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National Labs Public Engagement Events

The National Labs Public Engagement team delivers an exciting range of events that connect people across the UK with STFC’s science, technology, and staff. We offer hands-on workshops, talks and tours, both online and in person, to school groups, community groups and the general public. We are especially focused on reaching areas that don’t often get the chance to take part in science engagement, helping to make sure everyone has the opportunity to get involved, wherever they live.

Online events

Many of our events are delivered in partnership with local groups and are not available for general public to book. However, we do offer a range of online events as well as some in person events at our three main National Lab sites, which are available for booking.

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Thu 11 Dec 2025

School workshop

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Festive Solar System

Join Hannah on a live journey through the solar system. She is a graduate engineer at RAL Space, the UK’s national space laboratory, and she will talk through the planets of our solar system and show you how to make…
Fri 23 Jan 2026

Talk

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Stargazing Talks Online

Our annual Stargazing at RAL event will next be held on Friday 23 January 2026, both online and in person at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire. Join us online for live streaming of our astronomy talks and shows for families…
Fri 23 Jan 2026

Family talks and workshops

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Stargazing at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Our annual Stargazing at RAL event will next be held on Friday 23 January 2026. There will be plenty to do for the whole family, whatever the weather. There’ll be meteorites, rocket building, comet making, a series of fascinating talks,…
Tue 03 Feb 2026

School workshop

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Big Schools Bird Watch

A Primary school event in partnership with digit<ALL>, to celebrate the RSPB's School Bird Watch.The day will include hands-on challenges and activities, all linked to the wonderful world of nature all around us.  This is a chance to bring pupils…
Thu 05 Feb 2026

Family talks and workshops

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Storytelling online at Boulby Underground Laboratory

In celebration of National Storytelling Week, we will be hosting an online storytelling session of our own story, 'Little Robot and the Mars Mystery'. As part of the event, viewers will be able to join a live link with Boulby…
Tue 10 Feb 2026

Talk

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Science in Your Future: Online Talks

Join us online for some short talks by some of our early careers staff, delivered live from 1,100 metres beneath the surface at our Boulby Underground Laboratory, talking about their journey so far.  This is a great chance for GCSE…
Fri 20 Feb 2026

Talk

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Family Talking Science: Designing for Deep Space – Online

Join online to meet engineers Ryan and Laura, who are working on the Ariel space mission, as they share how we explore faraway planets called exoplanets - and why we need super cold technology (called cryogenics) to do it.  You’ll…
Mon 02 Mar 2026 – Tue 31 Mar 2026

School workshop

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Accelerator and Particle Physics Masterclass at Daresbury Laboratory

Accelerator and Particle Physics Masterclass at Daresbury Laboratory is a full day event for sixth form students that provides an opporutnity to explore particle physics at STFC. Students will have an opprotunity to hear talks from our researchers, participate in…
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