Information for Parents and Guardians
What to expect from the Junior Scientist event
We are excited to invite you and your child(ren) to take part in our Junior Scientist event. Previous events were a roaring success, and we are again making this year's one bigger and better! At the Junior Scientist event, you and your child/children will be invited to join us for a fun-filled session of learning about and taking part in science! For children - they will have the chance to take part in lots of fun science themed games, as well as some short (and fun) research studies. There are also some studies that caregivers can participate in. There will be lots of prizes to be won on the day, as well as goodies to take home. For parents/caregivers, you will hopefully be able to relax and enjoy seeing your child taking part in the fantastic activities we have planned.
Refreshments will be provided for parents (tea/coffee & biscuits) and children (juice, fruit & biscuits). And the best part - it is all for free! If you do decide to take part, we will invite you to a 2.5-hour fun-filled session of activities at Collingwood College in August 2026. We will let you know what time to arrive (sessions either start at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m.). Once we check you in, we will have a team of people ready to engage your child in a range of fun activities (e.g., virtual reality games, creative stations; problem-solving games; face painting) and interesting research studies. For every study that your child takes part in (none lasts longer than 20 minutes) they will earn tokens that they can 'spend' on fun activities of their choice. You do not have to stay for the full 2.5 hours if you do not want to.
More information
The documents below contain more information about the sessions, and provide details for each of the research studies. These documents will also be available to view later in the booking process.
Information sheet for standard sessions
Information sheet for accessible session
Further queries?
If you have any questions or queries about the Junior Scientist event, or any of the studies that we plan to run, please contact the organisers at junior.scientist@durham.ac.uk
Need to contact us?
Questions or concerns about the event or any technical issues? Please email us.
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