Online subject tasters
Our online subject taster sessions help students experience what it is like to study at the University of Sheffield.

Is this session right for me?
Our taster sessions are for both Year 12 and 13 students, as well as BTEC and mature students, if you'd like to attend a taster session virtually, this is the right session for you. You'll join an online event delivered by one of our academics in the subject area of your choice.
Can't see something you like? We are continually releasing new subject tasters, please register your interest and we will notify you of new sessions as they become available.
Book your place
Subject | Session title | Date | Link |
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Education | ADHD: How we support and celebrate neurodiversity in The School of Education | Thursday 12 October, 3.55pm - 5pm | Find out more about our Education taster session |
Journalism | What Would You Do? Ethical Dilemmas in Journalism | Tuesday 21 November, 4pm - 5.30pm | Find out more about our journalism taster session |
Landscape Architecture | How to analyse and draw a landscape | Tuesday 17 October, 4pm - 5.15pm | Find out more about our Landscape Architecture subject taster |
Mathematics | Ancient Calculus | Wednesday 22 November, 4pm - 5.30pm | Find out more about our Maths subject taster |
Management | The Ethics of (re)Presentation: a critical perspective on the processes of accounting | Wednesday 18 October, 3.45pm - 5pm | Find out more about our Management taster session |
Physics |
Quantum physics and quantum technologies |
Wednesday 4 October, 4pm - 5.30pm | Find out more about our Physics taster session |
Politics and International Relations | Our common future: Climate justice or environmental conflict? | Wednesday 15 November, 3.45pm - 5.20pm | Find out more about our Politics and International Relations taster |
Psychology | The Psychology of Addiction | Thursday 2 November, 4pm - 5pm | Find out more about our psychology taster session |
Browse our past sessions
See which subjects take part by browsing our past online sessions.
- Previous online subject tasters
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Bio-dental Science and Technology
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Politics, Philosophy and Economics
School of Languages & Cultures: Portuguese
School of Languages & Cultures: Russian
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