Outreach

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The outstanding facilities in STEMLab provide a focal point for scientific endeavour at Loughborough and new spaces in which to engage with future generations of students, promoting STEM subjects to young people, including those from traditionally under-represented groups.

The School and College Liaison Team hosts a number of events throughout the academic year to give students a flavour of university learning. These events also allow them to spend some time on a university campus.

Our events and activities are designed to highlight some of the fantastic opportunities that Higher Education has to offer prospective students and young people. Often, they also help to demystify some of the perceived barriers and obstacles related to studying at university.  Our taster days and residential events allow prospective students to imagine themselves as undergraduates.

Below are just some of the outreach activities we run.

For more information, visit our Schools and College Liaison webpage.

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Athena STEM

Our successful Girls Into Stem programme has brought female students on to campus to get hands-on with science and engineering. Under the new title Athena STEM, this will now be an online experience.

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Inspiring Minds

Inspiring Minds is an excellent opportunity for post-16 students to learn about university options through a series of academic taster days focusing on different subject areas. Our Inspiring Minds-STEM events give an insight into STEM at Loughborough.

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Engineering Experience

Engineering Experience is a two day non-residential event for Year 11 students who want to find out more about studying engineering at university.

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Engaging with the community

STEMLab has provided opportunities for members of the local community - young and old - to find out more about science and engineering at Loughborough University.

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