guide is subject to change.
Parents and Supporters’ Talk
This session provides parents and supporters with key information regarding fees and finance, student accommodation and supporting your applicant through the UCAS process and their transition to University.
With everything in one place, from halls of residence and top facilities to sustainable teaching spaces and landscaped grounds, you’ll agree the £300m we’ve invested over the last decade has been put to good use. But don’t take our word for it, take a campus tour and see for yourself.
Tours of all our departments and facilities are available on request. Please speak to members of staff at the helpdesks in each building.
Campus tours
Guided tour led by current students. All tour routes are fully accessible. Campus tours take approximately 45 minutes.
Subject presentations are your opportunity to learn more about your subject area and meet staff and current students. Most subject hold one to one drop in session throughout the day.
The full timetable is available to view online.
We want to help you prepare for a lifetime of incredible achievements and watch you reach your potential. We’ve designed a range of services to help every Edge Hill student make the most out of their time here.
If you’re moving away from home for the first time, there’s no better place to live than in our halls of residence with other new students. As soon as you start unpacking, you’ll experience the supportive, sociable and welcoming buzz.
Applying for on-campus accommodation, private sector options, and general questions about halls of residence.
Scholarships, Student Opportunity Fund
What is available for prospective and current students, the awarding and application process.
Student fees and finance
Tuition fees, loans, bursaries, the application process and money advice.
Student advice and wellbeing
Inclusion Team
Support with a range of additional needs, such as medical conditions, visual/hearing/ mobility impairments, Aspergers, Autism and mental health. Space is available for confidential discussions.
Student experience
Admissions, Fastrack Programmes and Equivalency
Visit the Admissions team in room Hub 1 on the first floor of the main building. Staff are available to answer any questions regarding applications, entry requirements, interviews, equivalent qualifications and DBS checks. Staff can also provide information on our Fastrack and Access programmes.
The Arts Centre
The Arts Centre is open to all Edge Hill University students and has an exciting mix of performances, films, gigs, theatre, comedy and events throughout the year, as well as a great bar and café. As an Edge Hill University student you receive free tickets for The Arts Centre through our free EHU student membership scheme.
Careers
Our Careers team can advise on the range of employment opportunities and career paths open to you with your degree choice. Find out how to enhance your employability through volunteering, placements, connecting with employers, part time work, Careers awards and funding opportunities – designed to help you develop your employability skills, experience and confidence – and compete successfully for graduate employment opportunities and/or further study.
Student Life at Edge Hill
Don’t miss the chance to talk to our students about life at Edge Hill. Making new friends and socialising, joining clubs and societies, getting to know the local area and experiencing new things are all part of the university experience. Our friendly students are happy to explain how to make the most of your time here and can tell you about the support that may be available to you too.
Campus facilities
Speak to a member of our facilities team about the wide range of high-quality facilities available to you as a student and resident. This includes information about our 24-hour security, the free Edge Link Bus and our 8 food outlets across campus offering a variety of places to eat and drink during your studies. For residents, you can find out more about housekeeping, maintenance, post collection, living sustainably and our dedicated helpdesk who are on hand to help with any issues you may encounter with our facilities.
Edge Hill Sport
The Sports Centre provides a wide range of sport and physical activities, both competitive (Team Edge Hill) and recreational (Campus Sport), as well as opportunities for volunteering or paid employment. Our facilities include a 25 metre swimming pool, an 80 station fitness suite, 50 weekly classes, a sauna and steam suite and a double sports hall. Outdoors you will find multiple ‘All Weather’ pitches, 5 grass pitches and an athletics track. So, whatever your level or motivation, Edge Hill Sport is the place for you. Please come and see us for a quick tour on the day.
Edge Hill Students’ Union
Edge Hill Students’ Union is shaped by our students and is underpinned by our determination to help every student have the best experience while at university. Whether it’s through offering academic, housing, or welfare support via our Advice Team, or creating an exciting and diverse programme of events throughout the year.
Study Abroad
Speak to a member of our Global Opportunities Team about the range of exciting opportunities to study overseas at one of our partner universities around the world. Opportunities range from one week to a full academic year.
Health and wellbeing
Moving away from home or starting a new adventure can sometimes come with its own stresses and strains but the Health and Wellbeing team are here to support you. During your time at Edge Hill, you can benefit from their support network including a 24 hour campus support service. Staff are able to provide advice and guidance throughout your time here on any mental or physical wellbeing concerns, general issues such as diet, exercise, local GP and dental services and access to other services such as counselling support.
