Ignition Summer School

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Working in the Morson Makerspace, our Ignition summer school will give students an insight into Engineering and Design at University. Students will team up to design and build their own remote controlled race car that will be put through its paces on the final day in our exciting championship races.

Students will get the opportunity to chat about life at university with our current student ambassadors who will be with them for the duration of the programme.

Think: Less "sitting in a lecture," more "running a pit crew."

When:

The summer school is FREE to attend and runs as a daytime event across three days; 24, 25 and 26 June 2026.

Where:

The summer school will take place on The University of Salford’s campus. The address is 43 Crescent, Salford M5 4WT. 

This is a free, non-residential Summer School designed to support Y12 and FE1 students. 

Cost:

Nothing! The summer school is free for students to attend. Food, drink and activity costs are covered. Students may wish to bring a small amount of money with them to go to the shop, but this is not required. 

Travel support:

Students are asked to make their own way to and from the summer school each day. Students will be given a bursary for each day they attend the summer school to cover the cost of travel.

Allocation of spaces:

Priority will be given to students within the Greater Manchester area due to this being a non-residential opportunity.

There are 30 places available. We are usually oversubscribed so we encourage students to apply early. If we receive more applications than places, we may have to allocate based on additional Widening Participation criteria.

Book here:  https://bit.ly/uosig26 

Contact: for questions, email our friendly WP team: [email protected] 

Finally...

It’s the fastest way for students to build their CV, confidence (and a literal race car) before embarking on their final year of studies.

See you at the starting line! 

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