Our school visits are aimed at providing students with an experience that will enthuse them into considering taking physics at university.

The day usually comprises an introductory talk, a tour of the research facilities and a session in the first-year lab. Experiments are chosen to complement the work done at AS level, but also to prepare them for Y13. A treatment of uncertainties is emphasised during the experiments which are demonstrated by physics postgraduate students.

An example school visit

10:00 Arrival

10:15 Welcome and introduction

10:45 Departmental tour led by Student Ambassadors. Facilities include:

• Astrolab
• Ultra Low-Temperature Lab
• Particle Physics Lab
• Liquid Helium Room First-Year Superlab

11:45 Subject session 1: e.g. Galaxies and Supermassive Black Holes

12:45 Lunch on campus (a chance for the students to explore the campus)

13:15 Subject session 2: e.g. Detecting Fundamental Particles

14:15 Student Question and Answers

15:15 Depart