No need to book – just turn up and enjoy! Explore hydrogen energy, meet robot dogs and cats, discover how ancient Egyptians mummified their dead and learn how to love a maggot! Explore the cutting edge research undertaken at Swansea University.
Nature's Toolbox: Find out how natural products can help provide a greener future. We will explore the potential of natural products from microbes, from algal machines to (insect) killer fungi!
An opportunity to drive trains on our model railway and learn about how our smart railway system works.
Think you can beat our Robot Rubik’s Cube solver? How about scoring a goal in our robot football? How about programming a hole-in-one with our robotics mini-golf course? Come along and take part at our Technocamps exhibition stand!
Our fun, noisy and very interactive mathematics exhibits and education resources entertain visitors and create interest in applied mathematics. Making mathematics enjoyable and accessible.
We are running a coding competition for all age groups from 7 to 16 over the weekend with some fantastic IT prizes to be won. There will be lots of hands-on activities for you to get involved with, if entering the competition isn’t your thing. You don’t want to miss this!
We will showcase how we intend to capture heat from industry and use it to provide space heating. To demonstrate, we’ll run an interactive event where participants can generate heat from our materials using their own breath.
Who makes the earth under your feet? It’s the small things that make the soils super and the flowers flourish.
Discover how Hydrogen can stop us from polluting and provide a green prosperous future!
Turn your fear, disgust or disdain for maggots on its head at our Love a Maggot exhibit hosted by the Swansea University Maggot Research Group
Throw the bean bags at the different targets to show your knowledge of what affects healthy children and healthy family life
Come along to our robot workshop and meet our robot dogs and 8 foot robot cat
Outreach activities to raise the profile of Astronomy in Swansea with demonstrations of telescopes and equipment used in the pursuit of the hobby from a few members of Swansea Astronomical Society.
Understand how the ear works and why some people are Deaf and hard of hearing. Learn your name in British Sign Language
Love Gaming? Then come along to the Esports Wales stand and learn about the gaming scene in Wales.
Discover how the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead with our life-sized dummy mummy
Join us to learn more about how Materials Scientists and Engineers are developing solutions for a sustainable future. Get hands on with microscopy, building your own battery and solar powered toys
A carnival booth for pre-school and older in which contestants fish for ducks and then answer a question on the secret gas listed on the bottom. Prizes for the right answers.
Why do we wear sun screen to protect our skin? Take a photo with our special UV camera and find out why!
Learn how to identify species of sharks through an immersive virtual reality experience designed for Project SIARC, by Swansea University MSc students. Examine, handle, grasp, and delve into the fascinating details of shark eggs like never before.
"Get Involved with Sustainability" stall with lots of exciting activities. Learn about how we care for wildlife on our campuses, dive into our beach clean box and join us for an impromptu litter pick around the marina. We will also have our "How Bad Are Bananas" game for you to get involved in.
Step into the shoes of a biomedical scientist and uncover the fascinating science behind health and medicine. Conduct hands-on experiments and discover how scientists work to solve medical mysteries!
Wales Gene Park’s interactive stand will focus on Discovering DNA - the genetic material which carries the instructions, or code, for making all living organisms. Hands-on activities include deciphering a sequence from an organism’s genome to produce a take-home DNA bracelet, creating a DNA helix using origami, matching human chromosomes against the clock in our chromosome game… and more!
Computers first came to the home in the 1980s, but did you know how central South Wales was to this revolution? Come and learn more and play with some of the products of the age.
Join us in experimenting with an infrared camera and simulations of the greenhouse effect. Hear about awesome climate scientists and ask any questions you have about planet Earth!
Exhibition stands stated may be subject to change. If you have any comments on these webpages or content please contact swanseasciencefestival@swansea.ac.uk
