Open days
Coming to one of our open days is a great chance to find out more about the department, meet the staff and students, see our facilities and get a feel for the University of Sheffield and the city as a whole.
There are two different types of open days – University Open Days, which you can attend before you apply, and Departmental Open Days, which we will invite you to after you've applied.
Before you applyThe University of Sheffield runs a series of open days throughout the summer so that students who are interested in coming here can take a look around and find out what makes us tick. You can book a visit to Animal and Plant Sciences by clicking the link below, choosing a date and selecting one of the Biology, Ecology, Plant Sciences, Zoology talks or one of the Environmental Science talks, depending on which courses you are interested in. Book a place on a University Open Day As well as attending a talk where you can find out more about our courses, you will be able to take a tour of the department where you can talk to staff and students about our teaching and research, see our labs and teaching areas, and have a look around some of our other facilities, such as the Alfred Denny Museum, the NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility and the Sir David Read Controlled Environment Facility. The Alfred Denny Museum You can also take a tour of the campus, the accommodation and the city, and attend talks on a range of subjects including accommodation, finance, dual degrees and studying abroad. |
After you applyOnce you've applied for a place in Animal and Plant Sciences, you will be invited to a Departmental Open Day to get a more in-depth overview of Animal and Plant Sciences. If you have applied to study Biology with a Year Abroad or Biology with a Modern Language, you will also be asked to attend an informal interview. Book a place – Biology, Ecology and Conservation, Plant Sciences, Zoology and Environmental Science applicants Below is a typical itinerary for a Departmental Open Day: 11am: Registration In the meantime, watch the video above which features contributions from APS students to find out more about the city of Sheffield. |
Finding us
The University's travel pages explain the best ways to get here. Parking is limited around the University but it is very easy to get to the campus by the Supertram, either from the railway or bus station, or using one of the Park and Ride facilities on the way into the city. If you need any more information, contact our admissions staff:
- Telephone: 0114 222 0047
- Fax: 0114 276 0002
- Email: animal.plant@sheffield.ac.uk
- Post: Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, Alfred Denny Building, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN