David WilkinsonRegional Officer, MidlandsInstitute of Physics

Project overview

• A science festival, 30th June – 4th July• 4,000 school students over four days• KS3 plus some masterclasses for KS4/5• Plus an open family day• Expanded to 12 hours learning experience per

student• Firstly Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (and

Derby and Nottingham) schools• Then other EM schools

Project history and primary partners

• Bumpy beginning to efficient organisation

• Securing funding

• Switching from Chatsworth to Buxton

• Primary partners:

Themes

• Creativity in Science

• Ecology and the Environment

• Astronomy and Physics

Some of the major event providers

Other event providers• Applied Science Activities• Barcelo• BBSRC• British Geological Survey• By Design• Chesterfield Royal Hospital• Derbyshire Police• Derbyshire Wildlife Trust• The Energy MC• Explorerdome• Galapagos Conservation Trust• Grallator• The Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL• Institute of Biology• Institute of Physics, Midlands • Interactive Science Ltd• Jodrell Bank• Johnny Ball Productions

• Millennium Maths Project• Physchem• Science made simple, Univ of Bristol• Science Projects• Solar Active• The Space Academy, National Space Centre• Tropical Inc• University of Derby• University of Derby, Buxton• University of Leicester• University of Nottingham, School of Nursing,

Midwifery and Physiotherapy• University of Oxford, Department of Earth

Sciences• World Wildlife Federation

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