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Over the past 6 years, Orbyts has expanded from a single university department to hubs at universities across the UK. The programme received a very high grade on the REF Impact Case, and has won awards from the European Research Council, Ogden Trust, and NEON in reflection of its impact on widening access to education. We are always looking for research departments eager to engage in effective ways of furthering their science through partnerships with schools.

Universities

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What do Universities get out of Orbyts?

  • Engage and empower school students from historically excluded groups to become involved in research 

  • Gain irreplaceable pedagogy and management training – essential for high quality teaching and professional development 

  • Grow their research profiles – Orbyts projects are designed to produce publishable results 

  • Expand the impact of research undertaken at the Institution

  • Directly increase undergraduate STEM applications from under-represented groups 

Year 12 Girl with English as an Additional Language (EAL)

"What we did with X really changed my view of science – I took biology in year 12 because I couldn’t choose sport science! I never thought Physics could be something I could do. Just being part of it showed me more possibilities of science I’d never even thought of and sparked interest in other parts of science which I will never forget. Even though I’m not going into science as a career I developed a lot of other skills and like understanding of scientists as a team."

Want your University research group to get involved or to find out more? Contact us at

info@orbyts.org
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