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 每 Arrive
- 10am 每 10:40am 每 Campus Tour
- 10.40am 每 11am 每 Welcome
- 11am 每 12.30pm 每 Session One
- 12.30pm 每 1pm 每 Lunch
- 1pm 每 2.30pm 每 Session Two
- 2.30pm 每 3pm Student Q&A
- 3pm 每 Depart from the Campus
STEM Taster Day Teacher Itinerary
- 10am 每 Arrive
- 10am 每 10:40am Students will participate in a campus tour whilst teachers will engage in a networking opportunity (tea, coffee and pastries provided)
- 10.40am 每 11am 每 Welcome talk delivered by the Faculty of Science and Technology
- 11am 每 12.30pm 每 Teacher knowledge share opportunity with interactive sessions delivered by senior Faculty research staff
- 12.30pm 每 1pm 每 Lunch
- 1pm 每 2.30pm 每 Opportunity for teachers to network and catch up with their admin, with tea and coffee
2.30pm 每 3pm 每 Accompany your students for a Student Q and A - 3pm Depart from Campus
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.