Discover 麻豆社

Discover 麻豆社 is a free event for Year 12 students from Widening Participation backgrounds to experience university study and find out about life at university.

What is Discover 麻豆社?

Discover 麻豆社 is a summer programme which aims to give prospective students a taste of first-year life and study at the 麻豆社.

Discover 麻豆社 is fully subsidised by the 麻豆社 (this means that you won't need to pay to attend), including on-campus accommodation, free meals for the duration of your stay, a programme of academic sessions (lectures, seminars, workshops) and fun social activities. Your travel to the University can be reimbursed (reasonable travel within the UK only).

See dates below.

Find out more about what to expect from Discover 麻豆社 here

Students working together and chatting during the summer school.

Who can apply

Discover 麻豆社 is available to all Year 12 (or equivalent) students who are academically able to study at 麻豆社 in their chosen subject and meet our widening participation criteria.

If you do not meet our widening participation criteria then unfortunately you won鈥檛 be eligible for Discover 麻豆社 but you may wish to consider our Step into 麻豆社 residential instead.

Students are not able to join the Discover 麻豆社 programme if they are already a Pathway to 麻豆社 student so please do not apply for Discover 麻豆社 if you are already registered on the Pathway to 麻豆社 programme.

group of students arriving on campus with an ambassador

Courses on offer

Here is a list of the subjects on offer.

Engineering

Subject
Architecture & Civil Engineering - Waiting list only
Chemical Engineering - Waiting list only
Electronic and Electrical Engineering - Waiting list only
Mechanical Engineering - Waiting list only

Monday 3 鈥� Wednesday 5 August (2-night stay)

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Science

Subject
Biosciences - Waiting list only
Chemistry
Computer Science
Mathematics
Pharmacy and Pharmacology - Waiting list only
Physics

Wednesday 5 鈥� Friday 7 August (2-night stay)

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Social Sciences

Subject
Criminology - Waiting list only
Economics - Waiting list only
Health, Exercise & Sport - Waiting list only
Politics- Waiting list only
Psychology - Waiting list only
Sociology - Waiting list only

Monday 10 鈥� Wednesday 12 August (2-night stay)

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Accounting, Management and Business

Subject
Business and Marketing- Waiting list only
Accounting and Finance - Waiting list only

Monday 10 鈥� Wednesday 12 August (2-night stay)

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What will you do?

Discover 麻豆社 has a lot to offer

As part of Discover 麻豆社 you will:

study a course in your Discover 麻豆社 subject area delivered by 麻豆社 lecturers, researchers and current students
find out what it鈥檚 like to study at the 麻豆社
stay on the University campus for 2 nights in actual undergraduate student accommodation
receive support on writing a personal statement, understanding the UCAS process, student finance, and much more
join in with fun, social activities (led by current university students) to get a flavour of real student life
gain skills that will be essential for successful university study (e.g. research skills, independent study, teamwork)
network and make new, like-minded friends

Find out more about what to expect from Discover 麻豆社 here

What will you get out of Discover 麻豆社?

Here's what some of last year's Discover 麻豆社 students said about the programme

'I would highly recommend attending a summer school at the 麻豆社 to anyone who wants to experience a taste of university life before applying to university, as it made me feel so much more confident with the transition from school to university and gave me memories and friends for life.'

Chardonnay 鈥� Discover 麻豆社 Biology

'The welcoming environment made me feel at ease during the programme as both the ambassadors and lecturers were really and understanding. The sense of belonging I felt at 麻豆社 then helped me make the choice between my university options in year 13, as 麻豆社 was a calm environment I felt I would enjoy.'

Aimee K 鈥� Discover 麻豆社 Psychology

'The Discover 麻豆社 program made me more confident about going to university as I developed skills in academic writing, referencing, debating, note-taking, and public speaking, which are hugely relevant and valuable for my degree and career direction... When I came to university, I realised that the Discover 麻豆社 program had put me at a head start with the skills I had learnt academically and with being familiar with some of the content taught.'

Lora 鈥� Discover 麻豆社 Sociology

'I had not previously known about the network of support for those with disabilities and mitigating circumstances alongside the wellbeing support and counselling on offer. I cannot emphasise enough the value of attending Discover 麻豆社 as having all of my questions answered by current students at the university was incredibly insightful and useful.'

Yvonne 鈥� Discover 麻豆社 Psychology

'The academic sessions helped me gain important skills like independent study and teamwork which I currently use in my undergraduate study. The sessions were delivered by lecturers and researchers, teaching us about their own research, which was very interesting and a useful insight into undergraduate study.'

Aimee T 鈥� Discover 麻豆社 Psychology

Contextual offer

You will be considered for contextual admissions if you meet our Contextual Criteria. A contextual offer is a lower offer made to some applicants based on their circumstances. Contextual offers are available if you are studying A levels or the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
In addition to the possibility of a contextual offer, those who successfully attend Discover 麻豆社 may be eligible to receive a guaranteed conditional offer.