Public engagement

This post was contributed by Marcus Johns. A few weeks ago a certain Jon Chouler approached me to say that he thought I would be perfect for his Science Stand Up event. I’ll admit, I was a little apprehensive about...

Public Engagement is a vital part of the CSCT, and every year our first years go to one of the UKs leading Science festivals, Cheltenham Science Festival. This year, Cohort ’15 went with the theme of “The Energy Factory”, which...

Public engagement is an essential part of the CSCT, with the first-years having a stand at the Cheltenham Science Festival in June. To test the hands-on activities our cohort jumped in at the deep end, by trying them out at the...

Last year I signed up to take part in I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! (IAS), a free online science communication competition that pits scientists against each other in themed zones. School classes ask questions to the five chosen scientists...

Second year CSCT student, Andrew Hall is currently working towards his PhD looking at “Biogenic Alcohols and Sugars as Sustainable Reductants: A Combined Spectroscopic and Theoretical Approach to the Development of New Homogeneous Catalysts for Dehydrogenation, Hydrogen Transfer and Reverse...

Watch George Gregory's performance at the finals of The Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT). George talks about her research into improving plastic waste, with the help of a spoonful of sugar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbw8oZDDPL4 George is currently working on her PhD project on Cyclic carbonates...

This post is contributed by Emma Sackville. Our most recent public engagement experience took us to Green Man music festival to run a stall as part of Einstein’s Garden. Being more of a One Direction fan who loves a cosy...

On 4 and 5 July 2015, five of our students (Helena Quilter, James Coombs OBrien, Matthew Camilleri, Andrew Hall and Marcus Johns) presented an exhibit at the Summer Science Exhibition at the prestigious Royal Society in London. This post was contributed by Andrew...

On the 6th and the 7th of June, the ’14 cohort took their ‘Water Water… Everywhere?’ exhibition to the Cheltenham Science Festival – one of the foremost science festivals within the UK – where they aimed to inform the public...

Second year CSCT student, James Coombs OBrien, took part in 'I'm a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here' - a competition that enables young people to meet and talk to scientists, with the aim of inspiring them to study science later in their...