Applications are now closed for our 2023 summer school.
In year 12? Register your interest below for BSU 2024.
Do you want the chance to experience a taste of university life? Visit Newcastle University for 4 days and gain an insight into what life is like as a student at Newcastle University. BSU is our free Year 12 summer school - stay on campus, try out subjects, and take part in fun social activities!
Bitesize Uni (BSU) is our free residential summer school for students in year 12/first-year college (or equivalent in Northern Ireland and Scotland). BSU takes place over four days and three nights.
Applications for our 2023 summer school are now closed. For BSU we have places available for students from all across the UK to join us to experience what studying at Newcastle University is really like.
Take a look at 2022 BSU participant, Emma's experience.
You can join us and get all the information you need to:
During the summer school, there will be a wide range of academic subject taster sessions, workshops, and talks for you to experience. Our aim is to give you the motivation to achieve your goals and the confidence to apply to university.
BSU is completely free to attend. Everything is paid for by the University, including your travel to and from Newcastle upon Tyne. View our 2023 programme* here:
* Please note the programme may be different for future summer schools
We encourage all students in Year 12 who are interested in university to apply to BSU!
If the event is oversubscribed, we may use our summer school eligibility criteria and subject interest/availability when allocating places. See our 2023 eligibility* criteria here:
*Please note our eligibility criteria may change for future summer schools.
We hope to offer taster sessions in a broad variety of subjects, via different 'Subject Strands'. To find out more about our 2023 Strands* see here:
*Please note our subject tasters and strands may change for future summer schools.
Applications for our 2023 Bitesize Uni are now closed.
Register your interest for Bitesize Uni 2024 here:
Any questions, please contact bitesizeuni@newcastle.ac.uk
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