Offer Holder Day Programme: Kingston Hill campus, Wednesday 8 April 2026
Discover the programme to your Offer Holder Day.
We can't wait to meet you
We look forward to welcoming you to your Offer Holder Day at Kingston University.
There is plenty for you to explore. On this page you'll find all the information you need to help you plan your day.
- When: Wednesday 8 April 2026, 10am-2.30pm
- Where: Business School, Kingston Hill campus
- Registration time: Your suggested registration time is listed by your course below to allow you sufficient time to explore the campus and all the day has to offer, however, registration is available throughout the day as long as it’s in advance of your course experience session.
Top tip: We recommend you plan your Offer Holder Day around your course experience session. Take a look at the programme below to check the timetable and see what other activities you can do on the day.
How to plan your day
Every Offer Holder Day at Kingston is designed to give you the best possible feel for your course, our community and student life.
Your schedule may look slightly different depending on whether your course experience session takes place in the morning or afternoon, so we’ve put together some guidance to help you make the most of your visit.
Your course experience session is the most important part of the day – it’s where you can explore your course in depth, meet academics, talk to current students and get a real sense of the learning experience. You can explore the campus or join a tour after your course experience session ends.
Plan to arrive on campus with enough time to check in, grab a tea or coffee and settle in before your course experience session begins.
Many visitors want to get a full feel for Kingston by exploring our facilities and halls of residence. Tours run throughout the day, but we recommend choosing a time slot that sits comfortably before or after your course taster session. These timings will help you plan your day so you’re not rushed between activities.
- Accommodation tours: Allow around one hour
- Campus tours: Allow at least 30 minutes
- If you’ve already been to an Open Day: Feel free to focus on the parts you didn’t get to see last time or simply use the time to chat with staff and students, revisit spaces that matter to you, or explore the local area.
- If this is your first visit: A campus or accommodation tour is highly recommended – they’re the best way to understand where you’ll study, socialise and live.
Programme
Your Offer Holder Day gives you the opportunity to attend:
Course experience sessions
Course experience sessions give you a hands-on insight into what your course will really be like. Led by our academics, you will have the opportunity to ask any questions and meet both current students and fellow offer holders.
You can find your course experience session in the A–Z list below.
Whilst these sessions are only for our offer holders, guests are welcome to go on an accommodation tour, visit the support services exhibition and attend our Parent and Supporter Q&A.
Please check the timings for your session and registration below. If you're attending an afternoon session, please plan to explore the campus and accommodation before your session. There may not be enough time afterwards to fit in all the tours on offer.
If you can't see your subject of interest in the list below, your course experience may be held on a different campus. Please email us at [email protected] if you are unsure which campus to attend.
Campus tours
Take a guided tour around campus to explore the facilities at Kingston Hill.
- When: Every 15 minutes between 10am-2.30pm (last tour departs at 2pm)
- Duration: Approximately 30 minutes
- Departs from: Business School Atrium
Accommodation tours
Visit the halls of residence to see where you could live when you study at Kingston University.
- When: Every 15 minutes between 10.15am-2.30pm (last tour departs at 2pm)
- Duration: Approximately 30 minutes
- Departs from: Accommodation Exhibition, Nightingale Centre Café
Accommodation exhibition
The exhibition offers all the information you need about our student accommodation, and there will be friendly staff on hand who will be happy to help out with any questions you have.
- Where: Nightingale Centre Café
Support services exhibition
The support services exhibition is where you can pick up information about the University's main student services. This will include accommodation, admissions, careers and employability, disability and mental health, counselling and wellbeing, student funding and more.
You'll have the chance to speak to experienced staff at these stands and find out more about the University. It's a good idea to plan ahead and perhaps write down your questions in advance so you don't forget something important on the day.
- When: 10am–2.30pm
- Where: Business School Atrium
Parent and Supporter Q&A
The opportunity for parents, carers and supporters to meet with Faculty representatives and support staff.
