Applicant experience days
Already applied to study at Solent? Why not register your interest for one of our applicant experience days, tailor-made for applicants.
Our applicant experience days offer you the opportunity to get a real feel of what it's like to be a student at Solent University. As well as get involved with interactive taster sessions, you can also meet with our support teams, visit accommodation, and explore the campus. More information about the specific activities you can get involved in will be confirmed after booking.
£50
Travel voucher
If you attend a physical open day and live outside the local authority of Southampton City Council, or have travelled from outside the UK, you can apply to receive an Amazon voucher towards the cost of travel to the event.
Find out howTEF Gold
We’re delighted to have achieved triple gold for student experience, for student outcomes, and overall - the highest standard in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) review and the only university on the south coast to have achieve this. Gold recognises that our student experience and student outcomes are typically outstanding.
What's TEF?
At the heart of the city
Southampton plays host to over four million visitors a year and boasts an impressive cultural offering, from museums, music venues and art galleries, to award winning parks and the general hustle and bustle of a diverse city with fantastic shopping facilities.
On demand virtual open days
Overview
Our on-demand virtual open days have all the information you will find at an on-campus open day at the touch of a button. You'll be able to hear from our student ambassadors about their experience of being a student at Solent, from studying, to student support, and living in Southampton.
You'll also be able to listen to pre-recorded course talks, hosted by the academic teams, that will give you an insight into your chosen course. Â We have videos on student finance, student support, applying, and the student experience. And to complete the package - take a virtual tour of our campus and our excellent facilities, and see where you could be living on a virtual tour of our student accommodation.
What you get
- Introduction from a student ambassador
- Welcome from our Vice-Chancellor
- Campus tour
- Guidance on applying to Solent
- Learn about the Solent student experience
- Guidance on student finance
- Discover sport at Solent
- Living in Southampton
Contact us
opendays@solent.ac.ukCan't make it to an open day?
Why not attend a campus tour. You'll be guided around the campus by one of our student ambassadors and shown the main facilities. Please note, at this time we're unable to include the residences on the tour.
Email us to book a campus tour
