Events for Schools and Colleges
Upcoming Events for Students
September 18 @ 16:00-16:45
In this interactive Wellbeing at University session, we are joined by a panel of wellbeing experts from University of Warwick and University of Southampton to reassure students applying for university that, whatever their support needs, they are welcome and will have every opportunity to succeed. The panel will include a current student who will share their own experiences.
Our speakers will begin by introducing the support services and facilities you might expect to find at university, starting with immediate support available for your transition to university. We will think about managing emotions, potential homesickness, and making friends at university, including some essential myth-busting around misconceptions that we know affect many students as they consider applying and preparing for university.
Additionally, students with mental health and physical conditions that could impact their ability to enjoy and succeed at university will want to know what details to share, when and with whom. Find out how universities welcome, respect and respond to these personal disclosures, as well as gaining an insight into how confidentiality is managed.
And then we will turn our attention to living with a condition at university and getting the right provision in place, such as appropriate accommodation and learning support, to ensure your day-to-day experience is as comfortable and productive as possible.
Be sure to join us to find out how universities support students’ success through state-of-the-art facilities and specialist support teams in this friendly and reassuring session, which will include time to ask your questions too.
Our wellbeing panel includes:
- Nerys Sharp – Student Wellbeing Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Manager – University of Southampton
- Gemma Penney – Team Leader – Specialist Practitioners – Student Support – University of Southampton
- Dr Mark Pulsford – Faculty Senior Tutor and the Convenor of Warwick’s Disabled Student Champions Network – University of Warwick
- George Morrell – Deputy Director of Disability Services – University of Warwick
- Ruby Deakin – Current Student and Students’ Union Disabled Student’s Officer – University of Warwick
In advance of the session, we are really keen to hear the questions you have about your future wellbeing at university and to find out what are the important issues for you when thinking ahead to studying at university. You can post anonymously HERELink opens in a new window. Your contributions will help us to shape the session and will be greatly appreciated.
Booking a Place:
This is free for schools and colleges.
If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form here.
September 23 @ 13:30-14:15.
What hypothesis test would you use to test whether the death rate on a medical unit has suddenly increased? How would you follow up a significant result which showed the risk of death had doubled?
The conviction of a UK nurse, Lucy Letby, for murdering seven newborn infants has resulted in debate about whether the conviction was safe. Investigating clusters of deaths, infectious diseases or collapses in healthcare settings pose various statistical challenges for forensic investigations.
In this interactive session, we will explore the standard statistical techniques and role of hypothesis testing in epidemiology and public heath. However, their use is not established within criminal investigations. We will consider how statistics are used in actual convictions and miscarriages of justice. Discussion of the important implications of this for Lucy Letby and similar cases will be encouraged.
Suitable for: Aged 16+ pre-university students studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Statistics, Law and related disciplines. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.
Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic in advance and questions they have. Students can also think about questions about studying at university level.
The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the speaker via typed comments and questions and/or via a microphone. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.
Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link here.
Book a visit from a Warwick Academic to find out more about our sustainability courses!
We’re sure you have many students who care deeply about the environment and want to participate in the movement for a more equal, prosperous and sustainable future. That journey can begin here with us at the University of Warwick.
Our exciting, innovative BASc undergraduate courses in Design for Sustainable Innovation (DSI)andGlobal Sustainable Development (GSD)provide students with the skills and knowledge needed in all sectors of society to secure a new trajectory of sustainable development.
We would love to meet you and your students, therefore our Academics are offering visits to your school in the months of December and January to provide informative overviews of our sustainability courses, as well as guidance for students on the UCAS application process.
Availability for these visits are on a first-come, first-served basis, so please get in touch with details of potential dates for your visit by emailing:
UGDS@warwick.ac.uk(for visits from our Design Studies Academics)
or
UGGSD@warwick.ac.uk(for visits from our GSD Academics)
Date: Ongoing
Time: Various
Location: On campus
For all local schools
The Library offers a range of services for students of all ages, which can be found here.
They offer free workshops at the Library and Modern Record Centre to widening participation schools to help locate sources and improve research skills.
We are pleased to welcome sixth form and college students as reference members. This means you can access the library and use books at the Library but can't take books home. However, you are able to browse and photocopy print materials.
For more information on services and opportunities available to your students, please contact library@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window with ‘Accessible Learning at the Library’ in the email.
Date: Ongoing
Time: Various
Location: Various
(Students from all Schools will be considered, but priority will be given to local schools with pupils from a Widening Participation background)
Warwick Manufacturing Group offers a number of different workshops and talks about Engineering to local primary and secondary schools.
For more information, please click hereLink opens in a new window.
Date: Ongoing
Time: Various
Location: In School
The Student Funding Outreach Team can deliver workshops and presentations in schools to offer impartial information and guidance to Sixth Form students, teachers and parents.
We will provide students with an overview of how student finance works, covering entitlements through to loan repayments. We can also advise parents and teachers on how to best support their student as well as look at some of the financial challenges students might face and how these can be addressed.
Please click hereLink opens in a new window for more information