- When: 10.30am-11.15am
- Where: Business School Atrium
A-Z list of course experience sessions
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Activity 1: Cash is King - Making Smart Money Decisions
Money affects every decision we make, in business, charities, events, and everyday life. Understanding money isn’t about complex maths, but about making good decisions at the right time.
In this interactive session, you’ll explore how organisations manage their cash, work through simple real-world scenarios, and consider what actions to take when things don’t go to plan. There’s no pressure to speak or present, and support will be available throughout.
By the end, you’ll understand why “cash is king” and get a feel for what studying Accounting and/or Finance at Kingston University is really like.
Activity 2: Take the Bloomberg Challenge
Step into the world of financial markets and try your hand at investing in shares using Bloomberg, the same software used by professional traders. Make decisions, see the outcomes, and discover how markets really work. No prior experience needed. Will your competitive side come out?
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am-12.30pm
Course experience
Report to the nurses' station
Join us for an interactive session and discover why we're Number 1 in London for Nursing in the Times Good University Guide 2026. You'll experience field-specific simulations that showcase how we use simulations to mimic real-life scenarios, providing a safe space for learning and growth. You'll also be able to speak with students and staff about various nursing fields and listen to first-hand accounts of elective experiences.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am-12.30pm
Course experience
Report to the nurses' station
Join us for an interactive session and discover why we're Number 1 in London for Nursing in the Times Good University Guide 2026. You'll experience field-specific simulations that showcase how we use simulations to mimic real-life scenarios, providing a safe space for learning and growth. You’ll also be able to speak with students and staff about various nursing fields and listen to first-hand accounts of elective experiences.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.45pm
Course experience
Activity 1: Navigating uncertainty as a Business Leader – creative problem solving
Join us in a scenario-based Team Challenge that simulates an organisational challenge. You will work in groups and be assigned different business function roles. You'll brainstorm ideas, consider ethical decision making, work collaboratively and present your outcomes for feedback.
Activity 2: Future Skills for Business and Personal Growth: Empowering Your Career with the LEGO challenge
This taster session will introduce you to Kingston University’s 'Future Skills' approach and how from day one of your studies, the course team support your personal growth to significantly enhance graduate employability and optimise your potential as a business professional. In this session your collaboration, adaptability and creative problem solving will be put to the test through an interactive activity using LEGO.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Activity 1: Cash is King - Making Smart Money Decisions
Money affects every decision we make, in business, charities, events, and everyday life. Understanding money isn’t about complex maths, but about making good decisions at the right time.
In this interactive session, you’ll explore how organisations manage their cash, work through simple real-world scenarios, and consider what actions to take when things don’t go to plan. There’s no pressure to speak or present, and support will be available throughout.
By the end, you’ll understand why “cash is king” and get a feel for what studying Accounting and/or Finance at Kingston University is really like.
Activity 2: Take the Bloomberg Challenge
Step into the world of financial markets and try your hand at investing in shares using Bloomberg, the same software used by professional traders. Make decisions, see the outcomes, and discover how markets really work. No prior experience needed. Will your competitive side come out?
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.45pm
Course experience
Activity 1: Navigating uncertainty as a Business Leader - creative problem solving
Join us in a scenario-based Team Challenge that simulates an organisational challenge. You will work in groups and be assigned different business function roles. You'll brainstorm ideas, consider ethical decision making, work collaboratively and present your outcomes for feedback.
Activity 2: Future Skills for Business and Personal Growth: Empowering Your Career with the LEGO challenge
This taster session will introduce you to Kingston University’s 'Future Skills' approach and how from day one of your studies, the course team support your personal growth to significantly enhance graduate employability and optimise your potential as a business professional. In this session your collaboration, adaptability and creative problem solving will be put to the test through an interactive activity using LEGO.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Activity 1: Cash is King - Making Smart Money Decisions
Money affects every decision we make, in business, charities, events, and everyday life. Understanding money isn’t about complex maths, but about making good decisions at the right time.
