STEM Taster Day 2024
The Faculties of Science and Technology and Health and Medicine are pleased to welcome you and your students onto campus for our STEM Taster Day. Students will get to try hands-on practical sessions from our Departments on either the 19th or 20th June.
The Taster Day is an opportunity for students to discover more about studying STEM subjects at one of the country’s leading universities, what research is being carried out at Lancaster, and what impact it is having. It will also provide an opportunity for networking with academics of your subject speciality to discuss their research as part of a CPD morning.
Departments involved include: Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, Environmental & Earth Sciences and Geography, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biomedical Sciences, Psychology, Why Lancaster, and Women in Engineering.
The Faculty will be able to assist with transport costs and will provide all lunches and refreshments.
Places are limited therefore we can only take one coach per school or college. If you would like to book or receive more information please email: stemengagement@lancaster.ac.uk
STEM Taster Day Student Itinerary
- 10am – Arrival
- 10.05am – 10.20am – Welcome
- 10.30am - 12pm - Session one
- 12.10pm - 12.50pm - Lunch
- 1pm - 2.30pm - Session two
- 2.30pm - 3pm - Close
- 3pm - Departure
STEM Taster Day Teacher Itinerary
- 10am – Arrival
- 10.05am - 10.20am - Welcome
- 10.30am - 11am - Opportunity for teachers to network and catch up with their admin, with refreshments
- 11am - 12pm - Teacher discussions with academics (optional)
- 12.10pm - 12.50pm - Lunch
- 1pm - 2.30pm - Opportunity for teachers to network and catch up with their admin, with refreshments
- 2.30pm - 3pm - Close
- 3pm - Departure
FST Sessions
The Faculty of Science and Technology has a whole host of sessions available for you to take part in!
FHM Session
Biological Sciences
DNA is a fundamental biomolecule that encodes a vast amount of information contained within genetic code. Genetic code differences are what make individuals unique, and can also be responsible for genetic conditions, disease susceptibilities, or response to drugs. Join us in our state-of-the-art teaching lab for a hands-on opportunity to use an agarose gel and find out more about molecular biology techniques. Learn how measuring genetic differences between individuals can be used to understand patients and inform their treatments.