Taster days and sessions

Explore your subject and see how it prepares you for future careers, with a Taster Day at ARU.

What happens at a Taster Day?

  • Meet lecturers and current students.
  • Take part in Taster sessions to get a feel for what it's like to study your course here.
  • Many Taster Days include hands-on or subject-specific activities, giving you the chance to experience teaching in action and explore specialist facilities.
  • You may also receive practical advice on applications and next steps, and for some courses, guidance on interviews and career-focused preparation.

Book your place

Cambridge or Chelmsford

Select a course below to check upcoming dates and book your place.

Peterborough

Taster sessions at Peterborough cover courses in:

  • Biomedical Sciences and Exercise & Health
  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • Computing and Games Design
  • Engineering and Construction
  • Law
  • Nursing and Midwifery
  • Primary Education Studies
  • Social Work and Integrated Health & Social Care

Book your Peterborough taster session

School or college? Find out more about activities for Year 6-13 students