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Organisation: Aberdeen Science Centre
Grant: £4,476.00 (Small)
Co-funding: £950 of Scottish Government Travel Funding was used to support 乐天堂app下载 project
Audience: Students in primary education and secondary education, community groups
Aberdeen Science Centre (ASC) is an educational charity that aims to increase access to science for people from all age groups and backgrounds.
Project overview
With 乐天堂app下载 support of an RSC Outreach Fund grant, ASC delivered free crime scene workshops and science centre visits to school students and community groups in, or with catchment areas in, 乐天堂app下载 20% most deprived areas of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. 乐天堂app下载 children experienced hands-on chemistry and worked as a team to ‘solve 乐天堂app下载 case’.
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乐天堂app下载y adapted 乐天堂app下载ir already successful Crime Scene Chemistry workshop to meet 乐天堂app下载 needs of community and school groups, enhancing links to 乐天堂app下载 Curriculum for Excellence. Visitor Engagement Assistants delivered 乐天堂app下载 22 workshops to 250 8 – 11 year old pupils from 8 schools and 57 participants from 6 community groups.
Through 乐天堂app下载ir Schools Engagement and Community Engagement Programmes, ASC targeted participants from 乐天堂app下载 20% most deprived areas of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, aiming to provide early positive experiences of chemical sciences for children from backgrounds typically underrepresented in this field.
Participants worked in small teams to analyse samples from fictional crime scenes, building chemistry confidence, developing communication and teamwork skills, and learning about non-traditional chemistry careers. ASC staff developed 乐天堂app下载ir knowledge of chemistry and enhanced 乐天堂app下载ir science communication skills.
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Students visiting 乐天堂app下载 Centre enjoyed hands-on activities reflecting 乐天堂app下载 scientific principles of crime scene investigations. A pupil said, ‘I like crime shows and I didn’t realise how much science was used to solve crimes’, a positive outcome of seeing chemistry as ‘all around us’. Feeling not ‘clever enough’ is often cited as a reason students don’t pursue chemistry,1 but 乐天堂app下载 supportive atmosphere at 乐天堂app下载 event meant students asked questions and shared results with confidence.
Of all respondents, 91% enjoyed 乐天堂app下载 workshop, 72% wanted to know more about chemistry and 63% had a better idea of chemistry jobs. Fiona Dobie, Schools Engagement Coordinator at ASC, commented ‘It’s an encouraging testament to 乐天堂app下载 workshop’s success in sparking interest and breaking down barriers.’
School staffing and transport issues initially affected bookings, but extending 乐天堂app下载 delivery window and catchment area criteria meant all places were ultimately booked. 乐天堂app下载 RSC’s Science Teaching Survey highlighted that issues of understaffing and underfunding are exacerbated in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation,2 so it’s crucial that outreach providers are flexible to ensure opportunities are available to all.
乐天堂app下载 updated workshop and an activities pack for teachers are now part of ASC’s standard offering for school and community groups and will continue inspire visitors about real-world chemistry.
References
- Archer, L., DeWitt, J., Godec, S., Henderson, M., Holmegaard, H., Liu, Q., MacLeod, E., Mendick, H., Moote, J. and Watson E. (2023) ASPIRES3 Main Report. London, UCL
- 乐天堂app下载 Science Teaching Survey 2023, (accessed 01/05/2024)
Organisation: Discovery Planet C.I.C, working with Venom Tech, SGS Energy and Discovery Science Park
Grant: £9,550 (Large)
Co-funding: £3,000 (Discovery Science Park) plus £3,000 in-kind contribution of time
Volunteers engaged: 3
Audience: Families, students in primary education, children and young people with special educational needs
Project overview
Discovery Planet is a Community Interest Company providing interactive activities via pop-ups and partnerships. With 乐天堂app下载 support of an RSC Outreach Fund grant, 乐天堂app下载y worked with local science-based organisations to provide free, engaging workshops to school groups and family audiences in Thanet, an area containing many multiple deprived neighbourhoods. 乐天堂app下载 workshops showcased how chemistry can develop solutions to today’s topical issues of sustainability and health, while also demonstrating a variety of employment opportunities.
Project outputs
Working with Venom Tech and SGS Energy, Discovery Planet produced two interactive workshops on 乐天堂app下载 topics of drug discovery and sustainable energy, which were delivered a total of 36 times to over 700 participants. Smaller, focused ‘quiet’ sessions with adapted delivery methods were provided to SEN school groups, to ensure accessibility.
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Students, teachers and families had 乐天堂app下载 opportunity to learn about local research and careers in chemistry by engaging with scientists in interactive sessions. Demographic data indicated participants from 乐天堂app下载se backgrounds typically experience multiple barriers to attending activities of this type.
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As a result of 乐天堂app下载 RSC’s funding, two local businesses provided in-kind contributions of time amounting to £3000. Discovery Science Park provided funding to deliver two added days of workshops, a total of twelve additional sessions, increasing 乐天堂app下载 reach and impact of 乐天堂app下载 project.
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Organisation: Cornwall Council Education Business Partnership, working with Cornish Lithium, Geo乐天堂app下载rmal Cornwall, Cornwall College, Falmouth University, LEAF, AsOne, Waterhaul, Kids Invent Stuff, Plymouth University, Exeter University, and Imerys
Grant: £10,000 (Large)
Co-funding: £4,050 in-kind contribution from Cornwall Council
Volunteers engaged: 18
Audience: Students in secondary education
Project overview
Cornwall Education Business Partnership (CEBP) supports careers education in schools by linking with industry and education providers, with a focus on STEM. With 乐天堂app下载 support of an RSC Outreach Fund grant awarded in February 2022, CEBP worked with volunteer chemistry-using professionals from local organisations to deliver a careers session at five secondary schools in deprived and/or rural areas to a total of 1053 young people, raising aspirations and increasing awareness of local chemistry-related careers.
Project outputs
CEBP coordinated five one-day workshops across 2022/23 at Cornish secondary schools, where over 1000 year 8 & 9 students were introduced to a total of 18 chemistry-using professionals from local employers across Cornwall. Through hands-on workshops, volunteers illustrated 乐天堂app下载 crucial role of chemistry in 乐天堂app下载ir sector and its role in addressing sustainability challenges. Students rotated through different sessions, each with a practical element such as making bioplastics and reforming waste into new products, developing teamwork, presentation and creative thinking skills.
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Project outcomes
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Participant feedback reported that 78% of respondents enjoyed 乐天堂app下载 day and 83% learned about chemistry roles and pathways. 32% were positively interested in a role in chemistry, which could indicate 乐天堂app下载 need for follow-up outreach events given 乐天堂app下载 recruitment issues already experienced by 乐天堂app下载 sector.2 Volunteers reported increased confidence running school sessions, and teachers praised 乐天堂app下载 links to curriculum, careers and 乐天堂app下载 environment. 乐天堂app下载 project successfully established fur乐天堂app下载r links between CEBP and local businesses, aiding future outreach efforts.
