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University of Southampton offers the following outreach and engagement opportunities for schools, students and teachers:
Outreach offering
The School of Geography and Environmental Science offers a range of activities and events to support the wider universities outreach activities. These include subject taster days and school/college visit days, either in-person or online. More information can be found here.
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Residentials and Summer Schools
The School of Geography and Environmental Science also provides support via several residential and summer school events which provide attendees with the opportunity to immerse themselves in a range of geographic and environmental activities. Find out more here.
Geography and Environmental Science Outreach
University of Southampton are passionate about engaging with others and communicating how geography and environmental sciences can benefit society locally, and globally. They do this via a range of different approaches, from teacher training, through to tailored activities that complement the national curriculum. Find out more here.
More than Maps
The More than Maps initiative is a platform that shares replicable and Open Access teaching resources and skills in geospatial mapping to empower and educate young people in climate change adaptation. Find out more here.
Meliora: a podcast from the Sustainability and Resilience Institute
This series of podcasts explores the complex world of sustainability, focussing on how we can collectively address this critical global challenge. Whether looking at the cost-of-living crisis or California wildfires these podcasts offer insight to how the economy, society, culture, politics and environment intersect. This is the focus that informs each episode of the Meliora podcast. Find out more here.
Links with Partner organisations
As a school we work collaboratively with external partner organisations to help develop and deliver teaching and learning resources. This includes working with the JBA Trust. Find out more here.
Public engagement activities
British Science Festival
The University of Southampton will be hosting the British Science Festival in September 2026. This is a publicly accessible festival with a programme featuring roughly 100 free events, exhibitions, performances and installations that celebrate the people, stories and ideas at the heart of science. Find out more here.
Southampton Science and Engineering Festival (SOTSEF)
The University of Southampton's annual award-winning interdisciplinary science festival that allows everyone to explore and discover what the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) has to offer. Find out more here.
Contacts
Dr Linley Hastewell – Outreach & Engagement (School of Geography and Environmental Science)
