Find out more about Aberystwyth University
Find out about geography at Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University offers the following outreach and engagement opportunities for schools, students and teachers:
Ambassadors programme
Student Ambassadors
Aberystwyth University has a Student Ambassadors programme, with Ambassadors available to represent the University at schools, colleges and HE Fairs and act as a positive role model for the University. Find out more
Events and lectures
The Schools and Colleges Outreach Team offer workshops and presentations to schools and can attend careers fairs. Find out more
Visits to and from schools
Aberystwyth University Geography Department has a comprehensive school and college liaison programme designed to enrich the GCSE and A-level curricula, providing a range of resources to students of Geography, Geology, Environmental Studies and Sociology.
The topics they offer include:
- Climate change
- GIS and remote sensing
- Atmospheric circulation
- Fluvial processes
- Plate tectonics
- Natural hazards
- Glacial landscapes
- Urban and rural geography
- Population change
- Globalisation and development
- Sustainability.
Their staff of world-leading researchers in physical and social sciences would also be happy to work with you and your staff to construct bespoke presentations as needed. For further information, please contact Professor Mark Whitehead on msw@aber.ac.uk.
The Aberystwyth Geography and Geology Field Course Hub
The Aberystwyth Geography and Geology Field Course Hub is an ideal base for schools and colleges who offer fieldwork components for Geography, Geology, Environmental Studies and similar topics at GCSE and A-Level.
They offer GCSE and A-level groups a chance to explore the wonderful surroundings, and take advantage of Aberystwyth University’s competitively-priced accommodation and meal packages. Furthermore, they can offer expert guidance and opinion from lecturing staff in any of the above topics, and are happy to discuss fieldwork opportunities and logistics with you. They can also provide fieldwork support (including equipment loans), as well as laboratory space, computer facilities and seminar rooms for preparatory sessions and fieldwork data analysis. To discuss your fieldwork opportunities, logistics and costs, please contact Professor Mark Whitehead on msw@aber.ac.uk
Open days
Find out more about open day dates using our Directory of Open Days
You can also register for a campus tour.
Summer schools
Access All Aber residential programme
The Access All Aber residential programme is aimed at helping Year 12 students research and prepare for university and ultimately at widening access to higher education. Find out more
Scholarships, funding and opportunities
Get into Geoscience Wales
Get into Geoscience Wales is a bilingual outreach initiative designed to introduce Year 12-13 pupils to the geosciences, demonstrating the world of careers available to graduates, and providing a flavour of what a day in a geoscience degree may hold. This event is open to all cis and trans women and non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that promotes women. Find out more
A range of scholarships and bursaries are available. Find out more
Teacher CPD and resources
Virtual field tours
Within the tours, you can rotate each picture for a 360 degree view of the landscape, click on photos and explanations of the visible features, and move on to the next 'scene'. Each scene is numbered, so you can visit them in sequence. Or, by clicking on the button on the right of the screen, a map will open where all the available ‘scenes’ are shown – clicking on these will take you to the scene. Bilingual information and photographs are simultaneously available in Welsh and English in each scene. Find out more