In this interactive session, you’ll explore how organisations manage their cash, work through simple real-world scenarios, and consider what actions to take when things don’t go to plan. There’s no pressure to speak or present, and support will be available throughout.
By the end, you’ll understand why “cash is king” and get a feel for what studying Accounting and/or Finance at Kingston University is really like.
Activity 2: Take the Bloomberg Challenge
Step into the world of financial markets and try your hand at investing in shares using Bloomberg, the same software used by professional traders. Make decisions, see the outcomes, and discover how markets really work. No prior experience needed. Will your competitive side come out?
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Activity 1: £30 for some soap, you must be kidding me! Secrets of brand success
As we struggle with a cost-of-living crisis like never before, brands at the value end of the market like Lidl and Primark are thriving in the UK. Supermarkets and manufacturers are working hard to keep the shelves stocked and the prices low. But that's only half the story...high-end brands and so-called 'designer' goods are also flourishing. How can similar products command such eye-wateringly high prices? Marketers know. We explore how two soap brands, one mass and one luxury, can justify their price tags. Or can they? You decide...
Activity 2: The marketing mindset
Join us for a dynamic session where you'll tackle a marketing challenge and generate innovative solutions. Whether you're a natural problem-solver or just curious about the world of business, this session will give you a taste of how marketers think on their feet.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.45pm
Course experience
Activity 1: Navigating uncertainty as a Business Leader - creative problem solving
Join us in a scenario-based Team Challenge that simulates an organisational challenge. You will work in groups and be assigned different business function roles. You'll brainstorm ideas, consider ethical decision making, work collaboratively and present your outcomes for feedback.
Activity 2: Future Skills for Business and Personal Growth: Empowering Your Career with the LEGO challenge
This taster session will introduce you to Kingston University’s 'Future Skills' approach and how from day one of your studies, the course team support your personal growth to significantly enhance graduate employability and optimise your potential as a business professional. In this session your collaboration, adaptability and creative problem solving will be put to the test through an interactive activity using LEGO.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am-12.30pm
Course experience
Report to the nurses' station
Join us for an interactive session and discover why we're Number 1 in London for Nursing in the Times Good University Guide 2026. You'll experience field-specific simulations that showcase how we use simulations to mimic real-life scenarios, providing a safe space for learning and growth. You'll also be able to speak with students and staff about various nursing fields and listen to first-hand accounts of elective experiences.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am-12.30pm
Course experience
Report to the nurses' station
Join us for an interactive session and discover why we're Number 1 in London for Nursing in the Times Good University Guide 2026. You'll experience field-specific simulations that showcase how we use simulations to mimic real-life scenarios, providing a safe space for learning and growth. You'll also be able to speak with students and staff about various nursing fields and listen to first-hand accounts of elective experiences.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Education: Early Years
Join us for a lively introduction to evidence-informed practice in Early Years and SEND. Explore current thinking on topics such as outdoor learning, self-regulation and neurodiversity, and discover how these ideas translate into meaningful support for children and young people.
Whether you’re already in a setting or just starting to explore your options, this session gives you a flavour of the skills, knowledge and community you’ll develop on our work-based degrees.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Education: Early Years
Join us for a lively introduction to evidence‑informed practice in Early Years and SEND. Explore current thinking on topics such as outdoor learning, self‑regulation and neurodiversity, and discover how these ideas translate into meaningful support for children and young people.
Whether you’re already in a setting or just starting to explore your options, this session gives you a flavour of the skills, knowledge and community you’ll develop on our work‑based degrees.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Education: Special Educational Needs and Inclusion and Wellbeing
Join us for a lively introduction to evidence-informed practice in Early Years and SEND. Explore current thinking on topics such as outdoor learning, self-regulation and neurodiversity, and discover how these ideas translate into meaningful support for children and young people.
