Outreach activities: Furthering the public understanding of science

We believe that public understanding and appreciation of science is very important for the overall health of our scientific research.

Many of us are engaged in public education programme and if you would like us to get involved in your school or group's educational needs, please contact Dr. Rekha Jain by

Joshua Haigh of Sacred Heart RC Primary school (Rochdale)
My star: The Sun

email : R.Jain@sheffield.ac.uk

"Education is not rocket science...
IT IS HARDER!"

By George (Pinky) Nelson
Scientist, Astronaut, Educator

Talks for schools and/or for general public

"The Sun: The star on our doorstep" by Rekha Jain

An amateur exploration to the concept

...simply sunny!

suntrek

our scientist Mike Thompson gets under the skin of the Sun

let's join the choir of the Sun...(with our scientist Istvan Ballai)

it's boiling...it's melting (but our scientist Robertus Erdelyi explains why it's not boring!)

...it's a wonderful world!

twinkle, twinkle little star...(our scientist Mike Thompson wonders what they are)

Fed up with pop music?...

....searching the ocean...bobbing up and down like this!

our scientist Lucy Wyatt goes coast to coast

come, let's go to the ..... Celtic sea (with our scientist Lucy Wyatt)