The details
The University of Warwick - everything you need, including your bedroom, the canteen, and session rooms are onsite.
Tuesday 15th – Thursday 17th April 2025 (three days and two nights)
It’s free for you to attend! All your food, accommodation and travel is provided.
What to Expect
Stay on campus and experience student life
Work on a group project led by industry experts
Hear from inspiring speakers and top Engineering professionals
Take part in skill sessions and panel discussions
Hear expert guidance on careers in Engineering
Meet like-minded students from across the country
Take part in social activities
What will I do?
Day One
| 9am | Meet at your host university |
| 9:30am | Travel to Warwick University Campus on the coach |
| 12pm | Arrive, register with The Sutton Trust and have lunch |
| 12:30-5pm | A variety of sessions and activities including icebreakers and and a tour of the engineering facilities. |
| 5-7pm | Time to check-in to your bedroom and have some free time |
| 7-8pm | Dinner time! |
| 8-10pm | You can take part in a quiz, play pool, watch a film or head back to your bedroom. |
Day Two
| 7:30am | Wake up |
| 8am | Breakfast |
| 9am-12:30 | Take part in a presentation skills workshop, and hear from industry professionals. |
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-5pm | An introduction to your group project. |
| 5-7pm | Take part in the Sutton Trust Olympics, do bracelet making or hang out in your kitchen. |
| 7-8pm | Dinner |
| 8-10pm | Play pool, watch a film or take part in a silent disco. |
Day 3 – your last day
| 7:30am | Wake up |
| 8am | Breakfast |
| 9am-12:30 | Practise and present your group project |
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-3pm | A last panel session, and some time with your group |
| 3-3:30pm | Grab your bags and say your goodbyes |
| 3:30-6pm | Travel back to your host university on the coach |
Where you’ll sleep and what you’ll eat
Breakfast and dinner take place in the onsite canteen. There’ll be:
- freshly prepared hot and cold food options, including a gluten-free, halal and vegan option at every meal
- plenty of bread and fresh fruit
- a self-service salad bar
- cold drinks
Lunch, and morning and afternoon snacks will be served where your sessions are taking place.
All dietary requirements can be catered for if you tell us in advance.
If you haven’t mentioned your dietary requirements or that you’re fasting, email [email protected].
When you complete your registration form, you’ll let us know whether you’d prefer to be in either a mixed or single gender floor, and each floor has a shared communal space. You’ll be part of a flat that has between 8-13 single bedrooms.. Each flat will have a Team Leader assigned to them, and their bedroom will be in the same flat as yours.
You’ll be allocated a private bedroom, with an en-suite bathroom.
Who else will be there?
Making sure your safe while you’re having fun is our main priority! To help us do this, we have a range of different staff members who are fully trained, and have a criminal record check. They include:
- Sutton Trust Staff Members: They’re responsible for organising the conference, and at the conference making sure everything runs smoothly. They’ll also be the main point of contact for your parents/guardians.
- University Coordinators: In the lead up to the conference, they’ll arrange your travel, and make sure you have everything you need. At the conference, they’ll deliver and support some sessions, and are responsible for your pastoral care.
- Team Leaders: They’re undergraduate students from the three Pathways universities. At the conference they create a fun, welcoming environment, give you an insight into university life, lead sessions and look after a student group.
- Overnight team: They’re undergraduate students from the three Pathways universities. At the conference, during the evening and the night they supervise the accommodation, and will support you with any issues, emergencies or if you’re feeling unwell during the night.
- University of Warwick Conferencing team: They manage the venue, accommodation, food, first aid and 24/7 security team.
- Professionals: They’ll lead sessions, and will answer anything and everything around careers in Engineering
Your flat group
- For the duration of the conference you’ll be part of a group of 10-12 students from each of the 3 universities. You’ll have Team Leaders who’ll run icebreakers and support you throughout the conference. It’ll be a great way to meet new people, and experience what university life is like!
What Happens Next?
- Complete the registration form. As we want you to enjoy the conference, and the different experiences it will provide you, we’ll ask you to agree to following the code of conduct when you’re at the conference.
- Join the Q&A session online. You can ask any questions, and hear from students who’ve previously attended the conference to find out what it’s really like.
- About 4-weeks before the conference, we’ll send you a Welcome Pack. It has lots of information about what you need to bring, and what kind of sessions and activities you’ll take part in – so it’s really important you give it a read.
If you aren’t able to attend any more, it’s really important to let us know by emailing [email protected]. Once you confirm your withdrawal, we’ll email your university co-ordinator to let them know, and Cc’ your listed parent/guardian so that they’re aware.