We offer a variety of events and activities for school and college groups throughout the year both for specific course areas and for general advice, guidance and information. Please see below a list of events available for booking, any specific dates will also be listed for the 23/24 academic year:
Acting BA performances
Our Acting BA students hold free performances on campus, at external venues, and sometimes in your school/college, including pieces linked to your curriculum such as Shakespeare.
Our next set of performances will be the Shakespeare in Schools Tour taking place between Monday 4 – Friday 8 March 2024. The productions this year are Much Ado About Nothing and Richard III. As usual these will take place in your own school/college. We will also be holding some free performances at the Royal & Derngate theatre on 16 & 17 May 2024. To express an interest or book a performance please contact schools.liaison@northampton.ac.uk.
Careers in Health
An on-campus event in the Autumn and Spring terms; ; helping students discover pathways in the healthcare industry such as Nursing, Midwifery, Paramedic Science, Podiatry, Occupational Therapy, Biomedical Science etc. (Can also be run at your school/college as a roadshow event upon request.) Next event: 7 March 2024.
Art and Design Portfolio Guidance
Delivered at your school/college or as part of a taster day on campus, these sessions delivered by our academics showcase the best way to present a portfolio, what we look for in the application, and will show examples of our own students’ work to provide guidance.
Audition Guidance
Delivered at your school/college or as part of a taster day on campus, these sessions will prepare students for the application process on our Acting/Drama courses.
Behind the Lens: Careers in Media, Journalism and Special Effects
This on-campus event showcases the excellent industry facilities we have for our practical media courses, with students rotating through a series of interactive workshops to help them explore our degree programmes in: Creative Film, Television and Digital Media Production, Multimedia Journalism/Multimedia Sports Journalism, and Hair, Makeup & Prosthetics for Stage and Screen. Next event will be in the Summer term 2024.
Careers in Computing & Games
An on-campus event in which students will rotate through interactive sessions with our Computer Science and Games Design/Art/Programming teams, to explore career pathways and experience the university facilities first-hand. Next event Tuesday 16 January 2024.
Careers in Education
An on-campus event in which students will rotate through interactive sessions, learning more about pathways in the Education sector. Next event: 23 May 2024. (Can also be run at your school/college as a roadshow event upon request.)
Acting for Contemporary & Devised Performance
This practical workshop, held at your school/college or as part of a wider taster day on our campus, is delivered by the academic team of UON’s BA (Hons) Acting for Contemporary & Devised Performance Programme introduces students to contemporary acting and devising practices. Our team of experts can lead your students in workshops on: improvisation, devising skills, movement/physical theatre practices, voice, and audition preparation.
Futures in Business
Students will discover subject specific practical skills and how these can be applied to a future career in their chosen area of study. Subjects available may include: Advertising, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Economics and Accounting and Finance, Business Management (all pathways) and Events, Tourism and Hospitality. Next event: Wednesday 13 March 2024.
Futures in Justice
Using real life scenarios our Futures events will provide students with an interactive experience of their chosen subject. Subjects may include: Law, Criminology, Criminal Justice Studies, Social Work and Politics and International Relations. Next event: 28 February 2024.
Music Production course discussion and workshop
This interactive session will involve a discussion around the course, some viewing of students’ lecture/performance activities, and a workshop exploring Ableton Live software and the Playtronica.com MIDI devices. Available upon request and can be hosted in your school/college on a date that suits you.
Careers in Science
An on-campus event in which students will rotate through interactive sessions, to explore career pathways and experience the university laboratories first-hand. Next event Tuesday 30 January 2024.
To enquire about any of the above events/taster days for school/college groups, please email schools.liaison@northampton.ac.uk.
University events for individuals to book on can be found on our upcoming events pages.
Upcoming Events