When: 1pm (45 min duration)
Where: meet at Home Farm at 12:50pm for a short walk to the renewable energy park, or catch the shuttle bus and ask to be taken to this stop. Alternatively, you are free to make your own way to the energy park on foot.
Did you know that Keele University generates up to 50% of its own electricity?
Take a closer look at our 12,000 solar panels and two wind turbines in this exclusive tour of our Low Carbon Energy Generation Park.
Please ensure you are wearing sturdy footwear and are dressed appropriately for the weather.
No toilets are available at the Renewable Energy Park - the closest are at Home Farm and Denise Coates Foundation Building.
Wheelchair-suitable access - please try to arrive a few minutes before the tour start time to ensure your vehicle can drive into the Energy Park safely to drop you off. There is a wheelchair-accessible shuttle bus doing loops of campus.
When: 2.30pm (1 hour duration)
Where: Starting from Home Farm (Sustainability Hub)
Visit the Keele Lakes, Keele Hall, Cherry Arboretum Memorial Garden, and take a peak at the Walled Garden before returning to the Cherry Tree Walk and Union Square. See the campus through a sustainability lens with the Keele University Sustainability Engagement Officer, Alana Wheat.
*Limited capacity. Please book your place at the Welcome point within the Students’ Union.
When: 11.30am, 12.45pm, 2pm & 3.15pm (45 min duration)
Where: Meet in the Keele Hall courtyard at the allotted times
The Keele estate was owned by the Sneyd family and the first Keele Hall was built in 1580 before being rebuilt to Anthony Salvin’s design in 1855-1860.
From 1901 to 1910, Keele Hall experienced a brief renaissance when it was rented to the Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich Romanov, a grandson of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia.
In 1939 the deteriorating house and estate were requisitioned by the military for war. The Hall was occupied, and dozens of temporary buildings were erected to house troops - most of whom were in transit.
The estate was acquired in 1949 for it to become the home of the newly-created University College of North Staffordshire, later to become the University of Keele.
Join Chris Wain on a Heritage Tour of Keele Hall.
*Limited capacity. Please book your place at the Welcome point within the Students’ Union.
When: 2pm-4pm
Where: The Clockhouse
We are celebrating the opening of our new Courtyard Studio which offers a professional grade environment for music production. We will offer guided tours which include a brief overview of the design and features, as well as a chance to see equipment demonstrated. If you wish to hear from our guest speakers and be there for the official opening, please be there from 2pm.
When: 11am, 1pm & 2pm (45 min duration)
Where: Innovation Centre 7 (IC7)
Explore Innovation Centre 7, the new digital hub of Keele's Digital Society Institute.
The tour will include a overview presentation as well as a demonstration of the facilities including the data visualisation suite and virtual reality environments.
*Limited capacity. Please book your place at the Welcome point within the Students’ Union.
Academic talks
All the five talks listed below take place in Keele Hall, The Old Library.
They will also be streamed to our global alumni community on the day, and available as a recording afterwards. The talks are being streamed via Microsoft Teams. Whilst you have the option to sign into a Teams account and use the Teams app, it is not necessary. You can choose to join anonymously and through a web browser, should you wish.