STEM Insight Weeks

Our STEM Insight Weeks, run during half-terms, aim to inspire Year 10 and 11 students to pursue further education and STEM careers. Each week is a busy schedule of interactive skills-based workshops and visits to and from local STEM employers and facilities.

Apply now for the next STEM Insight Week

Date: 28^th October to 1^st November, from 9am to 4pm daily

Venue: Science Oxford Centre, Headington, OX3 8SB (and some external visits leaving from the Science Oxford Centre)

Who should apply? Year 10 and 11 students only

Application deadline: 18th October 2024

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You will be given feedback on whether we can offer you a place on the STEM Insight Week during the week of 21st October.

You can look forward to all this during the week:

• Interactions with STEM businesses and research institutions:
  • Engineering consultancy Ricardo, who’ll give you insight into some of the real world applications of chemical engineering.
  • Engineering consultancy Hoare Lea, who will share more about their work in finding innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings.
  • Diamond Light Source. You’ll visit the national synchrotron, which is harnessing the power of light to study anything from jet engines, fossils and viruses.
  • The Native Antigen Company, who work on diagnostics and in biopharmaceutical industries.
  • Oxford Technology Park. You’ll tour the facilities and meet some of the companies at the forefront of their research.
• Workshops to help you develop skills needed during higher education and the broader world of work: CV writing; interview skills, Financial Skills, mindfulness.
• Personal Presentation Over the week, you’ll have time to create a presentation on a STEM topic of your choice, given the opportunity to research, prepare and present and receive feedback, and gain some valuable presentation skills.

For more information, contact us at [email protected]

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