We’re excited to share our on-campus taster days, where your Year 12/13 and Level 3 students can explore our industry-ready courses, meet experienced professionals, and get hands-on in state-of-the-art facilities like our virtual production stage, nursing wards, TV studios, and music suites and our newly opened Institute of Technology. They’ll also hear from expert speakers, including our alumni.
Take a look at upcoming events below and get in touch by emailing tasterdays@solent.ac.uk if you would like more information or would like to book your students in to take part.Â
Accountancy and Finance Taster Day
20 October 2025, 09:30 - 14:45
You’re the Financial Manager – What’s Your Next Move?
Step into the role of a Financial Manager in this immersive, scenario-based experience at Southampton Solent University. If you're curious about accountancy, finance, banking, or the wider financial field, this dynamic taster day will put your decision-making skills to the test.
Through a mix of expert-led workshops and hands-on simulation, you’ll apply real-world liquidity management tools to identify financial pressures, diagnose problems, and develop practical solutions. You’ll take the lead in steering a business through financial challenges — and by the end of the day, you’ll have used professional tools to solve the kinds of problems companies face every day.
Along the way, you’ll also discover how these same tools can help you make smarter decisions in managing your own money — giving you valuable insights for your future career and life.
Key Benefits:
- Gain experience with professional liquidity management tools.
- Simulate the role of a Financial Manager responding to real business challenges.
- Learn how financial insight drives business survival and success.
- Meet experts and explore career paths in finance, accountancy, and banking.
- Experience Solent’s TEF Gold learning environment and student support. Firsthand.
- Practical knowledge they can use in both career and personal finance.
Aims of the session:
- Explain the importance of liquidity in business operations, including how poor cash flow management can lead to business failure.
- Identify common liquidity challenges faced by businesses using realistic financial scenarios.
- Apply core liquidity management tools to assess financial health and make data-driven decisions.
- Collaborate in a team challenge to create financial solutions that respond to real-time business pressures and unexpected events.
- Demonstrate problem-solving and decision-making skills under pressure, simulating the role of a financial manager in a professional context.
- Reflect on career pathways in accountancy, finance, banking, and consultancy, and understand how these roles contribute to business strategy and survival.Â
CGFX Day
5 November 2025, 10:00 - 14:30
Our annual CGFX Day is a great opportunity for your students to hear from people in the media and digital arts industries. We’re in our fourth year now and as always, we’ll have expert industry speakers from games, visual effects, animation, film, TV, visualisation and more to inspire your students and get them thinking about their future careers.
This year’s speakers are still being confirmed but previous speakers have included people from Airship Images, Blue Zoo, and Framestore so you can expect some very informative sessions!
Students will also have the chance to sign up for a tour of the excellent facilities at Solent and enter a competition to win prizes. Â
Solent Sound: A Unique Music Experience for Student Bands
Slots available 3 -7 November 2025
Do you have talented student bands eager to take their performance to the next level? Solent Sound offers an unforgettable opportunity for young musicians to rehearse, refine, and showcase their skills in a professional university setting.
Your students will spend time on campus at Solent University, rehearsing in our state-of-the-art music studios and gaining hands-on experience with cutting-edge production and performance facilities. They’ll benefit from expert guidance and constructive feedback from industry professionals, giving them real-world insight to support their development.
The experience culminates in an exciting live Battle of the Bands competition at Easter, where student groups return to the stage to perform in front of a judging panel. Winners will be awarded prizes, and every band will leave with new confidence and experience of performing in a professional environment.
To make the experience even more valuable, the final performances are filmed by Solent’s Media Production students — providing bands with high-quality footage to use for their portfolios, college work, or future promotion.
Why bring your students?
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Access to professional-standard studios and facilities
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Expert coaching and feedback from industry specialists
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A chance to perform and compete on a university stage
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Portfolio-ready performance footage
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A memorable and inspiring campus experience
Creative Industries Staff CPD
Thursday 13 November 2025, 13:00 - 16:00
Join us for our FREE CPD & Networking EventÂ
We’re excited to invite school, FE and Sixth Form College tutors, lecturers and careers advisors to Southampton Solent University for an afternoon of hands-on creative workshops/professional training, and social time for networking.Â
What to expect:
Workshops (choose one): Photography, Visual Communication (Graphic Design/Illustration), Fashion Media, Houdini for games and CGI, Music – and more to be announced!
Networking & refreshments with Solent staff and colleagues from other schools/colleges.
The chance to explore creative degree pathways, get hands-on with our facilities, and gain fresh insights into careers in the cultural and creative industries.
Why attend?
Refresh your subject knowledge and try something new.
Learn more about how you can support students considering a future in the creative industries.
A great way to meet and connect with colleagues at other institutions who are teaching in similar areas, and share good practice and build contacts in a relaxed and social setting.
Who is this aimed at?
Tutors, lecturers and careers advisors with an interest in creative industries.
To book your free place, please complete this short form. For any questions, please contact Celine Scott at celine.scott@solent.ac.ukÂ
Social Inequalities Conference
27 November 2025, 09:30 - 14:30
Explore the issues shaping our world at the Social Inequalities Conference.
Join our Sociology and Criminology teams for a thought-provoking day on campus, where students will examine real-life case studies and uncover the factors that drive inequality in today’s society.
Through interactive sessions and guided debates, students will challenge assumptions, explore multiple viewpoints, and build their confidence in critical thinking and discussion.
This is an inspiring opportunity to experience university-level learning, meet our expert academics, and deepen understanding of social issues that matter.
Sports Matters – Driving Change and Innovation in Sport
5 December 2025, 09:30 - 16:00
Our Sports Matters showcase is back for 2025 — and this year it’s all about change and innovation.
Join elite athletes, top coaches, and leading experts as they share how sport is evolving — from breakthroughs in performance and health, to fresh career opportunities in the industry.
You’ll hear inspiring stories of resilience and success, explore how innovation is shaping the future of sport, and discover practical steps you can take on your own journey.
Whether you see your future on the pitch, in coaching, or in the wider sports industry, Sports Matters will give you the insight, motivation, and connections to help you get there.
Creative Media Day
15 January 2026
Do you have students interested in Creative Media, but not sure of which pathway to choose? This day is perfect for them.
With sessions ranging from Pirate Podcasting, Screenwriting for Sci-Fi and Construction and Character Design, there will be something for everyone. Run by our industry professional, the day aims to provide students with active group working, and real work they can include in their professional portfolios.
They will be able to tour our facilities including our brand-new VP stage, newsrooms, film and media production suites and gaming rooms.
