New STEM course offering for 2024
Applications now open for International Summer School 2024
We're delighted to expand our International Summer School portfolio and offer students the choice of four brand new STEM courses to study this summer.
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. If you like problem solving, critical thinking, learning and exploring, you’re guaranteed to find a STEM subject that suits your interests.
A summer school course in STEM allows you to get a hands on experience of your chosen subject while enjoying all the benefits of studying in one of the world's top universities during summer time in Scotland's iconic capital city.
So, if you're keen to study a STEM subject at university or are already undertaking an undergraduate degree in STEM and want to explore a different area, check out the STEM courses we have to offer below:
Pre-university: Insights into the Life Sciences
This unique pre-university course is specifically designed for high school students who are planning to pursue an undergraduate degree in the life sciences. During an intensive 2-week programme, you will have the opportunity to explore different areas of the life sciences, such as biology, chemistry, genetics and immunology. Working with science specialists, you will learn about different life science careers and develop key skills for undergraduate study.
The course will also include visits to other science organisations and give you the chance to meet and speak with scientists studying and working at the University.
Pre-university: Using Data in the Sciences
This unique pre-university course is specifically designed for high school students who are planning to pursue an undergraduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). During an intensive 2-week programme, you will have the opportunity to explore different types of data used in STEM research.
In this course you will develop key skills for undergraduate study in hypothesis testing. You will be introduced to basic statistical analytical methods, so you can ask and answer your own scientific questions using data. You will get the chance to use a variety of computational tools in this practical-based course.
Sustainable Futures in Energy
The speed at which our climate is changing due to human-origin CO2 emissions demands urgency in accelerating the shift away from our present, fossil fuel-dominated energy scene to a sustainable energy future.
This course explores some of these contexts before looking in more detail at some likely key technologies (wind, solar, marine, biofuels) which will play their part in this energy transition.
Sustainable Futures in Biological and Environmental Sciences
Are you passionate about interactions between humans and the natural world? Are you concerned about our impact on the planet? Our world is suffering from: rapid climate change; overexploitation of natural resources and the degradation of habitats.
This course will introduce you to some of the greatest challenges facing our planet, and to opportunities to meet these challenges.