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Welcome to the course

We're here to help you prepare to study a science degree at university! Watch our lead educators introduce the course.

Welcome and thank you for joining the course! We hope that by the end of the three weeks you will feel more prepared to study a science degree at university.

Our lead educators are Helena French, Emily Williams and Dr Alex Tansell. At different points in the course we will also be joined by our student ambassadors (who you will meet in the next step) and some of our colleagues at the University of Nottingham.

The purpose of this course is to support your journey into Higher Education. When you have completed the course, we hope you will have achieved the following:

  • Explored the structure of a university, degree course and the extracurricular opportunities available to university students.
  • Reflected on the preparation and development of key academic skills for starting university-level study.
  • Improved your confidence and developed tools and techniques for approaching university-level academic assignments.
  • Applied academic reading and writing skills to example exercises.
  • Explored the support services available for students at the University of Nottingham.

Introduce yourself in the comments section below by letting us know what course you hope to study, the reasons behind your subject choice and what you are hoping to get out of this course!

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