The MAKERS project is giving students the opportunity to use their repair and making skills to support the Easton based Baggator Youth Group and “Residents Against Dirty Energy” (RADE) Bristol campaign for better air.
The group uses sensors to measure traffic and air pollution in their area to support their campaign efforts. Air pollution data can be accessed on the Luftdaten pages, whilst life traffic data is available on the Telraam pages.
As the project has been running for a while, many of the sensors don’t work as well as they used to. UWE students are invited to support RADE to help fix the faulty sensors, helping the group to improve the quality of the collected data, which plays a key role in their campaign efforts.
The group will be running two sensor repair sessions on Saturday, February 24th at St Mark’s Baptist Church in Easton. Session 1 will take place from 10.30am – 12.00pm session 2 is from 1-2.30pm. Students can attend either one or both sessions, depending on their availability.
The session will be led by a technician from the School of Engineering who will guide participants through the repairs, so no previous experience is required.
This is a great opportunity to learn some practical repair skills of electronics, whilst connecting with and supporting the community of East Bristol in their efforts to improve the air quality for its residents. There will be food provided on the day, and travel costs can be reimbursed.
Students can sign up via the Sign-up form, or email kat.corbett@uwe.ac.uk with any questions.