Social Sciences
The Social Sciences Outreach Team deliver a variety of events and activities throughout the year working with current undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics. We have a range of talks, workshops and programmes available covering the following subjects: Business, Earth and Environment, Geography, Education, Law, Politics and International Studies and Sociology and Social Policy.
Events and Programmes
Discover Geography
A two-part programme introducing Year 10 students to Geography at university and the careers it can lead to.
Climate Ambassadors
Request a Climate Ambassador to offer free support to your school on your sustainability journey.
Insight2Uni - Black heritage mentoring programme
Supporting Black-heritage Year 12s with mentoring from University of Leeds students.
Pathways to Law
A two-year widening participation programme for individual Year 12 students who are interested in a career in Law.
Schools Question Time
Similar to the BBC show, your students have the opportunity to debate the big questions with our panel of politicians, academics and community leaders!
Social Sciences Summer School
Explore our Year 12 summer school for individual students and learn how to apply.
Sustainable Business Challenge
Empower Year 12 students to tackle real-world sustainability challenges in our Sustainable Business Challenge.
Exploring Environmental Pathways webinar series
A webinar series for teachers, post-16 students and career advisors to get an insight into career pathways in the environment field.
Leeds Futures
Leeds Futures - Environment
Designed to inspire Year 12 students who are interested in studying a degree related to Geography, Geology, Sustainability, Environmental Sciences and Geosciences.
Leeds Futures - Politics
Designed to inspire Year 12 students who are interested in studying Politics, International Development and International Relations at university.
Leeds Futures - Sociology
Our national outreach programme, Leeds Futures – Sociology, is designed to inspire Year 12 students who are interested in studying Sociology and Social Policy at university.
Talks and Workshops
Ambassador talks
Request a subject specific in school student ambassador talk.
Subject taster workshops
Explore a new subject with our in-school taster workshops
Courses
Leeds University Business School
Find out about the courses available within the Leeds University Business School.
Earth, Environment and Sustainability
Find out about the courses available within the School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability.
School of Geography
Find out about the courses available within the School of Geography
Social Sciences
Find out about the courses available within the School of Education, School of Law, POLIS - Politics and International Studies, and School of Sociology and Social Policy