University of St Andrews, Forbes Room, Irvine Building, North Street, St Andrews, KY16 9AL

OPEN DAY: 2nd April 2016

University of St Andrews, Forbes Room, Irvine Building, North Street, St Andrews, KY16 9AL

9:00 / Arrival and registration coffee and tea served in the Forbes Laboratory (parents welcome)
9:30 / Welcome from Professor Peter Cawood, Chair in Geology and Head of Department (parents welcome)
Irvine Lecture Theatre
9:45 / Introduction to Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences degree programmes by Dr Ruth Robinson (parents welcome)
Irvine Lecture Theatre
10:15
Group splits into two to do Session A or B. / Parents – own time to explore town. Return to Irvine Building for lunch at 13:00.
Session A: The building blocks of the Earth: rocks & minerals (and fossils) hand specimens and thin sections.
With Dr Jonathan Cloutier Mr Stuart Allison plus students.
Room 310
Session B: Carbon capture and storage – implications for life on Earth. With Dr Ruth Robinson plus students.
Forbes Lab
Session C: Taught Masters Geochemistry applicants will be shown state-of-the-art laboratories with Drs Paul Savage and Aubrey Zerkle. Back for Tim Raub’s presentation at 12pm.
11:00 / Break: refreshments available in the Forbes
11:20
Group splits into two to do Session A or B. / Session A: The building blocks of the Earth: rocks & minerals (and fossils): hand specimens and thin sections.
With Dr Jonathan Cloutier Mr Stuart Allison plus students.
Room 310
Session B: Carbon capture and storage – implications for life on Earth. With Dr Ruth Robinson plus students.
Forbes Lab
12:05 / Cutting-edge approaches to solving problems in the Earth & Environmental Sciences by Dr Tim Raub. An introduction to the technological advances and high precision instrumentation key to learning about Earth’s behaviour.
Irvine Lecture Theatre
13:00 / Lunch with staff, current students, and all visitors. Parents welcome.
Forbes Lab
13:45 / One-to-one question and answer session. Visit different stations to have your questions answered on (parents welcome):
1) BSc Geology (Stuart Allison, Peter Cawood)
2) BSc Environmental Earth Sciences (Andrea Burke, Mark Claire)
3) MGeol Earth Science (Tim Raub, Sami Mikhail)
4) Taught masters: Geochemistry (Paul Savage)
5) Student Life (undergraduates and postgraduate students)
6) Careers opportunities (Richard Bates, Ruth Robinson)
7) Admissions and Accommodation (Admissions Team)
Forbes Lab
15:00 / Free time for parents (optionally returning for 17:30)
Session D: Field trip to the Rock & Spindle, a local SSSI. Coach provided. Walking boots, warm clothing and waterproofs essential. Lead by Professor Peter Cawood, Drs Richard Bates, & Ruth Robinson, and Mr Stuart Allison with undergraduate students.
Bad weather alternate schedule:
Session E: Operation Iceberg: research by Dr Richard Bates on glacier break-up and calving in Greenland
17:30 / Afternoon tea including Fisher and Donaldson’s cakes (renowned local bakers) (Parents welcome)
Closing remarks by Professor Peter Cawood and Dr Ruth Robertson
17:45 / End of the Open Day

Directions to the Irvine Building

A map of University buildings is shown below. The full map is available on (http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/maps/), including directions to St Andrews. The Irvine Building is on North Street (number 46 on the map, circled in red). It will be signposted.