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MINING ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE STUDY • 2012 ENTRY

CORNWALL CAMPUS

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Key Information

For further details on all our entry requirements, please see our Mining Engineering pages at www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/mining

Cornwall Campus, near FalmouthWebsite: www.exeter.ac.uk/mining-minerals-engineeringEmail: [email protected]: +44 (0)1326 371801

UCAS CODE TYPICAL OFFER

BEng Single Honours Mining Engineering J110 AAB-BBB; IB: 34-30

Our graduate mining engineers aresought after the world over in theextractive industries as well as inexploration, tunnelling and civilengineering. We are one of the bestequipped departments of our kind inEurope, with exceptional links withindustry. Our students benefit from our leading edge research, extensiveplacement scheme and our globalreputation in industry.

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DR ANDY WETHERELT, MINING ENGINEERING PROGRAMME LEADER

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Why study MiningEngineering at theUniversity of Exeter? e Mining Engineering degree is taught bythe University’s Camborne School of Mines(CSM), which has over 120 years’ experiencein training mining engineers and anexcellent international reputation. Manyextractive industry operations around theworld will have a CSM mining engineersomewhere within their staff.

CSM is one of the best equipped departmentsof its kind in Europe. Our staff are activelyinvolved in research and you will benefitfrom their cutting-edge knowledge and ourresearch facilities. We are also the onlyuniversity in the UK to have its own testmine for teaching and research.

Our degree programme is truly multi-disciplinary, including elements of civil andmechanical engineering, geology,metallurgy, economics, environmentalmanagement and health and safety. It’s alsohighly vocational, so in addition to lecture-based study, the programme includes fieldtrips, tours, a summer industrial placementand practical classes in surveying and in ourtest mine. You will generally spend yoursecond year summer vacation gaining workexperience anywhere from Australia to theUK and will often be paid for doing so.

e Mining Engineering degree programmeis professionally accredited by the Instituteof Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3),providing the opportunity for you to worktowards Chartered Engineer status after you graduate.

What is Mining Engineering?e demand for minerals will continue togrow as the world’s population doublesover the next 40 years. Mineraldevelopment and production must bemanaged in a responsible manner if we areto obtain these minerals without greatdamage to our environment. Highlytrained engineers and scientists areneeded by the minerals industry now andin the future. Mining applies manydifferent branches of science andengineering to understand how mineralscan be extracted from the earth.

Mining engineers are primarily responsiblefor the safe and economic production ofthe Earth’s minerals. ey work with metalores, diamonds, coal, oil and industrialminerals such as clays, granites andlimestone. Many mines involve deepunderground excavations with hightemperatures and very large stresses in therock. Others involve surface working inquarries, open pits and strip mines.Mining engineers often manage teams ofengineers and others from many different

disciplines. Because of this, miningengineering degrees are very wide ranging and ideal for careers inengineering management.

Mining engineers must be able tounderstand the nature of the rocks with which they work. ey apply soundengineering principles to design safe andeconomic methods of extraction.Knowledge of geology, engineering, rockmechanics, economics, surveying andmanagement is necessary for anyone involved in the design and management of mines.

Recycling and reclamation are of growing international importance withinthe mining industry. Improvements inextraction technology now allow thetreatment of secondary sources, such asthe waste from previously mined deposits,industrial and domestic waste andcontaminated land. In many cases it ispossible to develop processes which allow a range of materials, including metals,plastics and glass, to be recovered fromwaste streams offering the potential forincreased recycling.

Exceptional global employment prospects Only UK institution to offer anundergraduate Mining Engineering degreeClose links with industry and paidplacement opportunities around the world Accredited by the Institute of Materials,Minerals and Mining (IOM3) Superb facilities include an undergroundtest mine and world-class analyticalmineralogy labs Taught by Camborne School of Mineswhich has an excellent internationalreputation Emphasis on field-based training Merit scholarships of £2,000 per year

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How your degree is structuredOur programme is modular and youprogress through your degree by studyingmodules and accumulating credits as yousuccessfully complete them.

