The Senior Physics Challenge (SPC) is a university access initiative directed at AS physics (or equivalent) in schools across the UK. With this summer school we aim to demystify, and make more accessible to a wider range of students, the transition to university physics in the UK.
This year the SPC will be held between 1st-5th July. Applications are
now closed.
Existing incomplete applications must be finished by 27th April, 2012.
Answers to several frequently asked questions about the SPC can be found here.
Teachers are encouraged
to register so
that they will automatically be informed when applications open in future years.
SPC Activities
Among many activities during the 5 day summer school students participate in:
- General physics/research lectures
- Practical lab classes
- Evening entertainment (physics estimation)
- Admissions talks
- This year the lectures and problems in Special Relativity were replaced
by Quantum Mechanics. The contents of the course and Chapter 1 of the notes
are available in our teaching material
Students will be accommodated as the
guests of a small number of Colleges. Intensive tuition will
emphasise developing problem-solving and experimental skills. The
group will eat together in various Colleges in the evening.
Dr Anson Cheung (Course Director)
Dr Lisa Jardine-Wright (Course Director)
