The First Year Project Open Day took place on Friday 22nd June 2012
On Friday June 22nd 2012, over 200 people visited the Physics Department at Imperial College London to take part in the First Year Project Open Day.
The Project Open Day was aimed at A Level students and provided a great opportunity for students to find out more about studying Physics at Imperial. The Physics Department ran a morning and afternoon session and welcomed over 100 visitors at each session.
Dr Mark Richards presented a welcome talk to visitors, followed by Dr Bill Proud who described his current research projects during a talk entitled “A peek into research”. Dr Vijay Tymms’ talk “Physics at Imperial” outlined the various subject areas which are studied during an Undergraduate degree in the Physics Department and Dr Bob Forsyth presented a talk about admissions tips. Demonstrations took place throughout the day and visitors had the opportunity to go on a campus tour which included a visit to one of our student halls.
Visitors were invited to explore over 100 exciting projects which first year undergraduate students from the Physics department have worked on this year. The Undergraduate students displayed their project work and explained the science behind their projects.
Students who attended the event said the Open Day had encouraged them to study Physics at University as they gained an insight into what a Physics degree entails and where a Physics degree can lead. Students said they enjoyed talking to current Undergraduate students about studying Physics and what life at University is like.