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Discover events during #NAW2021 
We have worked with the ESFA to gather a list of some of the events happening during NAW. Check it out here and please remember to keep checking back as it will be updated as more events are added!

Coming soon: Higher & Degree vacancy listing
Back by popular demand…we will soon be publishing a listing of nearly 300 of the latest higher and degree apprenticeship vacancies available. Please keep an eye on your emails in the next couple of weeks!

• Monday 1st February, 5pm -6pm
• An interactive virtual summer programme for students interested in Business, Accounting, Finance & Technology
• Y12 students
• A unique opportunity to hear about the different entry routes into PwC
• Get your questions answered by the recruitment team
• Parents are encouraged to join! 

We are currently making plans for a fully virtual National Apprenticeship Week 2021 (8th – 14th February) and would love to collaborate with you on this.

Local resources are available on http://www.wylp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WYLP-Directory-2020.pdf  

National resources including resources for National Apprenticeship Week are available on www.amazingapprenticeships.com  

Vacancy opportunities are available on https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship and there are several companies recruiting for 2021 school and college leavers.

Highways England who will be recruiting in the Leeds area are hosting events during National Apprenticeship week 

The link to the event is: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ask-an-apprentice-uncovering-apprenticeships-with-highways-england-tickets-135500701245

Those that have signed up to attend tomorrow’s Academic Wednesday Webinar ‘Biomaterials and their Applications’, to be presented by the eminent Dr Maria Katsikogianni, will be aware that this Webinar is between 4.30-5.30pm tomorrow, 27^th January (as advertised on the University of Bradford’s Website); the webinar will commence at 4.30pm, as per the links that will be provided.  The session will be a fascinating insight to Biomaterials and how patients worldwide are benefitting from implants and diagnostic devices, regarding hydrogels for tissue regeneration and devices that detect pathogens in infective diseases.

(Please note the Biomaterials Webinar was incorrectly advised as between 4.45-5.45pm tomorrow, 27^th January, in our Newsletter w/c 25^th January 2021, hence this email as we wouldn’t wish anyone to miss the start).

Some of our upcoming Webinar Wednesdays include the following, for those interested in Pharmacy and Engineering:

3^rd February 4.30-5.30pm: ‘What do Pharmacists do anyway? And how can you get involved?’  Register HERE.

10^th February 4.30-5.30pm: ‘What can birds, bees, ants and fish offer to Engineering excellence?’  Register HERE.

Additionally, our Tuesday evening mid-February webinar, regarding our Adult Nursing Degree Programme at Dewsbury and District Hospital for the course commencing April 2021), is timed to suit those who may be working or have caring responsibilities:

16^th February 7.00-8.00pm: ‘Find out about our Mid-Yorkshire Nursing programme!’.  Register HERE.

All scheduled Academic and Outreach Webinars can be found on the University of Bradford’s website HERE.

The digital version of our newsletter, helping to keep you up to date with all the activity and support available this week and next can be accessed HERE. 

Feb 9th 2021 – 6.30pm ‘Applying for Dentistry‘ 

March 9th 2021 – 6pm – ‘Applying for Pharmacy’

Our ‘Applying for Medicine’ course on our next date of the 21st of March at 5pm has availability.

Our webinars are for students looking to apply for high application courses such as Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmacy. The medicine and dentistry courses are 3 hours long and our content  focuses on drafting a strong UCAS personal statement, how to prepare for interviews (particularly MMI’s), gaining work experience, and advice and tips on admissions tests (UCAT and BMAT). Our aim is to give the students an understanding of the areas they should be focusing on and how to make them as strong as possible to give them the best chance of getting a place at medical/dental/pharmacy school. 

Our courses have a diverse range of fantastic speakers who are specialists in advising students on their UCAS applications. Our team includes UCAS admissions experts, current university students who excelled in the application process and will share their top tips and their ‘do’s and don’ts.’ In addition, we have a team of qualified professionals who will be giving their advice on the application process as well as discussing current hot topics and their experience of life after qualification. 

The courses are interactive and the students can ask questions to any of our speakers. Our courses always have great feedback from the students and teachers.

Full details on dates and prices can be found on our web-site under each course www.apply4uni.co.uk. But to give you a summary, our 3 hour courses for Medicine and Dentistry are £30 each. And our 2 hour course for Pharmacy is £25. If there are several students from your school that would like to attend our courses, we can do a group 20% discount. 

And as previously mentioned we do offer bursary places for disadvantaged students (we send a questionnaire to any students that would like to apply for a bursary place and offer them on a first come first served basis if they meet the criteria.) We can also offer discounted rates for disadvantaged students if our bursary places are full.

Here is our newsletter, helping to keep you up to date with all the activity and support available this week.  You can go to our digital version of this newsletter  HERE  

 Academic Webinars: 

Our academic webinars provide a fantastic opportunity to help you think about what you might want to study at university and potentially assist you when writing your personal statement for your UCAS application.  Please visit our webinars webpage for a full list, covering a diverse range of topics. 

• 27 January – Holocaust Memorial Day: Economic aspects of genocides and other mass atrocities and their prevention (14:00-16:00 PM) – Prof PB Anand will welcome the participants and invite the guests, and current as well as newly arrived students of January start including Rotary Peace Fellows.  Prof Udy Archibong, Pro Vice Chancellor for Inclusion, Equality and Diversity, will open the webinar with a few remarks on the University’s approach to inclusion. The main speaker is Prof Charles Anderton, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts on ‘The economic aspects of genocides and mass atrocities and their prevention’. Speaker Biography: Prof Charles Anderton is Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Society and Professor of Economics at the College of Holy Cross.  He is Associate Editor of the Economics of Peace and Security Journal.  

