Outreach Resource Hub

A hub for resources to support teachers and students to find out more about university.

Activities

Activities for students and parents.

Family Science Projects

A parent/carer and child working together

Downloadable resources for parents/carers and young children to work together on.

Maths Challenges

Find out more about some classic maths challenges, suitable for KS5 students.

How to Succeed in Your EPQ MOOC

A short course (MOOC) designed to help students prepare for EPQ qualifications.

How to Succeed in Your Welsh Bacc MOOC

A short course designed to help students prepare for the Welsh Bacc Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate – Individual Project.

MOOCs from the University of Bath

Find out about the MOOCs available from the University of Bath.

Taster Lectures

Watch Mini Minerva lectures at the University

Information

A selection of resources to support you to navigate the higher education system.

Why go to university?

Find out more about what university can offer you

Choosing a university

Information and tips on how to choose a university to apply to

Applying to university: an introduction to UCAS

Find out how to make a great university application through UCAS

Choosing a Course

Resources to help students choose a course at university.

Writing your best Personal Statement

Find out more about how to write your best Personal Statement

Advice for students thinking about university

Some advice from Mike Nicholson, Director of Admissions at Bath, includes why university, choosing a course, applying and transition.

Information - Student Finance

Information about student finance and managing your own finances.

Fees and Funding (UK students)

Find out more about the cost of university for UK students.

Fees and Funding (International Students)

introduction slide from the presentation

Find out more about the cost of university for students from outside the UK.

Planning a budget for university

Find out more about financial budgeting for university.

Cyllid Myfyrwyr Cymru (Student Finance Wales)

Gwybodaeth ar gyfer myfyrwyr israddedig gymwys o Gymru

Student Finance Wales

Find out more about student finance for eligible undergraduate students from Wales

Skills

Resources to support the development of skills needed to be successful at university.

How to take notes and keep them organised

A resource for students to prepare for studying at university.

Presentation Skills

Resources to support students with the key things to consider when producing and delivering presentations.

Developing Skills: Team Building

Two female and one male student sat in front of two propped up IPads referring to an open text book.

Resources for delivering a session on team building

Academic writing skills

An introduction to academic writing, a key skill at university

Developing Skills: Verbal Communication

Resources for delivering sessions on verbal communication.

Developing Skills: Written Communication

Resources for delivering sessions on written communication.

Curriculum Related Projects

Projects that can support learning of the curriculum.

Science Projects

A female student with long dark hair and protective goggles in a drug discovery laboratory filled with glass vials and plastic pipes.

A set of resources to support teachers of KS1/2/3 students with running a science project

Physics Project - Greendale Music Festival

Male student looking through a long metal tube - physics equipment

A 6-week project for KS4 students to use their knowledge of physics to build their own music festival

Chemistry: Murder Mystery

Two students in a chemistry laboratory carrying our an experiment

A set of resources to build a murder mystery experience for KS3/4 students using knowledge from learning chemistry.

Taster talk series: Engineering & Design

A pencil, compass and protractor rest on top of technical drawings

From ancient architectural concepts to the electronics of the future. Five talks under five minutes for your school class.

Run your own Science Fair

School children enjoying a science fair. They are hunched over watching intently an electronic experiment hosted by three adults.

Support for running your own science fair

Biology Project: The Olympics

A 5-week project for KS4 students to build their knowledge of Biology using the context of the Olympics

Curriculum in Context

Hear from researchers talking about how they use A level knowledge in their research.

Curriculum in Context: Politics

Find out about how A Level content is used in Politics research.

Curriculum in Context: Psychology - Coercive relationships

Find out about how Psychology A level content is used in Psychology and Education research.

Curriculum in Context: Chemistry - Use of Radical Reactions

Find out about how Chemistry A level content is used in Anna's research.

Curriculum in Context: Psychology - Chronic Pain

Find out about how Psychology A level content is used in Psychology research.

Curriculum in Context: Economics - The Role of Banks

Photo of Sam Bodunrin who is a black PhD student

Find out how Economics A level content is linked with studying about the financial markets and Monetary Policy.

Curriculum in Context: Geography - Research Methods

Find out about how Geography A level content is used in Education research

Tips from students

Get some tips from people in the know

Tips: Transitioning to University

Lots of students during Freshers' Week walking along the Parade on campus

Hear from students who made the change and their top tips for transitioning to university

Tips: Time at university

Students, two male and one female, working on a project

Useful tips for first-year students.

Tips: Resources for Supporting Learning

Students, two male and female, stood around a white board with a lecturer. The lecturer is writing on the white board.

What university resources are available to students to support their learning?

Tips: Independent Study Skills

A female, black student sat in front of her laptop writing some notes. There is a bright lit desk lap over her head. The wall in front of her is green.

How should you develop your independent study skills?

Tips: Being away from home

Students with suitcases going into campus accommodation. Two silver-coloured wall plaques says 'East Accommodation' and 'Woodland Court'

Tips about settling in to university life

Tips: Budgeting

Tips on writing a budget.

Welsh Language Resources

Explore our resources in Welsh

Dewis cwrs a phrifysgol (Choosing a University and Course)

Cyngor ar ysgrifennu eich Datganiad Personol (Personal Statements)

Cyllid Myfyrwyr Cymru (Student Finance Wales)

What is...

Find out about subjects of which you may have less experience.

What is engineering?

Students on placement at Renishaw look upwards under a turbine

Engineering is the designing, testing and building of machines, structures and processes using maths and science. Studying it can lead to a rewarding career.

Studying Engineering at university

Three students, two male and one female, sat around a two laptops and a large wall-mounted screen

Studying Engineering at university

Choosing Bath

Resources to help students to decide whether to apply to Bath.

Why choose Bath (academic)

Find out more about some of the academic elements of Bath.

Why choose Bath (extracurricular)

Find out more about some of the extracurricular elements of Bath.

Standing out to a competitive university

This presentation provides future applicants with hints and tips on what to do to prepare and write an effective application for competitive courses.

Students' experience of university

Hear from some of our students about their experience of university.

Achieving your ambitions at university

Sam Chung works on a machine in our mechanical engineering lab

Sam Chung is the first in his family to go to university. He tells us how he's found life studying mechanical engineering at Bath.

Studying Architecture

Some of our students explain what studying Architecture is like at the University.

Studying Biology

Some of our students explain what studying Biology is like at the University.

Studying Chemical Engineering

Some of our students explain what studying Chemical Engineering is like at the University.

Studying Chemistry

Some of our students explain what studying Chemistry is like at the University.

Studying Computer Science

Some of our students explain what studying Computer Science is like at the University.

Students' experience of university (continued)

Hear from some of our students about their experience of university.

Studying Maths

Some of our students explain what studying Maths is like at the University.

Studying Natural Sciences

Some of our students explain what studying Natural Sciences is like at the University.

Studying Pharmacology

Some of our students explain what studying Pharmacology is like at the University.

Studying Pharmacy

Some of our students explain what studying Pharmacy is like at the University.

Studying Physics

Some of our students explain what studying Physics is like at the University.

Student Blogs - written by undergraduates for prospective students

Various photos of students with bright coloured backgrounds in squares. There are 6 squares in total.

Students write about life including their academic studies, day-to-day and social life to give prospective students greater insight into university life.