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The Smallpeice Trust
Courses for 2008
Smallpeice's Inspirational Courses leaflet (379KB)
Engineering Experience
(Year 9)
Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, 17 – 20 March 2008
Askham Bryan College, York, 25 – 28 March 2008
University of Portsmouth, 7 – 10 July 2008
Lancaster University, 4 – 7 August 2008
Price £95
There’s no better way to experience the power of
engineering than by seeing first hand how it solves
real-life problems. Taking place at 4 venues, this
course presents a series of real-life engineering
challenges requiring a creative brain and a business
mind.
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Marine Technology
(Year 9)
University of Southampton, 14 – 17 July 2008
Price £95
Work alongside experienced marine engineers and
discover an underwater world of possibilities for
your future career on this unique course. The
Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust has generously
financially sponsored this course.
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Materials Technology
(Year 10)
University of Cambridge, 2 – 5 January 2008
University of Oxford, 31 March – 3 April 2008
Price £95
The Smallpeice Trust gives you a unique opportunity
to explore the crucial role of materials science in
modern engineering. Courses are run in partnership
with The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Electronic Engineering
(Year 10)
Harper Adams University
College, Newport, Shropshire , 25 – 28 March 2008
Price £95
Taking place at Harper Adams University College,
this course gives you a hands-on opportunity to
learn the skills of an electronics engineer. Are you
up to the challenge?
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Marine Technology
(Year 10)
University of Strathclyde,
29 June – 3 July 2008
Price £95
Sponsored by the Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust,
marine technology offers the chance to gain a deeper
understanding of the challenges that face a modern
marine engineer.
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Robotic Engineering
(Year 10)
University of East Anglia,
30 June – 3 July 2008
Price £95
Robots are essentially machines designed to perform
human tasks. On this course you’ll enter the world
of robotics and artificial intelligence and learn
how these incredible machines are designed and
built.
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Engineering Materials
(Year 10)
University of Manchester,
1 – 4 July 2008
Price £95
Joining forces with the University of Manchester’s
School of Materials, you’ll discover the breadth of
materials science with sessions exploring not just
engineering materials but also biomedical materials
science and technical textiles.
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Motorsport Engineering
(Year 10)
Oxford Brookes University, 15 – 18 July 2008
Price £95
Only The Smallpeice Trust gives you the inside track
on life in the fast lane with a winning motorsport
team. Have you got what it takes to take on the best
and be first on the podium?
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Design and Manufacture
(Year 11)
University of Greenwich,
7 – 10 July 2008
Price £125
Designing and manufacturing a product to be both
functionally effective and aesthetically pleasing is
essential to its commercial success. On this course
you’ll learn the techniques involved in developing
innovative ideas from concept to production.
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Biomedical Engineering
(Year 11)
University of Southampton,
14 – 17 July 2008
Price £125
Nowhere are engineering skills more critical than in
the field of human health. This course could open
the door to a career that will improve many people’s
lives – or even save them.
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Aerospace Technology
(Year 11)
University of Bradford, 14 – 17 July 2008
Price £125
From leisure to defence, aviation is central to the
wealth and protection of our country. This course is
your opportunity to explore the future of aviation
and how you could help shape it. Are you ready to
reach for the sky?
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Sustainable Energy
(Year 11)
University of Newcastle, 21 – 24 July 2008
Price £125
Fossil fuels can be damaging to the environment when
they’re converted into energy, and they’re also in
limited supply. This course introduces the sources
of natural power currently being explored as
alternatives.
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Nanotechnology
(Year 12)
Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, 1 – 4 July 2008
Price £195
Nanotechnology is the study and application of
matter on a scale smaller than a billionth of a
metre. Cutting across many exciting disciplines, it
explores the manipulation of atoms and molecules to
produce astonishing products like cars that never
need polishing or self-adjusting sunscreen.
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Supercomputing in Engineering
(Year 12)
University of Southampton, 14 – 17 July 2008
Price £195
Imagining a life without computers is getting harder
every day. And there’s more to them than games and
email. Much more. They influence how we live, what
we do and where we travel. So how do you fancy
building your own?
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Marine Satellite Communications
(Year 12)
IMarEST Head Office, London, 2 – 5 August 2008
Price £195
Content to be confirmed
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Mining & minerals
(Year 11/12)
University of Exeter, Camborne School of Mines, 20 – 24 July 2008
University of Leeds, 28 – 31 July 2008
Price £25
For centuries, mining for precious minerals like
gold, diamonds and oil has been central to our
progress as a society. In the future mining will
have to balance the exploration of new territories
with the need to protect and conserve the
environment. Can you dig deep enough to meet this
challenge?
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Contact Smallpeice Trust
Tel: 01926-333200
E-mail:
gen@smallpeicetrust.org.uk
Website:
www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
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