1. Science – The Bigger Picture

2. Purpose of this session To get you thinking about science beyond the walls of the classroom; To see how science fits into society as a whole; To get you discussing the relationship between science and other issues; To make you think about careers that might follow on from science degrees.

3. Time to get you thinking… A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon. How does the man escape?

4. He waits until night time and then goes through the first door!

5. University Explained “Science” Discuss… -Buzzwords -What does studying science involve? -What careers do people go into after studying science? -What issues come up?

6. Science – The Bigger Picture Who does not have a science- related degree?

7. University Explained Science and Ethics -Cloning/Genetic Modification -Medicine and Ethics -Scientific Development in Sport

8. University Explained Science Degrees Physics Equine Science Political Science Computer Science for Business Applied Sports Science & Education Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science Forensic Science Biochemistry Applied Sports Science & Education Plant & Soil Science Food Science & Technology Chemical Engineering

9. University Explained Sciences at Cambridge Chemical Engineering Computer Sciences Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Mathematics Medicine Natural Sciences – Astrophysics, Biology of Cells, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour, Experimental Psychology, Genetics, Geology, History and Philosophy of Science, Marine Biology, Materials and Mineral Sciences, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physics, Psychology, Physiology, Plant and Microbial Sciences, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Quantitative Biology, Zoology Veterinary Medicine

10. University Explained What next? Start thinking about what course you might like to study at university (UCAS) – Entry requirements? Specific A Levels? Start reading around your subject – journals, blogs, newspapers. Do as well as you can in your GCSEs!