52 Uni Outreach Activities
Description Subject: Engineering The University of Bath organises a series of free technology workshops for students. Sessions take place over three days at further education colleges in the region and offer students a unique experience and...
Description Subject: Bioscience Britain Needs Bioscientists was a conference first held in September 2009 for 150 year 12 and 13 biology A-level students from across the South West at the University of Exeter. It aimed to inspire budding young...
Description Subject: Maths A Maths Event Day has run for the past seven years every June at the University of the West of England (UWE). The idea is to have 150 students attend a day whereby they: learn what mathematicians do in the real world...
Description Subject: Engineering These sessions / days use K’Nex to develop constructions using a range of problem solving challenges. We have large quantities of K’nex for whole class involvement. Challenges include: designing and building...
Description Subject: Science & Technology Overseen by the British Science Association (BSA), CREST is Britain’s largest national award scheme for project work in the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). It gives young people...
Description Subject: Combinations of Programming and Control, Design and Technology, Mathematics, Research, Presentation Skills, Strategic Thinking and Teamwork First Lego League is an international robotics competition where teams of school...
Description Subject: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) These are days or sessions designed to improve students’ understanding and application of systems and control using software that enables children to learn how to programme and...
Description Subject: Chemistry The Salters' Festivals of Chemistry are an initiative of the Salters' Institute. Their objective is to help promote the appreciation of chemistry and related sciences among the young. Since 2005 the Salters' Festivals...
Description Subject: Pan-STEM In the past, the University of Bath's Outreach Team has run a 2 Days 'Investigating Crime' workshop. This event aimed to raise the participants’ enthusiasm and understanding of science by offering them opportunities...
Description Subject: Physics The Physics Extension Day at the University of Bath involves teams of school children from across Bath and Wiltshire competing to build the best water rocket. Participants spend the day building, testing and refining...