Celebrate Science 2023

Celebrate Science is run by our Science Engagement team, along with over 200 staff and student volunteers from departments across the University, and partners from local schools and industry. The Celebrate Science marquee is packed full of free activities and experiments that are perfect for all the family. 

Explore the wonders of our universe and join astronomers on a journey to outer space, with stories about the constellations and fascinating facts about stars, planets and what you can see in the sky tonight. Carry out amazing experiments and engage in hands-on activities with a little help from teams of Science Ambassadors from some of our local schools. Investigate how science shapes our world with activities such as:  

• Rocks, bogs and bugs of the North Pennines: Get hands-on and find out for yourself how this stunning local landscape is formed from magma to mining and from peat to people.  
• Magnetic engines: Have you ever wondered how magnetic levitation trains work? Come along and meet the team from Locomotion and discover the answer.  
• Bubbles: Investigate the science behind bubbles and put your bubble-blowing skills to the test by seeing if you can capture a rubber duck inside a bubble!  

Plus much, much more!  

To find out more about the activities on offer and plan your visit to Celebrate Science 2023, click the link: https://www.durham.ac.uk/celebrate-science/activities-for-2023/