Events at The University of Manchester
British Science Week:
We will be running our British Science Week event days on Tuesday 14th March, Wednesday 15th March, Thursday 16th March and Friday 17th March 2017. These event days are jam-packed activities, starting with attending an interactive workshop led by PhD researchers, then attending a Science Fair with demonstrations from over 25 research groups, and culminating with a lecture delivered by a University of Manchester academic, all designed for your pupils in Years 7 to 9.
Each school can bring up to 25 pupils. There is no charge for this event which runs from 10am to 2.30pm. Pupils will need to bring a packed lunch.
If you have any further queries about this event or would like to reserve a space for your pupils from your school, please email quoting “NSEW 2017” in the subject line.
School of Materials Open Days
We welcome groups of year 10, 11 or 12 students (doing GCSE or A level) to visit our facilities and take part in activities at the school. We run these every year in autumn (November) and spring (March). Students get the chance to try out our state of the art facilities, such as the scanning electron microscope, and try some hands on materials testing activities.
Visits take place on Wednesday afternoons from 14:00 to 16:00. Visits are free of charge but schools must arrange their own transport and supervision. The maximum group size we can accommodate is 25.
The next Manchester Materials Open Days are Wednesday, 1 March 2017 and Wednesday, 22 March 2017. Please contact our Outreach Officer,Claire Huyton (Claire.Huyton@manche()ster.ac.uk), for more information or to arrange a visit.
Star Lecture: The Excitement of History– delivered by Michael Wood, Professor of Public History and documentary filmmaker
Date: 8 February 2017
Time: 10am to 1pm.
Location: The University of Manchester campus
For: Year 10 and 11 / Key Stage 4 pupils
Professor Michael Wood will be lecturing on the joys and wonders of historical study and research using examples of his work and experiences in his long and distinguished career as a scholar and documentary film maker. Pupils will also have chance to ask Professor Wood their own questions in a post-lecture Q&A.
Booking for this event is essential, and we welcome bookings from individual students, as well as group bookings by teachers.
NB: If your students will be attending without a teacher/staff member, please ask them to complete the individual booking form.
· The Excitement of History - individual booking
· The Excitement of History - teacher-led group booking
IET Faraday Challenge Day
The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), The University of Manchester, will be hosting an IET Faraday Challenge Day on Thursday 15 June 2017. We are looking for participating teams of six YEAR 8 school students (12-13 year olds) and a teacher, one team from each of six local schools (students should have a particular interest in science, D&T, or maths; and the group should be an equal mix of boys and girls).
IET Faraday Challenge Days give students the opportunity to research, design and make prototype solutions to genuinely tough engineering problems.The specific topic will be unveiled on the day. At each event teams compete to win a prize for themselves and a trophy for their school.
The event is set up and run by the IET’s team of STEM professionals and this year is sponsored by Bosch so there will be no cost to your school except for travel to the University venue. The day will run from 09.00-15.00 at a single location.
This is a national competition with more than 145 events running from October 2016 to June 2017. The top three teams from across the UK get an all-expenses-paid trip to the National Final in June each year to compete for a cash prize of up to £1,000 for their school.
Please contact to register your interest.
The Young Persons’ Forum
The University of Manchester invites local Y10 – 13 students to take part in focus groups to review our activity ideas, materials and publications. This helps us to ensure that what we're offering is relevant to our audience.
As well as receiving a £10 gift card per session, it is a great opportunity for students to demonstrate valuable transferable skills, such as communication and teamwork skills, and to gain an insight into university life. Taking part in a university focus group also looks great on a student’s CV.
The students are picked up from their school/college and dropped home after the sessions by Mantax, whose drivers are all DBS checked. Please note we can only accept students who live a maximum of 30 minutes’ taxi journey away from the University. We currently have two sessions for this academic year:
Thursday 9th March 2017, 4.30pm-6.30pm
Thursday 6th July 2017, 4.30pm-6.30pm
If you know any local Y10-13 students who would benefit from this opportunity, please point them in the direction of Sophie ().
Salters Festivals of Chemistry
The Salters’ Institute Festivals of Chemistry are a series of popular and inspiring one day Chemistry events held at Universities and Colleges across the UK and Ireland.
51 Festivals will run between March and June 2017
A school may enter one team of four students from Year 7 and/or 8 in England and Wales
Students will experience…
• Exciting hands-on practical Chemistry challenges in University/College labs
• Carrying out investigations “like a real Chemist”
• Team working and independent problem solving
• Amazing chemical demonstrations
• Prize giving ceremony with prizes for winning schools
• Fun prizes and certificates for all participants
Participation costs £30 per school (non-refundable) plus travel expenses
For further information on the Salters’ Institute Festivals of Chemistry please visit www.festivalsofchemistry.co.uk
Events at The Manchester College
FdA Make-up Artistry and FdA Special Effects Make-up Artistry Taster Day 19th January 2017
Come and have a tour of our Fielden campus, to see our HE Make-up Artistry students in action. You will have the opportunity to observe and speak to the students in their classes to find out what a HE Make-up Artistry course is really like. We will also be running some taster classes to help pupils discover if a future in make-up artistry is for them.
For more information, or to book on to this day please contact Sophie Heaton:
Tel: 0161 674 1484
Email:
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HE in an FE Environment Campus Tours
Studying HE at a college can be very different to the traditional university environment, which suits some students’ who would prefer a small and supportive environment. Come and have a tour of an alternative HE environment, to widen students’ knowledge of their post 16 options. We offer tours of the following curriculum areas:
· Business & CIT
· Digital Media
· Sport
· Public Services
· Health and Social Care and Child Care
· Biology
· Psychology
· Performing Arts
· Music
· Visual Arts
For more information, or to book on to this day please contact Sophie Heaton:
Tel: 0161 674 1484
Email: