Virtual Summer School
University of Bristol
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Curious about uni life and career choices? Join the University of Bristol Virtual Summer School - three days of academic talks, social sessions and expert guidance to explore subjects, build skills and boost your UCAS confidence.
The University of Bristol Virtual Summer School is an online three-day programme for Year 12 students, delivered via Zoom. The programme combines academic talks, social sessions and information, advice and guidance to support students making informed decisions about higher education.
Past subject streams have included biomedical and biological sciences, economics and finance, engineering, historical studies, law and social & political sciences, medicine and health sciences, modern language and culture, maths and physics, psychology and veterinary science.
Successful applicants are expected to attend all three days from 10:00 to 17:00 on 27
29 May 2026; regular screen breaks will be scheduled. Students who successfully complete the scheme may be eligible for a guaranteed contextual offer or a guaranteed interview for specified courses at Bristol (subject to meeting any course-specific requirements and admissions tests such as UCAT/LNAT).
The scheme is outreach-focused and intended to widen participation.
Eligibility is restricted to Home fee-status students who attend a non-fee-paying state school or college, are in the first year of A-Level study (or equivalent) and are in Year 12 (or equivalent) in the 2025-26 academic year (and under 18 during the summer school dates). If a stream is oversubscribed, priority is given to applicants who meet widening participation criteria (for example: eligibility for free school meals, IMD quintile 1, care-experienced, estranged, refugee status, disabled students, specific underrepresented ethnic groups, first-in-family, caring responsibilities, GTRSB communities, etc.
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27 May 2026 – 29 May 2026
May 2026
Location
- Be eligible for Home fee status
- Attend a non-fee paying state school or college
- Be in your first year of A-Level study (or equivalent)
- Meet the GCSE entry requirements for the chosen subject stream and be studying any required Level 3 subjects
- Be in Year 12 (or equivalent level of study) in the 2025-26 academic year and be under 18 during the summer school dates
- Have the potential to meet the contextual entry requirements where eligible
- Priority (if oversubscribed) for students eligible for or who have been eligible for free school meals
- Priority for students living in an IMD quintile 1 area as defined by home postcode
- Priority for students from Black, Asian or certain mixed ethnic backgrounds (with additional emphasis on Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Black Caribbean and Black African underrepresented groups)
- Priority for students who have spent three or more months in local authority care
- Priority for current estranged students
- Priority for students from Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boater (GTRSB) communities
- Priority for students attending an aspiring state school or college
- Priority for other minority ethnic backgrounds
- Priority for first generation in family to attend university
- Priority for students with caring responsibilities
- Priority for students with refugee status
- Priority for students with a disability
- Priority for students with a parent or carer who currently serves or has served in the UK Armed Forces
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