Schools Outreach
The Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering is active in outreach to the local community, generally through schools.
Our main aim is to give school age pupils an opportunity to experience university level engineering and hence to appreciate the variety of exciting engineering careers available.
This outreach involves many aspects, such as those detailed below.
Open Days
We are pleased to be able to provide many opportunities to visit, including University Open Days and Departmental Open Days.
First Lego League
More about the First Lego League in Sheffield
Headstart Engineering Summer School
Headstart Engineering Summer School
National Science Week
The department aims to make a contribution to national science week each year.
More about the National Science Week in South Yorkshire
Arkwright Scholarships
Arkwright Scholarships are prestigious awards given to pupils entering year 12 as an encouragement to consider engineering careers. For the past two years, the University of Sheffield, through our department, has hosted these interviews and provided the challenge activity for the interviewees.
More about Arkwright Scholarships
Design and Technology A level
Our department is committed to the future of engineering in this country and hence has agreed to help the OCR examination board in supporting and promoting the systems and control route through Design and Technology GCSE and GCE.
Visit the OCR examination board website
Master Classes
From time to time the department contributes masterclasses for the gifted and talented in the local area. We may be able to cater for a group from your school depending upon timing.
If you or your school would like to be involved please contact our schools liaison officer:
Dr Sean Anderson,
Schools Liaison Officer,
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
The University of Sheffield
Mappin Street
Sheffield, S1 3JD
United Kingdom
Telephone: (0114) 222 5608
Fax: (0114) 222 5661
email : Schools Liaison Officer