Taster Courses
The following organisations can offer students an insight into what it's like to study Chemical Engineering at university:
Headstart
Headstart is a well-established UK summer school programme. It aims to:
- Give A level students the opportunity to learn more about degrees that lead to jobs in technology-based industries
- Allow those taking maths and/or science to spend up to a week at university before making UCAS applications
To be eligible to apply you should be 16/17 years of age in Year 12 or Scottish Year 5, interested in maths or science and looking forward to university entrance.
Engineering broad based courses at Cambridge, Loughborough, Nottingham, Swansea, Birmingham, Heriot-Watt, Manchester, Oxford, Strathclyde, Imperial, Newcastle, Sheffield and Surrey give an overview of different engineering disciplines (including Chemical Engineering). For a course dedicated to Chemical Engineering, Headstart offer a 'Focus' course at Nottingham University.
To apply or to find out more please visit www.headstartcourses.org.uk
The Smallpeice Trust
The Smallpeice Trust are an independent charity providing exciting programmes to promote engineering careers to young people.
They run 4-day residential courses at universities helping students persue their interest in engineering by exploring specific areas and placing them alongside real engineers, professionals and technical specialists.
Download an application form or apply online at www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
The Dr Bessie Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI)
ISSI is a four-week summer programme based in Israel which includes lab projects, lectures and field study. Up to 90 international students, in the summer between A-levels (or equivalent) and entering university, spend three weeks in the Institute’s laboratories working on actual research projects before moving to a field school to explore Israel’s diverse ecosystems, wildlife and archaeology.
UK students accepted onto the programme are awarded a full scholarship by Weizmann UK. (Please note air travel is not included).
For more information please visit their website.