The LifeLab Summer School

Date: 23 and 24 July 2025

Applications will open in the spring term. To be the first to hear when applications open, please sign up here.

Have you ever thought about becoming a doctor?

LifeLab would like to invite pupils currently in Years 9, 10 and 11 who are interested in finding out more about becoming a doctor to attend our Medicine Summer School. Participants will spend two days gaining experience of what it is like to train and work as a doctor.

During your time with LifeLab participants will have the chance to:

• learn how to perform clinical skills such as suturing and practice these on a model
• experience anatomy and pathology teaching in the Centre for Learning Anatomical Sciences
• visit clinical areas to see health professionals at work
• talk to medical students about training as a doctor and find out how the application process works
• listen to our keynote speaker talking about life in medicine

Read our LifeLab Summer School flyer

Check if you are eligible for a free bursary space .

Read what previous students thought of LifeLab summer school

" It was a great experience and a good opportunity to find out more about medicine, thank you. " Elizabeth

" Talking first hand with doctors allowed me to ask questions freely and get detailed answers. " Tilda

" The clinical skills were very engaging and gave me a true feel of what being a doctor would be like. " James

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Reserving a place

The 2-day programme costs £150. All food and drink are included, but participants need to make their own transport arrangements. Accommodation is not included.

Places are allocated on a first come first served basis.

  Bursary Spaces

We have free bursary spaces available for those students who meet 1 of the following criteria:

• first generation to Higher Education and you attended a lower-performing school, check your school status for eligible schools
• free school meals at any point during your secondary school education
• being a young or young adult carer
• living or grew up in local authority care
• living in an area with a postcode which falls within the lowest 20 per cent of Index of Multiple Deprivation or IMD Quintile 1, check your postcode

We offer students the chance to apply for a bursary place for the Lifelab Summer School through an online form. Please complete the form and a member of the team will get back to you in the spring.

For bursary placements, we shortlist applications together in April and again in May.