Whether you’re already in a setting or just starting to explore your options, this session gives you a flavour of the skills, knowledge and community you’ll develop on our work-based degrees.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.45pm
Course experience
Activity 1: Navigating uncertainty as a Business Leader - creative problem solving
Join us in a scenario-based Team Challenge that simulates an organisational challenge. You will work in groups and be assigned different business function roles. You'll brainstorm ideas, consider ethical decision making, work collaboratively and present your outcomes for feedback.
Activity 2: Future Skills for Business and Personal Growth: Empowering Your Career with the LEGO challenge
This taster session will introduce you to Kingston University’s 'Future Skills' approach and how from day one of your studies, the course team support your personal growth to significantly enhance graduate employability and optimise your potential as a business professional. In this session your collaboration, adaptability and creative problem solving will be put to the test through an interactive activity using LEGO.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am-12.30pm
Course experience
Report to the nurses' station
Join us for an interactive session and discover why we're Number 1 in London for Nursing in the Times Good University Guide 2026. You'll experience field-specific simulations that showcase how we use simulations to mimic real-life scenarios, providing a safe space for learning and growth. You'll also be able to speak with students and staff about various nursing fields and listen to first-hand accounts of elective experiences.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Activity 1: £30 for some soap, you must be kidding me! Secrets of brand success
As we struggle with a cost-of-living crisis like never before, brands at the value end of the market like Lidl and Primark are thriving in the UK. Supermarkets and manufacturers are working hard to keep the shelves stocked and the prices low. But that's only half the story...high-end brands and so-called 'designer' goods are also flourishing. How can similar products command such eye-wateringly high prices? Marketers know. We explore how two soap brands, one mass and one luxury, can justify their price tags. Or can they? You decide...
Activity 2: The marketing mindset
Join us for a dynamic session where you'll tackle a marketing challenge and generate innovative solutions. Whether you're a natural problem-solver or just curious about the world of business, this session will give you a taste of how marketers think on their feet.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am-12.30pm
Course experience
Report to the nurses' station
Join us for an interactive session and discover why we're Number 1 in London for Nursing in the Times Good University Guide 2026. You'll experience field-specific simulations that showcase how we use simulations to mimic real-life scenarios, providing a safe space for learning and growth. You'll also be able to speak with students and staff about various nursing fields and listen to first-hand accounts of elective experiences.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am-12.30pm
Course experience
Report to the nurses' station
Join us for an interactive session and discover why we're Number 1 in London for Nursing in the Times Good University Guide 2026. You'll experience field-specific simulations that showcase how we use simulations to mimic real-life scenarios, providing a safe space for learning and growth. You'll also be able to speak with students and staff about various nursing fields and listen to first-hand accounts of elective experiences.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Call the midwife!
Find out what life is really like as a midwifery student – straight from the source – our students! Learn top tips and insight from current students during this interactive session and find out why we're Number 1 in London for Midwifery in the Guardian University Guide 2026. You'll also have the chance to learn essential skills from our simulation room.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Call the midwife!
Find out what life is really like as a midwifery student – straight from the source – our students! Learn top tips and insight from current students during this interactive session and find out why we're Number 1 in London for Midwifery in the Guardian University Guide 2026. You'll also have the chance to learn essential skills from our simulation room
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Call the midwife!
Find out what life is really like as a midwifery student – straight from the source – our students! Learn top tips and insight from current students during this interactive session and find out why we're Number 1 in London for Midwifery in the Guardian University Guide 2026. You'll also have the chance to learn essential skills from our simulation room.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.45pm
Course experience
Be a teacher for the day
Discover exciting, interactive teaching and learning opportunities and take part in mini demonstrations from a variety of different teaching subjects and get a glimpse of the facilities and teaching spaces on site.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Activity 1: Residential auction
Be the appraiser, valuation surveyor or investment agent as you step into a real estate auction scenario. Use your best real estate skills to estimate the value of a property at auction.
