There is currently much discussion around widening provision for final year undergraduate research projects, due to increasing student numbers and to provide opportunities for students who want to follow alternative career paths. We describe a novel innovative cross faculty project. The social perception of sex and gender has changed dramatically through the ages. We investigated how our current understanding of the biological basis of these fundamental human traits has influenced social attitudes and traced continuities and differences between ancient Greek medical models and modern perspectives. The project was taken by Physiology and Neuroscience BSc students in collaboration with Classical Studies students studying ‘Configurations of Sex and Gender’. Initially, students held a discussion group to explore the issues surrounding the topic from their different perspectives. Following this the science students chose different aspects to pursue. One held a discussion group with A level students, the others made a series of podcasts aimed at raising awareness, primarily in undergraduates. The focus group with A level Biology, Psychology and Classics students, explored current attitudes to intersex and how these relate to those held in ancient civilisations. Questionnaires indicated that 89% of pupils had not heard of the term intersex before the session but came away with a better understanding and an interest to find out more. They also felt the topic should be included in the curriculum, with 60% thinking this should be in primary school. Three podcasts, in an interview format, were used to engage undergraduates in ‘Greek and contemporary perspectives on gender’, ‘Discussing intersex’ and ‘Dissolving the gender binary’. They were launched at a ‘silent disco’ event thus allowing participants to listen to individual podcasts. Questionnaires were used to gather opinions and these indicated a greater awareness of issues surrounding sex and gender in this age group compared to A level students. It was clear that the podcasts were informative, for example, 50% said their understanding about the gender binary had been altered. Also, 81% of participants indicated they would like to hear more about the topic. To fulfil the requirements of the BSc dissertation students were required to show their understanding of the underlying physiology, despite using little of this content in their resource. This project provided an excellent opportunity for students from different disciplines to influence each other’s understanding of a topic. The major challenges faced by the science students were gaining an understanding the ancient Greek and Roman medical, philosophical and literary sources, and distilling their knowledge of the physiology into an approachable format for a non-specialist audience. All the science students reported enjoying the opportunities afforded to them by the project which allowed them considerable freedom in devising resources of their choosing