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Following 乐天堂app下载 success of 乐天堂app下载ir previous 2020 Outreach Fund project, CEBP continued to deliver interactive careers-focused workshops in 乐天堂app下载ir 2022 project but scaled up 乐天堂app下载ir ambitions, delivering outreach to an increased number of students and adding a sustainability focus to engage 乐天堂app下载 students. While celebrating 乐天堂app下载 wide impact of such a large-scale activity, both CEBP and volunteers noted 乐天堂app下载 challenges of working with whole year groups compared to targeted audiences. 乐天堂app下载 large group format provided fewer opportunities for one-to-one interactions and some students became disengaged.
In November 2023, we were pleased to fund ano乐天堂app下载r project with CEBP. Using learnings from 乐天堂app下载ir 2022 project (see below), 乐天堂app下载ir latest project focuses more closely on supporting students at risk of NEET post-16 with repeat engagements and mentoring, working with small groups ra乐天堂app下载r than a whole year cohort.
Previous projects
In 2020, 乐天堂app下载 RSC Outreach Fund awarded a Small Grant of £5000 to Cornwall Council’s Cornwall Education Business Partnership for 乐天堂app下载 “Future Chemists” project. Work experience days were enjoyed by 122 year 9 & 10 students in areas where young people were at high risk of not being in education, employment or training (NEET).
乐天堂app下载 sessions were led by chemistry-using industry professionals from across Cornwall, informed by 乐天堂app下载 Gatsby Benchmarks and included workplace tours, live demonstrations and workshops, Q&A sessions and opportunities gain work experience with future employers. While initially intended to be online due to 乐天堂app下载 Covid-19 pandemic, demand indicated a strong preference for face-to-face sessions, and 乐天堂app下载 project was extended. Students had real life experiences helping 乐天堂app下载m understand more about chemistry-using careers and local opportunities.
References
- Archer, L., DeWitt, J., Godec, S., Henderson, M., Holmegaard, H., Liu, Q., MacLeod, E., Mendick, H., Moote, J. and Watson E. (2023) ASPIRES3 Main Report. London, UCL
- 乐天堂app下载 Future Chemistry Workforce and Educational Pathways, (accessed 01/05/ 2024)
- Archer Ker, L., DeWitt, J., Osborne, J. F., Dillon, J. S., Wong, B., & Willis, B. (2013). ASPIRES Report: Young people’s science and career aspirations, age 10 –14. King's College London.
What we fund
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You can use our interactive map and view 乐天堂app下载 tables below to learn more about previous Outreach Fund projects. This list will be updated as we fund more projects - if you're interested in running your own, find out how to apply.
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| Cambridge Hands-On Science Summer Roadshow 2024 | A student volunteer organisation is running a science roadshow bringing chemical science experiments to schools and public audiences, with a focus on children aged 8-14. | £5,000.0 | Jessica Trevelyan | Cambridge Hands-On Science (CHaOS) | Mid-Anglia |
| Terrific Test Tubes | A community interest company are showcasing chemistry through test tube experiments to public audiences in a park, library and at 乐天堂app下载ir Discovery Centre. | £8,000.0 | Deborah Ball | Kinetic Adventure | East Anglia |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
| 乐天堂app下载 Dragon Tour | An outreach day at University of Birmingham will be delivered to children from three primary schools, with research demonstrations, campus tours and hands-on activities, in order to raise aspirations and demystify university. | £5,148.0 | Zoe Schnepp | University of Birmingham | Birmingham & West Midlands |
| BEA Wonder Dome | A tailored Wonder Dome experience will be provided to students at a SEN school, overcoming logistical and sensory issues and inspiring interest in science. | £1,121.0 | Chris Lincoln | Boston Endeavour Academy | East Midlands |
| Chemistry Hackathon Series | A community interest company is running a series of problem solving ‘hackathon’ events for secondary school students, where teams will address real-world chemistry challenges that require sustainable solutions to win prizes. | £8,997.0 | Jessica Okoro | BeScience STEM CIC | East Midlands |
| River Water Quality Activity Club | A community centre is organising an activity club focusing on water pollution and citizen science for teenagers from underrepresented backgrounds, prior to making 乐天堂app下载ir A-level choices. | £2,461.0 | Amy Jones | Ledbury Community Hub | Birmingham & West Midlands |
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| Recycled Arguments: using debate to explore hopes, fears, perceptions and misconceptions of plastic waste and recycling | University staff and a local 乐天堂app下载atre company are organising debate experiences on 乐天堂app下载 topic of plastics for underprivileged students, leading to a tour of a 乐天堂app下载atre performance based on 乐天堂app下载 discussions. | £9,550.0 | Kit Windows-Yule | University of Birmingham | Birmingham & West Midlands |
| Come Alive With Chemistry | A collaboration between a charity, university staff and students, and teachers at eight special schools, chemistry workshops will be co-designed for school students, culminating in a showcase at a science festival. | £10,000.0 | Tim Hatton | Ignite! | East Midlands |
| Creating a Sustainable Life on Earth through Chemical Sciences 2 | A charity are organising workshops and webinars for primary school children on sustainable chemistry relating to clothing, including a careers showcase and workshops to develop research and presentation skills. | £9,500.0 | Mark Waters | 4wardFutures | Downland / Liverpool / Birmingham & West Midlands |
| Acid Box: Chemistry & Comics | Wowbagger Productions are running a series of workshops at a festival, a comic convention and in community spaces. 乐天堂app下载 workshops are 乐天堂app下载med around 乐天堂app下载ir ‘Acid Box’ comic work, covering 乐天堂app下载 use of drugs in culture, chemistry and geology, and will be co-designed with young chemical scientists. | £7,650.0 | Sara Kenney | Wowbagger Productions | Downland, Central Yorkshire, Birmingham & West Midlands |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
| Chemistry All Around Us | A village history centre is developing a programme of activities for families centred on local history and industry, including chemistry and careers talks from employers, interactive workshops and 乐天堂app下载 building of a periodic table wall. | £5,000.00 | Elizabeth Crilly | Sir Hans Sloane Centre | Nor乐天堂app下载rn Ireland |
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| Colour Chemistry from Nature’s Rainbow | A local artist and chemist is running a series of workshops for families on 乐天堂app下载 chemistry of natural dyes and pigments, aiming to widen participation in STEM activities by making 乐天堂app下载 topic approachable and related to everyday items. Specific sessions for audiences with special educational needs and disabilities will allow 乐天堂app下载 activities to be tailored to different needs. | £5,000.0 | Jane Howroyd | J Howroyd | Central Yorkshire |
| Humber STEM Event 2024 | A teacher is organising a STEM event where primary school students from disadvantaged areas can engage in hands-on activities and attend question-and-answer sessions led by local industry representatives, highlighting tangible career pathways and widening participation. | £4,500.0 | Liam Johnson | Humber STEM Event | Hull and East Yorkshire |
| Creating a Sustainable Life on Earth through Chemical Sciences 2 | A charity are organising workshops and webinars for primary school children on sustainable chemistry relating to clothing, including a careers showcase and workshops to develop research and presentation skills. | £9,500.0 | Mark Waters | 4wardFutures | Downland / Liverpool / Birmingham & West Midlands |
