At Strathclyde we offer a range of activities to participants from a number of the University's ten engineering departments. The following also offer Undergraduate study opportunities :

Project work and team-building feature strongly in the programme, which includes an outdoor team-building exercise and gorge-walking expedition in the Scottish countryside. Participants have the chance to meet Engineering students and recent graduates and to go an industrial visit to one of Strathclyde’s partners in industry. An evening programme of social and sporting events is organised for everyone and you will also have the opportunity to experience life as a Strathclyde student while living in the campus village in the heart of the city-centre.

Over the course of the week you will engage in stimulating projects drawn from different fields of Engineering. Projects are designed to show you how expertise from a variety of areas is combined and integrated into complex projects.

Each group is challenged with a project for practical application in a range of scenarios. You will gain practical experience of a project life-cycle from the conceptual stage through to presentation of concept, design and project completion. Throughout the project work, you will learn how to turn technical knowledge into practical solutions while working as part of a team.

Headstart is recognised as a National Access Organisation for the residential project of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at Gold level. The programme meets all of the requirements of a residential project for the award, providing participants with the opportunity to: meet new people; experience an unfamiliar environment; work as part of a team; build new relationships and show concern for others; accept responsibility; develop communication skills; show initiative; and enjoy living and working with others.