Individual modules are worth 10, 15 or 30credits each. Full-time undergraduatesneed to take 120 credits in each year.Details of a few of the modules you’ll studyare shown at the back of this brochure.

For up-to-date details of all ourprogrammes and modules, please checkwww.exeter.ac.uk/mining-minerals-engineering

Single Honours

BEng Mining Engineering

Year 1: e first year of the programme is mainly devoted to general engineeringprinciples together with geology andsurveying and an introduction to miningand minerals engineering. You will attend a one-week induction course at our testmine during the Easter vacation and learnto use mining equipment and explosivessafely. At the end of the first year a three-week surface surveying field course is held on campus.

Year 2: In year two more emphasis is placed on mining subjects and managementwhilst the engineering and geology topicsfrom the first year are further developed. In the summer vacation between the second and third years you will work in theextractive industry for at least eight weeks.Most students work overseas during thisperiod. Although the onus is on you to finda placement, the department can help byproviding contact details and suggestingcompanies which suit your interests.Companies with close ties to thedepartment also provide placements for anumber of students. Most students receive a wage during their placement and somecompanies provide other support such asaccommodation and travel allowances.

Following the work placement and prior tothe beginning of Year 3, we undertake a week long industrial tour (see opposite page).

Year 3: In the third year all subjects arevery closely connected with mining. Minedesign, geotechnical engineering, mininggeology and minerals management aredeveloped further. You will also carry out a mining feasibility study where you willwork in small groups to design and cost amining project.

roughout the third year you will work onan individual research project in your area ofinterest, under the supervision of a memberof academic staff. Previous research projectshave included:

• Blast vibration analysis• Gyrotheodolite surveys• Orebody modelling• Computer modelling of rock slope failure• Health and safety in mines and quarries• Mine and tunnel design• Quarry product evaluation

Opportunity to progress to MEngGraduates of the BEng Mining Engineeringprogramme who achieve a degreeclassification of 2:1 or above may be eligibleto transfer onto the EMC (European MiningCourse) or the EGEC (EuropeanGeotechnical and Environmental Course).Students satisfactorily completing the EMCare awarded an MEng Mining Engineeringdegree while students satisfactorilycompleting the EGEC are awarded an MEngGeotechnics and Mining Engineering. EMCand EGEC are specialisations of the ErasmusMundus Minerals and EnvironmentalProgramme (EMMEP). For details visitwww.emmep.org

Degree Programmes

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Our teaching is carried out through anumber of methods including lectures,tutorials, laboratory work, field courses,feasibility studies and projects. On averageyou will spend 20 hours per week in taughtactivities at the University and will beexpected to carry out a further 20 hours per week in independent study.

During your degree you will undertakeblasting trials, ventilation surveys, surfaceand underground surveying exercises, andoperation of mining equipment. e CSMunderground test mine works as a purpose-built testing facility where both teachingand research can be conducted in anauthentic setting.

Other facilities include a sensor-basedmaterials sorting and characterisationfacility, mineral processing laboratory and ageomechanics rock and soil testing facility.You will have access to the research facilitiesin the department throughout your degree.

We’re actively engaged in introducing newmethods of learning and teaching, includingincreasing use of interactive computer-based approaches to learning through ourvirtual learning environment, where thedetails of all modules are stored in an easilynavigable website. You can access detailedinformation about modules and learningoutcomes and interact through activitiessuch as the discussion forums.

You do not have to travel to Exeter for anyof your modules – they are all taught at theCornwall Campus.

Research-led teachingWe believe every student benefits frombeing part of a research-led culture andbeing taught by experts – you will discussthe very latest ideas in seminars andtutorials and become actively involved inresearch yourself.

Across all our undergraduate programmes,teaching is strongly informed by the research expertise of academic staff who are internationally-recognised experts intheir field.

Camborne School of Mines is recognised as acentre for research related to the formation,discovery, extraction and utilisation of theEarth’s natural resources, and subsequentremediation. e applied nature of much ofthe research is indicated by significantinternational industrial collaboration.Research within CSM is coordinated by threemultidisciplinary groups. ese draw uponthe department’s research expertise inMining and Minerals Engineering, Geologyand Renewable Energy.

