Future You is a free programme of events and activities for care-experienced young people.
With social events, campus visits and subject taster sessions, Future You is a great opportunity to discover what Higher Education could offer you. Booking is essential - to attend events and activities, sign up to the Future You programme.
Upcoming events
Student Life and Study Skills
Tues 27th October 2026 10am-2pm
University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park NR4 7TJ
Could Uni be for you? Find out what happens at Uni, the support you could receive and how you get there. Quiz Student Ambassadors about what Uni is really like and tour the campus including its accommodation! Sign up for the morning, afternoon or whole day. Lunch included.
Esports and Broadcasting Subject Taster
Thursday 29th October 2026 10.30am-1pm
University of Suffolk, Waterfront Building, Ipswich, IP4 1QJ
Come along to this interactive session about the fascinating world of competitive video gaming, content creation and broadcasting. Lunch included, after the session.
Astronomy and Stargazing Evening
Thursday 10th December 2026 5.30-7pm
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, CB3 0HA
Get a taste of university study at the Institute of Astronomy with an out-of-this-world lecture on astronomy research, planets and extra-terrestrial life, followed by a stargazing session.
Start and finish times for events may vary, if so we will update students who are signed up. To come along to these events, sign up for Future You.
"It is wonderful to know that our young person's outcomes may be much more positive because events like these show her what's possible for her future." - Foster Carer
What is Future You?
Future You is a great opportunity to discover what Higher Education could offer you in the future. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t thought about college or university – everyone is welcome! Our FREE programme of activities includes social events, campus visits and subject taster sessions at East Anglia universities and Further Education colleges. Future You is supported by current university students who will help you out and answer questions about what university is really like. The activities give you the opportunity to explore different subjects and information and advice on progression pathways and student finance.
To take part in Future You you must be in Year 9 to Year 11 and be under local authority care or a care experienced person or have a social worker, or be an unaccompanied asylum seeker in Year 9 -Year 13 (or equivalent.)
Sessions will run throughout the academic year, either in the school day, after school or at weekends and during the school holidays. Once you have signed up to the programme, we will keep in touch to let you know when new events are happening. The activities and sessions are all completely FREE! We will also cover the cost of transport to attend an event. As well as being great fun, we hope that you will get to make some new friends and learn a few things along the way. You'll find out what it's like to be a student at university or college, and it will help you decide what you want to do in the future.
Sign up to Future You:
You can sign up to the Future You programme online here. If you would prefer to sign up using a pdf or paper form, please download a form and return to neaco@admin.cam.ac.uk
If you have any questions about the programme or need help with completing the application please contact Clare.Bradshaw@admin.cam.ac.uk
If you want to contact us about consent, data or safeguarding please contact Tom.Levinson@admin.cam.ac.uk (neaco Project Lead)
Future You has been developed in collaboration with Norfolk Virtual School, Suffolk Virtual School, Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough Virtual School and neaco university partner widening participation teams.