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School's in for summer
8 July 2004
UCL's Institute of Archaeology, together with the British Museum, generously supported by the Sutton Trust, hosted a week-long residential summer school from 25 to 30 July 2004.
Competition for places on the summer school was fierce, with applications coming in from throughout the UK. Mr Simon McGuinness, from UCL's Widening Participation Unit, said: "This is an excellent opportunity for UCL to extend its widening participation activities beyond London and introduce students to UCL who have little or no experience of higher education. The experience gives schoolchildren from all backgrounds a real taste of university life in the Department of Archaeology and the opportunity to observe at first hand the excellent curatorial and educational work of the British Museum."
At the beginning of the week the students were divided into groups and assigned an in-depth research topic. These included 'Are Hollywood and history compatible?', 'How ethical are museums?' and 'How accurately can we reconstruct the past?'. To help research and present their findings, the students attended lectures and seminars as well as being offered practical advice on conducting research and giving presentations by student mentors. The students were also given unique access to the collections of UCL's Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and the British Museum, where they handled artefacts from ancient Egypt.
In addition to their research projects, the students will be take part in a quiz night and went to see 'Measure for Measure' at the Globe Theatre. For Mr McGuinness, the evening activities were just as important as the research to give students a feel for university life: "The summer school not only gives students access to two of the world's finest and most respected educational and research institutions, it also takes place in one of the most exciting cities in the world."
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