To make the world a better place. Start in the right place. Join us at one of our open day events in Manchester to learn what it takes to study, and work, as an operating department practitioner or paramedic.
A small number of our courses within the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine are offered at our St James’ Manchester city centre location. If you’re interesting in studying the likes of operating department practice or paramedic practice, these open day events are for you.
Book an open day at St James’ Manchester
Open days at our St James’ site in Manchester will be held in November and December 2025. Bookings will open nearer the time.
There will be subject presentation talks for you to attend to find out more about the course you’re interested in.
Take the chance to explore the campus and facilities including a mock operating theatre, a simulated ambulance bay and clinical skills stations. Guided tours of facilities will take place after each subject presentation.
You’ll also be able to talk to academic staff who will be there to support you in your studies and, chat to current students, asking any questions that you may have.
How to find us
The St James’ campus is ideally located on Manchester’s Oxford Street and is surrounded by a wide range shops, café’s, restaurants and bars.
Getting back to our Ormskirk campus
We still encourage students across our campuses to utilise the facilities based at our Ormskirk campus. Please see directions below from the St James’ campus to our Ormskirk campus.
Not sure which area of medicine, health or social care you’d like to work in? Our open days in Ormskirk can help you make that choice.
During these events you can visit our Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine and talk to staff about our pre-registration or applied health and social care degrees.
And, take the chance to visit our campus and get to know us. Even if you choose to study at St James’, you’ll have access to all the facilities on our Ormskirk campus.