The LifeLab Summer School | University of Southampton

Date: 24th and 25th July 2023

Applications are now open for July 2023. Please apply here.

Have you ever thought about becoming a doctor?

LifeLab would like to invite pupils currently in Years 9, 10 and 11 who are interested in finding out more about becoming a doctor to attend our Medicine Summer School. Participants will spend two days gaining experience of what it is like to train and work as a doctor.

During your time with LifeLab participants will have the chance to:

learn how to perform clinical skills such as suturing and practice these on a model
experience anatomy and pathology teaching in the Centre for Learning Anatomical Sciences
visit clinical areas to see health professionals at work
talk to medical students about training as a doctor and find out how the application process works
listen to our keynote speaker talking about life in medicine

Read our LifeLab Summer School flier

Reserving a place

The 2-day programme costs £150. All food and drink are included, but participants need to make their own transport arrangements. Accommodation is not included.  

Places are allocated on a first come first served basis.

Applications are now open, apply here.

Bursary Spaces

We have free bursary spaces available for those students who meet 1 of the following criteria: 

First generation to Higher Education and you attended a lower-performing school. To check your school status please see the eligible schools on the website.
Free School Meals at any point during your secondary school education 
Being a Young or Young Adult Carer. 
Living or grew up in Local Authority care. 
Living in an area with a postcode which falls within the lowest 20 per cent of Index of Multiple Deprivation or IMD Quintile 1. To check please see the link.

We are now offering students the chance to apply for a bursary place for the Lifelab Summer School through an online form. Please can you complete the form and a member of the team will get back to you in the spring.

For bursary placements, we are shortlisting applications together rather than 1st come 1st served. We will shortlist in April and again in May.