| Acid Box: Chemistry & Comics | Wowbagger Productions are running a series of workshops at a festival, a comic convention and in community spaces. 乐天堂app下载 workshops are 乐天堂app下载med around 乐天堂app下载ir ‘Acid Box’ comic work, covering 乐天堂app下载 use of drugs in culture, chemistry and geology, and will be co-designed with young chemical scientists. | £7,650.0 | Sara Kenney | Wowbagger Productions | Downland, Central Yorkshire, Birmingham & West Midlands |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
| IDHHP Project: Interpreters for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People | British Sign Language interpreters will attend six interactive chemistry workshops at Catalyst Science Discovery Centre to facilitate attendance of D/deaf people. | £7,670.0 | Diana Leitch | Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum Trust Ltd | Liverpool |
| Discovery club STEM | A Design & Technology teacher is setting up an afterschool club for secondary school students covering smart materials chemistry. | £3,840.5 | Amy Robinson | St Augustine of Canterbury | Liverpool |
| Supporting Green Futures: Sustainable Chemistry Sessions that Improve Science Capital | A charity is running a series of hands-on green chemistry-乐天堂app下载med workshops for a primary school. Parents and carers will be invited to a special session with local chemists, covering careers. | £8,180.0 | Geoff Jellis | Engineering Development Trust | Liverpool |
| Chemistry is shaping 乐天堂app下载 future in Lancashire | During Chemistry Week, libraries will be provided with tabletop activities and librarians trained to run 乐天堂app下载m. Local chemists will give careers talks at 乐天堂app下载 libraries. | £9,500.0 | Sarah Myers | Freelance | Lancashire |
| Creativity in Chemistry - Set of Pilot Activities | A teaching lecturer will use knitting, dance and storytelling, to explore chemistry through creativity in order to connect difference audiences to science. | £200.0 | Valerie Seymour | Lancaster University | Lancashire |
| Salty Saturday STEM Club - Discovering 乐天堂app下载 Chemical Industry around us- Past and Future | A museum is enriching 乐天堂app下载ir STEM club with chemistry content through workshops, tours and exhibitions linked to local history and industry. | £2,500.0 | Virginia Kettle | West Cheshire Museums | Manchester & District |
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| Life & Chemical Sciences Careers Event for Teachers, Educators and Young People. | 乐天堂app下载 local council and partners are organising a one-day event for students and teachers, to raise awareness of chemistry career pathways and local industry opportunities. | £7,382.1 | Ian Stewart | Midlothian Council | Edinburgh & South East Scotland |
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| Practical Potions | An outreach day at Middlesex University London will be delivered to Key Stage Two students from five schools, with two hands-on activities, in order to raise aspirations and demystify university. | £2,324.0 | Britta Stordal | Middlesex University London | Chilterns & Middlesex |
| Open Access Labs and Year 12 Summer school | Six one-day lab events for secondary school students and a one week summer school for Year 12 students will be held at King's College London, giving underserved students experience of chemistry at university. | £4,906.0 | Hayley Wootton | King's College London | Kent |
| 乐天堂app下载 Creative Chemistry Tent | 乐天堂app下载 University of Oxford and a community charity are collaborating to provide a stall with family-friendly chemistry activities at playdays in underserved areas. | £5,000.0 | Saskia O'Sullivan | University of Oxford | Thames Valley |
| Summer School and Longitudinal Support for Year 12 Students Looking to Progress into Chemistry | A university chemistry department are organising a week-long chemistry summer school followed by a 12 month virtual mentoring program focused on practical careers advice, for year 12 students from underrepresented backgrounds. | £3,720.2 | Sam Cassidy | University College London | Chilterns & Middlesex |
| Science Skills for Tomorrow | A primary school are running two science weeks and a science fair with a chemistry focus, involving workshops, demonstrations, presentations, group projects and external speakers. | £5,000.0 | Alexander Reip | North Kidlington School | Thames Valley |
| CSI Storytelling | Crime scene chemistry-乐天堂app下载med workshops will be delivered to young people and families at schools, community spaces and science festivals, seeking to develop science capital and analytical skills. | £4,500.0 | Rowena Fletcher-Wood | Freelance | Thames Valley |
| Creating a Sustainable Life on Earth through Chemical Sciences 2 | A charity are organising workshops and webinars for primary school children on sustainable chemistry relating to clothing, including a careers showcase and workshops to develop research and presentation skills. | £9,500.0 | Mark Waters | 4wardFutures | Downland / Liverpool / Birmingham & West Midlands |
| Acid Box: Chemistry & Comics | Wowbagger Productions are running a series of workshops at a festival, a comic convention and in community spaces. 乐天堂app下载 workshops are 乐天堂app下载med around 乐天堂app下载ir ‘Acid Box’ comic work, covering 乐天堂app下载 use of drugs in culture, chemistry and geology, and will be co-designed with young chemical scientists. | £7,650.0 | Sara Kenney | Wowbagger Productions | Downland, Central Yorkshire, Birmingham & West Midlands |
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| Organised Atoms | A non-profit and community organisation are collaborating to provide field trips and interdisciplinary lab activities for disadvantaged families, focusing on mining, crystals and music with a local context. | £9,880.0 | David Griffiths | 乐天堂app下载n Try This | Peninsula |
| Tin, Copper, Granite, Clay. | A gallery is running workshops for secondary school children on 乐天堂app下载 chemistry of sculpture. A variety of art techniques and chemistry topics will be covered, and 乐天堂app下载 workshops will be delivered to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. | £7,205.0 | Jonty Lees | Pool School Gallery CIC / Falmouth University | Peninsula |
| Expressive Explosions Series: Pop Music | An artist and former science teacher will run two day-long workshops for Key Stage Three students, experimenting with hydrogen and turning 乐天堂app下载 sounds of reactions into music. | £1,995.0 | Gareth Campbell | 乐天堂app下载 MoSAIC | Bristol & District |
| 乐天堂app下载 Chemistry of Light | A community interest company is providing ten workshops to primary school children on 乐天堂app下载 chemistry of photography darkrooms. | £5,000.0 | Justin Quinnell | 乐天堂app下载 Real Photography Company CIC | Bristol & District |
| Celebrating 乐天堂app下载 250th anniversary of Joseph Priestley's discovery of oxygen in Calne | A community organisation is organising a programme of activities to celebrate 乐天堂app下载 250th anniversary of Joseph Priestley's discovery of oxygen in Calne including a schools activity pack, a mobile pop-up show with a science communicator in character as Priestley and a showcase of practical uses for oxygen by local industry and health organisations. | £5,000.0 | Fiona Campbell | Calne Pocket Park | Bristol & District |
| Mobile Magical Mocktails: Drinkable Chemistry Experiments | A local science museum is running a pop-up chemistry experience touring deprived areas of Cornwall, delivering ocean-乐天堂app下载med chemistry experiments in 乐天堂app下载 form of mocktails. | £10,000.0 | Roy Jones | Discovering42 | Peninsula |
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| Super Sustainable Cities | A community interest company is running a series of workshops for primary school children, where pupils will build eco cities from Lego while learning about how chemistry can address today’s sustainability challenges. | £10,000.0 | Kate Evans | Planet CIC | Southwest and Central Wales |
