University open days: When are they, how can I book tickets and what are the best questions to ask?

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Considerations may include: Location: whether you want to be in a city or a small campus university Degree: which universities offer the best degrees for your area of interest Entry requirements: decide if your predicted grades are likely to meet the university standards What should you be looking to get out of an open day? How to book tickets The vast majority of university open days are free, but require you to book a ticket. Be sure to make a note of clashes and locations so you can plan well in advance which university open days to attend. Times Higher Education Top 10: University – Open Day Date University of Oxford – 15 September University of Cambridge – see website for specific college open days Imperial College London – 16 September University College London – 9 September London School of Economics and Political Science – No further open days University of Edinburgh – 23 September, 7 October Kings College London – 9 September University of Manchester – 30 September, 14 October University of Bristol – 9 September University of Warwick – 23 September, 21 October The rest: University of Glasgow – 30 August, 21 October Durham University – 23 September University of Sheffield – 9 September, 21 October University of St Andrews – 27 September, 4/18/25 October, 1 November Queen Mary University of London – 7 October University of Southampton – 9/ 10 September, 14 October University of Exeter – 2 September, 25 October University of York – 16/17 September University of Birmingham – 9 September, 14 October University of Leeds – 9 September, 7 October Lancaster University – 2 September University of Nottingham – 15/16 September University of Sussex – 9 September, 7 October University of Liverpool – 23 September, 21 October University of East Anglia – 9 September, 21 October University of Leicester – 16 September, 21 October Royal Holloway, University of London – 30 September, 14 October University of Dundee – 28 August, 23 September Cardiff University – 16 September, 21 October University of Aberdeen – 26 August, 21 October Newcastle University – 16 September University of Reading – 30 September, 7 October University of Bath – 16 September Goldsmiths, University of London – 7 October, 8 November Loughborough University – 22/23 September Oxford Brookes University – 7/21 October 4 November University of Portsmouth – 7 October, 4 November, 2 December University of Strathclyde – 5 September, 7 October University of Hertfordshire – 20 September, 15 October, 18 November University of Hull – 7/21 October, 18 November Liverpool John Moores University – 7/21 October, 8 November Middlesex University – 7 October, 25 November Ulster University – Jordanstown: 5 September Coleraine: 23 September Magee: 30 September University of Bedfordshire – Luton campus: 20 September Bedford campus: 14 October Milton Keynes: 18 October Bournemouth University – 13 September University of Bradford – 7 October University of Central Lancashire – 8 October, 18 November Coventry University – 7/28 October, 25 November De Montfort University – 16 September, 14 October, 11 November Edinburgh Napier University – 14 October Glasgow Caledonian University – 1 September, 7 October University of Greenwich – 7 October Kingston University – 7 October, 4/15 November Leeds Beckett University – 7,28 October, 25 November University of Lincoln – 23 September, 7/21 October, 11/25 November, 13 December London Metropolitan University – 19/24 August, 2 September, 14 October, 25 November Manchester Metropolitan University – 14/21 October Northumbria University – 30 September, 28 October, 25 November University of Roehampton – 7 October, 18 November University of Salford – 7/28 October Teesside University – 11/21 October, 18 November University of West England – Bristol Campuses and Glouchester Campus: 30 September, 4 November City Campus including Bower Ashton, Spike Island, and Arnolfini: 18 November Glenside Campus: 18 November University of West Scotland – Ayr: 30 September, 4 October Dumfries: 6 September, 4 November Hamilton: 20 September, 28 October Paisley: 27 September, 7 October University of Westminster – 14 October, 8 November, 6 December Robert Gordon University – 2 September, 11 October Sheffield Hallam University – 1/22 October