Online Academic Clubs for Students Aged 11-18

Go beyond the school curriculum. Explore the subjects you love. Meet students who are just as curious as you are.

Minds Underground’s weekly online academic clubs give ambitious students aged 11-18 the opportunity to explore fascinating ideas beyond school in small, interactive groups.

Led by inspiring tutors and mentors from leading universities, each club combines lively discussion, challenging material and practical academic skills. Students are encouraged to question, debate, investigate and develop their own ideas rather than simply listen to another lesson.

Explore Our Academic Clubs

Choose from four subject areas, with programmes designed for different ages and stages.

STEM Club
Explore some of the biggest questions shaping modern science and technology. From gene editing and artificial intelligence to medical innovation, neuroscience, chemistry and engineering, students investigate cutting-edge ideas, analyse real research and tackle problems that cross traditional subject boundaries. Alongside exploring new subjects, students develop skills in scientific reasoning, research, data interpretation and communicating complex ideas.

Humanities & Law Club
Why do societies create laws? What makes a political decision fair? How should countries respond to global challenges? Students explore the ideas, events and debates shaping the world through current affairs, legal cases, historical questions and public policy. Sessions encourage students to challenge assumptions, consider competing perspectives and build well-supported arguments of their own.

Econominds
Why do prices rise? What makes a business successful? Why do some countries become richer than others? EconoMinds introduces students to economics and business through real companies, global events, economic problems and interactive discussion. Students learn to think like economists: questioning incentives, analysing evidence and considering the consequences of different decisions.

Speech & Debate Club
Through debates, challenges and practical exercises, students learn to analyse arguments, respond under pressure, structure persuasive cases and communicate ideas with confidence. Sessions give students regular opportunities to put their skills into practice.

Each club is available in both a Junior (ages 11–14) and Senior (ages 15–18) strand, with engaging, age-appropriate content tailored to students at every stage of their academic journey.

Our clubs are designed around participation rather than passive teaching.

Students have the opportunity to:

• Explore beyond the curriculum and discover new academic interests

• Discuss big questions with curious, like-minded students

• Develop critical thinking, research and communication skills

• Learn from exceptional tutors, academics and specialist guest speakers

• Build meaningful super-curricular experience for future school and university applications

Join Minds Underground
Whether you already know the subject you love or want to discover something completely new, our clubs provide a space to ask better questions, encounter new ideas and learn alongside other ambitious students.