Student Shadowing – The Royal Veterinary College

The Royal Veterinary College’s Widening Participation Team offers pupils the opportunity to come into the College for one day during the academic year to shadow a current undergraduate. Pupils attend the student’s classes and lectures, observe their practical work and get the opportunity to ask them questions about their course and university experiences. Shadowing can last for either a half or full day, on any weekday other than Wednesday. Current undergraduates undertaking the shadowing are all student ambassadors trained in working with young people.

Experiments Road Shows – St George's Hospital Medical School

The Experiments Roadshow is a unique and innovative approach to linking the science taught in secondary school with the science used in Healthcare practice.

Delivered to school pupils from year 7 to year 11, they are flexible and mobile enough to be effective in a range of settings, including school visits, summer school sessions, health fairs etc. Current roadshows exist in Physiotherapy (What happened to Beckham's foot?), Prosthetics (Your flexible friend?) and Radiography (The Human Jigsaw).

Understanding University Workshops – City University

City University holds a variety of activities all aimed at getting Year 12 and 13 pupils thinking for themselves about university and course options. Previous sessions have included workshops on ‘Researching Universities, Colleges and Courses’, ‘Making the most of Interviews and Open Days’, ‘University Fees and Student Living Costs’ and sessions on making a successful UCAS application.

University Visits – University College London 'SLAM'

UCL’s Student Led Afternoon of Medicine involve UCL medical students working with Year 9 students. The afternoon aims to inspire the students to work hard and encourage them to apply to university. The students take part in 4 medical activities including learning sign language and taking blood pressure, and have the opportunity to quiz the UCL students about life at UCL and studying medicine.