Discover Geography at Leeds

Discover geography at Leeds is an outreach programme for Y10 students who are interested in geography and scientific research. Schools who take part in the programme will join in with three workshops from February 2025 - April 2025.

Workshop one: What is research?

This workshop will provide insight into what research is and why it's important. Students will find out about research methodologies and write their own research question. This workshop is 1 hour long, delivered by a PhD student, and will take place in school.

Workshop two: On Campus Experience

This workshop will take place at the University of Leeds in March 2025. Schools should arrive on campus for 09:30, to begin activities at 10:00. Students will take part in a practical data collection activity and an data analysing workshop, both of which will form part of their research project laid out in workshop one; this event will take place from 09:30 to 14:30.

Workshop three: What's next?

This workshop will look at the data collected and analysed at the on-campus experience, with the next steps in mind. How can we use the data we've collected to influence and make change? This workshop is 1 hour long, delivered by a PhD student, and will take place in school.

Important information

This programme is for students from widening participation backgrounds. Due to the limited lab space available on campus, we ask that schools select students to participate who are predicted grade 6 and above in their science and maths GCSEs, schools can select a maximum of 15 students to take part in the programme.
In order to participate in the programme, you must be able to attend the on campus event in March.

Getting involved?

Schools can register their interest using the form here. You can find out more about how we use the data from the survey in our privacy notice here.

If you have any questions please contact stem@leeds.ac.uk