British Science Week at Manchester Museum brought together school pupils, researchers, academics, students and volunteers from across the University for two days of hands-on science, discovery and conversation. The event gave young people the chance to explore a wide range of topics, meet researchers directly, and engage with science in an inspiring and accessible way across the Museum.
Highlights from the event...
“My staff and students have come back to school absolutely buzzing about how incredible the event was, both in terms of the engagement and also how well planned it was. Thank you for inspiring both our adults and children. The real-life applications the researchers shared are so powerful for helping young people think about their own futures.” Head of Science at King David High School
Many thanks to all of the researchers, academics and students for inspiring the next generation of scientists:
- Fong Kuan Wong - Embryos got talent
- Stephanie Seville - Heart health history
- Dr Mark Farrar - Manchester Skin Research
- Prof Martin Lowe, Dr Joan Chang, Dr Ximena Rodriguez, Dr Alex Davies, Julia Schoonover - Factory of Cell
- Prof Richard Grencis, Prof Dave Thornton - Mucus
- Dr Michelle Desforge - Before you were born
- Dr Ivan Vera Marun, Dr Cyrill Bussy, Polly Greensmith - Graphene
- Dr Jenny Herbert - To clean or not to clean
- Dr Andrew Porter - AI & Cancer Research
- Patrick Arrowsmith - Heart
- Zoe Gomes - Pollution
- Rimsha Jaffar-Ali - Drug metabolism
- Chenyu Zhu - Insect Muscles
- Dr Beatriz Bano Otalora - Meet your daily body clock
- Heze Wang - Sleeping
- Jiaqi Dai - GMO vs CRISPR
- Dr Alice Bowen - How old is my coffee?
- Mathew O’Donnell - Vivarium
- UMPO - Physics
- Naomi Bailey, Dr Gina Galli - Discover How Turtles Become Male of Female
- Daniel Ryzak - What’s in your phone?
- Ameur Bayar - Getting rid of viruses from body
- Dr Jessica Rodgers - Eye never knew that!
- Dr Katherine Harrison - Noise pollution
- Katherine Malone - Child study centre
- Lewis Phillips - Not all liquids behave same
- Dr Michael Bottery - Fighting deadly fungi
- Bred Beckett – Soil Plants & Interactions (SPIN)
- Aashna Khan – Mysteries of Photosynthesis
- Dr Sarah Crowther - Space Rocks!
- Angela Brennan - How to look inside world
- Dr Ruby Morel - Microscope Marvels & Turbines for Future
- Dr Karl Payne - Biofuels and Enzymes
- Dr Hanan Messiha - Bioengineering towards sustainable future
- Connor Fitzgerald - Biotechnology & Circular Economy
- Dr Michelle Keown, Prof Elizabeth Sheader - Physiology
- Dr Amanda Edwards - Rock Re-Cycle / La Palma
- Dr Daniel Lee, Mariia Savchuk - Secret Life of Crystals
- Dr Jane Reeves - Exploring Ancient Life
- Dr Bridie Davies - Adventures with Volcanoes!
- Dr Joanne Pennock, Dee-ann Johnson, Kathryn Downey - University Science Buskers
With thanks for the support and funding provided by the School of Biological Sciences (FBMH), Stephanie Seville, the Museum of Medicine and Health (FBMH), Esme Ward, Director of Manchester Museum, and Manchester Museum. Sponsored by BioDiscovery. Organised by Dr Shazia C. Hyatt (SBS, FBMH) and Barinur Rashid (Manchester Museum).