University taster days

English Literature Virtual Taster Event ‘Ghosts, murder and mutation’: pandemic in Young Adult literature’

Thursday 28^th January 2020, 5.30pm

The value of reading outside the ‘A’ level curriculum can be overlooked, however, Young Adult writers have variously produced novels which give insight into how a pandemic can affect a society. Tragically this pandemic is not the only such event in history. ‘The Black Death’ swept across Europe from 1347 to 1351, followed by ‘The Great Plague’, 1665-1666, and ‘The Spanish Flu pandemic’, 1918-1920.

These life-changing events have stimulated historical fiction for older children, teenage readers and adults; writers have also employed memoirs, ghost stories, murder mysteries and dystopian science fiction to explore the effects of pandemics on individuals and societies.

The talk will cover a range of ‘pandemic’ novels and open up questions about how teenagers and young adults might deal with, be valued and contribute to their society and will be given by Prof Jean Webb, Director of the International Forum for Research in Children’s Literature.          

The event is due to take place on 28th January, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm and to book your place, please visit the booking page here.                          

Film, Media and Television Masterclass

Thursday 25th February at 10.00 to 11.30am

Ahead of ‘Line of Duty’ Series 6, the University of Worcester School of Arts is delighted to bring you an exclusive event with Executive Producer, Simon Heath.

Born and bred in Birmingham, Simon’s career began in 1993 as script editor and writer on the BBC teen drama Byker Grove. He went on to create and write Ant & Dec’s early series for the BBC and C4. Simon joined World Productions in 1997, where he became Head of Drama in 2002 and Creative Director and CEO in 2009. 

Simon is best known as the Executive Producer of the acclaimed police corruption drama, Line of Duty. The Season 5 finale of which became the most watched TV show of 2019. 

He was also the Executive Producer for BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy nominated political thriller Bodyguard, the highest rated drama of the decade. 

In 2018, Simon executive produced the critically acclaimed, BAFTA nominated Save Me for Sky Atlantic which was the fastest binged Sky boxset series ever and the winner of the 2019 RTS Award for Best Drama. 

World Productions’ was named 2019 Production Company of Year at both the Broadcast and Edinburgh TV Festival Awards.

This is an one-off exclusive masterclass for those of you who may be interested in a career in the film, television or media industry. It is also for you if you are a fan of the brilliant ‘Line of Duty’! 

The event will take place on Thursday 25th February at 10.00 to 11.30am and to book your place, please visit the booking page here. 

Geography “The Science and Politics of Climate Change” Virtual Taster Event

 Thursday 4^th February, 4.30 – 6.15pm

This online session is suitable for anyone considering studying Geography. During the session you will find out more about our range of accredited Geography courses, including those features that make our programmes special. The latter includes a practical, hands-on emphasis throughout and an outstanding fieldwork programme. You will also get to meet current staff and students, ask questions and take part in a short taster session.

We will send you a link to join the session once you have registered. To participate, you will need to have speakers/headphones. A working microphone and webcam would be helpful. You will also need to use Google Chrome.

If you have any concerns about accessibility, please do get in touch.

The event is due to take place on 4th February, from 4.30pm to 6.15pm and to book your place, please visit the booking page here. 

Primary Initial Teacher Education Virtual Taster Event

Wednesday 10th February 2021

This Primary Teaching Taster session is suitable for anyone considering studying Primary Teaching. The session will be held virtually, and we will send you a link to join the session once you have registered. During the session you will find about more about the Primary Teaching course and placements; get to meet current staff and students; ask questions and take part in a short taster session.

To book your place, please visit the booking page here. 

The Role of Psychology in Helping the Environment

Virtual Taster Event

The role of psychology in understanding and addressing climate change is not yet widely recognised, despite the fact it can clearly make a positive contribution. In this taster event, two psychology lecturers at the University of Worcester will therefore present how their interests and research can make a difference to how we view and tackle the modern issues facing mankind in protecting our planet.

As a psychologist, Maxine is interested in the ways that people's feelings relate to their choices, the decisions they make, and their behaviours. Maxine’s presentation will explore how and why climate change should be viewed through the lens of Psychology.

Daniel is interested in how our social world affects how well we cooperate with each other, and as part of this he will present details of recent research he has conducted that shows how being ‘environmentally friendly’ has direct benefits for individuals as well as for the planet.

The taster session will be held on Thursday 28th January at 6.00pm to 7.00pm and to book your place, please visit the booking page here. 

Sociology, and Sociology with Politics Virtual Lecture Series

The Winter/Spring lecture series brings together insights from across our Sociology and Sociology with Politics courses at the University of Worcester, with lectures that are both entry-level and research specific. These public facing lectures are open to school, college, and university students, applicants, fellow academics, and members of the public, so please do come along and get involved.

The lecture series takes place in our virtual classroom. Depending on your preference, you can either sit back and enjoy the lecture, or get involved at the end when there will be time for Q & A and sharing of ideas.

The lectures will take place on Wednesdays at 6.00pm to 6.45pm and to book your place at any of the events, please visit the booking page here.