Work Experience for School Pupils aged 16-18 years
The GOS ICH Work Experience programme is jointly hosted by the Institute's 5 Teaching & Research Departments. Each Department contributes 2 or 3 sessions to the timetable,providing students with the opportunityto learn about a wide range of research topics and techniques. Ouraim is to give studentsan understanding of the variety of career opportunities in research science.
Activities range from talks and interactive sessions in the lab with researchers and PhD students toattending Departmental seminars or taking part in a Journal Club. We organise severalhands-on sessions such as looking at cells under a microscope and pipetting solutions. As we work closely with Great Ormond Street Hospital, sessions may also include visits to clinical labs in the hospitalbutwill not include visits to hospital wards or other clinical settings.
Students interested in pursuing a medical career and looking for a clinical placement should visit the and the .
We offer 12 placements at a time and students are expected to attend the entire week. Attendance is free and we provide visiting students with lunch each day. You will, however, need to pay your travel costs to and from the UCL GOS Institute of Child of Health.
The next Work Experience Week is on 28th October - 1st November 2024
Feedback from previous students:
“Loved seeing all the different routes into a science career!"
"I just wanted to say thank you so much for the work experience opportunity I was given. I really enjoyed the week and found visiting all the different labs very interesting and eye-opening. I'm also grateful for all of the people involved who gave up their time to show us some of their work."“Thank you so much for organising this brilliant and informative week! I enjoyed every minute of it and feel lucky to have gained so much knowledge and experience. I came into this unsure of what degree I wanted to take or what path I wanted to follow, ... and it has helped to confirm my realisation that I would like to do a Biological Sciences undergraduate course.”
“Thank you so much for organising this work experience, I've found it incredibly enjoyable and informative in helping me decide what career I may like to do in the future. Also, thank you to all the speakers who took the time to give presentations, prepare PowerPoints and answer all our questions. It's been a great experience.”