Discover Birmingham Newman University
Open Days 2025
Thinking about joining Birmingham Newman University?
Our Open Days are the perfect way to explore our campus, meet our wonderful community, and get a real feel for what life here is like.
Next Open Day
- 16 August 2025 (Saturday)
- 10am – 3pm
- Free parking available on campus
What to Expect
Our Open Days are designed to be welcoming, informative, and flexible – so you can make the most of your visit, in the way you’d prefer.
Take a guided campus tour
- Explore our on-campus accommodation
- Chat with our academic staff
- Meet current students and hear their stories
- Speak to our support teams about finance, wellbeing, and more
- Enjoy a free Starbucks drink and Birmingham Newman freebies
Should you wish, your friends, family or anyone you would like to bring, are more than welcome to attend too!
On the Day
Head to reception when you arrive. Our friendly team will scan your barcode and get you started. You’ll receive a timetable of subject talks, a campus map, and your free drinks voucher.
Book a campus tour at a time that suits you—or relax with a coffee at our Starbucks and take it all in. Look out for our student ambassadors in bright blue tops—they’re here to help and happy to answer any questions.
Want a sneak peek? Watch our student Jess take you on a tour of a typical Open Day.
Open Days 2025
- 16 August 2025 (Saturday)
- Open Day (10am to 3pm)
- 4 October 2025 (Saturday)
- Open Day (10am to 3pm)
- 22 November (Saturday)
- Open Day (10am to 3pm)
Popular Open Day FAQs
- When you get here, please go to reception and members of our team will be able to scan your barcode to sign you in.
- We will give you a copy of the subject talk timetable, a free Starbucks drink voucher and other Birmingham Newman University freebies!
- Head to the campus tour desk and book a time that fits around your subject talks – or grab a coffee and relax!
Top Tip: Have your barcode ready – this should be in your confirmation and reminder emails!
If at any point you have a question, or need help navigating your way through the campus, just ask one of our student ambassadors (in a bright blue top), and they will show you where you need to go.
Here is a map of our campus (JPG – 2MB), or watch the video below to follow our Counselling student, Jess, as she takes you on a tour of our Open Day.
Absolutely! Students are welcome to bring friends and family with them. We encourage parents/guardians to attend with students as there are Student Finance talks happening throughout the day.
It’s up to you, you can stay for as little or as long as you like.
You are not obligated to stay between 10am – 3pm, but we do recommend chatting to the lecturers from your chosen subject area and taking a tour of the campus.
We have made our Open Day as flexible as possible, giving you the opportunity to get any questions you have answered.
Yes, there will be free parking for visitors in our student car park. This will be clearly signposted on the day.
Getting to Birmingham Newman University by public transport is really easy, whether that’s by bus or train.
Please take a look at our helpful guide to planning your journey, whether you’re travelling by bus, train, car, on foot or by air.
There is lift access to all floors on campus and our staff and student ambassadors are happy to help with any accessibility queries you may have while touring our campus.
If you have any further concerns about visiting us on the day, please contact us.