In Mining and Minerals Engineering we havevery active research interests in blast vibrationanalysis, ore sorting, health and safetymanagement, geotechnical analysis of slopesand excavations and resource modelling.

Facilitiese facilities on campus were built in 2004and offer state-of-the-art equipment forteaching and research. Laboratory classes,using our extensive teaching equipment,enable students to fully appreciate thetheoretical elements of the programme viapractical examples.

CSM research facilities include world-classanalytical laboratories complete withQEMSCAN®, a sophisticated scanningelectron microscope-based mineralogicalassessment system which is a unique facilityamongst UK universities. In addition, ouranalytical suite comprises an electronmicroprobe, low vacuum scanning electronmicroscope, X-ray diffraction, X-rayfluorescence, atomic absorptionspectroscopy and high quality microscopeand imaging facilities. Other areas include

a sensor-based materials sorting and characterisation facility, mineral processinglaboratory and a geomechanics rock and soiltesting facility. You will have access to theresearch facilities in the departmentthroughout your degree, especially duringproject work.

Field work and tours An industrial tour takes place during mid-September preceding the final year. Visitsare made to mine sites both on the surfaceand underground, along with mill visits andvisits to waste treatment/recycling plants.ese visits develop additional learningskills and awareness of the minerals/extraction industry.

Academic support e Cornwall Campus offers a friendly,supportive community, where staff andstudents get to know each other well. As astudent you will have a Personal Tutor whois a member of academic staff with whomyou can discuss personal and academicissues. ere are also a number of serviceson campus where you can get additionaladvice and information. You can findfurther information about all these servicesin the University’s undergraduateprospectus or online atwww.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate

e CSM Students’ Association organisesactivities to help new undergraduatesintegrate into the department and offers asupportive environment for studentsthroughout their studies.

Learning and teaching

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e environment and sustainabilityAt the University of Exeter, we arecommitted to producing graduates who havean understanding of both the scientific andthe human/social issues which are involvedin the vital field of environment andsustainability.

At our Cornwall Campus, the newEnvironment and Sustainability Institute(ESI), due for completion in 2012, will be atthe forefront of scientific and technologicalresearch in this field. We aim to developfurther opportunities for MiningEngineering students to develop theirknowledge, understanding and interest insustainability.

AssessmentAssessment methods vary betweenmodules, and may include essays, practicalwrite-ups, surveying exercises, presentationsand project work. You will have to pass theassessment in the first year, but the markdoes not contribute to your degreeclassification. e overall mark for yourdegree is calculated from your second andthird-year assessments. ese draw oncoursework, guided project work and exams.

Money mattersAt the time of printing, majorGovernment reforms to student financeare underway – these will allowuniversities to charge tuition fees of up to£9,000 a year from 2012/13. Universitiesthat want to charge more than the newbasic fee of £6,000 will have to meetadditional conditions to promote accessfor disadvantaged students. We have notyet confirmed our tuition fees andsupport levels for the coming year, but,once we have done so, we will update ourwebsite as soon as possible. We thereforerecommend you consult our website forthis information before you submit your UCAS application for entry to universityin autumn 2012. For further information,please see www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/money

ScholarshipsThrough the generous support of TheCamborne School of Mines Trust,industrial sponsors, and past students and staff we are able to offer scholarshipseach year to new students who register on degree programmes run by CamborneSchool of Mines.

The scholarships are awarded primarily on the basis of academic merit and arepayable for the duration of your degreeprogramme, subject to continuedsatisfactory academic performance.Further information can be found on ourwebsite at www.exeter.ac.uk/mining-minerals-engineering

CareersA very high proportion of graduates ofMining Engineering enter employmentdirectly related to their studies in theminerals industry, either in the UK oroverseas. Other graduates move into areassuch as tunnelling, civil engineering designor the oil and gas industry. However, recentgraduates are working in fields as diverse assales and marketing and operationsmanagement for major UK mineralsproviders. Alternatively, some graduates optto continue their training by undertakingtaught postgraduate (MSc) courses ingeotechnical engineering or computing orundertake research degrees (MPhil/PhD).Below is a selection of destinations of recentgraduates:

