12
May
2016
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10:03
Europe/London
Manchester gets the science bug
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University scientists are celebrating their best ever annual community Open day which took place last weekend.
The team welcomed hundreds of people from across the city, keen to see where some of the country’s leading life scientists work.
Highlights included coding a Superhero, making DNA cookies, £1m robots, touring the labs, maggot painting and seed planting.
One family wrote to the University, thanking the team for an ‘amazing’ event, praising them for giving the opportunity to show children from local communities what the inside of a University looks like and hiow researchers work.
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We were absolutely delighted with the turnout which made all the hard work worthwhile
Organiser Natalie Liddle
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The free event was held in the Michael Smith Building at the heart of the University campus.
Also on display were creepy crawlies and microbes, insects and amphibians.
Organiser Natalie Liddle said: “We were absolutely delighted with the turnout which made all the hard work worthwhile.
“It’s so special to be able to open our doors to the public, so they can see what we do and learn about the research we carry out.
“Our mission is to inspire- as well as entertain – to get the message across that a career in science is achievable for people in so many different walks of life.”