Pupils find clues to careers at our annual Talent Taster

Pupils from 31 schools visited the Glasgow campus to solve a fun mystery and learn about our programmes.

More than 100 school pupils turned detective at the Widening Participation and Outreach Team's annual Talent Taster.

The team brought 111 S2 pupils from 31 Glasgow and Inverclyde schools on to the Glasgow campus to solve a whodunnit mystery.

Pupils worked with staff and students from Journalism, Social Sciences, Law, Cyber Security, Nursing and Applied Psychology to gather clues and solve the 'crime'. The taster event introduces pupils to a range of career options and encourages the use and development of meta-skills in a supportive environment.

The University's Care Experienced and Estranged Students Named Contact James Moohan worked closely with the charity MCR Pathways on the event. The MCR Pathways mentoring programme supports children and young people who are care-experienced or facing educational disadvantage by joining universities and colleges across the west of Scotland to deliver widening participation focused activities.

James said: "Our annual whodunnit talent taster brought young people from our partner schools to learn about the University, our degree courses, campus life and student support. The feedback we have had suggests that the young people had a ball solving the mystery and engaging in activities underpinned by our distinctive approach to widening participation that fosters confidence and a sense of belonging".