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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.

To hear more about upcoming online events, please register for our ‘Science up close’ mailing list.

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Wed 15 Oct 2025 – Wed 19 Nov 2025

Family talks and workshops

Arduino with wires to board with LED lights

Glow your own

In partnership with IF Oxford, we are a delivering a six-session online Creative Coding course, culminating in the Oxford Christmas Lights Festival. Children will have an opprotunity to combine coding and crafting, building their own Arduino and programming using Tinkertad…
Thu 16 Oct 2025 – Wed 08 Jul 2026

School workshop

DNA Icon

Virus Factory at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

In partnership with the Rosalind Franklin Institute (RFI) at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, this primary and secondary school workshop will explore viruses and enable students to contribute to real research happening at RFI by becoming citizen scientists! Join us for this…
Fri 21 Nov 2025

Talk

Staff member giving a talk in the lecture theatre

Engineering Your Future – Online talk

Engineering Your Future is a careers-focussed event to help students in Years 12 and 13 to find out more about different careers available to them if they choose to progress with work or study in the field of engineering. It…
Tue 25 Nov 2025

School workshop

Students on a tour of Diamond Light Source

Engineering Your Future at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Engineering Your Future is a careers-focussed event to help students in Years 12 and 13 to find out more about different careers available to them if they choose to progress with work or study in the field of engineering. It…
Fri 23 Jan 2026

Talk

Person giving lecture on space

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. Bookings will open on Friday 9 January 2026 on our booking page (which will…
Fri 23 Jan 2026

Family talks and workshops

Child looking through telescope

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,…
Thu 05 Feb 2026

Family talks and workshops

Drawing of two scientists with mars robot

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…
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