• Tunnel Engineer, Leighton Asia, HongKong

• Mining Engineer, Newport Goldmining,Western Australia

• Mining Engineer, MMD Sizers,Somercotes

• Chemical Engineer, Rimex Metals Ltd,Enfield

• Graduate Mining Engineer, Rio Tinto,Australia

• Trainee Mining Engineer, Grinaker Ltd,South Africa

• Graduate Mining Engineer, Xstrata,Australia

• Management Trainee in MiningEngineering, Sibelco, Sandbach

• Mine Ventilation Engineer, AngloAmerican, urles, County Tipperary,Ireland

• Graduate Mining Engineer, e LisheenMine, Ireland

• Engineer, Leighton Asia, Hong Kong• MSc Mining Engineering, University

of Exeter

Information about the careers entered by graduates can be found atwww.exeter.ac.uk/employability/prospective

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Entry requirements and applyingYou can find a summary of our typical entryrequirements on the inside front cover ofthis brochure.

e full and most up-to-date informationabout Mining Engineering is on theundergraduate website at www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/mining and westrongly advise that you check this beforeattending an open day or making yourapplication. Some programmes require priorstudy of specific subjects and may also haveminimum grade requirements at GCSE orequivalent, particularly in English Languageand/or Mathematics.

We make every effort to ensure that the entry requirements are as up-to-date as possible in our printed literature.However, since this is printed well inadvance of the start of the admissions cycle, in some cases our entry requirementsand offers will change.

If you are an international student youshould consult our general and subject-specific entry requirements information forA levels and the International Baccalaureatebut the University also recognises a widerange of international qualifications. Youcan find further information aboutacademic and English language entryrequirements at www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/international

For information on the application,decision, offer and confirmation process,please visit www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/applications

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Year 1: • Chemistry for the Applied Sciences• Geology• Surveying• Foundation Mathematics• Mining and Minerals Engineering• Engineering Mechanics • ermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics• Mathematics 1• Electrical and Electronic Principles• Personal Development and IT

During the year you’ll undertake a five day Industrial Experience course where you’ll use mining equipment and explosives. You will also attend a three week Survey Field course between years 1 and 2.

Year 2:• Fluid Mechanics• Mathematics 2• Environmental Management• Project Management• Mechanics of Materials• Surface Mining and Mine Transport• Electrical Energy Conversion and Transport• Geotechnics• Mining and Surveying

Between the second and third years you’ll spend your summer vacation working in the mining industry gaining suitable industrial experience.

Year 3:• Minerals Engineering• Surface Excavation Design• Accounting and Management• Health and Safety Risk Management• Tunnelling and Underground Excavation Design• Working Environment and Ventilation• Feasibility Study• Mining Project

Module detailsWe are currently reviewing all our modules; for up-to-date details for 2012 entry, please checkwww.exeter.ac.uk/mining-minerals-engineering

Since graduating with a degree inMining Engineering two years ago, I have moved out to Western Australia to experience the miningboom. I currently work for HWEMining, a contracting company with a variety of mining operations.Studying at CSM has given me not only the technical skills involved in Mining Engineering, but the all important inter-personal and project management skills required toactually make a mine site operate successfully. The degree and environment prepared me for the challenges in theworkplace and the responsibilities of a mining engineer. Thiswas especially useful when, after a year in industry, I took on the role of acting Senior Engineer at an iron-ore mine in the Pilbara. The company recently awarded me the HWE Graduate of theYear award for how I approach the different aspects of mining,a direct result of my degree training and the excellent staff atCSM.

Mining Engineering is such a diverse area and I would highlyrecommend it. Be you a hands-on person who wants to getdirty underground or someone who enjoys the thrills ofoptimising projects, I think the mining industry has a littlesomething for everyone. My days spent at CSM were such fun and I now have the career and lifestyle I always dreamt about!HOLLY MOULDING, MINING ENGINEERING GRADUATE

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Year 1Chemistry for theApplied Sciences

Geology

Surveying

FoundationMathematics

Mining and MineralsEngineering

EngineeringMechanics

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

Mathematics 1

Electrical andElectronic Principles

PersonalDevelopment and IT

Includes an overview of the structure of matterand chemical reactions, and the properties andbehaviour of solutions and suspensions, reinforcedby practical applications. Also develops a basicproficiency in laboratory work and safe workingpractice.

