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UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE: ICUR 2020 is still going ahead and call for abstracts is open

To all Warwick undergraduates:

We at ICUR hope you are keeping safe and well during this difficult and unprecedented time for all of us. We wanted to confirm that the opportunity to present at the International Conference of Undergraduate Research, on the 29-30th September 2020, is still open to you and that the conference, and therefore the current Call for Abstracts, is still going ahead.

The format of the conference may vary depending on the circumstances in each country at the time, but ICUR is a virtual conference at its essence, and we are confident that we can proceed to deliver the conference to a high standard. We encourage you not to miss out on participating.

Abstracts are submitted via our online portal at icurportal.com where more information on the conference and our international partners can also be found.

The deadline for abstract submission of 250 words is 31st May 2020 – we look forward to reading yours!

Past presenters say:

The best part was the chance to present my research and showcase everything that I had accomplished. It was also a great opportunity to get to present in a formal but friendly environment.” 

Mon 04 May 2020, 10:52 | Tags: Undergraduate

UPDATE FROM THE WIDENING PARTICIPATION TEAM - COVID-19

Read our latest statement here

Thu 19 Mar 2020, 17:21

Read our latest WP Impact Report

Our latest WP Impact Report for 2018 has just been published. Thank you to the WP Research and Evaluation Team for providing all of the data, and to everyone who has been involved with the programmes, events and activities that we have been able to run. Read it here now.

Mon 27 Jan 2020, 11:33

SPT launches in local schools this week!

Our Student Progression Team Launches kick off this week in local schools. The SPT programme places University of Warwick Mentors in schools with small groups of year 8 and 9 pupils. Through a variety of interactive and engaging group sessions, mentors build a rapport with the pupils and support them to aim high and work hard to achieve their future goals.

We hope the sessions go well, and look forward to the next 7 mentoring sessions!

 

Tue 14 Jan 2020, 10:25 | Tags: Student Progression Team

Gradu8 Event Report

This July we welcomed 27 male students from 14 Coventry and Warwickshire schools for our first ever Gradu8 Year 8 Summer School, providing an opportunity to experience university life! Students took part in a variety of academic taster sessions, took part in a range of social activities. They met current university students and stayed overnight in Halls of Residence at the University of Warwick. The students, parents and carers to a Welcome Afternoon prior to the Summer School commencing, allowing everyone to learn about the Gradu8 programme, meet staff and also had the opportunity to take part in activities at the climbing wall at the new University of Warwick Sports Hub.

This year we had a packed timetable beginning with a fun afternoon of team building activities and a scavenger hunt to explore the University of Warwick campus. Students were able to take part in outdoor games activities before enjoying a barbeque and conquering ‘The Cube’, a series of team building challenges. On the second day, the students sampled a variety of new and exciting academic taster sessions, ranging from a ‘Would I lie to you?’ engineering session to exploring ideas of identity through politics to debating Mr B’s Brain through philosophy. Students continued developing their team work and communication skill through a sports session led by the WASPS Rugby community team and in the evening, students enjoyed a pizza night and were able to take part in activities at the Students Union. Day Three began with a food system challenge with Global Sustainable Development and Sustainable Futures with Liberal Arts, allowing students to put their newly developed skills of communication to the test whilst enjoying some new inspiring subjects affecting current issues in the news. The Gradu8 Year 8 Summer School concluded with a graduation celebrating the students fantastic achievements with their parents, carers, families and teachers.

Congratulations to the Gradu8 Class of 2019!

When students were asked what they would say to their friends about their experience they said:

‘It’s so good that I don’t want to go back to school’

‘I have not been to many universities…but I think that this is the best one. There is so, much to do’

When asked to describe their experience in three words, participants said:

‘Fun, exciting, challenging’

‘Fun, intellectually challenging’

‘Very Very Inspirational’

‘Best Thing Ever’

Parent/carers have commented:

“Before he didn’t want to come to uni and he didn’t know what he wanted to do. So, he got two long term things from it. One he knows that he wants to come to uni, and two he knows what he wants to do."

“I would just like to say a big thank you to you all for the opportunity you gave to [student] to come to your summer school. He was so looking forward to going and he absolutely had a fantastic time and took on board all he could. This experience has left him wanting to come back again.”

A teacher has commented:

"I think it is very powerful to actually be at a University…opening up horizons...it is opening up varieties and saying you can do these things."

Mon 05 Aug 2019, 13:10

Monash Warwick Alliance

The Monash Warwick Alliance joined up with Common Purpose, a specialist in cross-boundary leadership programs to launch a Global Leader Experience program in Malaysia this month. The program explored a major world challenge “How do we ensure technological innovation delivers societal as well as economic value in cities” and immersed 47 undergraduates from the two universities into a dynamic international learning experience.

Read more about this exciting opportunity here.

Wed 17 Jul 2019, 09:44 | Tags: Monash Warwick Alliance

Workshop for Teachers - Using Tinkercad for KS2 and KS3 Design and Technology

PLACES STILL AVAILABLE!

Wednesday 12th June 2019 4pm - 6pm at WMG, University of Warwick

If you would like to attend the workshop, please book your place here.

Thu 30 May 2019, 11:56

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN - Teachers and Advisers Conference 2019 - Developing Partnerships for Success

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN!

The University of Warwick are running an exciting one day conference for Teachers and Advisers on Friday 28th June 2019, from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at University of Warwick, Coventry. This conference is FREE for attendees, lunch and refreshments will be provided.

During the day meet the team, see the campus, hear about new developments, admissions policies and processes, degree apprenticeships. student support and much more.

We are asking for a representative from each of our partner schools to attend the conference to discuss our ongoing partnership and what we can offer in the new academic year.

Please get in touch with us at outreach@warwick.ac.uk if you have any questions about the event.

For further information please follow this link. We hope to see you there!

Best wishes,

WP & Outreach Team

Tue 21 May 2019, 10:53

Warwick announces new £10 million Warwick Scholars programme for up to 500 Midlands young people each year

The University of Warwick announced today (Tuesday 14th May 2019) a transformational new £10 million social mobility programme - Warwick Scholars

Wed 15 May 2019, 13:11

Classical Civilisation Teachers Day - 1st July 2019

The Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick are pleased to invite you to their FREE Classical Civilisation A-level Teachers Day on Monday 1st July 2019, here at the University of Warwick. The event will include academic sessions led by Warwick staff as well as a session led by Alex Orgee, subject leader of classics at OCR. Free bursaries are available, courtesy of The Classical Association.

 

On Monday 1st July, our Warwick Classics academics will be leading sessions based on the component modules of the OCR A-level Classical Civilisation syllabus (see below), giving subject overviews and an idea of modern scholarship in their specialist areas.

In addition, Alex Orgee, subject leader of classics at OCR will be leading a session on the OCR curriculum and will be answering any questions that you may have.

 

Throughout the day you will also have access to our Virtual Reality Headsets, and there will be sessions on coin handling, experiencing the Greek Symposium with our replica pots, and an opportunity to learn about the work of the Warwick Classics Network and about how your students can apply to Warwick and visit our Open Days.

 

The event is FREE and and free lunch will be provided. In addition, a number of free bursaries will be available, courtesy of the Classical Association. More details and a booking form and can be found on our WCN website through the following link:

 

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research/outreach/warwickclassicsnetwork/events/classcivteachersday/

 

Wed 15 May 2019, 09:07

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