Virtual events

your virtual open evening

We're now holding most of our open days and evenings face-to-face, but when there's a requirement to run these online, information about virtual events will be posted on this page. The session times indicated below are given purely as a guide and may change according to the particular event.

Please note: You must accept cookies in your browser to join our virtual events.

What is a virtual event?

We have produced a number of on-demand videos, and will be hosting a combination of livestreams and live chats so you can find out about a specific course or support service and gain further insight into what it's like to study at Birkbeck.
Please see below for the timetable.

HOW TO ENTER A VIRTUAL EVENT

Select the name of the department in the list below and your virtual experience will automatically start from 5pm.
If you wish to visit more than one department, return to this page and view another department. 
If you're not quite sure which department offers your course, you can view our course finder. 
If you click a departmental event and the virtual experience doesn't appear, it means you haven’t accepted our cookies notice yet. Head to the triangle in the bottom left corner of the page and enable cookies. You can then select your chosen virtual experience again.

Today's livestream sessions

All live sessions are accessible via the departmental links below.
Welcome Talk at 5pm and 6pm BST.
Student Life Panel at 5.15pm and 6.15pm BST.

Today's live chat times - support services

Accommodation Services: 5pm-6.30pm
Admissions: 5pm-6.30pm
Birkbeck Futures - Careers, Enterprise and Talent Services: 5pm-6.30pm
Library: 5pm-6.30pm
Student Advice and Finance: 5pm-6.30pm
Wellbeing Team: 5pm-6.30pm
Access and Engagement - Personal Statement Workshop: 6-6.30pm
Alumni Question and Answer Live Panel: 6-6.30pm
The live chat can be accessed via the departmental links below.

Today's live chat - academic departments

All departments will offer a live chat between 5pm and 6.30pm BST.
The live chat can be accessed via the departmental links below.
The following departments will also be hosting live department introductory talks from 5.30-6pm in addition to their live chat:
- Biological Sciences
- Criminology
- Computer Science and Information Systems
- Earth and Planetary Sciences
- English, Theatre and Creative Writing
- Geography
- History of Art
- History, Classics and Archaeology
- Languages, Cultures and Applied Linguistics
- Law
- Management
- Organizational Psychology
- Philosopy
- Psychological Sciences
- Psychosocial Studies: Counselling Courses
- Find out more via the departmental links below.

Today's live chat times - current students

You can chat to current students between 5pm and 6.30pm BST
The live chat can be accessed via the departmental links below.