Virtual Summer School for A-Level Physics Students of Afro-Caribbean Heritage

19^th July 2021 9.30am-3:30pm

We would like to invite A-Level Physics students of Afro-Caribbean heritage studying in the UK to come to a free one-day Physics and Astronomy virtual summer school. We recognise that students of Afro-Caribbean heritage are severely under-represented among those studying Physics and Astronomy in the UK and would like to take pro-active steps to remedy the situation. We have designed a day, which we hope will be inspirational and informative, to include the following activities:

• Learn about the aurora and take part in cutting edge Space Environment Physics research by classifying different types of aurorae (no previous knowledge required)
• ‘Listen’ to the cosmos with our work to support people with vision impairments engage with astronomy research
• Take a virtual tour of our labs and research facilities with us
• Measure the accelerating expansion of the Universe (you’ll need a ruler and a calculator!)
• Learn about careers in Physics
• Listen to inspirational talks about why you should be interested in a future with Physics and how you can get involved.