Schools, colleges and community
Subject Discovery Sessions
We also offer a number of subject discovery sessions enabling your learners to explore the range of subjects they could study at university from their classroom. All of our subject discovery sessions are available to book as 45-60 minutes workshops with a maximum of 30 students.
To book your session please email schools@leicester.ac.uk with which session you are interested in.
We have split our subject discovery sessions across the different year groups:
Year 7 and 8
Engineering: Whatever Floats your Boat
Will your boat float or sink? Be destroyed or survive? Tasked with building a strong enough boat to survive the strength of 1KG, students will immerse themselves in creating their own boat from everyday household and craft materials. We’ll learn how decisions like these can be make or break for engineers.
English: “Some tea?” “Well which one?”
This interactive session will look at how words like ‘slay’, went from the world of dragons, into TikToks and fashion and is now becoming more and more popular with teenagers. We’ll uncover the evolution of words and how they developed into popular slang culture.
Year 9
Law: The Importance of Evidence
Ever wondered about the phrase, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover?’ Why is it important that we have all the information to hand before making a decision? In this Law session, students will look at a real-life case piece by piece, making decisions after each new bit of evidence. Will their final decision be different than their initial thought or will their first reaction be the right one?
Medicine: Taking a Patient History
Become a medical detective and learn how GPs can diagnose someone just by asking the right questions. In this interactive session, students will learn about the types of questions doctors ask to help them work out what is wrong with their patients.
Psychology: Tricks of the Brain
Face the challenge to see if you have what it takes to overcome the illusions created by your own mind. In this interactive session, we’ll take a look at 3 different psychological experiments and how they are able to affect our brains. We’ll also uncover how they are able to do this and learn more about what psychology is.
Year 10 and 11
Law: Criminal Age of Responsibility
Crime and punishment explored - at what age should we be held responsible for our actions? Should it depend on the action itself, or should this be set regardless of the action? This session will explore all this and more.
Medicine and Healthcare: The Community MDT
The front line of healthcare is more than doctors and nurses… there’s a whole multi-disciplinary team who must work together to help our communities. In this session, students will work together to work out who our case study patients need to be treated by in order to get better. We will also talk about the routes into some of these professions, including the training and salaries involved.
Money Matters: Unlocking the Secrets of Economics, Accounting and Finance
Unlock the world of Accounting and Finance with our interactive taster session, putting your budgeting skills to the test in our Money Matters Music Festival Challenge! You'll also learn more about the wide range of job roles within the fields of Accounting and Finance.