Activity 2: Survey your knowledge
Step into the world of a chartered surveyor as you tackle in-house consultancy reports and test your knowledge of key terms and phrases in a game of real estate bingo!
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Ethical dilemmas
Explore how managing ethical dilemmas can inform working with vulnerable children, young people and adults in social work and social care settings.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Education: Special Educational Needs and Inclusion and Wellbeing
Join us for a lively introduction to evidence informed practice in Early Years and SEND. Explore current thinking on topics such as outdoor learning, self-regulation and neurodiversity, and discover how these ideas translate into meaningful support for children and young people.
Whether you’re already in a setting or just starting to explore your options, this session gives you a flavour of the skills, knowledge and community you’ll develop on our workbased degrees.
- Registration: 10am
- Course experience session: 10.30am–12.30pm
Course experience
Ethical dilemmas
Explore how managing ethical dilemmas can inform working with vulnerable children, young people and adults in social work and social care settings.
Plan your journey to Kingston Hill campus
Located just outside the town centre, Kingston Hill can be reached easily by public transport.
Kingston University is within the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). For more information, please see the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames website.
Trains run regularly from London Waterloo to Norbiton and Kingston stations (midweek four trains per hour, journey times 25–33 minutes). Norbiton is in Travelcard Zone 5 and Kingston in Zone 6. Visit the National Rail Enquiries website for timetables and further information.
From Norbiton station:
- Take the train to Norbiton
- Leave the railway station and walk through the underpass to the main station entrance
- Exit the station and cross Coombe Road
- Either turn right and walk along Coombe Road to take the K3 bus (this is the shortest walking route) or carry straight over and walk up Wolverton Avenue until you reach Kingston Hill. Cross Kingston Hill and turn right to take the 85 or K3 bus or the KU1 or KU3 free University intersite bus service
- Get off at the 'Kingston University' stop
- The Kingston Hill campus is on the other side of the road
From Kingston station:
- Take the train to Kingston
- Leave the railway station via the main exit
- Cross the lights to the left on to Cromwell Road (for the bus station)
- Take the 85 or K3 bus or the KU1 or KU3 free University intersite bus service
- Get off at the 'Kingston University' stop
- The Kingston Hill campus is on the other side of the road
The K3 and 85 buses run along Kingston Hill and there are bus stops directly outside the campus. Visit the Transport for London (TfL) website for further information.
London buses no longer accept cash, but you can pay using an Oyster travelcard or with a contactless credit card. More information on fares and payments can be found on the TfL buses website.
We also run an intersite bus service for students, staff and visitors. The KU1 and KU3 buses stop on this campus.
We strongly recommend visitors use the excellent public transport links instead of driving.
The University has on-site parking facilities at the Kingston Hill campus and is free of charge during our Offer Holder Days. Places will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Free car parking is available on all sites for blue badge holders.
All car park users agree to the University car parking terms and conditions.
Cycle parking facilities and showers are available at this site.
A University shuttle bus will run throughout the Open Day every 20 minutes. Look out for our friendly student ambassadors in the brightly-coloured tops who can help direct you.
The shuttle buses call at the following campuses and stops:
- Kingston Hill campus - Bus stop at the top of the steps that lead down to the Business School and Frank Lampl Building.
- Roehampton Vale campus - Bus stop, just outside the campus by the main road (A3). The bus returns to Kingston Hill, before continuing its circuit back into Kingston.
- Penrhyn Road campus - Closest bus stop to Knights Park campus. Bus stop outside the campus.
- Kingston town centre, on route to Penrhyn Road - Fairfield bus station (KT2 2PG). Stop B2 (near Kingston train station)
- Kingston town centre, on route to Kingston Hill - Cromwell Road bus station (KT2 6RD). Stop A2 (around the corner from Kingston train station)
The journey between Kingston Hill and Penrhyn Road takes about 20 minutes (dependent on traffic).
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Kingston Hill
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Any questions?
Please send us an email if you have any queries about the Offer Holder Day and we'll be happy to help.
