We aim to inspire year 10 students with a week of thought-provoking insights into local STEM employers to gain valuable awareness of STEM careers.

Our next STEM Insight Week (1st-4th June) will be focussing on engineering. Places are free, and students just need a teacher reference – online applications open on 19th April.

For any enquires, contact us: [email protected]

We are committed to your online safety during the event, for more information about our policy, please download our Online Safety Agreement.

For more information here are two news articles:

Computer Sciences STEM Insight Week (February 2021).

Biomedical Sciences STEM Insight Week (October 2020).

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Student Blog – Science Oxford STEM Insight Week in Computer Sciences, February 2021

Year 10 student Sophia Sangar successfully applied to take part in our virtual STEM Insight Week. This is what she had to say about it:

Over the February half term, I took part in Science Oxford’s virtual STEM Insight Week. This welcome opportunity expanded my knowledge of STEM careers; particularly those related to Computer Sciences. It also challenged me to work on my own project.

I heard from eight industry-leading companies, ranging from cyber security at McAfee to diabetes care and product manufacturing at Abott. Hearing first-hand what it is like working for these companies and the incredible range of work they do was truly fascinating. Furthermore, the virtual tours, group presentations and careers talks gave as realistic insight into each company as possible. It was also exciting to ask questions in the live Q&A sessions.

During the CV writing workshops, I developed my understanding of key skills seeked out by employers and analysed the features of strong and weak CVs. This will hopefully help me to get ahead in the future!

Finally, I rose to the challenge of programming a BBC micro:bit. I explored the idea of making a device to help reduce anxiety, for example by reminding people to breath or take their mind off what’s troubling them. It was challenging to work out how to respond to inputs and generate custom responses because I wasn’t familiar with the programming language. But despite this, I was suitably encouraged to work independently and learn skills to help achieve my evolving objectives.

I’m very grateful to Science Oxford for the invaluable experience their STEM Insight Week proved, to learn about the world of computer science and explore career options. I definitely recommend that future Year 10 students apply to take part next year. Thank you Science Oxford!