Connect with the future generation
Our calendar of unrivalled 2024 events offers exciting and unique opportunities to help students, schools and parents at key points in their decision-making journey. Whether their paths lead them to higher education, apprenticeships or careers, our UCAS exhibitions offer all the information, advice and guidance students, schools and parents need. They give students a trusted environment in which to explore their future, at the moments that matter.
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Event dates and venues
Please note these changes to the UCAS Discovery programme for 2024:
- The Derby event has now moved to Nottingham (remaining a shell scheme event).
- UCAS Discovery Aberystwyth will run for the first time.
- The event at Ayrshire will be held at Ayrshire College - Kilmarnock Campus.
- The event at Aberdeen will be held at Robert Gordon University.
- The Stoke-on-Trent campus event date will be moving from Tuesday 23 April to Thursday 13 June.
UCAS Discovery Events Calendar
See full details of all our 2024 events and conferences below:
| Event | Venue | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | Manchester Central | Premium shell | 05 - 06 March 2024 |
| Exeter | Westpoint Centre | Shell | 12 - 13 March 2024 |
| Worcester | University of Worcester | Campus | 14 March 2024 |
| London | London ExCeL | Premium shell | 18 - 19 March 2024 |
| Bournemouth | Bournemouth University | Campus | 27 March 2024 |
| Farnborough | Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre | Shell | 16 - 17 April 2024 |
|
Winchester |
The University of Winchester | Campus | 18 April 2024 |
| Newport | ICC Wales | Shell | 22 - 23 April 2024 |
| Carmarthen | University of Wales Trinity St. David, Carmarthen Campus | Campus | 24 April 2024 |
| Lisburn, Northern Ireland | Eikon Exhibition Centre | Shell | 25 - 26 April 2024 |
| Brighton | Brighton Centre | Shell | 30 April 2024 |
| Middlesbrough | Teesside University | Campus | 01 May 2024 |
| Maidstone | Kent Event Centre | Shell | 04 June 2024 |
| East London | University of East London | Campus | 05 - 06 June 2024 |
| Lincoln | University of Lincoln | Campus | 06 June 2024 |
| Sheffield | Utilita Arena Sheffield | Shell | 07 June 2024 |
| Norwich | Norfolk Showground | Campus | 10 June 2024 |
| Ipswich | University of Suffolk | Campus | 11 June 2024 |
| Colchester | University of Essex | Campus | 12 June 2024 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Staffordshire University | Campus | 13 June 2024 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool ACC | Shell | 14 June 2024 |
| Bedford | University of Bedfordshire | Campus | 17 - 18 June 2024 |
| Leeds | Leeds Beckett University | Campus | 19 - 20 June 2024 |
| Newcastle | Utilita Arena Newcastle (formerly Metro Radio Arena) | Shell | 21 June 2024 |
| Birmingham | the NEC, Birmingham | Premium Shell | 24 - 25 June 2024 |
| Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth University | Campus | 26 June 2024 |
| Hull | University of Hull | Campus | 27 June 2024 |
| Carlisle | University of Cumbria | Campus | 02 July 2024 |
| Nottingham | National Ice Centre & Motorpoint Arena Nottingham | Shell | 03 - 04 July 2024 |
Scotland & Autumn
| Event | Venue | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forth Valley | University of Stirling | Campus | 28 August 2024 |
| Edinburgh | Royal Highland Centre | Shell | 03 September 2024 |
| Aberdeen | Robert Gordon University | Campus | 04 September 2024 |
| Glasgow | SEC Centre | Shell | 10 September 2024 |
| Lanarkshire | University of the West of Scotland, Lanarkshire Campus | Campus | 11 September 2024 |
| Ayrshire | Ayrshire College - Kilmarnock Campus | Campus | 12 September 2024 |
| Moray | Moray College UHI | Campus | 17 September 2024 |
| Inverness | Inverness College UHI | Campus | 18 September 2024 |
|
Dumfries & Galloway |
Easterbrook Hall | Campus | 23 September 2024 |
| Borders | Borders Event Centre | Campus | 24 September 2024 |
| Tayside | Perth College UHI | Campus | 25 September 2024 |
| Northampton | University of Northampton | Campus | 10 October 2024 |
| Bristol | University of the West of England (UWE) | Campus | 18 October 2024 |
| York | York St John University | Campus | 05 November 2024 |
| Newbury | Newbury Racecourse | Campus | 12 November 2024 |