We run a number of online super-curricular 'subject taster' programmes for students in Year 12 (S5 Scotland/Y13 Northern Ireland).
In the academic year 2024-25, we are running four such programmes:
- (De)constructing Identity: Arts and Humanities at University - Ran October to December 2024
- Academic Skills & Stories - Ran April 2025
- Biological Research: How do you study animals? - Ran April and May 2025
- Secret Histories - Registration open now for webinars in May and June 2025
To learn more and register for these programmes, please see below.
These programmes offer a series of online lectures and seminars that aim to immerse students in the discussion-based teaching used at Cambridge ('supervisions', known elsewhere as 'tutorials') and stretch students beyond what they are covering in school or college. This is what we call 'super-curricular' exploration of an academic subject and is part of what can make a strong university application.
We run these sessions online so students from across the UK can attend on a weekly basis. Some of the programmes include an optional in-person taster day in Cambridge at the end of the programme. Both the online and in-person elements are free of charge.
Who can take part in these programmes?
Each programme is open to students in Year 12 (S5 Scotland/Y13 Northern Ireland). Additional subject and widening participation criteria apply; please see individual programme pages for full details.
Use the links below to learn more about each programme.
Please contact Libby Beckett (Outreach and Admissions Officer, schoolsliaison@clare.cam.ac.uk) with any questions.
