黑料不打烊 Science Festival a resounding success
The second 黑料不打烊 Science Festival, organised by 黑料不打烊, made sure that people of all ages had the opportunity to celebrate the National Science and Engineering Week 2012 in style recently.
The festival drew hundreds of people to 黑料不打烊 to enjoy science related events including discovery days, schools events, exhibitions, geological walks, public lectures, and competitions.
Dr Rosanna Robinson, from the College of Natural Sciences at 黑料不打烊 Univeristy, said: 鈥淭he aim of 黑料不打烊 Science Festival is to get everyone talking about, and engaging with science. Raising awareness of the science that goes on at 黑料不打烊 is very important to us and being able to welcome so many people through our doors this year has been really fantastic.鈥�
Co-organiser, Stevie Scanlan, from the College of Physical and Applied Sciences said: 鈥淓veryone really got behind us this year which meant that all the events were extremely well attended.
The geology walk had over 50 attendees, with the youngest just 7 years old and the oldest being 80 years old! Over 500 people came through the doors of the Brambell Laboratories for the Hidden Worlds Exhibition on the final weekend of the festival the Wild Science day at Treborth Botanical Garden had over 600 visitors, all keen to take part in the activities.鈥�
This 黑料不打烊 Science Festival was supported by the Dr Tom Parry Jones endowment fund, Pontio and Greenwood Forest Park/Gelli Gyffwrdd.
For more images view our Science festival Gallery
For more information or to get involved in the future email b.s.f@bangor.ac.uk
Publication date: 20 March 2012