Science Made Simple

What are you doing this Friday?? You should be coming to see the emerging talent of science communicators battling* for the FameLab Cymru crown! It's like the Eurovision Song Contest of Science....

On 10 April 2026 at 6pm, the Waterfront Museum Swansea will host the all‑Wales final of FameLab, the internationally recognised competition where STEM speakers have just three minutes to wow audiences with clarity, creativity and charisma. Come and support all the finalists!

Our very own Becky Holmes will be coaching the finalists and hosting the night.
🗓️ 10 April 2026
🕕 Time: 6:00pm
📍 Venue: National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
🎟 Cost: Free (booking required)
🔗 Book now: https://museum.wales/swansea/whatson/11026/FameLab---Science-Communication-Competition---Welsh-Final

Come along, cast your vote, and experience science storytelling at its most exciting.

*they won't actually be battling - they are all lovely and supportive of each other 🙂

Our amazing presenter David Price is currently in Hong Kong at Croucher Science Week 裘槎科學周 Looks like he is having as much fun as the students!

Our amazing presenter David Price is currently in Hong Kong at Croucher Science Week 裘槎科學周 Looks like he is having a fantastic time along with all the students!

The Science Teaching Survey 2026 is open! If you work in education, you know the challenges better than anyone – so we want to hear directly from you.
Take 15 minutes to complete the survey. Your answers will tell us what to focus on and shape our support.
Https://schoolzone.questionpro.com/rc25f8?custom1=RSC

Primary Science Teachers in Wales - FREE CPD AND A BURSARY TOO!

Introducing the Royal Society of Chemistry and Institute of Physics inaugural primary science day!

Packed with hands-on science activities to use in your school - immerse yourself in science and take away some great ideas. A fantastic day filled with lots of science inspiration for the classroom.

🧪 Experience a range of activities and investigations to help stimulate learners’ enthusiasm for science.
💥 Know more about role models that can be linked to the curriculum.
💬 Network and collaborate with other primary teachers.

During the day there will be hands-on workshops from the RSC, IOP, Primary Science Teaching Trust and Science Made Simple.

As part of the Boosting Science Education in Wales programme, bursaries are available on completion of a post-event reflection activity.

NORTH WALES (Bangor): Fri 16 Jan 2026 https://bit.ly/48Dsqs8
SOUTH WALES (Pontypridd): Tue 20 Jan 2026 https://bit.ly/3KKhReL

Mathŵyl Cymru/Maths Week Wales this week is building nicely!
Why not do a little special mathsy activity with your class? Check out the resources...
https://sites.google.com/view/mathwyl

Great to be in Cardiff yesterday for the launch of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s This is Engineering: Schools – Welsh Valleys programme.
Funded by the Panasonic Trust and the Welsh Government Tech Valleys Programme, the scheme is helping 20 new primary and secondary schoolsin Caerphilly, as well as all 54 schools across Merthyr Tydfil and Blaenau Gwent, to raise young people’s aspirations and improve social mobility through engineering.
Highlights included:
- Keynote from Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy,
Energy and Planning
- Hands-on engineering exhibitions
- Q&A with local engineers.
Find out more about how the programme is building on the region’s rich
engineering legacy:

This is Engineering: Schools - Welsh Valleys An education programme that delivers STEM education support for students and teachers, provides opportunities and career guidance beyond the classroom.

Last year, we had a vision: to turn one of our storage rooms, once full of junk, into a film studio where we could easily create science content and help others make theirs.

This year, it’s a reality—and we love it!

What shall we make first? Do you have a science question you’d like answered? Or a favourite science demo you’d like to see us do?

Drop us a comment and let us know what you’d like to see!

If you need a space in Cardiff to film any of your ideas get in touch.

Very excited to announce that we're a finalist in the upcoming Wales STEM Awards in not one, but two categories - STEM Educational Programme of the year, and STEM Team of the year! Over the last year our education programmes have really expanded with our approach of highlighting role models in our shows to diverse students in Wales thanks to support from Science and Technology Facilities Council and Nustem and branching out with our Welsh language provision through projects with Welsh Government Institute of Physics Primary Science Teaching Trust Royal Society of Chemistry Let alone becoming the Welsh Partner for the Royal Institution of Great Britain Science in Schools programme with bilingual delivery from our award winning team member Gethin Spiller...phew. Exciting times - thank you so to all our partners for your support to help us inspire the next generation of Welsh scientists and engineers. Keep your fingers crossed for us... :)