Public engagement
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How can making wine help orang-utans?
Our fourth year CSCT student Fraeya Whiffin gave a talk on her research at a Sunday Assembly in a religion free church in Bristol. Here is how she got on. I offered to give a talk on my research to...
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The 2014 Cohort Begin Their Public Engagement Adventure.
On the 20th-21st of March, first year CSCT students took part in their first public engagement task where they attended ‘Bath Taps into Science’; a two day science event aimed at engaging members of the general public with the research...
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Meet the Engineers: Secondary school event in Dorchester
Four of our students, Jemma Rowlandson, Jon Chouler, Jon Wagner and Leighton Holyfield, attended the ‘Meet the Engineer’ event, at the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester. The event takes place every two years and is aimed at Years 8 – 10 (ages 12...
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The IET Present Around the World competition
Second year CSCT student Jemma Rowlandson recently won the local round of the Institution of Engineering and Technology's Present Around the World (PATW) competition and will be seen again in the National (Area) competition held in June. Here's how she got on: Ever...
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Microbial Fuel Cells Show Off Their Stuff
It's a wintry Thursday evening (January 22nd to be exact) and upon the river, at the esteemed Grain Barge in Bristol, the extroverts and comics of the science world conglomerate for SCIENCE SHOWOFF: an evening of chaotic science open mic....
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The Summer Science Exhibition at the Royal Society
On 5 and 6 July 2014, five of our second-year students (Stephen Bradley, George Gregory, Paul McKeown, Marcus Johns and Jon Wagner) were joined by third-year student Emily Hayward to present an exhibit at the Summer Science Exhibition at the...
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Improving our Build-a-Battery exhibit with Bath Spa University
This post was contributed by 3rd-year DTC student Heather Parker. As part of our ongoing collaboration with Bath Spa University, a group of students from the CSCT have been working with final year Graphic Communication students David Gordon and Carl...
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Cheltenham Science Festival 2014: Renewable Revolution!
On Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June 2014, cohort '13 took their "Renewable Revolution!" stall to the Family Fun Area at Cheltenham Science Festival. They were aiming to inform about potential future fuels and feedstocks not reliant of fossil fuels. This post about their...
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Primary School Science Day in Trowbridge
On Friday 20 June 2014, four second-year students (Robert Chapman, Sarah Kirk, Mako Ng and Joe Thompson) took part in a Science Day at St John's Catholic Primary School in Trowbridge. This post was contributed by 2nd-year research students Joe...
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Cheltenham Science Festival 2014 Resources
We're going to be at Cheltenham Science Festival on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 July. Find our stall "Renewable Revolution!" in the Family Fun Day area in the Town Hall Gardens between 10am-4pm. Here are some fact sheets for more information...