{"id":57052,"date":"2024-03-07T13:34:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=57052"},"modified":"2024-03-07T13:34:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:34:54","slug":"preparations-are-underway-for-millennium-galleries-event-for-science-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/07\/preparations-are-underway-for-millennium-galleries-event-for-science-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparations are underway for Millennium Galleries event for science week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In order to raise awareness for STEM, people are being encouraged to get involved in science at a local Sheffield museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Late: The Craft of Science event organised by lecturers at Sheffield Hallam University, will take place on Thursday from 7pm to 10pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Sarah Forbes a senior lecturer in microbiology at Sheffield Hallam and Dr Melissa Lacey, an associate professor started the event in 2017 to raise awareness about science and get people involved in STEM.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Forbes said: “We just want to show people what we are doing and try and get the local community to understand a bit more about what we are doing because science isn’t particularly accessible to the lay audience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bacteria art.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The event will focus on craft alongs, where audiences will listen to 5-10 minute talks whilst doing a craft, drop in and out activities which are table based systems and more involved workshops that take longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the activities include, crocheting, painting, bubble art, clay modelling and an organic chemist will be talking about the beer brewing process, whilst audiences will be beer tasting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Forbes added: \u201cI think that when we are trying to get young people excited about STEM these kind of events really help that because people can come along and see that there is diversity there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt not just like middle aged white men anymore there is a lot more to our scientific community than that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Kelly Capper-Parkin a microbiologist and postdoctoral research associate at Sheffield Hallam is running the crocheting activity where audiences will be crafting biofilms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#UnravellingBiofilms<\/a> is a series of projects to highlight the amazing world of microbial biofilms through the use of yarn crafts.

We've been busy! Here's our first piece: "Building a biofilm". This shows the various steps to make a biofilm!#SciArt<\/a> #crochet<\/a> #Craft<\/a> #Biofilm<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/uxGBWhdm5F<\/a><\/p>— Unravelling.Biofilms (@UnravBiofilms) March 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>