Get the full Herts experience. Your exclusive invitation to experience Herts like never before with a personalised schedule made just for you, including lunch on us!
Feel the energy the moment you step onto campus. Dive into course tasters, meet your future academics and future friends, and soak up the vibe. While you explore, your parents/guardians can join their own experience too. It’s a glimpse into your future—and it starts now. Plus, don’t miss our travel discounts to help make your visit even easier.
Discounted travel
Parking is free on both College Lane and de Havilland campuses during applicant days. There’s plenty of space, but we recommend arriving 30 minutes early to give yourself time to park and get settled.
Travel for free on Uno buses - just register in advance and we’ll send you a travel voucher by email before the event takes place. How it works:
- register for the applicant day
- check your email for your free travel voucher, which you'll receive before the event
- plan your route in advance via the Uno website
- show your voucher to the driver.
If you are driving to an applicant day, you may be able to claim back your mileage of up to £100.
To be eligible, you must:
- live in the UK
- be applying for an undergraduate course at Herts
- attend an applicant day at the University of Hertfordshire
- fill in the claim form, which you'll receive by email after the event takes place.
What's covered?
We’ll reimburse car travel only, at 20p per mile, using the AA Route Planner to calculate distance.
How to claim:
You’ll get an email with a link to the form after the event takes place - make sure to check your 'Thank you for attending email'.
Payment:
The claim form closes 14 days after the event. Payments are made by bank transfer to the bank account provided and will take up to 45 working days from the form closing.
Payments will only be attempted twice. In cases where details are incorrect, one opportunity will be given to update them prior to a second and final attempt.
For more information or to check eligibility, please email us
Making the most of your applicant day
Speak to your tutor
They’ll be leading your learning, so use this chance to say hello, ask questions, and get a feel for their teaching style.
Talk to other applicants
They’re your future uni friends and flatmates! Everyone’s in the same boat so say hi, start chatting, and break the ice early on by joining your Unibuddy Community. You could even plan to meet up on the day.
Talk to current students
They’ve been through the process and are fully immersed in life at Herts. Ask about campus life, placements, societies, top tips, best spots to relax, and what a typical day really looks like.
Dive into your subject session
These are designed to give you a taste of what studying at Herts is really like. You'll take part in taster lectures, workshops, or practical activities – so dive in and get involved!
Explore campus and local area
Go beyond your subject sessions - check out the library, cafes, gym and green spaces too. Visit our Herts and Beyond page to see what’s nearby and explore where you’ll spend your time.
Prepare your questions
Think about the questions you want to ask - course content, career support or financial support. Bring a list so you don’t forget anything on the day!
FAQs
You’re always welcome to visit again, and we recommend you do! This event is exclusively for applicants where you'll get in-depth information about your course and the chance to meet fellow students. Now that you are further along your application journey, you’re likely to have more questions, so it’s always worth a second visit.
Yes! Following your accommodation tour, head over to our accommodation stand and you can book your place.
Yes there's plenty of parking available on our campuses and it is free for all visitors (no ticket required). There is disabled parking available too, located in car park B on College Lane campus and in marked bays in car park Dh1 on de Havilland campus. Please ensure your blue badge is displayed for the duration of your visit.
Please contact us and our team will be happy to help.
Our Admissions team will be available on the day, or you can always get in touch beforehand by emailing us.
You can register on the day at the check-in points on our campuses - the locations are marked in the email you will receive before the event, and this will also confirm which campus you should check in on. You will receive your check in QR code via email so be sure to have it ready on the day.
College Lane campus check-in desk can be found with what3words at ///blur.daring.news.
de Havilland campus check-in desk can be found with what3words at ///blitz.local.cars.
There will be professional photography taking place for marketing purposes; if you do not wish to be featured please speak to a member of the team on the day.
No dogs other than assistance dogs are permitted to access the University grounds and premises. The University defines an assistance dog as a dog highly trained to help a person with a disability with day-to-day activities. An assistance dog:
- will not wander freely about the premises
- will sit or lie quietly on the floor next to their owner
- is unlikely to foul in a public place
- is usually instantly recognisable by a harness or jacket.
