On the 14th of July, 2009, over 50 teachers from around the region came to visit the University of Sussex, to see the launch of outreach offerings from the department of Physics & Astronomy.
Activities included:
- a tour of the research facilities
- demonstrations of hands-on workshops for schools kids
- watching radiation passing through cloud chambers
- GCSE revision experiments
- our new roof-top robotic observatory
- solar telescope demonstrations
- plus the chance to talk to members of the department, both staff and students
The event was a tremendous success, and everyone enjoyed themselves! We also got lots of valuable feedback from visitors, and ideas to put into our program for next year.
We'd like to thanks all those who made the effort to come and visit, and we really value your thoughts and ideas. And we look forward to seeing you all again at some point in the future, either here on campus, or at your school.
Under-graduate students Nick and Darren (left), and lecturer Jon Loveday (right), all from the Physics & Astronomy department of the University of Sussex, show off the selection of telescopes available for visiting schools to use.
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