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Open Days and Events

If you're thinking about postgraduate study at Edinburgh, come along to one of our online or in-person events and sessions and find out from staff and students what it's like. All our current events are listed below; times given are in local UK time and typically, the event registration form opens 5 weeks before each event.

Postgraduate Event Calendar, 2023 - 2024

View our events calendar of all confirmed postgraduate open days and events for the year ahead, listed month-by-month, including registration details.

Calendar of events

Postgraduate Virtual Open Days On-Demand

In addition to our live events, you can also access our on-demand recordings to watch programme-specific sessions hosted by our Academic and School staff members in November 2023.

PG virtual open days on-demand

Postgraduate Discovery Days

Postgraduate Discovery Days provide a general introduction to postgraduate study at Edinburgh
The Postgraduate Discovery Day event runs three times a year and offers a general introduction to on-campus study at the University of Edinburgh.

Postgraduate Online Learning Open Days

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Taking place on 22 and 23 May 2024. Join us to find out about the +80 postgraduate degrees that you can study online!

Introduction to Postgraduate Research

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NEXT EVENT: 19 June 2024. Learn more about pursuing a PhD at the University of Edinburgh.

Introduction to Postgraduate Study

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NEXT EVENT: 26 June 2024. This online 1.5 hour session provides a general introduction for anyone starting to think about on-campus postgraduate study and considering the University of Edinburgh.

Postgraduate Virtual Open Days

the next Postgraduate Virtual Open Days event takes place 12 to 14 November 2023
Our annual Virtual Open Days event took place on 12 - 14 November.

Taking part in our online events

Get hints and tips for getting the most out of the online events hosted by the University's Postgraduate Student Recruitment team.

How to take part in our online events