University Insights at Canterbury Christ Church University

From a campus tour including an look at the university’s specialist facilities to a session on ethical debating. Our students engaged in lively discussion on topics ranging from ‘is a hotdog a sandwich?’ to ‘is the rise of AI a threat to jobs?

Following the group debate, the students were tasked with considering questions from different perspectives – their own, and that of a scientist, a geographer, a historian, and an artist. For example, when asked ‘how to make the perfect tea’, the students answered that a scientist would use a Bunsen burner, a geographer would use spring water and fresh milk from a cow, a historian would consider old recipes and the roots of tea in China, and an artist would use milk froth to create a design on the top.

For their next question, ‘should single use plastics be banned’, the Future Leaders demonstrated their knowledge on current topics and raised issues such as environmental sustainability, the threat to marine life including turtles, and the damage to human health from microplastics.

Our Future Leaders rated the day an impressive 8.64/10 and 85% left with a clearer picture of university life, helping to break down barriers and make higher education feel more accessible and achievable.