Science and Engineering Taster Events

Visit us to find out how ARU helps students achieve their career goals.

Book onto our popular, annual subject taster events at ARU for the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

With access to our state-of-the-art facilities, come and explore the wide range of courses on offer at ARU. Enjoy taster sessions and campus tours, meet our students, chat to our academics and find out about the support available to students beyond the classroom.

Event dates and times

We offer taster events from February to July, on our campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford and Writtle. Some are designed for KS4 students, others for KS5. You can book all events online.

KS4

• Discovery Day (Cambridge) Year 10 - Wednesday 25 June 2025
  Sport and Exercise Sciences or Optometry
• Discovery Day (Cambridge) Year 10 - Wednesday 25 June 2025
  Computing and Information Science
• Discovery Day (Cambridge) Year 10 - Thursday 26 June 2025
  Psychology
• Discovery Day (Cambridge) Year 10 - Thursday 26 June 2025
  Biomedical Science, Animal & Environmental Biology, Crime and Forensic Science
• Discovery Day (Chelmsford) Year 10 - Wednesday 3 July 2025
  Engineering, Architecture, Construction & Surveying
• Discovery Day (Writtle) Year 10 - Wednesday 4 June 2025
  Sport and Exercise Sciences or Animal, Agriculture and Environmental sciences

KS5

• FSE Specialist sessions (Cambridge) Year 13 - Wednesday 5 February 2025
  Sport and Exercise Sciences or Optometry
• FSE Specialist sessions (Cambridge) Year 13 - Thursday 6 February 2025
  Psychology
• FSE Specialist sessions (Cambridge) Year 13 - Wednesday 26 February 2025
  Biomedical Science, Animal & Environmental Biology, Crime and Forensic Science
• FSE Specialist sessions (Cambridge) Year 13 - Thursday 27 February 2025
  Computing and Information Science
• Exploration Day (Cambridge) Year 12 - Wednesday 2 April 2025
  Sport and Exercise Sciences or Optometry
• Exploration Day (Cambridge) Year 12 - Thursday 3 April 2025
  Psychology
• Exploration Day (Cambridge) Year 12 - Wednesday 23 April 2025
  Biomedical Science, Animal & Environmental Biology, Crime and Forensic Science
• Exploration Day (Cambridge) Year 12 - Thursday 1 May 2025
  Computing and Information Science
• Specialist sessions (Chelmsford) Year 13 - Wednesday 5 February 2025
  Engineering, Architecture, Construction & Surveying
• Exploration Day (Chelmsford) Year 12 - Wednesday 2 April 2025
  Engineering, Architecture, Construction & Surveying
• FSE Specialist sessions (Writtle) Year 13 - Wednesday 26 February 2025
  Sport and Exercise Sciences or Animal, Agriculture and Environmental sciences
• Exploration Day (Writtle) Year 12 - Wednesday 23 April 2025
  Animal, Equine, Veterinary, Environmental