We recommend booking in advance for Open Days. This means you can receive our communications about Open Days before the event. 

If you want to attend a departmental session, you must book these in advance. You can book a place for you and one guest at up to three departmental sessions on the booking form for Open Days. 

Yes! You’re welcome to bring guests along to join you at Open Days, however, if you want a guest to join you at a departmental session, you will have to book their place in advance. 

When you complete your booking, you’ll be able to view your booking reference number, QR code and details any departmental sessions you have booked on screen.  

We’ll also send a confirmation email to the address used on your booking form with your booking reference number and QR code. Check your email address is correct before making your booking to make sure you receive the confirmation email. 

Sometimes our confirmation emails can end up in spam folders. If you don’t receive your confirmation email, contact us at opendays@imperial.ac.uk and we can check your details.

The day before Open Day, we’ll email you a copy of your booking QR code. Please have this available on the day, as you’ll need it to check-in at our Welcome Points and to enter any pre-booked departmental sessions. You can display the QR code on your phone or bring a printed copy. 

We recommend you still book a place and attend our Open Day, as there are lots of activities that don’t need booking in advance. You can see what’s on offer on our making the most of the day pages.  

Our booking system doesn’t offer a waiting list for departmental sessions, but we do release places if there are cancellations. Keep an eye on our schedule to check if places become available for session(s) you're interested in. 

Occasionally, places can be available for departmental sessions on Open Day, however due to limited capacity, we can’t guarantee a seat without a booking. 

Yes, just, log back into our online booking system with your email address and your booking reference number – you can find this on your email confirmation. 

Be careful not to cancel your departmental sessions when editing guest details.

If you have any problems or need help with editing your booking, drop us a line with your name, email address and booking reference number at opendays@imperial.ac.uk. 

You can share any accessibility requirements on our Accessibility Requirements Form by Friday 6 September 2024. 

Complete our Accessibility Requirements Form.

For queries about parking on campus, please email our Open Days team at: opendays@imperial.ac.uk.

No, you can only book a place for one guest at departmental session.

You are very welcome to bring additional guests with you to Open Day. We’ll also be running a talk for parents and supporters on both Open Days.

If your plans change and you can’t make Open Day, you can cancel your booking on our online booking system. 

If you have any problems cancelling your booking, contact us with your name, email address and booking reference number: opendays@imperial.ac.uk. 

Applications for our travel bursary are now open and will close Wednesday 21 August.

You can find all the details about the travel bursary on our travel bursary page.

No, unfortunately limits on numbers at our departmental sessions means we are unable to accommodate school bookings. 

However, if you are a teacher, your students can book a place directly using our online booking system. 

Teachers are also welcome to attend the event and there are a range of activities that do not require advance booking.

Our nearest Tube station is South Kensington which is on the Piccadilly, District and Circle lines.

Our campus is a 10-minute walk from the Tube station up Exhibition Road, next to the Science Museum, and is clearly signposted from the station.

We strongly recommend using public transport to travel to the Open Day. Parking in the area is extremely limited and expensive, and we can only arrange guest parking on campus if you are a blue badge holder.

Trains should be operating as usual but do check with your travel provider for information. For a Tube map and general information for travel in London, visit the Transport for London website.

We know that not all our visitors will be familiar with public transport in London, so please do get in touch if you need support planning your journey.

We have a limited number of travel bursaries available for Year 12 students at a state school or college in the UK. The bursaries will provide return rail or public transport to the September Open Day. The application deadline for the bursary is on Wednesday 21 August.

Yes, if you have a disability and blue badge we can arrange parking on campus – please email opendays@imperial.ac.uk to arrange this.

Most buildings on campus have disabled access, but please email us in advance to advise us of any mobility issues so that we can check the accessibility of departmental sessions that you intend to attend.