Students take part in a Generating Genius engineering workshop
Between 15th and 19th August, 30 talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be taking part in the 'Generating Genius? programme at UCL's Faculty of Engineering. The 13-15 year-olds will learn about the latest virtual reality technology in UCL Computer Science's state-of-the-art Virtual Environment labs, and discover how to control robots using Android phones supplied by Google, sponsors of this year's programme. Generating Genius is an out-of-school programme that aims to develop talent in groups traditionally under-represented in higher education, particularly in science subjects. Of their initial group of boys from an African-Caribbean background, 94% won places at Russell Group universities like UCL. This year, with additional funding from Google, the project has been extended to also include girls of African-Caribbean origin. Students on the scheme participate in summer schools where they work on real, challenging science, hands-on engineering projects, and compete in 'Apprentice' style competitions. During their visit to UCL, arranged by computer science researcher Wole Oyekoya, students will develop programming skills through week-long tasks.
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