Outreach in the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Helping students explore the options available to pursue a career in science or engineering

Shauna Crewes

Outreach Officer, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA

sciengoutreach@plymouth.ac.uk

Here at the University of Plymouth we are enthusiastic about informing the next generation of mathematicians, engineers, computer scientists and navigators about the study of these subjects at degree level and the rewarding careers that they lead on to. In particular, we would like to offer your school an online talk or activity and soon hope to be able to visit you or invite you and your students to one of our on-campus events.

The School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics at the University of Plymouth welcome you to request an academic talk for your students. These will currently be held online. If you would like to request a talk, please complete the form and we will be in touch to arrange.

Talks currently available:

These talks are aimed at GCSE and A Level students.
Please complete the form to book a talk, If the talk you are interested in is not listed, get in contact and we can see what we can offer.

Computing

Artificial Intelligence: Building Machines that Think for Themselves (GCSE and A level)
If Romeo and Juliet had a Facebook account (GCSE and A level)
Sentiment Analysis (GCSE and A level)

Cyber Security: Current Trends and Threat Landscape (GCSE and A level)
Investigating Computer Crime using Digital Forensics (GCSE and A level)
The Truth Behind Biometrics (GCSE and A level)
Intelligent Optimisation: Solving Computationally Hard Engineering Problems with AI (GCSE and A level)
Evaluating AI with the Turing Test (GCSE and A level)

For partner colleges: Showcasing the University's computing programs (GCSE and A level)

Engineering

Civil Engineers save the world (GCSE and A level)
What is Engineering? (GCSE and A level)

Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology (A level)
Wave loading on rock lighthouses (GCSE and A level)
Effectiveness of Japans Tsunamis Defences (GCSE and A level)
What can engineers learn from the Wright Brothers and their development of the first successful aeroplane? (GCSE and A level)
The anatomy of an offshore power station (GCSE and A level)

A career in Engineering Design (GCSE and A level)
Towards Net Zero with Offshore Renewable Energy (GCSE and A level)
Coastal Engineering for Climate Change Adaptation (GCSE and A level)
Progression routes from Partner College to University degrees, masters and PhDs (HNC/HND, FdD)

Mathematics

Secret messages from Prisoners of war (GCSE and A level)
A revision of statistical tests (A level)
Opening Doors - Mathematics Careers and Qualifications (A level)
Proofs in Mathematics ( A level)
Triumphs and Challenges in Modern Mathematics (GCSE and A level)

Non-Euclidean Geometry (GCSE and A level)
The mathematics of water waves (GCSE and A level)
Lace Patterns: how complicated mathematics can be captured using simple pictures (GCSE and A level)
Counting to infinity and beyond! (A level)
Topology: Bend it like a mathematician (GCSE and A level)

How not to add fractions (A level)
Being Roughly Correct: guesstimation (GCSE and A level)

Mathematics/theoretical physics

From the Light Bulb to Quantum Supremacy (A level)
Chocolate, Mirrors and the Speed of Light (GCSE)
Patterns of Proof (A level)
Calculus from First Principles (A level)
What's the Matter with Anti-Matter? (A level)

Particle Physics (A level)
Mathematical Detective Work: dimensional analysis (GCSE and A level)
How to build a light sabre (GCSE and A level)
Light, waves and particles (A level)
Measuring the cosmos (GCSE and A level)

Large numbers (GCSE and A level)
The importance of the experimental studies of the muon to elementary particle physics (A level)

Robotics

Robotics: CRNS Webniar Series (GCSE and A level)