This week, a multi-department team from UWE formed part of the Somerscience Festival, in Bruton. The festival, organised by the Somerscience Trust, invited local families and children to engage with STEM and get involved with lots of fun activities.
The Somerscience Trust is a charitable incorporated organisation set up to advance the education of the public in Somerset in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to promote public engagement in all aspects of STEM developments.
Healthcare, science and engineering colleagues provided knowledge, inspiration and engagement to the event on the 1st May Bank Holiday. Including the DETI Inspire team’s The West in Minecraft outreach activity, as well as radiography simulations, medical quizzes, and a shocking electro-shock game!
UWE student ambassadors from STEM and healthcare courses also joined on the day and helped inspire the next generation, as well as practice their own communication skills.
Victoria Davenport of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences department said of the event: ‘We created a great hive of activity across the day & somehow (maybe helped by chocolate munchie cake) kept up the energy til the end, which was no small feat! Hats off to you all for a fab job, well done! ‘
