Public events
Sessions designed to inspire people of all ages.
Exploring a different topic each month.
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This October, Oriel Science will celebrate ten years of bringing science to the community. Throughout the month, we'll be bringing back four of our most-loved workshops from the past decade.
Here's what's coming up:
Workshop Sessions
Tiny Little Things
A chance to explore the microscopic world, to make your own slides and to see what common objects look like when magnified 400 times.
No booking required, but if you're bringing a group of 8 or more,
please contact us:
📞 01792 919539
📧 info@orielscience.co.uk
Saturday 3 & Thursday 29 October
11:00 - 12:00 & 14:00 - 15:00
Workshop Sessions
Shape of Speed
Come along and compete to make the most aerodynamic model car. What are the forces that affect the way it travels?
No booking required, but if you're bringing a group of 8 or more,
please contact us:
📞 01792 919539
📧 info@orielscience.co.uk
Saturday 10 & Wednesday 28 October
11:00 - 12:00 & 14:00 - 15:00
Workshop Sessions
Exploring the Planets
Journey through the Solar System stopping off to learn about each planet on the way. See what you would look like through an Infra-Red space telescope camera or try to find a piece of space dust!
No booking required, but if you're bringing a group of 8 or more,
please contact us:
📞 01792 919539
📧 info@orielscience.co.uk
Saturday 17 & Friday 30 October
11:00 - 12:00 & 14:00 - 15:00
Workshop Sessions
Lotions & Potions
One of our messiest workshops! Find out why some things are runnier than others and why you were encouraged to use sun-tan lotion this summer!
No booking required, but if you're bringing a group of 8 or more,
please contact us:
📞 01792 919539
📧 info@orielscience.co.uk
Saturday 24 & Saturday 31 October
11:00 - 12:00 & 14:00 - 15:00
Science fun available all day long.
Typically aimed at younger children - but enjoyed by all!
10 year Celebration
Our celebratory Science Corner will be open for free, drop-in exploration throughout October.
No booking required, but if you're bringing a group of 8 or more,
please contact us:
📞 01792 919539
📧 info@orielscience.co.uk
Our Science Corner is available every day we are open.
10:00 – 16:00
exhibitions
New exhibits arriving throughout the year.
IMAGING EXHIBITION
IMAGING is our current family-friendly exhibition where you can explore more than 40 fascinating exhibits celebrating how Swansea University researchers visualise, capture and interpret the world within and around us. From imaging the size of a Megalodon shark, and making a model heart pump, to interacting with an artefact from the Mary Rose, and seeing distant stars and galaxies, this exhibition has something for everyone!
Explore our Past events.