First Campus - Hands on Science Main Event 28th & 29th June

Hands on Science Main Event 28th & 29th June

The Hands on Science Main Event will be taking place on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th June a the National Museum, Cardiff.

300 Year 10 pupils from 10 schools across South East Wales will be attending the event which aims to raise their awareness of Science, Maths and Health subjects they can study at University and related careers.

The pupils will be attending workshops including aerospace engineering, dentistry, psychology and astronomy, as well as having the opportunity to talk to staff from Careers Wales and local Sixth Form college about the options available to them.

There will be two guest speakers over the two days: Wendy Saddler from Science Made Simple and Professor Mike Edmunds from he school of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University. Wendy will be looking at the Science of Sport while Professor Edmunds will be asking the question - Is time travel possible?

The day will be rounded off by a session on the recent award winning film 'An Inconvenient Truth' which will get the pupils to think about one of the most pressing topic in modern science - climate change and sustainability, this will be presented by Museum Education Officer Danielle Cowell.

Hands on Science would like to thank the Museum for their support with this event.

Activities & Events
The Science Date 3.0 Apr 12, 2011 On 5th April 2011 five scientists working in South East Wales came face-to-face with 60 pupils from local secondary schools at the third annual Science Date event at UWIC's Cyncoed Campus. Woodland Walk Project Apr 12, 2011 Pupils from St Michael's Primary School in Treforest have recently taken part in a sustainability workshop programme with Hands on Science inspired by the Woodland Walk at the University of Glamorgan's Treforest Campus. Science Rap Video Competition Awards 2011 Apr 11, 2011 On Wednesday 30th March, pupils, parents and teachers gathered at the University of Glamorgan's Students' Union to find out the winners of the Science Rap Video Competition 2011.

Activities & Events

The Science Date 3.0 Apr 12, 2011
On 5th April 2011 five scientists working in South East Wales came face-to-face with 60 pupils from local secondary schools at the third annual Science Date event at UWIC's Cyncoed Campus.

Woodland Walk Project Apr 12, 2011
Pupils from St Michael's Primary School in Treforest have recently taken part in a sustainability workshop programme with Hands on Science inspired by the Woodland Walk at the University of Glamorgan's Treforest Campus.

Science Rap Video Competition Awards 2011 Apr 11, 2011
On Wednesday 30th March, pupils, parents and teachers gathered at the University of Glamorgan's Students' Union to find out the winners of the Science Rap Video Competition 2011.