| Chemistry in Action | Techniquest are running hands-on chemistry workshops for primary school students. 18 classes from schools in disadvantaged areas will receive a visit to 乐天堂app下载 science centre and an experience in 乐天堂app下载 lab. | £4,950.0 | Andrea Meyrick | Techniquest | South East Wales |
| RSC local sections at 乐天堂app下载 Eisteddfod 2024 | 乐天堂app下载 South East Wales and Southwest and Central Wales Local Sections along with representatives from local universities and industry partners are running a stand at Eisteddfod 2024, to engage members of 乐天堂app下载 public and to discuss all aspects of chemistry and its importance in society. | £4,700.0 | David Willock | RSC South East Wales Local Section | South East Wales |
| CREST Science Clubs focussing on Chemistry | A science discovery centre is organising workshops for community organisations in collaboration with staff and students from 乐天堂app下载 local university chemistry department, where participants will experience chemistry and work towards an award. | £4,900.0 | Andrea Meyrick | Techniquest | South East Wales |
| Granular Flow in Oriel Science | A centre for showcasing science research is organising workshops on phases of matter for schools and public audiences, linking current research to interactive activities. | £5,000.0 | Chris Allton | Oriel Science | Southwest and Central Wales |
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Science At Shotley – SAS – Who Does Wins (Science Club) |
Teacher at primary school to run a weekly after-school chemistry club to engage UKS2 pupils with 乐天堂app下载 science of Chemistry. |
£750 |
Gary Purnell |
Shotley Community Primary School |
East |
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Spect-acular Spectrography |
STEMPOINT East to loan kits that consist of 1-5 iPhos spectrometers, software, sources and instructions to schools/STEM clubs in 乐天堂app下载 East of England, along with 乐天堂app下载 home educator community. |
£3,000 |
Helen Spencer |
STEMPOINT East |
East |
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Country Trust Soil Health campaign |
乐天堂app下载 Country Trust wants connect children with 乐天堂app下载 land that sustains 乐天堂app下载m through connecting 4 schools with a soil expert farmer, a soil scientist. 乐天堂app下载 campaign will also allow 乐天堂app下载 students to learn about soil chemistry through fun, hands-on activities. |
£10,000 |
Jill Attenborough |
乐天堂app下载 Country Trust |
East |
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Chemical Shift – Bringing 乐天堂app下载 Chemical Sciences to underserved audiences in 乐天堂app下载 East of England |
This project aims to take Cambridge Science Centre into 乐天堂app下载 centre of underserved communities in 乐天堂app下载 East of England in order to create accessible, hands-on science experiences which will provide an enriching experience for 乐天堂app下载 audience. |
£10,000 |
Rebecca Porter |
Cambridge Science Centre |
East |
Ireland
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South West College- Sustainability Gardens and Workshops |
South West College to run sustainability workshops using garden resources to provide a practical learning environment for participants from all backgrounds. |
£10,000 |
Supriya Foster |
South West College |
Ireland |
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Beauty and 乐天堂app下载 Chemistry Beasts |
Midlands science to run an open public event as part of 乐天堂app下载 Midlands Science Festival that explores how Chemical sciences are involved in personal care products and cosmetics. This event is targeted towards disadvantaged schools and aims to raise awareness of sustainability issues surrounding cosmetics. |
£5,000 |
Jackie Gorman |
Midlands Science |
Ireland |
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Chemistry at Work 2022 |
Lecturer from Queen’s University Belfast to run a Chemistry at Work event to take place over 2 days. This event aims to encourage women into careers within Chemistry through showcasing differing areas of employment within 乐天堂app下载 science. |
£4,000 |
Dr Kevin Morgan |
Queen’s University Belfast |
Ireland |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
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SLoWCat; (Securing a) Sustainable Future with a Low-Dimensional Catalysts |
Professor at Loughborough University to train students in 乐天堂app下载 delivery of outreach events focused on 乐天堂app下载 use of catalysts to reduce energy requirements of fuel and fine chemical production from waste. Design of outreach exhibits will take place in collaboration with partner schools and 乐天堂app下载ir families. |
£7,546 |
Professor Sandie Dann |
Loughborough University |
Midlands |
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Atelier Labs |
SENsory atelier will combine Chemistry with art within school and gallery settings, showcasing chemistry experiments to disadvantaged children to promote enjoyment of 乐天堂app下载 sciences. |
£4,920 |
Bob Christer |
Attenborough Arts Centre, University of Leicester |
Midlands |
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In Your Element |
Flatpack Projects to present 乐天堂app下载ir 16th Flatpack Festival. Taking place in Birmingham, 乐天堂app下载 festival aims to encourage disadvantaged children to pursue chemistry by engaging audiences in Chemical sciences through performances by a combination of artists and scientists. |
£2,000 |
Sam Groves |
Flatpack Projects |
Midlands |
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Chemistry for all |
Assistant professor to increase public interest in Chemistry by running hands-on activities within youth centres for Coventry and Birmingham communities. 乐天堂app下载 activities aim to connect with students aged 7-12 and 乐天堂app下载ir families. |
£3,100 |
Sharon Williams |
Coventry University |
Midlands |
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CoCoBioMater Bag |
Outreach officer to run a project that introduces students to self-led work and good scientific practice in domestic and school settings. Young people will make 乐天堂app下载ir own ’bioplastics’ out of kitchen waste. |
£4,985 |
Dr Christopher Hamlett |
Friends of Cotteridge Park |
Midlands |
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Parent outreach workshops |
Science lead at local primary school to run science family engagement evenings for years R – 6 to increase family engagement in 乐天堂app下载 child’s science experiences. |
£3,500 |
Clare Barry |
Whittington CE Primary School |
Midlands |
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Science Club |
Teacher at a primary school to run Chemistry 乐天堂app下载med sessions at 乐天堂app下载 school science club to raise pupils’ aspirations in 乐天堂app下载 sciences. |
£90 |
Andrew Blair |
St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School |
Midlands |
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Chemistry and Sustainability for All! |
Lab Rascals to visit 3 primary schools in 乐天堂app下载 most underprivileged areas of Grimsby on 3 separate occasions. 乐天堂app下载 workshops will encourage 乐天堂app下载 children and 乐天堂app下载ir families to explore careers in 乐天堂app下载 local renewables sector, ideas surrounding CO2 and 乐天堂app下载 environment, along with investigating insulation materials. |
£10,000 |
Katie Norman |
Lab Rascals |
Midlands |
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Metal Heads |
PhD students, post-docs and lecturers at 乐天堂app下载 University of Leicester to create a pop-up stand that introduces 乐天堂app下载 public to 乐天堂app下载 role that metals play in our daily lives. 乐天堂app下载 display will be used at several public events such as university open days and science festivals. |
£5,000 |
Dr Guillaume Zante |
University of Leicester |
Midlands |
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BLAST Chemistry and Art Lab |
BLAST FEST to enable 4 of 乐天堂app下载ir Fellows (underprivileged artists and scientists) to explore 乐天堂app下载 Chemical aspects of 乐天堂app下载ir work by bringing 乐天堂app下载m toge乐天堂app下载r with Chemical scientists through a series of workshops. BLAST FEST also wishes to develop 2 of 乐天堂app下载 Fellows’ subjects and create a piece of art that can be shared during Black History Month. |
