Stem Activities

WELCOME

The University of South Wales delivers workshops, presentations and interactive activities for Year 12 and 13 (or college equivalent) students to inspire and inform them of the opportunities they have following school and college.

Students are invited to visit our campuses, use our state-of-the-art facilities, listen to our expert lecturers and discover the exciting opportunities available in STEM.

We also have a range of outreach sessions available to be delivered in your school or college.

Our sessions are:

Free of charge

Delivered in person or online

Tailored to meet your students' needs

For more information, or to request a date for our taster activities, please contact schoolsandcolleges@southwales.ac.uk

Biological Sciences

Environmental Science and Natural History

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Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Forensic Science and Investigation

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Computing

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Engineering

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

ON-CAMPUS EVENTS

TALKS AND WORKSHOPS IN YOUR SCHOOL OR COLLEGE

Biological Science Taster Day:

This event includes a number of interactive talks and workshops that will give students an insight into the range of opportunities that arise from pursuing a degree in Biology, Biomedical Science, Medical Sciences and International Wildlife Biology.

How to Get into Medicine

The Heart and the ECG

Marvellous Microbes

Humans and Wildlife

Tropical Forests: Special Places with Special Wildlife

Humans and Other Primates

The Antibiotic Crisis

Skeletal Analysis

Further talks and workshops are listed on our website

To book an activity, please email: schoolsandcolleges@southwales.ac.uk

SCIENCE AND NATURAL HISTORY

To book an activity, please email: schoolsandcolleges@southwales.ac.uk

ON-CAMPUS EVENTS

Environmental Science and Natural History Taster Day: Our Environmental Science courses focus on tackling the challenges and solving the problems of climate change, renewable resources, environmental pollution, conservation for biodiversity and environmental management. We encourage school and college students to explore these subjects by providing hands-on practical experiences on-campus at USW.

TALKS AND WORKSHOPS IN YOUR SCHOOL OR COLLEGE

Politics of the

Environment

Biodiversity: Life on a Changing Planet

(Un)Sustainable Places

The Evolution of Species: DNA and the Building Blocks of Life on Earth

Fabulous Fungi

How Rocks make Plants

Climate Change Adaptation and Green Infrastructure

CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

ON-CAMPUS EVENTS

Spectroscopy Masterclass:

Students will strengthen their understanding of Spectroscopy IR and NMR with an introductory lecture followed by a practical workshop in our state-of-the-art laboratory facilities.

Pharmaceutical Science

Taster Day:

Students will gain hands-on practical experience of both physical and organic chemistry in our modern facilities.

TALKS AND WORKSHOPS IN YOUR SCHOOL OR COLLEGE

Careers in Chemistry

OUR CHEMISTRY SUBJECT AREA IS TOP IN WALES

GUARDIAN LEAGUE TABLE 2023

Further talks and workshops are listed on our website

To book an activity, please email:

FORENSIC SCIENCE AND INVESTIGATION

To book an activity, please email: schoolsandcolleges@southwales.ac.uk

ON-CAMPUS EVENTS

Forensics and Policing:

Students can participate in our new 'Crime Scene to Court' taster day. During the event students will explore how forensics and policing help to solve a particular case.

The activities include fingerprint identification within our forensic laboratories, along with procedures used by police officers to help with the investigation of the crime that has taken place.

TALKS AND WORKSHOPS IN YOUR SCHOOL OR COLLEGE

The Whorl'd of Fingerprints?

Identification of Unknown Substances

ON-CAMPUS EVENTS

Computing Taster Day: Our Computing and ICT courses are ideal for students who want to develop the essential practical skills that are needed for a long and varied career in the IT industry.

At this event you’ll get a chance to see how technology is used to solve realworld problems and get creative with some of our Raspberry Pi-powered kit, as you explore one of the key themes of our courses: The Internet of Things.

National Cyber Security Academy (NCSA) Taster Day: Your students will have the opportunity to experience collecting evidence at a digital crime scene; breaking codes to solve a cryptographic treasure hunt, solve escape room puzzles, hunt for and capture hidden flags in a Linux operating system, as well as many other aspects of online safety and security.

OSINT- Open Source

Intelligence Gathering

Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic

The Internet of Things

Further talks and workshops are listed on our website

ENGINEERING

To book an activity, please email: schoolsandcolleges@southwales.ac.uk

ON-CAMPUS EVENTS

Engineering Taster Day: Choose from our range of engineering disciplines to build a PDC Engineering visit day that will suit your students.

USW Rocketry SocietyBuild Your Own Rocket: Students will be joined by our champion Rocketry Society for an introduction to rocketry and the opportunity to build their own rocket. We will then invite you and your students to launch your rockets at our launch site in Newport.

TALKS AND WORKSHOPS IN YOUR SCHOOL OR COLLEGE

CAD: Why Computer Aided Design?

Emerging Technologies and Our Futures

Societal and Environmental Impacts of Civil Engineering

ENGINGEERING

DISCIPLINES AT USW:

Aeronautical, Aerospace, Aircraft Maintenance, Automotive, Built Environment, Civil, Electrical & Electronic and Mechanical.

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