Sheffield Hallam University and the Materials and Engineering Research Institute welcome the public to experience the work that we do across the sciences and engineering departments. This event is bursting full of hands-on activities for you and your children to literally get your fingers stuck in.

Here are some of our stands for the event

• 'What’s in My Stuff?' by Dr Karen Vernon-Parry
• 'Auxetics' by Professor Andy Alderson
• 'Ceramics' by Dr Hywel Jones
• 'What a difference a clay makes' by Professor Chris Breen
• 'Card Tricks' by Matthew Love

See what last year's event looked like here.

The activities are aimed at children and adults alike and the event is free of charge.

Sheffield Festival of Science and Engineering is brought to you by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University and celebrates British Science Week (find out more at www.britishscienceweek.org).

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