Philosophy, zoology and astronomy are just a few of the subjects students are sampling at this year’s HEFCE generic summer school, which ends on Friday.
Philosophy, zoology and astronomy are just a few of the subjects students are sampling at this year’s HEFCE generic summer school, which ends on Friday.
The 46 Year 11 students from across the UK, aged 15 to 16, are enjoying a week-long programme of lectures, discussion sessions and extracurricular activities designed to show them what university is really like and to give them a taste of a variety of degree subjects.
Other subjects have included maths, archaeology, engineering, theology and history of art. The students have also been treated to a performance of The Tempest, following a discussion session about the play.
The generic summer school has been organised by the Cambridge Admissions Office and funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). It follows the HEFCE-funded summer school for Year 11 students considering applying for medicine, which took place in Cambridge last week.
This week has also seen Year 12 students, aged 16 to 17, attending the subject-specific Sutton Trust Summer Schools in English, Music, Law or Physics, funded by the University of Cambridge, the Sutton Trust and the Ogden Trust. They followed Sutton Trust Summer Schools earlier this month in Engineering and Oriental Studies.
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