More information on our Peace Studies and International Development courses is available HERE

• 27 January: Biomaterials and their Applications (16:45-17:45 PM) – Patients worldwide benefit from implants and diagnostic devices.  Biomaterial and device applications, versatility and performance represent a University of Bradford success story. This webinar will explore the design and preparation of hydrogels for tissue regeneration, antimicrobial medical devices and devices that detect pathogens in infective diseases.  You can Register HERE.

 Post-16 Activity: ·       26^th January: Application and personal statement drop in  (12:00-1:00 PM) – In reference to the UCAS Deadline 29^th January, the Outreach and Recruitment team is running a virtual drop in session to support any students who are currently in the middle of or planning to apply to university starting 2021.  Outreach and Recruitment officers will be on hand to provide information around the application process, including personal statements and answer any questions.  This is an informal session, so feel free to drop in anytime during the hour.  This session will be on Zoom and the link to join follows: Zoom Link to join: https://bradford-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/85360665385?pwd=YitqclZDbkdsakJzY1htdGhlSHFMZz09 Meeting ID: 853 6066 5385, Passcode: 930205 

• 28 January: Attending Post Offer Visit Days and Selecting your Firm and Insurance Choice (4:30-5:30 PM and 7:30-8:30 PM) – We know that there are lots of degrees to choose from, and lots of choice of where you can go to study them, which can make narrowing down your options to two, a firm and insurance choice, difficult for students and their families.  This session will give you some great top tips about how to make the right choices and get the most out of Visit Days.

o   4:30-5:30 PM: You can Register HERE.

o   7:30-8:30 PM: You can Register HERE. 

• 4 February: Plan B (4:30-5:30 PM and 7:30-8:30 PM) – This session will give you ideas on how to prepare an effective Plan b, should you change your mind about your choices, or need to look at alternative course options.

• • 4:30-5:30 PM: You can Register HERE.

o   7:30-8:30 PM: You can Register HERE. 

• 11 February: University applications and a plan B (4:30-6:00 PM) – Have you applied to university but now changed your mind about what course you would like to study? Have you applied and unfortunately been rejected from your choices? Are you still deciding if you want to apply to university? The University of Bradford Outreach and Recruitment team are here to support you with your next steps. This interactive session will provide information, advice and guidance to your situation and answer any questions you have about applying.  This session will be on Zoom and the link to join follows:

Zoom Link to join: 

https://bradford-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86885632609?pwd=Wmd4OFN2M0hsekFMZFQ4R0N0WUhtdz09 

Meeting ID: 868 8563 2609, Passcode: 23474

Bradford Café Scientifique Event:  

• 28 January: Lessons through reflection, a nurses perspective on working in COVID 19 (6:30-8:00 PM).  Synopsis:  How does a hospital A&E department adapt to a pandemic?  Danni Woods Adult Nurse Lecturer at the University of Bradford and Sister Lucy Lowe will examine how the events leading up to the national lockdown were translated into routine nursing practice in an inner city hospital.  Please note that this is an online event using Zoom, places must be booked here.

  Virtual Open Day: Live Our next Undergraduate Virtual Open Day Live will be held on Saturday 6^th February 10am to 4pm.  This event will offer attendees the opportunity to get involved in live Q&As with lecturers and students on a wide range of subject areas and support services.  Students can register for the Virtual Open Day: Live HERE. This event is also another opportunity for eligible students to gain up to 8 UCAS points to use against their offer with us as part of the Progression Scheme – more details on this Scheme can be found HERE. 

“Anytime” Resources for Students: The University of Bradford’s new “Bradford Experience” was launched last month.  This service offers a range of resources to students who are researching Universities or firming up their choices.  Students who sign up will have access to our Virtual Open Day Anytime (including informative subject talks and support information), Virtual Tours, Webinars and invites to Live Virtual Open Days and Campus Tours (when they can begin again).  Students can access the resource on our Open Days website page HERE. You can find News on help and advice about applying to University in 2021 HERE.

Twitter: 

Please follow us on Twitter to keep up to date with the activity that we are doing @UniBradOutreach.

Medicine and Health Outreach at the University of Leeds

Welcome to our latest Medicine and Health Outreach update and a Happy New Year to all as we enter 2021. We hope you and your students have had a relaxing break following a very challenging year. 

Below you’ll find a summary of our latest activities and programmes that you and your students can sign up to. Highlights include our support calls for Teachers and Advisors, Subject Insight Webinars for Year 11 and 12 students, and our interview resources. 

For more information, or if you have any questions, please see our website or get in touch by email: medicineandhealth@leeds.ac.uk

Healthcare Academy – Online Resources for Year 9 Students

Our new Healthcare Academy resources, designed for Year 9 students interested in medicine and health subjects, will be available to access towards the end of February.

These pre-recorded resources are available for students to access at their own pace, and will help students develop their understanding of the science behind medicine and disease.

The programme will explore a range of health topics with our current Leeds Medicine and Healthcare students, learn about the skills needed to work in different health professions and about the right pathways into studying towards these careers. 

Due to the current restrictions, the programme will initially be delivered online, with students accessing the content at their own pace throughout the year.

As the programme progresses toward the end of the first year and for years 10 and 11, we hope to be able to host live events both online and on our campus in the future.

Please keep an eye on our webpage for registration details.