Amplify Your Summer

Explore the process of designing and developing a great character that connects with a teenage audience. This summer experience allows you to explore character design in 2D or 3D, in an area that interests you.

You could focus on one of the following:

• Games
• Illustration
• Animation
• How a character might be used by a brand
• How a character evolves in a graphic novel

As well as considering the visual aspects of the character, you’ll also explore the themes of representation and identity in characterisation.

Eligibility

Applications will be assessed based on programme eligibility criteria and the 500-word supporting statement. Places are limited and so priority will be given to students:

• From 'low participation neighbourhoods' – find out if you live in a low participation neighbourhood
• Who are in receipt of free school meals, or have been eligible to receive free school meals within the past six years
• Who would be the first in their family to progress to Higher Education
• Who are currently in care, or who have been in care at some point in their lifetime
• From military families
• From GRTSB communities
• With special educational needs or disabilities, including mental health difficulties
• Who are BAME

If you have any questions, email [email protected]

This programme will be the same in Cambridge and Chelmsford – please only apply for one location.

Immerse yourself in university life and take part in bespoke activities led by academics in the Faculty of Business and Law as we explore whether companies should be responsible for their environmental impact.

How is this impact measured, who foots the bill and should governments impose strict regulations to force companies to manage their impact? We will look at this and more to consider whether sustainability and social responsibility should be the remit of individual companies or if coming together creates a greater impact.

Throughout this combined Business and Law programme, you'll have the opportunity to explore:

• Should international businesses be responsible for managing their environmental impact or would this fall under governments’ responsibilities?
• Could companies use social and environmental responsibility to build a strong brand and increase customer and staff loyalty?
• Climate emergency – should governments impose strict regulations to force companies to manage their environmental impact beyond toxic substances?
• Can international agreements (Paris Agreement, COP agreements) really force countries and companies to take responsibility for their environmental impact?
• Could the Global Climate Reward (a new global carbon market) be the solution to incentivising companies to better manage their environmental impact?

Eligibility

Applications will be assessed based on programme eligibility criteria and the 500-word supporting statement. Places are limited and so priority will be given to students:

• From 'low participation neighbourhoods' – find out if you live in a low participation neighbourhood
• Who are in receipt of free school meals, or have been eligible to receive free school meals within the past six years
• Who would be the first in their family to progress to Higher Education
• Who are currently in care, or who have been in care at some point in their lifetime
• From military families
• From GRTSB communities
• With special educational needs or disabilities, including mental health difficulties
• Who are BAME

If you have any questions, email [email protected]

Immerse yourself in of university life and develop an understanding of research through bespoke activities led by academics from the Veterans and Families Institute for Military and Social Research, as well as academics from other disciplines in the university.

Activities will explore personal identity with regards to life as a service child, as well as understanding the world of social research.

You'll have the chance to:

• Learn about how students and lecturers investigate problems through research.
• Develop an understanding of what identity is all about and what makes us who we are.
• Experience what it is like to be a research participant as well as a researcher whilst exploring the topic of identity.
• Hear about real life research from those currently leading and engaged in research projects.
• Meet other service children thinking of applying to university, as well as those currently studying at ARU, to hear their experiences of application and choice of university.
• Access ARU’s fantastic support services throughout the residential, such as the Wellbeing team.
• Explore ARU’s state of the art facilities and experience what life at university could be like.

Eligibility

Applications will be assessed based on programme eligibility criteria and the 500-word supporting statement. Places are limited and so priority will be given to Service Children.

*Service Child: A person whose parent or carer serves in the regular armed forces, or as a reservist.

If you have any questions, email [email protected]

Immerse yourself in our bespoke activities led by Medical School academics and develop a realistic understanding of what it's like to be a student studying Medicine.

You'll have the chance to:

• Experience Medicine Mock Interviews (MMIs)
• Explore ARU’s state-of-the-art facilities
• Visit a local hospital
• Build on your subject knowledge through a group project
• Be mentored by current students.

Eligibility

We are committed to widening access and to recruiting students who have aspirations to study medicine but are from under-represented and/or disadvantaged groups. Our Widening Access to Medicine Scheme (WAMS) states that depending on the circumstances, applicants eligible for this programme may be offered a lower conditional offer at A Level of ABB.

Applications will be assessed based on programme eligibility criteria and the 500-word supporting statement. Places are limited and so priority will be given to students:

• From 'low participation neighbourhoods' – find out if you live in a low participation neighbourhood
• Who are in receipt of free school meals, or have been eligible to receive free school meals within the past six years
• Who would be the first in their family to progress to Higher Education
• Who are currently in care, or who have been in care at some point in their lifetime
• From military families
• From GRTSB communities
• With special educational needs or disabilities, including mental health difficulties
• Who are BAME
• Who are in receipt of Pupil Premium funding and/or discretionary school/college payments, which are directly linked to financial hardship
• Who have sole unpaid caring responsibility for another person
• Who have refugee status
• Who are young people estranged from their family

If you have any questions, email [email protected]