MakeFest is the Museum of Science and Industry’s annual celebration of hands-on, do-it-yourself making. Artists, makers, crafters and coders will take over the museum for a whole weekend to show off their skills and encourage everyone to have a go at making something...
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MakeFest at Museum of Science and Industry – call for science maker activities
MakeFest is a makers fair that is held annually at the Museum of Science and Industry, this year on the 20th and 21st August, and aims to explore a wide range of making and maker techniques, and to engage audiences with makers and making in a hands-on, creative and...
Come play with nuclear science, 1-2pm, 23 June, Roscoe Building, room 3.2
This Tuesday our Next Generation Nuclear CDT + Sellafield grant students will be demonstrating interactive table top science activities, for their outreach event at MOSI in September. If you happen to be in or around or the Roscoe Building (room 3.2), Brunswick...
Your invite to the Famelab Manchester Final – 8 Dec 2014, MOSI
Famelab - Monday 8 December 2014, 18:30 - 21:30, Museum of Science and Industry Witness the region's finest science communicators as they battle it out to win a place in the FameLab national final. Armed only with their wits and a few props, our challengers will...
Museum of Science and Industry’s Graphene Programme Needs You
The Museum of Science and Industry is developing a learning programme of events and activities based on graphene, ahead of National Graphene Week in 2015 and the opening of our Graphene Exhibition in 2016. Would you like to be involved? Whether you work with graphene,...
FameLab – the science communications competition
FameLab is back! Calling all scientists and engineers with a passion for public engagement. FameLab is inviting scientists, mathematicians and engineers, both in academia and industry, across the UK to take part in its flagship science communications competition....
#HookedOnMusic – help unlock the secret science of songs
The Manchester Science Festival Team at MOSI would like to ask for your help unlocking the secret science of songs. All you need to do is play and promote a great new online game, #HookedOnMusic - and share it with friends and family. You’ll find it at...
Nuclear Scientists take radioactivity and nuclear energy to MOSI
Scientists from the Nuclear FiRST Doctoral Training Centre will take part in some hands-on activities to engage people in Nuclear Science at the Museum of Science and Industry. For example did you know that we are constantly being bombarded by nuclear radiation from...
Call for Volunteers – MOSI Baby Computer
Are you enthusiastic about looking after technology and keen to tell stories about it to a wide range of people from around the world? Then the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) wants to hear from you. We operate the world's first stored programme computer, the...
Manchester Mini Maker Faire 2013 – call for proposal
This year, the Manchester Maker Faire will take place on 10-11 August 2013. You can find out more and apply to be a Maker here. The organisers are hoping to make this year's programme of event bigger and better than last year's and are already planning some big...
Saturday Science at MOSI – call for scientists
Saturday Science scientists wanted! Saturday Science at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) is a monthly contemporary science informal learning event which takes place on a Saturday from 10.30am until 3.30pm. Many of you are already involved in the programme (or...