Using #minecraft to engage children with #science. Outreach programme working across the UK.
Bristol, UK
Joined May 2014
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Having a great time at #PCST2025 in Aberdeen meeting academics from all around the world. I’ve been sharing our Science Hunters project using Minecraft to engage kids with sustainability, green skills & engineering.
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Science Hunters retweeted
Exploring the views of UK educators: @sciencehunters using Minecraft to engage students with engineering and the SDGs. @SciCommsUWE @RAEngNews @UWE_SoAS
Full #openaccess article: mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/10/107…
#Sustainability #Engineering #Minecraft #Education #MDPI #EducationSciences
Science Hunters retweeted
More tickets are now available for @UWEBristol's Engineering Family Fun day - planetarium shows, Bristol Minecraft worlds, robots, craft, tech and even a bit of liquid nitrogen thrown in... Get your tickets now!
@ExplorerDome @EngOurFutureUWE
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Busy first day at the Cheltenham Science Festival @cheltfestivals today #CheltSciFest and we'll be here until Sunday!
Science Hunters retweeted
You have the power to change the future!⏳
Engineers are on a mission to tackle the planet's most pressing issues, from clean energy projects, food production with less water, new life saving medical technologies and electric vehicle design. These are just some of the areas you could be having an impact on in the future as an engineer.🌍
💭 Discover the wide range of projects waiting for you in the world of engineering. Head to our website to learn more:
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Science Hunters retweeted
✨ Starting this Saturday ✨
⚒️🌍 Engineering for Sustainable Societies using #Minecraft
🚶🚶♀️ Free drop-in sessions
📅 Saturdays
🗺️📍 #AvonmouthLibrary
⌚ 10am-2pm
👧🧒👦 Aimed at 7-14 year olds, but all are welcome (under 8s must be accompanied)
⚗️🔬 @ScienceHunters @UWEBristol
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And thank you to all the employers of our engineers for giving them time to volunteer on projects like these, including @RollsRoyce, @Airbus, @wsp @Rappor_UK @Stantec @sgloscouncil @AssystemUK As having relatable role models is so important to children
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We've got lots more booked in for the next few weeks, including @BrimshamGS Green School and @AvonmouthCofE.
All of this has been made possible by a @RAEngNews ingenious grant🤩 and the hard work of our science hunters team based at @SciCommsUWE
And this Saturday we're going to be starting drop in sessions at @Avonmouth library for any local children who'd like to play a bit of Minecraft and discover more about how we can engineer a more sustainable world
@Extraor57879073 are an amazing after-school group for SEND children. The children have been enjoying building their own sustainable communities in Minecraft and making them bigger and better each week, tomorrow we're adding solar power to our buildings! youtu.be/dnksSZSadec?si=NNNj…
100th Bristol Brownies were amazed to find out that you can grow crops upwards instead of outwards and think more crops should be grown like this so that we can use our land more efficiently in the future and feed more people youtu.be/I6REeDogNUM?si=tthf… 🧵
21st Bristol cub scouts have also been learning about the sustainable development goals and the different ways to minimise flood risk through both man made engineering and discovering how beavers are natures ecosystem engineers @scouts 🧵
We've been learning about food security and the sustainable development goals with all of the year 8's from @caldicot_school, and here are some of their creations to make farming more sustainable 🧵
It's been a busy few weeks for us sharing our Engineering for Sustainable Societies project. We've been at the @somerscience festival 🧵
Science Hunters retweeted
What challenge will you take on with engineering?
From improving lives, to improving the planet, your options are endless with engineering.
Find your path into engineering by visiting: thisisengineering.org.uk/ #EngineerBetterLives #EngineeringJobs
We're very excited for our new Engineering for Sustainable Societies project! Helping children from underrepresented backgrounds discover the many facets of engineering involved in sustainable development - using Minecraft @SciCommsUWE
The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced 16 new #IngeniousAwards for public engagement projects designed to inspire the next generation of engineers and engage the public with an exciting variety of engineering themes. Find out more: raeng.org.uk/news/ballet-per…
ALT Congratulations to the 23 newly funded projects engaging communities across the UK with engineering and climate change, sport, cultural heritage, diversity and inclusion, and more. Four images of some projects