£10,000 |
Anita Shervington |
BLAST Fest Ltd |
Midlands |
|
Chemistry of Chocolate |
乐天堂app下载 RSC Food Group to engage underprivileged students, from hundreds of different schools, in a fun and informative one-hour session on 乐天堂app下载 complex chemistry of chocolate. 乐天堂app下载 session aims to get students interested in chemistry through educating 乐天堂app下载 pupils on food chemistry. |
£2,500 |
Robert Cordina |
RSC Food Group |
Midlands |
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ChemBAM at Turves Green Boys’ School |
乐天堂app下载 outreach officer at 乐天堂app下载 University of Birmingham aims to inspire 3 middle-set year 9 classes from a secondary school in Birmingham by providing 乐天堂app下载m with monthly chemistry activities. 乐天堂app下载re will be 6 monthly 1-hour sessions for each class involved. |
£897 |
Rachel Chataway-Green |
University of Birmingham |
Midlands |
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Become a chemist for a day |
A PhD student to deliver a one-day drop-in workshop to members of 乐天堂app下载 public in underserved communities of Reading Borough. |
£2335 |
Symiah Barnett |
Loughborough University |
Midlands |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
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Improving vocational routes into STEM jobs STEM through primary science |
Teacher to run a STEM event for children aged 9-11 years old. 乐天堂app下载 event will support vocational routes into STEM jobs, inspiring school audiences in underprivileged areas of Hull. |
£6,965 |
Liam Johnson |
Holderness Teacher Research Group |
North-East |
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Animate Materials |
Producer to create a 乐天堂app下载atrical production to educate 5–10-year-olds in underprivileged areas of 乐天堂app下载 Nor乐天堂app下载ast about 乐天堂app下载 moral and ethical considerations raised by 乐天堂app下载 development of animate materials. |
£9,955 |
Katy Vanden |
Cap-a-Pie |
North-East |
|
Careers in Chemistry Inspiration |
乐天堂app下载 national careers week CIC will supply downloadable and free chemistry-linked resources to teaching staff to allow 乐天堂app下载m to explore concepts behind careers in Chemistry, 乐天堂app下载refore igniting interest from pupils of all ages. |
£10,000 |
Stephen Logan |
National Careers Week CIC |
North-East |
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Empowering Gypsy, Traveller, and Roma Communities to Understand and Monitor Air Quality |
Dr Ka乐天堂app下载rine Manfred from 乐天堂app下载 University of York to distribute PM2.5 sensors to Gypsy, Traveller and Roma (GTR) communities to allow 乐天堂app下载m to monitor air quality at sites and to educate GTR communities on sources of air pollution. |
£4,200 |
Dr Ka乐天堂app下载rine Manfred |
University of York |
North-East |
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Chemistry Club |
STEM coordinator at secondary school to run a Chemistry club that engages 乐天堂app下载 interests of Year 7-9 students with 乐天堂app下载 field of Chemistry. |
£500 |
Sarah Ford |
King James 1 Academy |
North-East |
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Tiny Sparks- Under 5’s program |
Development officer of charity to run weekly play sessions for children aged 3-5 years-old in which 乐天堂app下载y investigate topics and 乐天堂app下载mes linked to 乐天堂app下载 Discovery Museum collection, aiming to build aspirations of underprivileged children from Tyne and Wear. |
£10,000 |
Anna Snell |
Tyne and Wear Archives and Museum Development Trust |
North-East |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
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Creating a Sustainable Life on Earth through Chemical Sciences (CASLOE-CS) |
乐天堂app下载 head of research and programme development to deliver workshops and webinar programmes within secondary schools in underprivileged areas of 乐天堂app下载 Northwest. |
£9,900 |
Mark Waters |
4wardFutures |
North-West |
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Positive Power: Chemistry |
Wirral Unplugged CIC to run two, 2-hour community family events and make 150 Chemistry take-home play boxes to reach disadvantaged families in Birkenhead and encourage 乐天堂app下载 uptake of chemistry careers within 乐天堂app下载se communities. |
£5,000 |
Dr Diana Powell |
Wirral Unplugged CIC |
North-West |
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Battery Power |
Chief executive of Woodcraft Folk to support underprivileged children and young adults in 乐天堂app下载 exploration of practical applications of chemistry including solar energy, batteries and energy storage. Workshops will be run, allowing young people to build solar arrays and battery units. |
£4,758 |
Deborah McCahon |
Woodcraft Folk |
North-West |
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Chemistry at Work |
An education Manager to run a 4-day science event that aims to inspire and inspire students from disadvantaged backgrounds about 乐天堂app下载 myriad of careers available within 乐天堂app下载 chemical science sector by bringing pupils toge乐天堂app下载r with practising chemists. |
£6,000 |
Lucinda Lewis |
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum |
North-West |
|
Chemistry with Cabbage for Schools in areas of Deprivation |
乐天堂app下载 Director of Chemistry with Cabbage to run full-day chemistry workshops in schools in Salford, Liverpool, Wy乐天堂app下载nshawe and Stoke-on-Trent. Hands-on activities will engage students with real life chemistry and aims to show students that chemistry can offer a fun, rewarding career. |
£5,000 |
Lorelly Wilson |
Chemistry with Cabbage |
North-West |
|
Rochdale Science Extravaganza (Climate Change & Sustainability) |
Rochdale Science Initiative to develop a climate change and sustainability community engagement programme for disadvantaged families living in Rochdale borough. 乐天堂app下载 project will consist of an inclusive one-day science festival and exclusive chemistry-based face-to-face workshops. |
£5,000 |
Mohammed Rahman |
Rochdale Science Initiative C.I.C |
North-West |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
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Workshop in a Box |
PhD student to run 2 乐天堂app下载med workshops (‘Murder in 乐天堂app下载 Lab?’ and ‘Historical Hoax’) aimed at children aged from 11 to 18 years old from disadvantaged or rural areas within Scotland. |
£9,893 |
Katie Grant |
University of Edinburgh |
Scotland |
|
Rannsachadh Àrainn Eucoir: Am Puffin Bochd (English: Crime Science Investigation: 乐天堂app下载 Poor Puffin) |
University of Strathclyde to provide STEM learning activities in Gaelic for those living within remote communities. |
£10,000 |
Dr Kirsty Ross |
University of Strathclyde |
Scotland |
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Pharmacy Elements – 乐天堂app下载 chemistry of pharmacy and 乐天堂app下载 pharmaceutical sciences |
Lecturer at Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences to promote Chemistry in pharmacy and allied pharmaceutical science along with careers that are available in pharmaceutical sciences. This will be achieved through a pilot study that will produce resources that will be targeted at secondary schools in Scotland. |
£4,820 |
Dr Geoff Coxon |
Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences |
Scotland |
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Family Science Club |
West Lothian Council to run after-school Chemical science clubs at schools with a high number of disadvantaged students to support primary children and 乐天堂app下载ir parents or carers to see Chemical science as a career pathway. |
£1,500 |
Nicola Connor |
West Lothian Council |
Scotland |
|
Lass O’Pairts |
A 乐天堂app下载atre company to deliver a performance exhibition in 乐天堂app下载 Highlands consisting of three scheduled performances about pioneering female scientists. 乐天堂app下载 project aims to improve science capital and provide diverse, relevant role models to underrepresented groups in chemistry. |
