Year 12 & Year 13 (Y12 and Y13) Online Subject Tasters with The University of Sheffield

 




The University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield
Dear colleagues,

Throughout the Autumn term, there are a number of free opportunities for your students to experience what it is like to study different subjects at the University of Sheffield.

Please can I ask you to share this invite to any students who you feel might be interested or benefit from any of the opportunities listed below.

All of the activities are completely free of charge and will provide students with a good insight into their chosen subject or area of interest at university. Please ensure that interested students fill out the booking forms individually using the links below.

More sessions will be added so students can also register their interest or keep an eye on our webpage for updates.

Arts and Humanities - Online Subject Tasters

SubjectTitleDateTime
East Asian studiesThe Rise of Hallyu - Imitation, Adaptation or Reinvention?Wednesday 23rd October16:00-17:15
RussianRussian Literature SpeaksTuesday 5th November15:55-17:15
HistoryRussian or Soviet history? Thinking about empire and revolutionTuesday 12th November16:00-17:15
PhilosophyPersonal IdentityWednesday 20th November16:00-17:15
GermanHitler's bathing trunks and the AfD's Bikini: Populist Propaganda in GermanyMonday 25th November15:55-17:15
FrenchTranslation and TruthTuesday 26th November15:55-17:15
HistoryAn Introduction to the British Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1640-1807Thursday 28th November17:00-18:15
MusicRodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! in Context: Adaptation and ReceptionWednesday 4th December16:00-17:15
Engineering and Computer Science - Online Subject Tasters

SubjectTitleDateTime
Biomedical EngineeringWhat is Biomedical Engineering?Wednesday 23rd October16:00-17:00
Civil & Structural EngineeringInnovations in Structural Engineering: Strengthening against earthquakesThursday 7th November16:00-17:30
Automatic Control and Systems EngineeringRobotics: How can we control and shape our future with robots?Wednesday 13th November16.30-17:30
Mechanical EngineeringSensing Sight with soundThursday 14th November16:00-17:00
General EngineeringEngineering in General and General Engineering at the University of Sheffield with an Electrical FlavourWednesday 20th November16:00-17:00
Materials Science & EngineeringFrom Engines to AtomsThursday 21st November16:00-17:30
Electronic and Electrical EngineeringVirtual Arduino Lab - an introduction to Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE)Tuesday 26th November16:00-17:30
Aerospace EngineeringWhat is modern Aerospace Engineering?Wednesday 27th November16:00-17:30
Health - Subject Tasters

SubjectTitleDateTimeLocation
OrthopticsOrthoptics Taster Session: Why do we see double?Wednesday 23rd October16:00-17:15Online
PharmacyPharmacy - More than counting tablets!Wednesday 30th October16:00-17:15Online
Speech and Language TherapySpeech and Language Therapy: Child Language AcquisitionTuesday 5th November16:00-17:15Online
Nursing and MidwiferyAdult Nursing Taster Session: The Endocrine SystemThursday 7th November16:15-17:45Online
Nursing and MidwiferyNursing: Preparing a Patient for a ProcedureThursday 14th November13:00-14:30On campus
Science - Online Subject Tasters

SubjectTitleDateTime
MathsMonopoly & Markov ChainsMonday 4th November16:00-17:30
BiosciencesDo we need to live with cancer?Thursday 7th November16:00-17:30
PhysicsExperimental Neutrino Physics: Detecting the UndetectableThursday 7th November16:30-18:00
Social Sciences - Online Subject Tasters

SubjectTitleDateTime
Urban Studies and PlanningPlanning the healthy cityTuesday 22nd October16:00-17:15
Politics and International RelationsOur common future: Climate justice or environmental conflict?Wednesday 23rd October15:45-17:20
Applied Social SciencesLooking at Reality TV through a social science lens. Why does it matter and what should change?Monday 4th November16:30-17:50
GeographyApplying what we learn from Geography in dealing with natural disasters: Lessons learned from landslides in NepalThursday 7th November16:00-17:15
Sociological StudiesSocial Research Methods: Introducing Institutional EthnographyMonday 11th November16:00-17:20
EconomicsEnvironmental Economics: What is the right amount of pollution?Wednesday 13th November15:45-17:00
Politics, Philosophy and EconomicsDisinformation, mistrust and online platforms – how is online conspiracism damaging our politics?Wednesday 20th November16:30-17:50
ManagementMoney talksThursday 21st November16:00-17:30
Education“It’s never too late to put it off” - Procrastination in academic studyThursday 28th November16:00-17:30

Should you have any questions about any of the activities please feel free to contact the team at tasterdays@sheffield.ac.uk.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Best wishes,
The Taster day team

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