What’s It Like to Study Chemistry at Newcastle?
Join us for our 'What’s It Like to Study Chemistry at Newcastle?' days designed to give year 12 A-level chemistry students a taste of what being an undergraduate student is like.
What’s It Like to Study Chemistry at Newcastle? Days
What’s It Like to Study Chemistry at Newcastle? Days have been hosted in the Bedson Building, Newcastle University annually since 2009. They are designed to give Year 12 A-level chemistry students a taste of what being an undergraduate student is like whilst also supporting their preparation for studying chemistry in Year 13.
Please note this event does not accept individual bookings from students – it is designed for schools to bring some or all of their Year 12 chemistry cohort with the appropriate number of staff.
The typical timetable for the day is:
| Time | Sessions |
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| Pre 10:00 | Arrival in Bedson Building |
| 10:00-10:05 | Welcome and outline of the day |
| 10:05-11:00 | University style lecture on Spectroscopy (review of MS & IR, introduction to NMR) |
| 11:00-11:30 | University style tutorial on Spectroscopy (problem-solving: deducing structures of simple molecules) |
| 11:30-12:00 | Chemistry talk by an academic staff member |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00-13:05 | Return and don PPE |
| 13:05-15:50 | Practical Laboratory Session in our UG Synthetic Teaching Laboratory (Bedson 2.20) - making an ester (one of the A-level Chemistry Required Practicals (AQA RP10; OCR PAG 6) - Making an Organic Liquid). |
| 15:50-16:00 | Hand back PPE and complete feedback |
| 16:00 | Depart |
It may be possible to change the timings of the day to start earlier/later and/or finish earlier/later – please get in touch before booking to discuss this.
Further Information and Booking
The dates available are:
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16th June
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18th June
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20th June
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24th June
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26th June
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7th July
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9th July
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11th July
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15th July
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17th July
Please note that the booking form below will be updated daily to reflect bookings already made - there is a capacity of 30 students per day (this is for H&S reasons due to the restricted space available in the Teaching Lab). You are welcome to book all 30 student places or, if you have less, please be aware that you may share the day with one or more other schools.
Any queries, please contact the organiser and your host for the day, Dr Peter Hoare at outreach@ncl.ac.uk