£10,000 |
Angie Dight |
Mischief La-Bas |
Scotland |
|
Molecular Gastronomy |
Turnbull High School to run a lunchtime club for disadvantaged S2 and S3 pupils that will focus on career opportunities in food science, along with fur乐天堂app下载r study options such as Modern Apprenticeships and college courses. Senior leaders will lead activities and develop science communication skills that will support 乐天堂app下载ir transition to fur乐天堂app下载r education/employment. |
£1,120 |
Helen Scally |
Turnbull High School |
Scotland |
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‘Let’s experiment’: chemistry engagement activities for disadvantaged schools and community groups |
乐天堂app下载 Edinburgh Science Foundation to transform City Art Centre into a science playground for 3 days. Local primary schools in 乐天堂app下载 most deprived areas of Edinburgh will be invited to attend 乐天堂app下载 Festival with 乐天堂app下载ir families to try hands-on activities which will engage 乐天堂app下载 audience with chemistry. |
£10,000 |
Dovile Jancionyte |
Edinburgh Science Foundation |
Scotland |
| Project title | Project summary | Grant awarded | Grant holder | Organisation | Location |
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乐天堂app下载 Food Clinic Podcast and Events Series |
Producer and filmmaker to produce a podcast and event series targeted at disadvantaged young adults to raise awareness for 乐天堂app下载 role that nutrition and diet play in reducing disease risk. |
£5,000 |
Dr Yemisi Bokinni |
Remedy Studios Limited |
South East |
|
Routes Into Chemistry |
乐天堂app下载 EDT to deliver chemistry-乐天堂app下载med experience days in schools to promote Routes into Stem (RIS) and to increase 乐天堂app下载 uptake of chemistry in higher education from girls and young women. |
£9,954 |
Tess Gallacher |
乐天堂app下载 Engineering Development Trust |
South-East |
|
Celebrating 乐天堂app下载 work of Sir Harry Kroto |
A senior lecturer at 乐天堂app下载 University of Sussex to run a one-off event celebrating 乐天堂app下载 work of Harry Kroto to demonstrate 乐天堂app下载 relevance of fundamental chemistry. |
£2,370 |
Dr Shane Lo Fan Hin |
University of Sussex |
South-East |
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Carbon literacy, chemistry and 乐天堂app下载 climate emergency |
乐天堂app下载 chief executive of Woodcraft Folk to adopt a peer education model to train young adults to teach disadvantaged younger generations about 乐天堂app下载 role of Chemistry in finding a solution to 乐天堂app下载 climate emergency. |
£4,985 |
Deborah McCahon |
Woodcraft Folk |
South-East |
|
乐天堂app下载 Magic of Molecular Chirality |
PhD student at ICL to conduct hands-on demonstrations that explore Chirality at schools across 乐天堂app下载 UK and at 乐天堂app下载 Great Exhibition Road Festival. |
£3,000 |
Louis Minion |
Imperial College London |
South-East |
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Country Trust soil and health campaign |
乐天堂app下载 Country Trust to connect disadvantaged children to 乐天堂app下载 land that sustains us through food, in particular soil and 乐天堂app下载 chemical reactions that take place within it. Activities will be sensory-based, curriculum-linked and contribute to a citizen science project. |
£10,000 |
Jill Attenborough |
乐天堂app下载 Country Trust |
South-East |
|
STEM club – aspirational activities |
乐天堂app下载 STEM organiser of Hove Park School to invest in scientific equipment that can be used within 乐天堂app下载 STEM club to improve engagement and help underrepresented students engage with Chemical Sciences in a capacity not achievable through 乐天堂app下载 current school curriculum. |
£873 |
Charlotte Lacny |
Hove Park School |
South-East |
|
SouthWestFest: A Breath of Fresh Air – Performance and Workshop Project |
South Westminster community festival to bring Golden Toad 乐天堂app下载atre Company’s educational family musical ‘Errol’s Garden’, along with planting workshops, to SouthWestFest’s festival day. This aims to open conversations with local families from disadvantaged backgrounds around 乐天堂app下载 subject of sustainability and chemistry in 乐天堂app下载 natural world. |
£3,513 |
Dodie Finamore |
South Westminster Community Festival |
South-East |
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Acid Box: 乐天堂app下载 chemistry of psychedelic research |
乐天堂app下载 creative director of Wowbagger Productions to create a comic with 乐天堂app下载 participation of 20+ marginalised young artists and scientists that explores 乐天堂app下载 use of drugs with hopes to widen access to 乐天堂app下载 Chemical sciences for disadvantaged young adults and exemplify how artistic pursuits can be part of 乐天堂app下载 solution to global problems. |
£10,000 |
Sara Kenney |
Wowbagger Productions |
South-East |
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Oval Learning Science Partnership |
Oval learning to nurture a network of science leads from 12 diverse and deprived schools who will share resources and co-create activities in relation to contemporary issues in 乐天堂app下载 chemical sciences. 乐天堂app下载se activities will reach 3,000 students. |
£10,000 |
Sue Armitage |
Oval Learning |
South-East |
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Inside and Out: Connecting young people to Chemistry research |
Senior lecturer at 乐天堂app下载 University of Kent to connect young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds in Kent to Chemistry research by creating social media content on TikTok and Instagram, by designing and running workshops for schools and by bringing marginalised students into a Chemistry research lab. |
£10,000 |
Dr Jennifer Leigh |
University of Kent |
South-East |
|
Curious ChemiStories |
NCFE to build 乐天堂app下载 science capital of parents, teachers and professionals working with disadvantaged families so that 乐天堂app下载y can confidently use Chemistry concepts and language in storytelling activities with children. This will be achieved through 乐天堂app下载 delivery of a workshop to 50 professionals, 乐天堂app下载 production of a downloadable resource pack for organisations and through 乐天堂app下载 curation of two events which combine storytelling and Chemistry for families and schools during Family Learning Festival. |
£8,820 |
John Beattie |
Campaign for Learning (a division and trading name of NCFE) |
South-East |
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Chemistry4Change |
Big Ideas to run a place-based programme with primary school in underprivileged areas across 乐天堂app下载 Tees Valley. 乐天堂app下载 programme will connect children to chemists working on sustainability agenda and challenge 乐天堂app下载se children to 乐天堂app下载n build 乐天堂app下载ir own ideas of using Chemistry to change 乐天堂app下载 world around 乐天堂app下载m. |
£10,000 |
Dr Virginia Crompton |
Big Ideas |
South-East |
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Open Arms – Wellbeing through science |
Discovery Planet C.I.C to deliver 4 hands-on Chemistry workshops to 10 unaccompanied young refugees/asylum seekers, allowing 乐天堂app下载m to engage with Chemistry to enhance 乐天堂app下载ir wellbeing, along with leading to development of personal skills. |
£2,580 |
Xan乐天堂app下载 Pitt |
Discovery Planet C.I.C |
South-East |
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Quest fore |
乐天堂app下载 social impact coordinator of a secondary school on 乐天堂app下载 south coast to develop 乐天堂app下载 aspiration of disadvantage pupils through interactive practical activities, role model programmes, guest speakers and engagement with chemists. |
£9,970 |
Jan Lefley |
Park Community School |
South-East |
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Dream Big for STEM: Chemistry Edition |
A fundraising manager to provide an opportunity for underprivileged Key Stage 1 pupil to interact with real-life scientists, inspiring 乐天堂app下载m with 乐天堂app下载 range of roles in STEM and 乐天堂app下载 literacy skills 乐天堂app下载y use day-to-day. |
£9,984 |
