Calling future physicists!

• Are you in Y12?
• Do you identify as female, non-binary or another gender minority?
• Would you like to find out more about the science of light?

Then join us this summer for a free, three-day Optics Summer School!

Over the course of the summer school, you'll get to know like-minded people, meet some of our current students, and discover what studying physics at university might be like! All this will be alongside time spent in labs, upskilling in optics and deepening your understanding of this historic and cutting-edge topic.

Apply now! The deadline is 23:59 on Wednesday 23 April.

More information

The summer school runs from 23rd - 25th July 2025.

Students participating will have the opportunity to:

• Do optics experiments in our new state-of-the-art Physics Teaching Laboratories
• Attend sessions on geometrical optics
• Have a tour of our historical Strand Campus and our Photonics Research Labs
• Interact with current students
• Learn how to make a strong application to university
• Discover the latest optics research at King’s

We will provide lunch and refreshments on all three days of the summer school.

We don't want cost to be a barrier to anyone taking part, so we have a limited number of travel bursaries available to support students who need help with paying for travel.

We expect participants to be based in or near London. We are not able to provide or pay for accommodation in London.

How to get involved

Students can individually apply to take part in the summer school. Applications close at 23:59 on Wednesday 23 April 2025.

Apply now! 

We will let you know if you are successful by Wednesday 21 May 2025. You will then have to complete a registration form by Sunday 15 June. If we do not receive your registration form by this time, we may give your place to someone else.

This free programme is open to girls, non-binary students and students of other gender minorities, currently in Y12 who are considering studying physics at university.

If we are over-subscribed, we will prioritise places for young people who meet these criteria:

• You attend a state-funded, mixed gender school.
• Your school is in Greater London.
• Your school is identified by King’s Social Mobility & Widening Participation team as high priority.
• You show interest in a career in physics, or a desire to study physics at university (we will look at your answers to the questions in the application form for this).
• Your postcode identifies you as socio-economically disadvantaged, or you are/have been eligible for Free School Meals.

Any questions? Email nmes-outreach@kcl.ac.uk. 

This programme has been generously funded by the Ogden Trust.