Opportunities in and near Norwich

Work with museum collections, help on an estate, welcome visitors or take on remote tasks, with flexible time commitments to fit your availability. You’ll get an induction covering health and safety, signing in, your supervisor and practical information about the site.

Shortlisted pupils from local schools deliver 15-minute talks on geographical topics they’ve chosen themselves, spanning human, physical and environmental geography. Explore ideas from weather and climate to migration, economies and social impacts, in an evening chaired by Tim O’Riordan OBE.

Dr Andy Jefferson explores how aviation can cut its climate impact and reach net zero by 2050. Examine scientific evidence, innovative solutions and the policy, investment and geopolitical barriers shaping the transition. Discover how a ‘system of systems’ approach could help overcome them.

Former MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove examines what the weakening rules-based order means for global security, diplomacy and cooperation. Explore tensions between the West and China, international institutions and AI regulation, then mingle with the speaker and other guests.

Explore the D’Oyly Carte family’s lesser-known links with Norfolk in an illustrated talk by Jim Stebbings, including how Richard D’Oyly Carte helped establish Kelling Sanatorium near Holt. Hear the story behind this overlooked connection to the county at The View, The Forum in Norwich.

Shape green wood with saws, knives and drills, then build shelters, light fires using natural tinder and cook over them in a supervised outdoor session at Foxburrow Nature Reserve, for ages 11-16.

Take part in ecological surveys that feed into conservation work at a nature reserve, and learn to use tools safely for habitat management. Activities change through the year, from practical conservation to structured species surveys.

Tour the campus and facilities, view accommodation and meet lecturers and current students. Get tailored information on courses, admissions, careers support, student finance and wellbeing; eligible attendees can apply for help with travel and accommodation costs through a travel fund.

Curious about healthcare careers? Join NNUH Skills Academy's in-person and virtual work experience to explore wards, meet professionals, build practical insight and boost uni or job applications-through career weeks, observational placements and subject-specific days.

Volunteer in community libraries across Suffolk, supporting children’s Reading Quest or Lego sessions, older adults through support groups or home deliveries, and everyday library life - from digital help to shelving.

Spend 1-5 days exploring clinical or non-clinical NHS departments and get an insight into healthcare careers, workplace culture and expectations. Placements are arranged in advance and typically run from 09:00 to 16:00.

Shadow staff in clinical settings or explore corporate roles in HR, finance, estates, communications and digital. Placements last from one day to two weeks, and you can complete 10 hours of mental health virtual work experience at a time that suits you.

Spend two days in a hospital environment, meet healthcare professionals and explore NHS roles through work experience or taster days in Midwifery and Medical Physics. You can also complete 25 hours of virtual work experience at your own pace and receive a certificate.

A free online toolkit takes you from conservation campaigning and volunteering to planning your own project, with guides on fundraising, craftivism and writing to an MP. Reflect on your progress, then choose to submit your project for recognition through the Champions in Conservation Award.

Explore the history of crime and punishment in the UK through interactive activities, then connect historical enquiry with criminological thinking. See what university-level study involves as you examine legal systems, criminal punishment and course research - all in a flexible, self-paced session of around two hours.

Explore physiotherapy, midwifery, paramedic science and nursing through a virtual healthcare taster, then investigate human anatomy and physiology in an online lab. The two-and-a-half-hour course can be completed in flexible chunks.

Explore dystopia and utopia alongside Death of the Author, Roland Barthes and post-structuralism through interactive activities. Get a feel for university-level discussion and analysis in a self-paced session you can pause and resume, taking about two hours.

Choose subject masterclasses, get mentoring from current students and experience a summer school, with support for UCAS applications, personal statements and interviews. Complete the programme and you could receive a contextual offer; travel and meals are provided for in-person activities.

Explore marketing, events and hospitality management, business management, and accounting and finance in a self-paced, two-hour virtual taster of degree-level business study. Pause and return whenever suits you.

Work through a self-paced, two-hour virtual taster using interactive activities to unpack the built environment and real estate life cycle. Then consider how cities might develop and explore sustainability, completing the session in one sitting or in more than one sitting.