The Language Centre
Speak to someone in the Language Centre if your target degree is in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and you wish to study an optional module in a language (French, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, Italian or German). Extracurricular evening language classes are also offered to all students. Information about free English language support classes is available for students whose first language is not English.
Library and Learning Services
Learning Services incorporates Library services, Media and ICT support, Learning Technology Development (LTD), support with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) such as Dyslexia and Dyspraxia, Irlen Syndrome and ADHD and academic study skills (UniSkills). Speak to our expert staff to find out about the direction, support and guidance we offer.
Sandwich Placements, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A sandwich placement is a year working in industry taken by students between the second and third year of a degree. For students, the aim is to build, develop and apply their skills as acquired through their degree in order to improve their employment prospects once they graduate.
Short-term placements, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A short-term placement usually takes place during the second year and can run over a number of weeks or months depending on the course requirements. Short-term placements are either compulsory or optional depending on the chosen course module and are unpaid. For students the aim is to gain work experience related to their studies and career pathways.
Student Opportunities
At Edge Hill University we provide a diverse set of events across the academic calendar to allow our students to thrive. These include activities during induction such as those linked to the Big Read as well as hundreds of extracurricular opportunities that help our students get the extra edge. Many of these activities are represented at today’s fair but visit us to find out more about the opportunities we provide to help you gain extra academic, personal and professional skills.
We’re here to help
Information points
Each building in use during the offer holder day will have an Information Point, with friendly members of staff who can help with your programme, direct you around campus and help in the event of an emergency.
Staff and Student Guides
Our staff and Student Guides are easily spotted in their bright purple polo shirts and purple tabards and are happy to help with anything to make your offer holder day visit run smoothly. Don’t forget to ask our current students about their Edge Hill experience.
Complimentary refreshments
Complimentary refreshments are available throughout the day from The Hub in the Main Building, the Business School, Faculty of Health and Social Care and Medicine and Roots in the Faculty of Education.
Fire alarms
On hearing the fire alarm leave the building by the nearest available exit and assemble as directed by staff and Student Guides. Do not return to the building until advised it is safe to do so.
Illness or injury
In case of illness or injury please go to the nearest Information Point or the Registration area. Staff will be able to arrange first aid assistance and will call for an ambulance if required. Please report any injuries to staff at Information Points or in the Registration area.
Lost property
If you lose an item of your belongings or find some lost property please speak to a member of staff at an Information Point who will help you in the first instance.
Toilets/ baby changing facilities
Toilets (including accessible facilities) are available in each building on campus. Please ask any member of staff or Student Guide for directions. Baby changing facilities are available on the ground floor of the Business School and in the Main Building.
Faith and Reflection Room
Our Faith and Reflection Room provides a quiet space for reflection, contemplation, and prayer which is open to all guests during the offer holder day. If you require directions to our Faith and Reflection Room please just ask a staff member or student guide.
Quiet Room
Our offer holder days can be busy events so we have a dedicated quiet space in case you need to take a break. If you would like access to this room just ask our staff at the Information Point in the Business School.
Things to do
Make sure you get the most out of your visit. Use the list below and the planner on the next page to schedule your day.
1
Register your attendance in the Main Building and collect your Edge Hill bag.
2
Ask your guest(s) to attend the Parents and Supporters’ Session.
3
Attend your Subject Taster Session or speak one-to-one with
a tutor to find out more about your subject.
4
Visit the Student Experience Fair in the Hub. Find out about free film Friday, sports facilities and memberships, ways to find part-time work, learning a language and more.
5
View different types of accommodation available with a self-guided tour.
6
Tour our beautiful campus with a current student and visit our sunken
rose garden just outside the Arts Centre; the Roots lakeside café and
picnic area; and the small, but perfectly formed, beach by Chancellors Court.
7
Take a tour of the Catalyst Building, home to the Library, Learning Services,
Student Services and Careers.
8
Visit our Students’ Union and check out our very own branch of
Stone Willy’s Kitchen and our on campus SU Bar and Venue.
9
Speak to the Inclusion or SpLD teams at the Student Experience Fair
in the Hub if you have any additional support needs.
10
Get your Finance questions answered in the Hub with a visit to our expert,
friendly, Finance and Money Advice teams.
Top tip:
Decide which subject sessions you would like to attend and then plan the general talks and tours around these.
Please allow 1 hour for subject taster sessions and 45 minutes for a campus tour.
Complimentary refreshments will be available throughout the day.