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EXPLORATHON @ The Shops

  • Ross, K. (Organiser)
  • Rebecca Emily Woods (Participant)
  • Kathryn Arnold (Member of organising committee)

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event

Description

EXPLORATHON @ The Shops involved four University of St Andrews researchers running hands-on activities in the Overgate Shopping Centres in Dundee. Activities included creating new drugs for parasitical diseases. By basing ourselves in shopping centres, we were able to engage with individuals who may not have travelled to a similar event in St Andrews. We brought the research to them, rather than expecting them to come to us. We also observed a different demographic to typical science and research festivals. For example, in the Wellgate we met a lot of older adults as well as young parents. The venues also approached us for photographs of our events and we also discussed future collaborations.

Period21 Sept 2023
Event typeOther
LocationDundee, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of RecognitionLocal

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