Tag: public engagement

The School is encouraging staff and students to show off snippets of science on Twitter. Despite science events across the country being cancelled, including all … Read more

Dr Victoria Mason tells us more about the latest training session for PG students held within SPS. Before Christmas I had the pleasure of running … Read more

Background What sort of crater will an impact leave on a rocky or icy moon? At the University of Kent, we simulate such impact events … Read more

Dr Agata Rożek, Dr Helena J. Shepherd and Dr Emma McCabe enjoy a day of discussing their scientific passions with the public at Soapbox Science. … Read more

Three SPS postgrads have taken part in an exciting project bringing art and science together, commissioned by PhD Candidate from the School of Anthropology and Conservation, Laura … Read more

This is a very important year for Space: not only is it 50 years since the first human set foot on the moon, but it … Read more

The SPARK project From planning observations, data reduction and data processing, the participants took part in the full observational astronomy experience. Devised and run by … Read more

Dr Rob Barker from SPS, is leading a team researching the potential of cellulose – a natural polymer – to create “plastic-like” materials. In a … Read more

On the 4th September 2015 SPS opened up the brand new state-of-the-art Beacon Observatory. Three years on, Dr Dirk Froebrich gives us a round-up of … Read more

Dr Vicky Mason tells us more about what Public Engagement is, and why it should be integral to life here at SPS. “Having just returned … Read more