Opportunities in and near Woking

Hear Prof. Lucy Wooding, Professor of History at Lincoln College, University of Oxford, rethink Henry VIII’s Reformation through a fresh historical lens. Explore Tudor religious and political change in an in-person evening lecture at St Nicolas’ Hall in Guildford.

Support patients with their evening meal on a hospital ward, taking part in hands-on activities alongside staff. Volunteer one evening each week for six months in the hospital environment.

Explore how an ultra-black coating could reduce sunlight reflected by satellites in low Earth orbit, with astrophysics researcher Astha Chaturvedi explaining the research and its implications for astronomy and space sustainability. The talk covers radiation exposure tests and scanning electron microscope imaging.

Explore grain millers in English popular politics, examining adultery, adulteration and profiteering across several centuries. Hear the specialist talk in person in Guildford, presented by a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford.

Dr Marta Pérez-Carbonell (Associate Professor of Spanish, Colgate University) presents a literary lecture exploring the role of absence and silence in narrative. The talk examines Javier Marías’s use of ellipses and non-events as drivers of narration and considers how similar mechanisms operate in the speaker’s own fiction, analysing how what is left unsaid shapes fictional worlds and meaning.

This is an in-person memorial lecture sponsored by the Centre for Visual Cultures and Instituto Cervantes London. The event is open to the public and aims to engage students, academics and members of the wider community with questions of narration, liminality and the ethics of silence in literature.

Booking is required via the Eventbrite link provided on the Royal Holloway events page. For further information contact centreforvisualcultures@royalholloway.ac.uk or call +44 1784 443249. The lecture takes place in Founder's Main Lecture Theatre on the Royal Holloway Egham campus.

Ready to push your dance limits? Join Fit the Mould's residential camp near London - train with industry pros, master daily classes, create original choreography and perform in a final showcase; applications judged on ability, not age.

Cover costs that could otherwise keep you from completing your FE course, from travel and meals to childcare, course materials and essential trips. Apply online with the required evidence; support is assessed against your eligibility and financial need.

Train in classical ballet with expert faculty and guest industry professionals, alongside jazz and contemporary sessions. Develop your technique through classes that may include pointe work, repertoire and pas de deux, then share your work in an informal studio showing for family and friends.

Explore Stag Hill with current student ambassadors, starting with a 45-minute welcome talk on student life, finance and accommodation before joining a smaller guided group. Tours last about an hour and are mostly outdoors; Manor Park visits can be arranged on request.

Explore directing, cinematography, editing, sound design, VFX and animation through practical workshops, while building production-planning and budgeting skills. Take part in masterclasses with industry professionals, then exhibit your work at the nationwide Summer Show.

Join summer excavations, surveys and field walking, with training provided and no experience needed. You can also process archaeological finds and samples at year-round Wednesday sessions at Surrey History Centre in Woking.

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.

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.

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.