STEM Up!

Experience what it's like to study a science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) subject at the University of Bristol.

Applications for STEM Up! 2025 have now closed. 

About the programme
Eligibility
How to apply

About the programme

STEM Up! 2025 is scheduled to take place across four virtual sessions, on consecutive Tuesdays, 5 - 6:30 pm, on dates as follows: 21 January, 28 January, 4 February, 11 February

During the online programme, you will:

  • meet academics and current students
  • take part in taster seminars
  • get involved in interactive tasks
  • receive information and guidance about studying a STEM subject at university.

Eligibility

The programme is for anyone interested in studying a STEM subject at university that meets the following criteria.

You must:

  • be a Home fee student;
  • be a Year 12 student at a UK state school or college;
  • or a prospective mature student

If the programme is oversubscribed, we will prioritise students who meet our widening participation criteria:

  • are or have been eligible for free school meals;
  • live in an IMD quintile 1 area as defined by your home postcode;
  • be considered a mature student (over 21 years old when you will begin your degree);
  • are from a Black or Asian background or of a mixed background featuring one of these groups*;
  • have spent three or more months in local authority care;
  • are currently an estranged student;
  • are from Gypsy, Traveller, Roma, Showmen and Boater (GTRSB) communities;
  • attend an aspiring state school or college;
  • are from any other minority ethnic background;
  • are part of the first generation in their family to go to university;
  • have caring responsibilities;
  • have refugee status;
  • have a disability;
  • have a parent or carer who currently serves in the UK Armed Forces, or who has done so in the past.

*With additional priority assigned to the following underrepresented ethnic groups at UoB: Asian Pakistani; Asian Bangladeshi; Black Caribbean; Black African; or of a mixed backgrounds featuring one of these groups.

How to apply

Applications for STEM Up! 2025 have now closed. 

STEM UP has three subject streams as follows:

  • Engineering (Computer Science; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Engineering Mathematics; Civil, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
  • Science (Chemistry, Maths, Physics, Earth Sciences, Geography)
  • Life Sciences (Biological Sciences; Biochemistry; Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience; Psychological Sciences)

Please note that there will not be a Health Sciences (Medicine, Vet Sci or Dentistry) element on this programme, and this programme will not be applicable to those who wish to study those subjects in the future.

Before selecting a stream below please see the relevant course home page by searching through our online prospectus for the entry requirements to help guide you in your choices.

Please note, the STEM UP! programme does not have an admissions benefit. Please see this page for details of which schemes offer a Guaranteed Contextual Offer.