Lab Experience Days for Sixth Form Students
Switching Genes On with Drs Katrine Wallis and Sophie Martucci
The lab experience day programme has been running for over 10 years. Students from over 30 different schools and colleges have attended.
When will the Lab Experience days be held?
- The School of Life Sciences will be offering the Lab Experience in our Teaching Laboratories on:
- Thursday 3 July 2025
Friday 4 July 2025
Thursday 10 July 2025
Friday 11 July 2025
Lab Experience Day Aims:
- To promote the study of biology at university
- To provide students (and accompanying teachers) with some new practical skills by undertaking real lab-based work
- To enable students to learn about university life from our current students
Event timetable
| Time | Activity | Venue |
| 9:30 | Arrival and Registration | Life Sciences Reception |
| 10:00-11:00 | Welcome Lecture: Studying Biology at University and an Introduction to the Experiment |
TBC |
| 11:00-12:30 | Lab Introduction and ‘Induction of beta-galactosidase in Escherichia coli’ | Teaching Laboratory |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | Café Gibbet Hill/Outside |
| 13:30-16:00 | Experiment Completion and Review of Results | Teaching Laboratory |
Cost
The lab experience days are free of charge but we do ask students to bring a packed lunch or money to buy food from the café. Unfortunately we cannot provide any remuneration for travel costs. If you are travelling by train we advise you book your tickets as soon as possible to get the cheapest price.
Transport
The School of Life Sciences organises a mini-bus shuttle between Coventry Train station and the University of Warwick campus at the beginning and end of each day.
How to Book
Group Bookings - typically completed by teachers or school administrative staff
Individual Bookings - used by students registering independently of their school or college
Registration will open Monday 16th December 2024 and will close on Wednesday 30th April 2025
Here's what our students had to say:
'It has helped me gain an insight into what lab sessions are like at university level, and this has helped me to decide between choosing a science-based and a humanities course at university'
Blue Coat School, Coventry
'It has made me realise how much more I would love to study a biology-related course'
Rugby High School
'Really enjoyed the lab skills. Really helped with data analysis and practical reporting. Helped to make the biology theory much clearer'
The Polesworth School, Tamworth
'I am more inclined towards choosing biology after this session'
President Kennedy, Coventry
'Fantastic day; very informative and useful'
The Cotswold School
'I loved this day as a whole. I would love to spend most days like this, it all feels so satisfying to wear a proper lab coat and conduct real science'
WMG Academy
'Today further strengthened my desire to go to university'
North Leamington School
'I have still not decided what degree I would like to do; however, after today I would like to do a degree involving biology'
John Henry Newman, Birmingham
'I am considering going to University and after today I have actually started to take biology into consideration'
Waverley Sixth Form