Science Week on the road

National Science Week at the University of Cambridge got off to a flying start at the weekend when thousands of people visited the University on Saturday 17 March 2001 for a day of lectures, workshops and performances.

The programme of events at the University continues throughout the week, ending with another bumper day of activities on Saturday 25 March. But during National Science Week, the University does more than open its doors to visitors: over the next few days, a group of scientists will be going out to schools across Cambridgeshire and beyond to give students a taste of university science.

From Earith and March to Cambridge and Essex, more than 20 schools will receive a visit from a Cambridge scientist as part of the Schools Roadshow.

Among the speakers will be:

Sarah Shaw, National Science Week Co-ordinator, said: "Hundreds of families visit us each year - especially during the Science on Saturday programmes - to get involved in all the exciting hands-on events, exhibitions and demonstrations that we hold within the University.

"The Schools Roadshow gives even more children the chance to learn something new and exciting, and to ask academics questions about what it might be like to follow a career in science."

Further information
Cambridge University has a number of initiatives running throughout the year to help students and teachers in schools. For more information about these different projects, visit Cambridge In the Classroom, on the National Science Week website.