Magic of Materials Summer School A FREE three day residen al summer school introducing pupils aged 14-15 to Materials Science, Technology and Engineering · St Paul’s School, London · 10 to 12 July 2023 The Magic of Materials Summer School is a FREE three day residen al course for pupils aged 14-15 (at the end of year 10 or equivalent) that is being run at St Paul’s School in London. The course is organised and run in partnership between St Paul’s School and the Ins tute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) and Discover materials (www.discovermaterials.co.uk). It brings to life the complex subject of materials science by highligh ng the importance of the field across the sciences, engineering and technology. We explore the subject through workshops and lectures which also demonstrate the importance of research to the way we live our lives as well as highligh ng the broad range of exci ng careers available in the field. The course will comprise of talks, lectures, ques on and answer sessions and importantly hands-on experiments (some that they may never meet at school, and some that they will definitely not meet at school!). Small groups of students will be allocated an A-Level student mentor who will take them to each of the ac vi es and encourage them to ques on and inves gate as a group. Evenings will be informal but involve challenges, a quiz and an invited talk. The residen al aspect will give the students me to absorb the informa on, get to know other people from across the country and be part of an academic ‘conference’ environment. Par cipants will remain on site for the whole school, staying in the school’s boarding house with a full pastoral care package with all meals and refreshments included. This unique course is open to 24 non-fee paying school pupils from across the UK and is free to a end. A maximum of three pupils from any one school may a end and places will be allocated on the basis of a simple applica on form requiring a short statement from both pupils and teachers. We would encourage pupils with a keen interest in STEM and materials science in par cular to apply.
Funding
To enable pupils from all backgrounds and across the en re country to apply and a end we are able to offer a number of bursaries of up to £100 to cover travel expenses which can be applied for upon a successful applica on. Magic of Materials Summer School
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