From foundations to frontier — led by the professors themselves.
The Professor Seminar strand of Future Scholars. Ten days, taught by the professor who actually leads the research — not a teaching assistant reading slides, not a recording. Online or in person. We take you from the foundations of a field through to where the work is happening now, with the people doing it. No middlemen.
A foundations-to-frontier arc, taught live.
Most “masterclasses” are a recorded lecture, or a well-known name lending their brand to material someone else wrote. This is neither. The professor teaches, live, across all ten days — and they teach the thing they research.
The groundwork
- The core concepts you need before the frontier makes sense, taught from the ground up. No assumed graduate background.
The methods
- How the field actually works: the techniques, the instruments, the way real questions get asked and answered.
The frontier
- Where the research is now, including the professor’s own work, and the open problems that have not been solved yet.
This is not a launch experiment. A typical cohort stays small — around ten students — so the professor can teach to the room rather than past it, with active-researcher TAs supporting the hands-on data sessions.
Two formats, the same ten days.
Same professor, same cohort, same teaching. Choose on logistics, not on content.
| Online | In person | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Anywhere, live | An agreed venue in London |
| Format | Live sessions — you ask questions in real time, nothing recorded | Live, in the room — direct whiteboard and bench time |
| Price | £3,000 | £5,000 |
- The teaching is identical either way — online opens the seminar to students anywhere
- In person adds the room, the direct contact, and what only happens alongside the people teaching
- There is no “premium” version of the content — the price difference is the venue and the contact, not the quality
A completion certificate is issued after the ten days.
Open now — dates and places.
For students ready to move at the pace of real research.
It starts from the groundwork and builds, so no graduate background is assumed — but it moves at pace and rewards students who keep up. It suits motivated Year 12-13 students and undergraduates seriously considering this field.
If you would rather test the water with something shorter first, many students start with a two-day Lab Immersion and go deeper with a Seminar afterwards. You choose by what you need now.
The honest answers.
Who actually teaches?
The professor who leads the research teaches the ten days. Active-researcher TAs support the hands-on data sessions. It is live, every day — not a recording, and not a TA standing in for an absent name.
Online or in person — does it change what I get?
No. Same professor, same cohort, same ten days, same teaching. In person adds the room and direct contact; online opens it to students anywhere. Choose on what is practical for you.
Is it live or recorded?
Live, every session. You ask questions in real time and the professor answers them.
What level is it pitched at?
Foundations to frontier. It starts from the groundwork and builds, so no graduate background is assumed — but it moves at pace and rewards students who keep up.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. A completion certificate is issued after the ten days.
How large is each cohort?
Small — typically around ten students, so the professor can teach to the room rather than past it.
Are these the same academics behind your Lab Immersion and Academic Mentorship?
Often, yes. The academics who lead Seminars are active university researchers; many also host our Lab Immersion cohorts or take one-to-one Academic Mentorship.