Online subject tasters: Science
Book your place on one of our upcoming science subject tasters.
Biosciences: Why are we not immortal? The biology of ageing
Date: Thursday 22 October 2026
Time: 5pm to 6.30pm
Location: Online
Why do our bodies wear down over time and how can science help us to understand? Join Dr Mirre Simons to discover the fundamental processes that shape human life spans.
Maths: How do we tell knots apart?
Date: Wednesday 28 October 2026
Time: 5pm to 6.30pm
Location: Online
Do you know what knot theory is? Join this online session to receive an introduction to knot theory and discover what it's like to study mathematics at Sheffield.
Education and Psychology: Re-thinking labels of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Date: Tuesday 3 November 2026
Time: 5pm to 6.15pm
Location: Online
This session will look at Special Educational Needs and Disability labels in education through the lens of Critical Psychology and consider what such labels ‘offer’ and what they ‘take away’. As part of the session, we will engage in the ‘to label or not to label’ debate.
Book your place on our Education and Psychology subject taster
Chemistry: Energetic Materials - from fireworks to space
Date: Wednesday 4 November 2026
Time: 5pm to 6.30pm
Location: Online
Why do some things explode whilst others burn? Join Dr Brad Westwater to discover the history and chemistry behind energetic materials.
Psychology: Why are we always distracted? Lessons from cognitive science
Date: Thursday 5 November 2026
Time: 5pm to 6.30pm
Location: Online
Why do you find yourself distracted from tasks you set yourself or that you need to complete? Join Dr Alon Zivony to learn about the cognitive psychology of attention in everyday life. Are we doomed to be distracted? Come along and find out.
Physics: Black holes - Big and small
Date: Wednesday 18 November 2026
Time: 5pm to 6.30pm
Location: Online
How do you detect a black hole? Join Professor Paul Crowther to learn about the techniques used to detect black holes and discover what it's like to study physics and astronomy at Sheffield.