About this Event
This event is for anyone interested in applying to our BSc (Hons) Marine Science or MSci Applied Marine Science programmes for 2027 intake and beyond. We also welome those coming with a potential applicant. Please book a ticket for each person who wants to join the event.
Are you ready to 'sea' the world differently and prepare for a fulfilling and exciting career enabled by a marine science degree? Then come and visit the #UniversityOnTheBeach.
Find out about our course, explore our campus, meet our students, lecturers and the support team, enjoy talks and demonstrations, and talk about your career aspirations. Learn from staff and students what our programme could mean for your future and the future of our Ocean. Staff will be on hand to answer questions about the programme and visitors will also have the opportunity to chat to current students about what it's really like to study marine science at SAMS and the University of the Highlands and Islands.
Please sign up now and we'll be in touch a few days before the event with more details.
Make a day or a weekend of it:
SAMS' Ocean Explorer Centre, shop and Beach Café will be open 10 am to 4 pm where you can learn more about SAMS' mission to work for a healthy Ocean and some of the research our lecturers do.
Get a feel for the wider campus area where students spent time over lunch, when they need a break and sometimes after lectures: take the short walk to Dunstaffnage Castle next door and find the hidden ruin chapel in the woods. Take a walk around the headland and discover the stunning pebble beach coves and see what marine life you can find on our rocky shores. Also go and visit Oban including Atlantis Leisure Centre, the shops and pubs, check out the ferry and bus/rail connections, and maybe pop into the Rockfield Centre, Oban's community and arts hub.
SAMS, a partner of UHI, is one of the top places in the world to study marine science. Our students have an outstanding learning experience - which you don't need to take from the marketing team but ask our students during your visit.
Useful Links:
SAMS UHI STUDENT BLOG - read about student experiences of studying at SAMS and of student life in Oban, career opportunities in marine science, alumni stories and more.
Explore our website for study opportunities from BSc to PhD.
Visit the UHI website.
Event venue & nearby stays
Scottish Association for Marine Science, Dunbeg, Oban, United Kingdom
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