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Open Day Information

Why Aberdeen?

A Top 20 UK University
- Ranked #12 in the UK and 2nd in Scotland (The Guardian University Guide 2025), sustaining its highest ever achievement in this league table.
- Ranked #15 in the UK (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025)
2nd in Scotland, Wales and N Ireland for student satisfaction. (The National Student Survey 2023)
Multi-million pound investment in state-of-the-art facilities located on our historic campus, including our Sir Duncan Rice Library and Science Teaching Hub.
Our expertise and heritage spans over 525 years - we are the 3rd oldest university in Scotland and the 5th oldest in the UK. We celebrated our 525th birthday in 2020.

Academic Subjects

From Anthropology to Zoology, and everything in between, meet academic staff and current students to learn more about the right subject for you. There will be talks on the day and an academic fair to answer your burning questions. Why not check out our Online Prospectus now to find out more?

Online Prospectus

Talks

The Open Day offers an extensive schedule of academic subject and non-academic talks, covering a range of topics from student finance to employability and careers. Our staff are happy to help with any questions you have about the subjects you are interested in and the topics that matter to you.

Campus Tour

Based in Old Aberdeen, the University of Aberdeen has no shortage of cobbled streets and courtyards which you will enjoy on one of our Student Ambassador led tours. You can watch some virtual campus tours before your visit, then enjoy in person on the day!

Virtual Campus Tour

Accommodation

On Open Day, you will be able to browse our refurbished Hillhead Halls of Residence, where the majority of students in halls stay in their first year. Before you arrive for your visit, check out what we have available at the link below.

Accommodation

Medicine Programme

Open Day will encompass all aspects of general student life, with a dedicated Medicine programme for all you need to know about our MBChB. If you are interested in studying Medicine, your Open Day begins at our Suttie Centre Medical School on our Foresterhill Campus. More information about the course is available at the link below.

Medicine MBChB

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