Sidney Sussex opportunity
Magdalene College Arts and Humanities Essay Competition
February to April 2024 (online)
The essay questions will cover the breadth of arts and humanities subjects offered at undergraduate level at the University of Cambridge.
For more information and how to apply, click here.
University of Sheffield free subject tasters
All of the activities below are free of charge and will provide students with a good insight into their chosen subject or area of interest at university. Interested students can fill out the booking forms individually using the links below.
Arts and Humanities – online subject tasters
3.50–5.15pm
| Law | The art of negotiation | Monday 29th April |
| English Language | A taste of linguistics | Tuesday 30th April |
| Philosophy | What is Freedom and why should we value it? | Wednesday 1st May |
| East Asian Studies | Visual Aesthetics in East Asia: The Rise of Cuteness | Tuesday 7th May |
| Spanish and Latin American Studies | How did we get to understand Brazil as the land of carnival? | Thursday 9th May |
| Russian | On the historical (dis)unity of the Russian and Ukrainian peoples |
Tuesday 21st May |
| English Literature | The many loves of Jane Eyre | Wednesday 22nd May |
| History | An Introduction to the British Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1640–1807 |
Thursday 23rd May |
Science – on-campus subject tasters,
9.30–4.15pm
| Chemistry | Be a chemistry student for the day: synthesising and analysing aspirin |
Tuesday 28th May (Applications close 13th May) |
Dainton building, Sheffield |
Science – online subject tasters,
4–5.35pm
| Chemistry | The Evolution of the Periodic Table, the Fundamentals and Beyond | Thursday 2nd May |
| Biosciences | Animal reproduction and conservation |
Tuesday 21st May |
Health – online subject tasters
| Human Communication Sciences |
Speech and language therapy at Sheffield | Wednesday 1st May | 4–5.15pm |
| Orthoptics | Why do we see double? |
Tuesday 21st May | 4–5pm |
| Nursing and Midwifery |
The Kidneys: Why they’re so great | Wednesday 29th May | 4–5.15pm |
Social Sciences – online subject tasters
| Urban Studies and Planning |
Planning the healthy city | Tuesday 30th April | 4–5.15pm |
| Landscape Architecture |
How to analyse and draw a landscape | Wednesday 1st May | 4–5.15pm |
| Applied Social Sciences |
Looking at Reality TV through a social science lens. |
Thursday 2nd May | 4.30–5.50pm |
| Politics and International Relations |
The new ‘crisis of masculinity’ and the future of gender politics in Britain | Wednesday 8th May | 4–5.30pm |
| Data Science | Large Language Models: How does ChatGPT work? |
Monday 13th May | 4–5.15pm |
| Management School | Career development planning |
Wednesday 15th May | 3.45–5pm |
| Education | Children and Digital Cultures: student filmmaking | Thursday 23rd May | 4–5.15pm |
Swansea University Masterclass subject-specific webinars
Unsure of what subject you’d like to study at University? Swansea University’s Masterclass Series takes place at various times throughout the year to give students a flavour of the different subjects it offers. It’s also a great way to get a feel for what university lectures are like.
The series includes the following topics:
- Studying and practising mental health nursing
- Artificial intelligence and economics – the importance of being human
- Intro to java: decoding classes & methods
- Phobias: causes and treatments
- Using forensic linguistics to tackle online harms
- Behind the scenes: light and electricity
- The year of women’s sport (again)?
- Criminal law – making a murderer
- Fact-checking Boris Johnson’s Covid-19 inquiry evidence
- How can I tailor my medical sciences degree at Swansea?
For further information, and to watch the videos, click here.
Year 12 STEM Residentials in Summer 2024
Insight into University Residential Experience are summer schools run over 4 or 5 days where students get a taster of university life and an insight into a specific STEM subject. Students will get the opportunity to experience university-style lectures and work on activities and group projects with the support of academics and student mentors. Students will stay in halls of residence and will take part in social activities in the evenings.
These courses are a great way to try out a STEM subject at university before applying. This allows students to make a better informed decision for their UCAS application, as well as meeting like-minded students from all over the UK.
These summer schools are run for small groups (on average 30 students) and so places are limited. The list of courses available so far include:
- Materials Science at the University of Oxford
17–21st June 2024, 4-night residential - Materials Science at the University of Cambridge
30th June – 4th July, 4-night residential - Broad based Engineering at the University of Sheffield
4-night residential - Aerospace Engineering at the University of Liverpool
4-night residential - Maths at Lancaster University
29th July – 1st August, 3-night residential - Mechanical Engineering at UCL
3-night residential - Ocean & Earth Science at the University of Southampton
21st July – 25th July 2024, 4-night residential
For more information, click here.