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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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Mon 22 Jun 2026 – Fri 26 Jun 2026

Placement

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Work Experience (Online)

Each year at STFC, we are proud to run a highly successful work experience programme online and in person at Daresbury Laboratory, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and Royal Observatory Edinburgh. For the Summer 2026 programme, the work experience team will be…
Thu 02 Jul 2026

Online talk

A group of people in orange hi-visibility clothing with green helmets and yellow ear defenders stand in one of the Boulby underground laboratory tunnels, a plastic habitat dome can be seen in the background

Boulby LiveLink at the Royal Society

This event is part of the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition 2026. Being deep underground for science is a weird but wonderful thing. One of only a dozen globally, Boulby Underground Laboratory is the UK’s very own deep underground science facility, located 1.1…
Fri 03 Jul 2026

Teacher training

Secondary Science Teacher & Technician Conference

We’re delighted to be working with the Spires Science Curriculum Hub and OTSA to run the Secondary Teacher and School Technician Science Festival.  This is a fantastic chance for secondary science teachers and technicians to join us at the laboratory for a…
Wed 07 Oct 2026

School workshop

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Space Explorers Day at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

In celebration of World Space Week, we will be running our Space Explorers Day for Years 5 and 6 (age 9-11) at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The day will include a fascinating live link up to our underground Mars Yard, 1.1 km beneath…
Thu 08 Oct 2026

Online talk

World Space Week: Celebration with Boulby

In celebration of World Space Week, join us for this special live link deep underground to the Boulby Underground Laboratory - one of the most unusual and fascinating places to do science in the world! You'll hear about the amazing…
Tue 13 Oct 2026

Online talk

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Ada Lovelace Day Online- Talks and tours

Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths. To celebrate, RAL will be hosting a hybrid (online and in-person) computing challenge day for classes of students from Year 8 or…
Tue 13 Oct 2026

School workshop

Ada Lovelace Day at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths. To celebrate, RAL will be hosting a hybrid (online and in-person) computing challenge day for classes of students from Year 8 or…
Tue 13 Oct 2026

School workshop

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Ada Lovelace Day Online

Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths. To celebrate, RAL will be hosting a hybrid (online and in-person) computing challenge day for classes of students from Year 8 or…
Tue 03 Nov 2026

Online talk

A person stands at a wooden lectern and holds a clear sphere with blue and orange sections inside. Behind them a monitor screen on the wall shows a table of blue squares

Quantum Computing Masterclass: Online Lectures

Join us virtually for our Quantum Computing Masterclass lectures and career panel discussion, as part of our in-person masterclass at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. From 10am-11am, there will be two lectures delivered by National Qauntum Computing Centre (NQCC) staff. The first…
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