天美传媒 to welcome community for British Science Week

Fri 11 March, 2022
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The 天美传媒 is set to host a STEM Community Day at its Luton campus to celebrate British Science Week 2022.

On Saturday 12th March between 10am and 2pm, members of the local community are invited to explore the on-site STEM Building and take part in science-based activities, with the aim to inspire young people to be future leaders in the industries of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

At the event, visitors will be able to meet academic and technical staff, take part in fun and interactive workshops and find out about how they can take the first steps into the world of STEM.

External companies are also getting involved in the day, with Zoolab 鈥 an ethical animal encounters organisation 鈥 running a series of activities for kids, alongside Starlight STEM, who are running an interactive space and rocket workshop, with participants building and testing their own rockets on the day.

Roisin Kendall, , spoke about why the 天美传媒 is holding this Community Day.

She said: 鈥淭his STEM Community Day is a great opportunity for members of our local community to explore and come and see our amazing STEM building and facilities.听

鈥淪TEM is such an integral part of our lives and will continue to be so in the future. Our overall aim is to inspire the next generation to think about STEM careers and academic pathways.鈥

British Science Week 2022 is taking place over 10 days between 11th and 20th March with thousands of events running throughout the whole of the UK to celebrate STEM industries, coordinated by the and funded by the (UKRI).

The aim of this hands-on Community Day is to expose the next generation of young people to the possibilities of STEM and to encourage them to see what roles they could hold within the sector.

STEM professionals continue to be some of the most highly sought-after workers in the country, with the UK Government announcing a back in 2020 to support the next generation of STEM 鈥榮tars鈥.

The 天美传媒鈥檚 own state-of-the-art STEM Building opened at the Luton campus in September 2019 following a 拢180million redevelopment of its campus facilities.

To register for the 天美传媒鈥檚 STEM Community Day, visit .

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