UNIVERSITY EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
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City University London
Quick announcement for students that wish to study nursing, midwifery and
allied health courses, unfortunately the NHS will not be providing a bursary for
such students starting from 2017. For more information visit the website
presented.
All events need booking unless otherwise
stated. Do Ctlr + Click to access link
http://www.city.ac.uk/study/undergradua
te/funding-and-financialsupport?dm_i=O4V,3X2ZX,LVOHQQ,E4IPO
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Hertfordshire
University
Series of Online Presentations from 7th January at 4:30pm. Link for registration
and to take part.
http://www.herts.ac.uk/apply/open-daysvisits-and-webinars/webinars
King’s College London
Discover more with their top links:
Find your course www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus
Visit King’s www.kcl.ac.uk/openday
Search for funding www.kcl.acuk/funding
Fulfil your ambitions www.kcl.ac.uk/careers
Ask us online www.kcl.ac.uk/virtual-fair
Experience King’s www.kcl.ac.uk/experience-kcl
Take a campus tour www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/visit/tours.aspx
Westminster
University
Have you considered a career in languages to put your amazing skills of modern
languages to good use? Experience the joys of Spanish, French and even Arabic,
Chinese and Russian in sessions held at University of Westminster coming soon
on Saturday 6th February. Buena suerte/ bonne chance!
Year 12 & 13 students
https://goo.gl/CZJYnF for a flyer or to
book your ticket:
http://careersinlanguages2016.eventbrite
.co.uk
Westminster
University Entrepreneurship BA
Taster Days
Year 12 students only
Fancy a trip to a
university?
If you would like to be an Entrepreneur, and experience setting up a business
without spending endless days in lecture halls, then this opportunity may just be
for you! Apply in the following link to book your taster day for a brand new
Entrepreneurship BA Honours degree. The course may just be right for you!
https://your.westminster.ac.uk/email/link
/2133/1/1034/57540
Join the HE Office on a trip to a university. See what a campus university is like,
Book at the HE Office next to the Zone
meet university students, have a tour and a talk about applying. If you wish to
sign up, please go to the HE Office – limited spaces, so on a first come, first
served basis
Cambridge University – Wednesday 10th February (must have mainly A*-B at GCSE)
Hertfordshire University – Wednesday 24th February
Birmingham University – Tuesday 12th April
Leicester University – Thursday 30th June– extra opportunity to stay the previous
night in the Halls of Residence to get a full university student experience!
London Taster Courses
HOT NEWS
Over 150 FREE taster courses being run at universities in a variety of subjects
across London. Spend a day getting a taste of studying a subject at university,
meet current students and see the university buildings. Very popular, so get
yourself booked now.
www.london.ac.uk/tasters
Arts University of
Bournemouth
In the summer, when the spirit of creativity is near, satisfy your passion for Arts
by applying to their arts summer courses including Fashion, Architecture, and
Photography. For more information check out the board outside the HE office or
visit the website displayed but apply now!
For the budding artists among you, the New Year comes with new workshops
that you can sign up to take part in at The Courtauld. Fashion and Folds: Explore
changing fashions through a close-up study of works in the Gallery Collection.
Conservation Art and Science: Experience art and science collide in a workshop
focusing on painting conservation. Masquerading Materials: Take inspiration
from Bruegel’s grisaille paintings, the day will explore how you can use materials
to trick the viewer. Sign up online via the link
http://aub.ac.uk/courses/summercourses/
Courtauld Institute of
Art
http://courtauld.ac.uk/learn/schoolscolleges-universities/youngpeople/young-peoples-workshops
Exeter University
King’s College London
Leicester University
London Metropolitan
University
London Southbank
University
Loughborough
University
For more information about opportunities to visit, and to find the Campus Tour
booking form, please see the Visiting Us webpages. If you want to have a career
in sports, but you aren’t so sure where to look , try Exeter - UK’s top University
for sport.
NURSING – are you interested in studying nursing? If so, follow King’s College
London on Facebook and Twitter. Access information that will be an essential
part of your nursing profession. Find comments from current students, updates
from the nursing faculty, help and support with applications and interviews. It is
possible to study Adult, Child and Mental Health nursing at KCL
Brain Awareness Day – an exciting afternoon of neuroscience. Live
demonstrations, workshops and opportunity to meet current students. The
event will be relevant to anyone with an interest in studying brain research,
neuroscience, including biology, cell physiology & pharmacology, genetics,
health sciences, medicine and psychology
Riso Printing Workshop – experience this exciting method of printing which is
used within the creative industry. Thursday 4th and Friday 5th February 1.004.00pm.
Engineering Experience Day – enjoy life as a university student for a day. Meet
current students and choose from two workshops: Mechanical Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Product Design & Computer
Science to help you decide whether a career in Engineering is for you.
Business Experience Day - enjoy life as a university student for a day. Meet
current students and choose from two workshops: Business, Accounting,
Finance, Marketing, Enterprise & Economics.