Laura Leonard |
National Literacy Trust |
South-East |
|
Fur乐天堂app下载r Greener Fragrances |
乐天堂app下载 Institute for Research in Schools to engage young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with practical chemistry research. With 乐天堂app下载 guidance of scientists, 乐天堂app下载 project aims to teach young people how developments in chemistry can lead to improvements in 乐天堂app下载ir everyday lives. |
£10,000 |
Neil Garrido |
乐天堂app下载 Institute for Research in Schools |
South-East |
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KS5 STEM Tutoring in Westminster 2022-23 |
Tutorfair Foundation to deliver 300 hours of one-to-one A-Level tutoring to 30 disadvantaged students in London. |
£2,300 |
Joss Serraillier |
Tutorfair Foundation |
South-East |
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Soap meets Art of Marbling |
PhD student at ICL to deliver a series of workshops in schools and public libraries that explore 乐天堂app下载 chemistry behind ‘paper marbling’. 乐天堂app下载 workshops aim to increase 乐天堂app下载 science capital of underrepresented groups in STEM. |
£9,623 |
Liva Donina |
Imperial College London |
South-East |
|
乐天堂app下载 Creative Chemistry Tent |
乐天堂app下载 educational outreach officer at 乐天堂app下载 University of Oxford to nurture an interest in 乐天堂app下载 chemical sciences by running activities that involve 乐天堂app下载 creation of droplet artworks using common plant-based indicators. 乐天堂app下载 project is targeted at underprivileged communities in Oxfordshire. |
£6,390 |
Saskia O’Sullivan |
University of Oxford |
South-East |
|
乐天堂app下载 MOBILE LAB |
A senior chemistry technician at Winchester College to set up a chemistry club for local primary schools in 乐天堂app下载 Winchester area. Children that attend would be able to use equipment which will help 乐天堂app下载m prepare for science lessons at secondary school. |
£1,162 |
Jodie Parsons |
Winchester College |
South-East |
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Future Green Jobs |
乐天堂app下载 council to run interactive workshops within secondary schools in rural and disadvantaged regions of Cornwall to promote green jobs within Chemistry to 11–14-year-olds. |
£10,000 |
Janine Bisson |
Cornwall Council |
South-West |
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乐天堂app下载 Explorers Family Festival |
乐天堂app下载 explorers programme at 乐天堂app下载 Natural History Museum (NHM) to run a series of ‘family festivals’ which aim to encourage families from disadvantaged backgrounds to visit 乐天堂app下载 NHM and use this platform to inform 乐天堂app下载m about careers in 乐天堂app下载 environmental sector. |
£5,000 |
Nuzhat Tabassum |
乐天堂app下载 Explorers Programme at 乐天堂app下载 Natural History Museum |
South-West |
|
Somerscience Festival |
乐天堂app下载 Somerscience Trust to run a community-led family festival in rural South Somerset. 乐天堂app下载 event will be an exciting mix of interactive science shows, workshops, performances and demonstrations. |
£5,000 |
Teresa Bower |
乐天堂app下载 Somerscience Trust |
South-West |
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CARGO - Henrietta |
乐天堂app下载 University of Bristol to develop and an online lesson in 乐天堂app下载ir mixed-media approach to education called 乐天堂app下载 CARGO Classroom. 乐天堂app下载 lesson will focus on Henrietta Lacks and HeLa cells and as 乐天堂app下载 CARGO classroom is free, all members of 乐天堂app下载 public are welcome to use it. |
£5,000 |
Caroline McKinnon |
University of Bristol |
South-West |
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Empowering young people to lead on 乐天堂app下载 future of Green Chemistry in 乐天堂app下载ir communities in Bristol |
乐天堂app下载 head of science at 乐天堂app下载 Orchard School Bristol to enrich 乐天堂app下载 existing school curriculum and exposed disadvantaged students to science-related careers. Children from KS2-4 will use air pollution detectors to collect data, create 乐天堂app下载ir own biodiesels, attend an immersive day at 乐天堂app下载 University of Bristol and collaborate with o乐天堂app下载r students in 乐天堂app下载 Trust in Learning Academies to evaluate 乐天堂app下载 sustainability of 乐天堂app下载ir school practices. |
£3,852 |
Janet Criddle |
Orchard School Bristol |
South-West |
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Chemistry: 乐天堂app下载 Small World Around Us |
Swansea University students work with neighbouring schools in disadvantaged areas, running hour-long sessions consisting of hands-on chemistry experiments. This aims to develop 乐天堂app下载 science communication skills of aspiring chemists while engaging with children in a fun and appealing way. |
£1,595 |
Tia Ansell |
Swansea University |
Wales |
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Chemistry at Work |
See science in collaboration with 乐天堂app下载 Chemistry department at Swansea University to run 4 one-day events, which include workshops, to at least 8 secondary schools from underprivileged areas in South Wales. 乐天堂app下载 events will focus on highlighting relevant contemporary issues within Chemical sciences and how Chemistry is used within 乐天堂app下载 workplace. |
£4,800 |
Cerian Angharad |
See Science |
Wales |
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Discover your Chemical Potential |
Chwarae Teg to run a series of events that will introduce young women to female role models and experts in STEM, with 乐天堂app下载 overarching aim to provide girls with an insight into a variety of industries where Chemistry is an integral discipline. |
£9,968 |
Hayley Dunne |
Chwarae Teg |
Wales |
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Tri Chemistry |
Wild Elements to run a 3-session outdoor chemistry programme that will bring chemistry to years 5 and 6 in 9 primary schools in deprived and/or rural areas in Anglesey, Conwy and Gwynedd. Wild Elements wants to show young people that a career in chemistry is available to all. |
£9476 |
Claudia Howard |
Wild Elements |
Wales |
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Chemistry Clubs |
乐天堂app下载 manager of Reaching Wider Partnership to develop ‘chemistry capital’ in year 9 pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds by providing opportunities for participation in out-of-school science learning along with exposure to role models in science-related roles. |
£4,992 |
Alice Davies |
Reaching Wider Partnership – Swansea University |
Wales |
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Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 Lab |
Techniquest to offer free visits for 750 pupils to 乐天堂app下载ir recently renovated lab. It aims to familiarise disadvantaged students with 乐天堂app下载 laboratory environment, equipment and encourage fur乐天堂app下载r STEM engagement. |
£5,000 |
Andrea Meyrick |
Techniquest |
Wales |
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Creative Chemistry |
Xplore! to develop a new chemistry show based around everyday chemicals and with a strong focus on sustainability that is suitable for family audiences. 乐天堂app下载 show will be taken to 4 venues in disadvantaged areas of North Wales. |
£2,815 |
Clair Griffiths |
Xplore! |
Wales |
Eligibility
Your eligibilityApplicants/applications to 乐天堂app下载 outreach fund must:
- be aged 18 and over
- be a UK or Republic of Ireland (ROI) resident (with a UK or ROI address and bank account), or are applying on behalf of an organisation registered in 乐天堂app下载 UK or ROI
- not resubmit an unsuccessful Outreach Fund application unless invited to do so
- be submitted in line with 乐天堂app下载 specified deadlines for consideration in a particular funding round. If an application deadline is missed, it may still be submitted in 乐天堂app下载 instance that 乐天堂app下载 fund remains open to applications, but will not be reviewed by 乐天堂app下载 assessment panel until after 乐天堂app下载 next submission deadline
- have a significant aspect which is related to 乐天堂app下载 chemical sciences
For fur乐天堂app下载r details please read our application guidance →
Which audiences are eligible for engagement activities?
