Visit us

There are a number of opportunities for prospective students to visit the University of Edinburgh and the School of Informatics teaching facilities throughout the year.

The University of Edinburgh tours

You can explore the University of Edinburgh campus virtually and in-person.

 

As an undergraduate student you will be mostly based in the School of Informatics with lectures, tutorials and classes held in Appleton Tower. The building is located in the University's Central Area and provides purpose-built facilities, computer laboratories and dedicated learning and teaching spaces.

 

You will also attend classes in the Nucleus building at the King’s Buildings campus. The King’s Buildings campus is around 15 minutes by bus from the Central Campus. The Nucleus building is a new shared learning, teaching and social hub; built with a sustainable and environmentally efficient design.

 

The Informatics Forum is used for postgraduate research only.

 

Virtual visits 

Student-led campus tours 

self-guided tours

Open Days and Offer Holder events

Should you wish to speak to staff and students before you apply, you can do so by attending one of our pre-application visit days.

 

For more information about the University of Edinburgh's Open Days please see:

 

Undergraduate Open Days

Postgraduate Open Days

 

Once you have applied and received an offer you can attend one of our virtual or in person offer holder events. Email invites to the Offer Holder events are sent from Spring. 

Visits to Informatics buildings

If you are unable to come to one of the planned University visit days, we may be able to show you around the Informatics teaching facilities. Please complete the below webform with at least 3 days notice and we will respond to you.

 

Please note: staff are currently working in a hybrid mode so we cannot accommodate unplanned visits and would appreciate if you could give as much notice as possible.

 

Informatics visit request

 

In this recording, you can hear about our main teaching facilities at Appleton Tower. The building is located in the University's Central Area and provides purpose-built facilities, computer laboratories and dedicated learning and teaching spaces.

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