Provides an elementary training in the principalgeological disciplines and their appliedsignificance, plus an overview of the structure ofthe Earth and the processes by which it hasevolved.

Takes you through fundamental surveyingtechniques and associated computation. Examinesother methods of survey control and detailed datacapture along with the computational skillsrequired for these methods.

An elementary course covering basic principles,methods and techniques in algebra, trigonometry,calculus and statistics.

An overview of the minerals industry starting with an historical perspective and leading up to thecurrent day implications of financial, political andenergy constraints. A basic introduction to miningand minerals engineering then follows, as well assustainability and the effects of mining on theenvironment. Blasting practicals are alsoundertaken during the term.

Ensures a full understanding of engineeringmechanics for students with differing backgroundsin applied mathematics and mechanics. Thismodule will enable you to understand later aspectsof study and to make a first assessment of amechanical or structural project.

Designed to develop your knowledge of fluidmechanics and of energy transfer and storage inthermal systems.

You will take two mathematics modules in the firstyear: both build on the work encountered in theFoundation module and introduce a range of newtopics in mathematics and statistics. Additionally,the second module prepares you for statisticalmethods material encountered in Year 2.

An introductory module covering the fundamentalelectrical principles including a complete range ofsemiconductor devices and electronic systems.

An introduction to the planning and constructionof technical and scientific reports. This moduledevelops your skills in technical writing and givingverbal presentations and introduces theUniversity’s Personal Development Planningsystem for recording and enhancing personaldevelopment.

Year 2Fluid Mechanics

Mathematics 2

EnvironmentalManagement

Project Management

Mechanics ofMaterials

Surface Mining andMine Transport

Electrical EnergyConversion andTransport

Geotechnics

Mining and Surveying

Extends the basic principles covered in theThermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics module and their practical application to real engineeringsituations.

You will take two mathematics modules in thesecond year: one covering advanced algebra andcalculus; and the other covering advancedmathematics for engineering.

Covers the legal, social and administrativeframework within which the industry operates.Provides a greater insight into the developmentcontrol systems in place in the UK, together withan appreciation of the environmental aspects ofmining and waste disposal.

A detailed introduction to quantitative projectmanagement techniques. This module alsoprovides you with experience of computersimulations used in project management.

Provides an appreciation of the strength andsafety of the structural components you’ll findin industry. It also serves as an introduction tolater work on the analysis of stress and non-elasticbehaviour of materials.

Provides an overview of surface mining methodsand the equipment used. Extends yourunderstanding of engineering principles inrelation to the handling and transport of bulkmaterials and people.

Covers the supply and utilisation of electricalenergy on a large scale and the use of a wide rangeof electrical machines. Also covers thefundamentals of data transmission, the practicalinterfacing of microprocessors to working plant,and control engineering.

A general introduction to rotary drilling, basic applied hydrology and rock engineering.Provides an insight into specific designapplications of geotechnical engineering in civil and mining practice

Provides a general introduction to the safe use of explosives, the selection of suitable drillingmethods and underground excavation support,and an overview of mine development techniquesand mine drainage. In the first semester, anunderground survey is conducted at our test mine.During the last three weeks of term, you will takepart in a major practical surface surveying exerciseon campus.

Mining Engineering modules Full module descriptions are available at www.exeter.ac.uk/mining-minerals-engineering

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Year 3Minerals Engineering

Surface ExcavationDesign

Accounting andManagement

Health and SafetyRisk Management

Tunnel andUndergroundExcavation Design

Working Environment and Ventilation

Feasibility Study

Mining Project

Provides an overview of minerals engineering andincludes both mineral processing and extractivemetallurgy.

Provides design-based consideration of somemajor aspects of geotechnical engineering found incivil and mining engineering practice.

