UCL Year 12 Summer Challenge

Summer Challenge is an academic study programme for Year 12 students. It runs on six weekly evening sessions at the UCL Euston Campus during June and July. The programme won a HELOA award for Innovation and Best Practice in January 2013. 

A key feature of Summer Challenge is that every student must complete an independent research project. In Week Six students hand in a 1,500 word essay and deliver a presentation on their topic. Summer Challenge improves independent research, critical thinking, public speaking and academic writing skills. 

We are running twelve courses in 2013 in science, engineering, arts, humanities and social sciences subjects. Every course is taught by a UCL PhD student or academic, with assistance from a UCL undergraduate.

Summer Challenge 2013 brochure

Applications update: courses confirmed 

Please note that all Summer Challenge 2013 courses are now completely full.

If you are a teacher, parent or a current Year 11 student, watch out for next year's 2014 Summer Challenge courses. We will open for next year's applications in March 2014.

Summer Challenge 2013 courses

Course title Subject area of course Status
The Amazing Brain Life Sciences, Psychology, Medicine COURSE FULL
Cell Biology in the Zebrafish Lab Life Sciences, Biology, Medicine COURSE FULL 
Computer Science: Internet Security Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths COURSE FULL
Drawing Portfolio Fine Art, Architecture, Creative Arts COURSE FULL
Energy Emergency Science, Technology, Engineering COURSE FULL
Law Politics and Morality Law, Social Sciences, Humanities COURSE FULL
Medicine and Society Medicine, Life Sciences COURSE FULL
The Physics of Light Science, Technology, Engineering, Physics COURSE FULL
Riots Rebellions and Political Change Social Sciences, Humanities, History COURSE FULL 
Science and Society Science, Social Sciences, Humanities COURSE FULL  
Shakespeare Updated
 English Literature COURSE FULL
Speaking Your Mind Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Psychology COURSE FULL