Smallpeice Trust - Engineering (and related) Summer Courses across the UK for students in school years 8-12

Fantastic engineering, technology, materials, energy and physics courses for students in school years 8-12! Spend a few days at a top UK university doing workshops and practical sessions, listening to interesting and informative talks and lectures, and getting careers and university application advice. You will often have the opportunity to meet current students, talk to academics and participate in evening social activities.
Some of the courses are free, and those which do charge are generally very reasonably priced.
A summer residential course is a fantastic way to find out more about potential careers or university courses, as well as being excellent to mention on a college or university application form.
Year 11 and 12 students may also be interested in EDT Headstart and Inspire courses.
Places are offered on a first come first served, so get your application in now!
For a full list of the courses offered, please click here.
I had a great time on a Materials for Energy Smallpiece Trust course over the summer holidays. We were able to speak to engineers from nearby universities, and they gave some particularly interesting talks on why some materials are chosen for certain jobs and the properties of these materials that make it suitable. Discovering more about the life-cycle of these materials was also particularly interesting, for example learning about the material used for the blades in many different engines was inspiring. We were also able to spend a day at Rolls Royce and discover how the business evolved and the development of their engines. We were able to speak to engineers from Rolls Royce and learn from the professionals all about the engineering details behind specific parts of the engine. It was a great few days and I thoroughly being able to meet some great people who are all just as interested in studying a STEM subject as I am. It has highlighted the pathway which I hope to follow and I hope to gain a place on a similar course next summer.
Anna Prescott (participant 2013)