Major Science Fair for school pupils at Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University will welcome more than 1200 school pupils from 25 schools in Ceredigion, Powys and Gwynedd this week (18-20th March) for a Science Fair. The three day Fair, which is organised every year by Aberystwyth University’s Centre for Widening Participation and Social Inclusion (CWPSI), forms part of the 2014 National Science and Engineering Week 14-23 March. The Science Fair takes place at the Sports Cage at Aberystwyth University’s Penglais Campus and will be open to schools between 9.30am and 3pm for the three days. Wednesday’s session (19 March) has been extended to 6pm with a specific invitation to members of the public to visit the Festival. National Science and Engineering Week is Wales’ and the UK's widest grassroots celebration of all things science and engineering. Event organiser Roger Morel from the University’s Centre for Widening Participation and Social Inclusion said: “This event aims to shine the spotlight on how The University and many local agencies...