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UCL’s Access Team works with academic departments to provide a range of subject-specific activities, events and programmes.
UCL’s Access Team works with academic departments to provide a range of subject-specific activities, events and programmes. These all vary in size and subject, but you can see the most up-to-date list of Access Initiative projects and registration links on this web page.
Sign ups for the 2024–25 Access Initiatives are now open:
Apply for a Non-Residential Summer School
Apply for a Taster Day (excluding Cancer Institute)
Non Residential Summer Schools
- Self balancing robotic car: an introductory engineering summer school (7–11 July 2025)
Monday 7 July – Friday 11 July 2025
Applicants must be studying Maths at AS Level.
Year 12s
Ready to create something amazing over a week-long course with UCL Engineering? Join our Engineering for All summer programme, where attendees will design, build and programme a self-balancing, self-driving robotic car!
Discover how science and technology come to life in real-world engineering as you gain hands-on experience with electronics, coding and 3D design. Work in teams, solve exciting challenges and see your ideas in action – bring your curiosity and creativity.
This program is your chance to develop skills, confidence and inspiration while exploring the world of STEM. Don’t miss out – apply now and build something extraordinary!
Deadline for applications: 16 April 2025
- Reimaging Health Summer Programme (28 July – 1 August 2025)
Monday 28 July – Friday 1 August 2025
Year 12s
A one-week programme covering the world of health start-ups and small businesses that are driving innovation in the digital health sector.
Using simulation and gamification, participants will gain an understanding of how to initiate a health-related start-up, the decision-making processes and the dynamics and competitive nature of the digital health marketplace for new products and services.
There will be an opportunity to meet health entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and app developers, as well as visits to health innovation spaces in London. The programme will also cover the importance of AI and data analytics for driving forward this exciting space for next-generation healthcare.
Participants will also get an introduction to the regulatory and investment environment for digital health technologies.
Taster Days/Short term programmes
- Cancer Institute Taster Day (1 April 2025)
1 April 2025
Year 12s
The UCL Cancer Institute is the hub for cancer research at UCL and has brought together a diverse mix of more than 400 scientists and clinicians to improve our understanding of cancer and how we can find new treatments to provide excellent patient care.This year, we are excited to invite you to attend our Taster Day at the Institute! On this interactive day you will hear from student researchers, scientists and medical professionals on the career journey that has led to their research. You will get the opportunity to see demonstrations and take part in practical sessions, all led by our scientists, based on the cutting-edge work we do here.
This day has been designed to give you a real insight into cancer research, and to show you that it is possible for anyone to become a cancer researcher.
Applications for this programme have now closed. We will be in touch with all applicants shortly.
- Philosophy Taster Day (10 May 2025)
10 May 2025
Ever wanted to study philosophy at university? Want to know more about moral and political philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and more? Come along to UCL’s Philosophy Taster Day which will introduce students to the wide-ranging subject and what it’s like studying it at a higher education level.
The day will include sample talks from faculty in the department, covering a range of core areas in philosophy. These sessions will be designed to reflect the experience of taking classes at undergraduate level, giving students a good overview of the course itself.
There will also be a Q&A session, in which students will have to opportunity to raise questions about the department, admissions and more – sign up now for a great chance to learn more about one of the oldest subjects in the world!
Deadline: Sunday 30th March, 11:59.
- Engineering Foundation Year Taster Day (3 June 2025)
3 June 2025
Engineers are involved in a huge range of meaningful activities: from machine learning, robotics and AI, creating earthquake-resistant buildings and infrastructure, medicine development and healthcare research, clean water and energy production, space exploration and much more.
UCL’s integrated Engineering Foundation Year (EFY) presents an opportunity to access and excel in your chosen UCL Engineering degree, including those that could lead you to the above fields and beyond.
At our taster day, you’ll get to explore UCL East and our facilities, including our labs; enjoy a practical, hands-on engineering activity based on teaching and learning on the EFY; speak to EFY students and academics; learn more about the different forms of engineering; and find out more about how the programme works, how we’ll support you, and insight into the application process.
Deadline for applications: 16 April 2025- Discover Audiology at UCL Ear Institute (2 July 2025)
2 July 2025
Are you interested in a career in healthcare? Have you considered audiology? Audiologists work with patients who have hearing loss and help them improve their quality of life.
We are running a taster day to give you an insight into what audiologists do and what it's like to study with us at UCL Ear Institute, a globally renowned centre for audiovestibular education and world-leading research.
There will be sessions on UCL’s Audiology BSc, a three-year course that aims to train students to join the healthcare workforce as audiologists, as well as general information about the subject and what a career in audiology looks like.
- History of Art Taster Day (24 July 2025)
24 July 2025
Years 12–13
UCL is excited to offer a Summer Taster Day welcoming students from diverse backgrounds, aged 16 to 18, to explore issues of identity, activism and performance through a range of artworks spanning the ‘renaissance’ and the modern day.
You’ll experience what it’s like to study history of art at one of the world’s leading universities, examining artworks up-close in nearby galleries and engaging in lively seminar discussions led by our skilled tutors.
It’s a great opportunity to explore the subject and find out about the many diverse career paths offered by a degree in History of Art.
Deadline: Sunday 1st June, 11:59.