Engineering again but this time a residential – stay overnight. Get ready for a
two day residential Engineering experience for students interested in perhaps
studying Engineering at university. £55 per student covering all meals and
accommodation, but don’t worry, funds are available to support students from
Widening Participation background. (If you do apply please make sure you
attend, as there’s not a money back guarantee.) Deadline for applications: 12
midnight on 12th February 2016.
https://www.facebook.com/kingsnursing/
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http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/npb/
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http://us11.campaignarchive1.com/?u=39f0e547dfbc602b68d2
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http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/whatson/engineering-experience-day-160316
http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/whatson/business-experience-day-100216
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/engineering/eve
nts/engineeringexperience/
LSE
Middlesex University
Attend an upcoming British Government @LSE Public event – see link for what is http://www.lse.ac.uk/government/resear
currently on offer.
ch/resgroups/BGatLSE/Home.aspx
th
Open Day – Saturday 13 February. Booking essential.
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/get-intouch/meet-us/ug-open-days
Newnham University
Young talented female writers, this one’s for you! Essay Competition. This year
prizes are being offered for Engineering, History, Biological sciences, and
Physical sciences, Law and Philosophy essays as well as the Almighty Woolf
Prize. First prize is £400 with an exceptional prize of £500 for Radikha Swarup
Prize, a thousand applauses for those who said those words perfectly. Deadline:
Friday 4th March 2016. Get writing!
Oxford University
African and Caribbean Society Shadowing Day in conjunction with Oxford
University Student Union. Shadow current undergraduates, attending classes,
lectures and tutorials with the one-to-one matching aiming to give students
direct experiences of the subjects they intend to apply for at university. The
afternoon will be a workshop regarding admissions, interviews and university
life. The day is from 8.30 – 4.00pm. Deadline 5th February
Queen Mary University Student Blogs – follow two students as they explain the different aspects of
their university journey
Royal College of
Pathologists
Southampton
University
UCL
Your body, your consent? Introduction to ethical issues including consent for
autopsies, tissue donation, medical research involving babies and children.
Consider different perspectives from public, pathologists, media and other
medical professions. Friday 11th March, two sessions at 10.30 – 12.30pm or
13.30 – 15.30pm. Book in the HE Office – only 5 places available.
Access to Southampton scheme provides: an attendance to a residential
summer school, in which you can partake in any university course in
preparation. Receive vital knowledge of studying in a Russell Group University, a
potential admissions offer, mentoring from a current student at the university
and £1000 bursary for your first year of studying at the university.
Don’t procrastinate, secure your space today. Deadline: 20th May 2016 but apply
early
Physical Sciences conference – these conferences are where researchers
present their work and tell other scientists about their exciting discoveries. 5th
http://www.newn.cam.ac.uk/admissions/
undergraduate-admissions/newnhamessay-prizes
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1i9LAN
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Huseyin Cizer
Sarah Garnham
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Book at the HE Office next to the Zone
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/schoolscolleges/access-to-southampton.page
https://www.tfaforms.com/405086?dm_i
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UCL
Westminster
University
to 8th April – the week will give year 12 students the opportunity to take part in
their own conference, hear from science experts, experience lecture-style
sessions, get hands-on laboratory experience, mix with current university
students. The conference themes are Chemistry and Physics so you must be
studying one or both to attend. Please note you will not be staying overnight.
Join UCL’s spring term science taster lectures, including exciting topics from
evolution and extinction to computers working at the speed of light. Lectures
are taking place from 15th January to the 18th March. Admissions are free and all
students are welcome with booking/ tickets NOT required.
For those looking to stay in London, this university is offering a broad range of
undergraduate courses from the Sciences to the Arts subjects. To book in for the
opening day follow the link provided
www.ucl.ac.uk/phys/outreach/science_ce
ntre.
http://www.westminster.ac.uk/study/pro
spective-students/opendays/undergraduate-open-days
General websites
and information
University Open Days
listing
Russell Group
Universities
UCAS Points for Yr13
only. (Points for Yr12
will be published
shortly)
Search for university
courses
A list of all of the university open days can be found via this link. It is important
to attend open days and booking is essential via the university website
The list of 24 universities in the Russell Group
UCAS is where you will begin your search for university courses. The website has
every available course listed along with course module information and entry
requirements
https://www.ucas.com/
Which? University
A really good website to gain expert and impartial information on individual
universities
Most university SUBJECT departments have their own Facebook pages where
you can find out about events and what is happening within the subject area.
Check them out
http://university.which.co.uk/
Facebook pages
List of A level and BTEC grades and the equivalent UCAS points
http://www.opendays.com/
http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/about/our
-universities/
https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergradua
te/getting-started/entryrequirements/tariff
Personal statements
Which? University – Personal statement checklist – get writing! What admission
tutors are looking for and gathering your evidence.
See Student Dashboard for a link to a Personal Statement App and the higher
education folder on Moodle for further documents and help. Most university
websites also have useful hints and tips
University finance
Find out about tuition fees and maintenance loans
http://university.which.co.uk/advice/pers
onal-statements/personal-statementchecklist-2-how-to-getwriting?utm_source=Oct2015_teachers_n
ewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_ca
mpaign=articles
www.thestudentroom.co.uk/studentfinan
ce
Always remember to check-out previous postings if you missed them as many opportunities will still be
available. See the Higher Education page of Moodle for the postings.