Opportunities in and near Liverpool

Fly the Bibby Flight Simulator around a helicopter test course, then tackle aerospace challenges using CAD and computing facilities. Explore aircraft design, aerodynamics and flight systems with engineers, test pilots and researchers, and meet current undergraduates.

Shape ideas, build scenes and write for performance in practical workshops led by professional playwrights Jack Nicholls and Lizzie Nunnery. The sessions support you to develop work towards a submission for The Royal Court Young Playwrights Award, at Liverpool’s Everyman and Playhouse theatres.

Tour Liverpool’s animation suite, Mac labs, professional recording studios and film spaces, then hear talks on creative courses and see the equipment students use. Speak with current students and staff about student life, wellbeing, finance and support services; parents and guardians are welcome.

Placements across clinical and administrative departments give you a look at possible career paths, from IT and Health Records to Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Medical Neurology. To enquire, email the work experience team with your availability and areas of interest.

Tour the campus, speak to course tutors and explore accommodation while getting practical advice on applications, fees and finance. You can also hear from student ambassadors and refuel with free tea, coffee, water and biscuits.

Current students lead you around Liverpool’s city-centre campus, showing you the libraries, Guild of Students, Sports and Fitness Centre and an example of university accommodation. Ask questions as you go, and collect useful information and a free tote bag before setting off.

Explore the campus, check out facilities for your course and speak directly with faculty members and current students. Get a feel for the student experience and ask questions about studying and student life.

Student ambassadors lead guided tours of Hope Park and the Creative Campus, showing you where students study, live and relax while answering your questions. Book in advance through the campus tour booking form.

Explore public service roles through work experience placements across council locations including Chester, Ellesmere Port, Winsford and Northwich. Build practical skills over one to five days, and use your application statement to name a council job role that interests you.

Complete paid work experience placements during school holidays, alongside up to two weeks of employability training and workshops. You’ll also get a business mentor who supports you through the programme and beyond, with industry-specific streams including tech, STEM and finance.

Current students lead this support programme for Black sixth-form and college students, sharing honest insights into university life. Join online and in-person events, get tailored mentorship and ask what studying and living at York is really like.

Shadow council teams for up to three days, join a short placement lasting four to ten days, or meet an expert one-to-one. Explore fields from digital services and construction to law, transport and environmental work; placements may also be remote.

Explore a different science research topic in each online workshop-style talk, led by Oxford graduates. Ask questions live, then use the recordings to revisit a session or catch up on one you missed; booking is separate for each free talk.

Hear Oxford graduates deliver academically focused maths talks linked to their research and wider interests. Join sessions with time for questions, attend as many as you like, and revisit the recordings later.

Current Medicine students share what studying the subject is really like, from building a healthy work-life balance to getting the most out of your studies. Hear their first-hand perspectives on life at medical school.

Get strategic about medical school applications in a live webinar exploring how to choose the right programme for you and improve your chances of securing an interview.

Medicine students share hints and tips to help you prepare for the UCAT, alongside an overview of the test and how it is used in selection for medical degree programmes.

Explore what a six-year Medicine with a Gateway Year route involves, who can apply and how it could fit your plans. The session also covers the benefits of this pathway.

Hear the Trust’s Director of Land Management, Jamie Marsh, share standout wildlife sightings and conservation work across its nature reserves in an accessible online talk. Explore habitat restoration, how supporters are helping wildlife recover, and the practical steps being taken to protect and restore nature.

A Community Ranger guides you through how terrestrial mammals and bats survive winter, from hibernation and changing diets to shifts in behaviour and seasonal migration. Join the live online session to explore how wildlife tackles cold, scarce food and harsher conditions.