Science talks from people doing the work, pitched at A-level.TLR0001 / Thu 10 Dec 2026 / 18:30Roberts Building, UCL, London, WC1E 7JE
People working in medicine, science and engineering talk about what they actually do, pitched at A‑level, and take your questions.
The UCAS Personal Statement asks why you want to study the course and what you have done to prepare. Real work in medicine, AI or engineering, understood properly and written up accurately, answers both.
Two science talks from people working in research and in medicine, pitched at A-level.
Five to ten minutes of questions from the audience after every talk, so understanding is tested, not assumed.
In the student's own words. Some evenings include a Personal Statement talk on what makes writing stand out.
A written summary of every talk, with references, follows by email so what they write is accurate.
We never write the statement. The words are always the student's own.
Biomedical engineering (cancer research), medicine and getting the A*
Thursday 10 December 2026. A biomedical engineering talk on cancer research, a medicine talk and Dr Lavan Ganeshkumar on getting the A* in one evening, five to ten minutes of questions from the audience after each. One Thursday evening a month in London, and a second evening in February and March 2027 (the 25th). The dates are below. The next dates are 21 Jan, 11 Feb, 25 Feb and on through the year: see every date.
0001.1_How she came to biomedical engineering, the route from A-levels to a research lab, and what her cancer research involves. Aimed most at students heading for biomedical engineering, medicine and the life sciences.
0001.2_Medicine by the graduate route: a chemistry degree at UCL first, then the GAMSAT into medical school. For students weighing a science degree first against applying for medicine straight from school.
0001.3_Drawing on ten years of teaching A-level maths and science, Dr Lavan Ganeshkumar shows how he identifies why students lose marks and decides what they should practise next. Learn how to recognise your own gaps, use past papers properly and check whether your revision is working. Leave with a practical plan that connects the grade you want with what you do tomorrow.
Raked seats, each row with a desk. Talks 18:30 to 20:30, doors 18:15.
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