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
- Exploration Day (Cambridge) Year 12 - Wednesday 2 April 2025
Sport and Exercise Sciences - 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 - Exploration Day (Writtle) Year 12 - Wednesday 23 April 2025
Animal, Equine, Veterinary, Environmental