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What happens at the NPL Academy

Participants will be required to attend our Teddington site. Each day runs from 10.00-15.30. NPL hosts will set a task and mentor a team of students throughout the week, and students will present their work on the final day. Projects might include working on atomic clocks, computer programming, electronics, fibre optics, finance, IT, media, microscopy, project management, prototyping, quality assurance, quantum science, stakeholder analysis.

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Schedule

  • Monday: Induction, team building exercise and demonstrations, meet with mentors.
  • Tuesday: Time with mentors and project work with team.
  • Wednesday: Project work with mentor support in the morning. A cohort challenge onsite in the afternoon.
  • Thursday: Time with mentors and project work with team.
  • Friday: Students write up and practice presentations in the morning. In the afternoon students present to cohort and guests.
 

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