Discover Bath (University of Bath)
University of Bath
Apply NowWant a taste of uni life? Join Discover Bath — a free residential summer school where you’ll study real lectures, build study and UCAS skills, connect with peers and academics, and boost your uni prospects while living on campus.
Discover Bath is a free, fully subsidised summer residential programme run by the University of Bath for Year 12 (or equivalent) students from widening participation backgrounds. The programme gives prospective students a taste of first-year life and study through academic sessions (lectures, seminars and workshops), social activities and time in undergraduate accommodation.
Participants receive support on personal statements, UCAS, student finance and study skills, and may be considered for contextual admissions and a guaranteed conditional offer if eligible. Discover Bath runs subject-specific strands (Engineering, Science, Social Sciences, Business & Management, etc.
) with subject taster sessions delivered by University lecturers, researchers and current students. Sessions typically run over a 2-night residential (3 days), include campus accommodation and meals, and aim to develop academic skills, independent study and peer networks.
Travel reimbursement is available for reasonable UK travel. Applications for the 2026 programme are open via the online application form. The programme is available only to students who meet the University’s widening participation criteria and specific strand eligibility (for example, required A-level subjects for some science and engineering strands).
Engineering 2026
Science 2026
Humanities, Social Sciences, Business & Management 2026
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- Open to Year 12 (or equivalent) students
- Applicants must meet the University of Bath widening participation criteria
- Must be academically able to study at Bath in their chosen subject
- Not eligible if already registered on the Pathway to Bath programme
- Specific strand requirements: e.g. Chemical Engineering applicants must be studying Chemistry A level and Maths A level (or equivalent) and be likely to meet Bath entry requirements; Mechanical Engineering applicants must be studying Maths and Physics A levels (or equivalent); EEE requires Maths and a second science/technology A level; many Science strands require three A levels including the relevant subject(s)
Fully subsidised by the University of Bath: no attendance fee. Includes on-campus accommodation and free meals for the duration of the residential. Reasonable travel within the UK can be reimbursed.
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