Submit 100-1,000 words on people and the natural world, in any genre from poems to opinion pieces. Judged by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Yong, entries can draw on your own surroundings; selected work may appear in Patagonia’s print journal.

Step into authentic courtrooms and tackle interactive legal exercises that bring university law to life. Explore client interviewing in a workshop led by experienced lawyers, hear about routes into law, and meet the school’s award-winning teaching law firm, NLS Legal.

Work through a global disputes simulation, exploring dispute resolution steps and commercial issues businesses face during legal challenges. Then test your commercial insight in a mock business development challenge and earn a certificate for your CV.

Plant trees, manage ponds and lay hedges while helping improve green spaces across Richmond, Hounslow and Kingston. Practical conservation days also tackle river works, wildlife refugia and accessible paths, with on-site guidance and a different mix of tasks week to week.

An online webinar brings together perspectives from lived experience, HIV care and research, exploring stigma, advocacy, access to support and community engagement. You’ll also discover BHIVA’s role in clinical guidance, research and education, and how it contributes to reducing stigma.

Explore politics careers through videos, interactive activities and workplace-style projects, from MPs and political assistants to the civil service and journalism. Complete practical assignments to earn a certificate and download a portfolio of your work.

Hear healthcare professionals explain medicine and dentistry, then get hands-on with surgical suturing, gowning or dental tooth carving. Some days also include an interactive cardiac arrest simulation, with sessions held at university venues including King's College London and Manchester University.

Prof Irene D’Amico’s online lecture traces how entanglement and superposition moved from abstract ideas to real-world quantum technologies. Explore quantum computation, teleportation and quantum communication.

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 claims, underwriting and insurance for renewable energy through a self-paced virtual programme, with real-world scenarios, interactive quizzes and recorded webinars. Build your understanding of how teams manage risk and respond to incidents, then earn a certificate for your CV and applications.

Take part in application guidance masterclasses, lectures and academic key skills workshops, delivered with university academics, undergraduates and staff. Build your understanding of higher education and prepare to become a well-informed applicant.

Explore how Ovid uses acrostic encouragement to frame Phaethon’s epic journey in the Metamorphoses, in an online talk delivered by Julia Hejduk. Join without being a member; email Syrithe Pugh to receive the online link.

Help shape welcoming community activities while exploring volunteering across events, creative support, heritage, practical skills and green spaces. You could usher audiences, support workshops or care for the community garden through watering and planting.

Design and model engineering projects using MATLAB, hands-on lab work and dimensional analysis, guided by specialist tutors over two weeks. Work in small groups with one-to-one tuition to build independent research skills and produce a personal project, then receive a certificate of achievement on completion.

Get one-to-one online mentoring from trained undergraduates studying in Wales. Weekly prompts guide tailored conversations about your education and career options, study skills, CVs, cover letters and applications, with extra careers, education and student-life resources.

Trace how British monarchs have influenced intelligence - and sometimes steered it against prime ministers - in a talk led by Professor Richard Aldrich. Explore episodes from the abdication crisis and world wars to the Cold War and Princess Diana’s death.

Spend one day online exploring British bat ecology and bat surveys, from echolocation and roosts to diets, threats and legal protection. The entry-level session runs on Zoom, with a CPD certificate available on completion.

Hear ecologists and countryside rangers explain how they use geography in conservation work, linking KS3, GCSE and A Level topics to their day-to-day roles. Explore career pathways and put your questions directly to the panel.

Explore rail operations, STEM careers and the future of transport through a self-paced virtual programme. Test your knowledge with quizzes, interactive activities and scenario-based tasks, then hear from employers in live webinars or their recordings. Complete it to receive a certificate.

Explore how humans acquire language in an online session led by an MA Applied Linguistics student, and get a glimpse of university-level study. Pause the video when prompted to try its interactive sections, whether you watch at school or at home.