If you are interested in getting involved in events at the University of Sussex that will give a taste of university life, it is advised that you speak to a teacher or tutor at your school or college. The majority of our events and activities are offered to students through their school or college. For example, if a group of students were attending a taster lecture in Science, we would be working with a member of staff from their school or department to organise the visit, and the teacher would then decide which students attend. It is advised then, that you try to find out who the relevant member of staff would be. If you are not sure, please email participate@sussex.ac.uk and tell us which school or college you attend, and we will let you know if we are working with them and who the contact person is.
There are some events that you can apply for independently from your school or college – i.e. you can contact us directly yourself. It may eventually require a signature from a teacher and/or parent though, particularly if it takes place within school hours. See below for further details of these schemes.
Shadow a Student
If you are a student in year 12 or 13, and you are thinking about, or have already, applied to university, why not find out a little more about life as a student by shadowing a University of Sussex student? We can link you up with a current student studying a subject you're interested in and arrange a visit, during which you will meet them for one of their lectures and then join them for lunch or refreshments to have an informal chat about life as a university student.
Subject Conferences
The subject conferences will take place on an annual basis, and year 12 (or first year FE) students from across Sussex are invited to find out more about the subject they are interested in studying. These are full day events with a number of sessions and workshops on offer, each exploring different aspects or fields within a broader subject area. Lunch and refreshments will be included.
There will be information about going to university and UCAS, as well as an opportunity to find out more about courses that are of interest to you including entry requirements and available careers relating to a particular subject.
We are hoping to run the following conferences:
- Business and Enterprise (possible subject areas - business, accounting, economics, finance, product design, technology, multimedia science, computer science, engineering etc)
- Social Sciences and Humanities (possible subjects covered - Law, Politics, Sociology, Psychology, History, English & Drama, History of Art)
- Sciences (possible subjects covered - Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience)
Subject Tasters
Information to follow.
UCAS Advice and Guidance
Are you starting to think about starting your application to higher education? Do you need advice on finding and choosing a course, writing your personal statement or preparing for an interview? At Sussex we offer a number of workshops that are designed to help you with this. Once you have registered on the First-Generation Scholarship Scheme (FGSS) – see below for details – you will be notified of upcoming events and workshops. These may be held on the University of Sussex campus or sometimes in your school or college if it is local to the university.
For more information and advice on applying to university via UCAS or to find advice on choosing a course and writing an appropriate personal statement, visit the following websites:
UCAS (University and College Admissions Service) is the central organisation that processes all university applications. They have lots of useful information on choosing and finding an appropriate course, and their course search is a great starting point for finding out which universities you should be looking into.
UCAS also has their own page on writing a personal statement.
The Student Room is a helpful resource to talk to other students applying to study at university and for advice writing a personal statement, with examples of personal statements and advice and a free and confidential personal statement help service from graduates and current university students.