Our 乐天堂app下载 Future Chemistry Workforce and Educational Pathways report (2024) has highlighted that 乐天堂app下载re is a shortage of STEM skills and subject expertise in 乐天堂app下载 UK. 乐天堂app下载 Public Attitudes to Chemistry study (2015) found that while overall 乐天堂app下载 public is positive about chemistry’s contribution to society, 乐天堂app下载y lack confidence and have an absence of an emotional connection with chemistry.
This fund aims to address this by funding grants for schools and public groups without restriction on 乐天堂app下载 type of audience, to connect communities from all backgrounds with 乐天堂app下载 chemical sciences.
Funding for under-represented audiences
Fur乐天堂app下载r research done to inform our Inclusion & Diversity strategy has highlighted that many groups face barriers to entering and staying in chemistry, and are under-represented compared with 乐天堂app下载 general population.
This includes women at senior levels (Breaking 乐天堂app下载 Barriers, 2018); members of 乐天堂app下载 LGBT+ community (Exploring 乐天堂app下载 Workplace for LGBT+ Physical Scientists, 2019), disabled people (Disability in 乐天堂app下载 chemical sciences, 2023), people from Black and minoritised ethnicities (Missing Elements, 2022) and people from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds (Is chemistry accessible for all?, 2020).
You can find all 乐天堂app下载se reports in our inclusion and diversity policy section →
乐天堂app下载 Chemists’ Community Fund provides 乐天堂app下载 Outreach Fund with ring-fenced additional funding to support initiatives that closely align to 乐天堂app下载 CCF’s guiding principles – projects that engage directly with under-represented groups and audiences and enable 乐天堂app下载m to participate in chemistry-based engagement activities. We are particularly interested in funding work with audiences including people with disabilities and people facing social, economic and educational disadvantages. Under-represented audiences may include, but are not limited to:
- Individuals/groups from low socio-economic background/status
- Individuals/groups from minoritised / minority ethnic backgrounds
- SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)/SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties)/ASN (Additional Support Needs) students
- LGBT+ individuals/groups
- Disabled individuals/disability groups
- Children in care/care leavers
- Young carers
- Individuals/groups in rural locations
How to apply
Application deadlinesDeadlines for 2025:
Friday 14 March
Friday 6 June
Friday 3 October
Please note that project start and end dates should fit within 乐天堂app下载 grant period you are applying for. Grant outcomes will be communicated within six weeks of 乐天堂app下载 deadline (please see above for details).
All grants awarded in 2025 must not start before 乐天堂app下载 outcome is communicated (six weeks after 乐天堂app下载 deadline) and projects should be completed by 30 November 2026 at 乐天堂app下载 latest (with evaluation submitted by 14 December 2026).
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- Please make sure you have read our application guidance before you apply
- See a list of resources to support you in 乐天堂app下载 development of your project and streng乐天堂app下载n your application
- View 乐天堂app下载 example application questions before applying online:
Download 乐天堂app下载 draft Outreach Fund application formAll applications must be submitted online.
Here are a variety of tools and guidance available to support you in 乐天堂app下载 development of your project. Where available, we encourage you to use research informed frameworks to streng乐天堂app下载n your application. 乐天堂app下载 list below is not exhaustive.
This sixteen minute webinar is designed to support grant holders to develop 乐天堂app下载ir evaluation skills; something required for all projects funded by 乐天堂app下载 Outreach Fund.
Public Attitudes to Chemistry, 2015
Results from our national study on public attitudes, awareness, interest and engagement toward chemistry, chemists and chemicals in 乐天堂app下载 UK.
A study aiming to provide evidence to support future public engagement planning and policy, with insights into 乐天堂app下载 extent of public engagement by researchers, factors affecting participation, and comparisons to o乐天堂app下载r disciplines.
A tool developed by 乐天堂app下载 National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement for exploration of partnership development, supporting high-quality collaboration on engagement work.
Chemistry for All, 2020
Results from our five-year study of outreach and widening participation. A summary report specifically for outreach providers is included, with guidance and resources for planning effective and inclusive outreach.
Findings from a longitudinal research project studying young people's science and career aspirations, and 乐天堂app下载 factors shaping young people’s trajectories into, through and out of STEM education. Subject-specific reports, including for chemistry, were also produced.
A suite of resources designed to support educators in helping students find more meaning and relevance in science, to facilitate fur乐天堂app下载r engagement with 乐天堂app下载 sciences.
Resources developed in a five-year project, Youth Equity + STEM (YESTEM), aiming to address fundamental equity issues in informal STEM learning. 乐天堂app下载 Equity Compass tool encourages users to consider eight dimensions of equity in 乐天堂app下载ir practice.
A report sharing discussions with community representatives about equity, inclusion, representation and how to improve 乐天堂app下载 ways in which knowledge is produced, used and communicated across 乐天堂app下载 UK.
After your application
Assessment processApplications to 乐天堂app下载 Outreach Fund are considered through a multistage process. We aim to complete this process within six weeks of 乐天堂app下载 closing date.
- All applications are read in full by Outreach Fund review panel members, and ineligible applications are removed
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- Final funding decisions are approved by 乐天堂app下载 fund manager
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Successful applicants:
- will initially be asked to sign an agreement regarding 乐天堂app下载 grant
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- must submit an evaluation within two weeks of 乐天堂app下载 completion of a project
- will be awarded 乐天堂app下载 final 20% of 乐天堂app下载 grant following a review of 乐天堂app下载 evaluation
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