Over 50 fun, inspiring and free events taking place during March 2017. Everyone welcome.

Sheffield’s Festival of Science & Engineering, celebrating world-class research in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), is back. This diverse programme will fascinate, entertain and engage children, young people and adults alike – with events, talks and activities for all. Events take place all over the city in university labs, lecture theatres, museums, pubs, the Winter Garden and even the Moor Market.

Come and be inspired. Find out how the world around us works, uncover our evolutionary story and experience technologies of the future.

To view the full programme of events and book tickets, visit the festival website: www.scienceweeksy.org.uk

Sheffield Festival of Science and Engineering is brought to you by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University and celebrates British Science Week (find out more at www.britishscienceweek.org).

Call for volunteers 

Throughout March 2017

The organising committee is looking for volunteers to help support and deliver the events.

This is the third Sheffield Festival of Science & Engineering, following on from the success of the previous two held in 2013 and 2015. The festival is a joint venture, organised by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, that celebrates the fantastic science and engineering research taking place in South Yorkshire.

Working at the festival will be a fun experience as well as a rich and rewarding one. It will be provide a chance to work with other people from across the University, meet members of the public who are interested in the University’s work and act as a representative of the University.

If you would like to volunteer at the festival, please complete our online application form before midnight on Monday 20 February:

https://goo.gl/forms/TR661FoEl3GJYcXE3

Please note: As this is a joint festival you may be asked to support events held at either University.

We will be in touch by 25th February with details of the event you have been allocated to.