Gives you a background in industrial psychologyand shows how management techniques areused in modern industry. Additionally, provides anintroduction to the major quantitativemanagement techniques used in the mineralsindustry.

Acquaints you with health and safety legislationrelating to mining and quarrying, includingaspects of risk management as pertaining to theminerals industry.

Provides design-based consideration of somemajor aspects of geotechnical engineering found incivil and mining engineering practice. Includes anintroduction to tunnelling methods and machineTBM selection.

Extends your understanding of engineeringprinciples in relation to the environmentalconditions encountered in the workplace inrelation to the ventilation of underground minesand surface buildings and plant.

In the second term you’ll carry out a feasibilitystudy of a mining project. You’ll workin a group and take a potential mining projectfrom the initial geological information, throughthe mine and environmental planning stage, to aneconomic evaluation and request for capital.

Provides you with the opportunity to carry out anindividual research project over the course of yourthird year. Project titles, involving any aspect ofthe course, are chosen from a list at the beginningof the academic year.

Mining Engineering modules continued

Please note that modules are subject to change and timetablingconstraints and that not all modules are available every year.

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Experience for lifeStudying at the University of Exeter is about more than getting a degree – there’s a wealth of opportunities open to you todevelop personally as well as professionally.We offer an exceptionally wide range ofopportunities for you to gain the skillsemployers want – from managementtraining to business placements,volunteering programmes and pre-teachertraining, to a worldwide network of studyabroad opportunities and careers advicefrom our own successful graduates.

Great reputatione University of Exeter is a top UKuniversity, according to the main highereducation league tables. We were ranked12th in the UK in e Times Good UniversityGuide 2011, making it the highest rankedSouth West university. We have one of thehighest National Student Survey rankings inthe country, being in the top 10 since thesurvey began, and in 2010 we scored in thetop 10 for teaching, academic support,personal development, and overallsatisfaction.* We are also in e Times top 10research-intensive universities: nearly 90per cent of our research was rated asinternationally recognised in the latest(2008) Research Assessment Exercise.

Contemporary campus with world-class facilities Since opening in 2004, our £100 millionCornwall Campus has gone from strength tostrength. We’ve built state-of-the-artfacilities, developed innovative degreeprogrammes and attracted leading academicstaff. Our latest development, a £30 millionEnvironment and Sustainability Institutewill help put the University at the forefrontof environmental and climate changeresearch on a campus which already offers21st century academic, research andresidential facilities.

Exceptional location andgreat atmospheree Cornwall Campus offers a fantasticstudent lifestyle in a safe, friendly andenergising environment, with plenty ofopportunities for sports, including surfing,sailing and other outdoor activities. Witharound 4,000 students studying in the localarea, nearby Falmouth has developed into alively student town, with fantastic beachesand a wealth of live music, cafés and bars.You’ll be part of a lively student communitywhere there are plenty of opportunities tolive student life to the full but where youwon’t get lost in the crowd.

Explore the possibilitiesOpen DaysCome and visit our beautiful campuses. Wehold Open Days at our Cornwall Campus inJune and October.

Campus ToursTours of the Cornwall Campus run onWednesday and Friday afternoons. You’ll beshown round by a current student, who’llgive you a first-hand account of what it’s liketo live and study here.

For full details and to book your place at an Open Day or campus tour, visitwww.exeter.ac.uk/opendays

For enquiries contact:Phone: +44 (0)1326 371801Email: [email protected]

Post-Offer Open DaysOnce you receive confirmation of an offerwe’ll contact you with an invitation to visitus on a Post-Offer Open Day, which will giveyou the chance to find out more about yourprogramme and department and decidewhether to accept our offer. While thisopportunity to visit includes a campus tourand formal introduction to your subject ofchoice, much emphasis is placed on a moreinformal period for questions and answers.A number of our current students also takepart on these days, leading tours and givingyou the opportunity to ask them whatstudying here is really like! Post-Offer OpenDays take place during the period Januaryto April.

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*based on average of positive responses for full serviceuniversities (ie, excluding specialist colleges)

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