Materials Science and Engineering offer holder days

As part of your offer holder day at Sheffield, you'll be spending some quality time getting to know the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and your chosen course.

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Arriving at the department

You will have booked to visit us at 10am on your offer holder day. Please arrive on time for the start of your booked session, as we'll need to scan the QR code from your booking to register you.

Your arrival location is: The Diamond. You can view this on our interactive campus map, and there will also be lots of open day staff and ambassadors around campus to assist you. Registration will take place in Work Room 3 which is on the second floor. If you aren't sure where to go then there will be some student ambassadors waiting to meet you in the main foyer space (in front of the porters desk). You can view this on the Diamond floor plan

If you arrive late for your booked session, please report to the general information stand on the Students’ Union concourse, where event staff will be able to help.

When booking, you'll be able to reserve a place for yourself and one guest at the department activities. To ensure safe venue capacities, the department will be unable to accommodate any additional unbooked visitors.

However, you're welcome to bring additional guests to accompany you on the day, and we would encourage these guests to take part in our range of central exhibitions and tours while the department activities are running.


Materials Science and Engineering offer holder timetable

You will have booked to visit the department at 10am to 12.30pm with optional refreshments provided from 12:30 on your offer holder day. Here's what to expect from your time with us. Timings are approximate and are subject to change, and so we recommend checking back prior to the event.

Duration Activity
10 minutes

Registration with tea and coffee 
Welcome address

20 minutes

Meet our staff and students
An opportunity to talk to our lecturing staff and current students.
To kick start the conversations our academics will have some interesting artefacts to talk about.

30 minutes About your course: key information and student experiences
Discover more about your course, how you will study, and how you will be assessed plus lot of other useful information from our staff and current students.
30 minutes See our facilities
Walk through the Materials Lab and see some of the equipment you will have access to as a student. 
Take a tour through the Diamond as we walk to the Sir Robert Hadfield Building - the home of our Department. Please note this is about a 5 minute walk - please get in touch if you have any accessibility requirements. 
1 hour

Demonstrations
Here you will have an opportunity to experience our state of the art facilities first hand with a hands-on glass practical, and additive manufacturing in action. 

 

Refreshments
We invite you to join us for optional refreshments where we will be joined by staff and students from the Department who will be happy to answer any questions you might have. 

Science and Engineering Foundation Year (SEFY)
If you are holding an offer for one of our courses with a Foundation Year, an information stand will be available just inside the Diamond's main entrance (off Leavygreave Road) from 12-2.30pm where you can drop in at any point to find out more and ask any questions.

For the rest of the day, you'll have time to take part in the central tours and exhibitions detailed in our offer holder day guide.  


 

Parents and supporters

While you are taking part in activities, parents/supporters are welcome to join all aspects of our day. There will be plenty of opportunities for parents and supporters to talk to current staff and students. 


How to book

Please book your place on the offer holder day via the link in your invitation email.