Open Events for aspiring students
Choosing the right event
We offer a range of different open events throughout the year, designed to help you get the information you need to make your UCAS and university decisions with confidence and clarity.
Whether you come along to one of the larger scale Open Days or a smaller subject specific event or open evening, you can be sure that you will receive a warm, friendly welcome and speak to lecturers who genuinely love the subjects they teach. If you need to speak to any support teams, from funding and admissions, to disability, or apprenticeships, consider coming along to one of the larger Open Days in June or October, take a look below for more guidance.
- Subject activities featuring presentations, demonstrations, hands on activities and students working, ready to speak to you about their experiences.
- Support teams available to answer your questions.
- Campus Tours and Halls of Residence Tours throughout the day.
- Academic and support teams ready to speak to on a one-to-one basis.
- Campus Tours and Halls of Residence Tours throughout the evening.
- A more relaxed environment.
- More subject specialist knowledge with a wider range of academic staff in attendance
- Designed to give you information quickly
- Tend to be at times outside of the normal working day
- Subject activities featuring presentations, demonstrations, hands on activities and students working, ready to speak to you about their experiences.
- Support teams available to answer your questions.
- Campus Tours and Halls of Residence Tours throughout the day.
- Academic and support teams ready to speak to on a one-to-one basis.
- Campus Tours and Halls of Residence Tours throughout the evening.
- A more relaxed environment.
- More subject specialist knowledge with a wider range of academic staff in attendance
- Designed to give you information quickly
- Tend to be at times outside of the normal working day
- Subject activities featuring presentations, demonstrations, hands on activities and students working, ready to speak to you about their experiences.
- Support teams available to answer your questions.
- Campus Tours and Halls of Residence Tours throughout the day.
- Academic and support teams ready to speak to on a one-to-one basis.
- Campus Tours and Halls of Residence Tours throughout the evening.
- A more relaxed environment.
- More subject specialist knowledge with a wider range of academic staff in attendance
- Designed to give you information quickly
- Tend to be at times outside of the normal working day
What do past visitors say
Very warm and welcoming environment. Well equipped campus, good student services. Clearly care and continue to care about the students both in the uni but after. Very impressive from both a student and a parent view.
April 2026 visitor
I would like to express my sincere thanks to the tutors for their professional introduction to the course; it was incredibly helpful and clear.
I also truly appreciate them arranging for Leo to show me the Fine Art facilities and spaces. Thank you for such a welcoming and insightful experience!
April 2026 visitor
I was deeply impressed by the workshops; the level of detail in the molds, especially the realism of the eyebrows and eyelashes, was truly lifelike.
April 2026 visitor
Need to ask a question or two before booking?
Email opendays@greatermanchester.ac.uk to ask anything before booking - if you鈥檙e unsure of what event to book, or the process in general, we鈥檙e here to support you and make your journey into University as smooth as possible.
