• Question: I'm really annoyed that I can't participate in the live chat :( but have you done any science communication work (other than this) with children/teenagers?

    Asked by spacenut1982 to Christina, Colin, Jess, Samaneh, Steve on 19 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Steven Gardner

      Steven Gardner answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      Some friends and I raced maggots with primary school children (As in, the children were there too, there weren’t in the race!).

      Maggots are amazing, they feed on dead flesh and can be used to clean wounds!

    • Photo: Jess Bean

      Jess Bean answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      I love to do science communication as much as I can!
      Yesterday I was in a school showing Year 10 and 6th formers some machines us chemists use every day! The university also does days where students can come into the university labs where its great to talk to the teachers and students. Open days and things like that are always great at engaging with younger people!

    • Photo: Christina Pagel

      Christina Pagel answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      Hi spacenut,

      I’ve done quite a few school talks (maybe 10-15 talks ?) – mainly to a-level students and sometimes students in last year of gcse… i talk either about my work and try to make maths relevant or i talk about what it’s like to study maths or physics at university and what sort of careers they can lead to…

      I’ve also given quite alot of mock university interviews to students to help them prepare!

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