Junior Scientist

We are so excited for Junior Scientist this week 😊

Over 200 bookings!! We still have availability for two sessions - get booking fast!👇

Come along to Junior Scientist, for a free 2.5 hour session of fun & engaging activities that will give young minds (ages 4-11 years) a fantastic introduction to mind and brain.

Hosted at Collingwood College on the 27th, 28th and 29th of August, we provide a range of activities for kids to get involved in – from playing in virtual reality, to reaction time games to developing creative skills. We provide free parking and refreshments (tea/coffee, biscuits) and there is no cost – you simply have to book.

How to book?
Use this link register your child/children and book a slot for them for this year’s Junior Scientist event.

https://psytech.awh.durham.ac.uk/juniorscientist/

This website also contains lots of information about what to expect, so please do read carefully. If you have any questions please email the Junior Scientist team at: [email protected]

Summer Scientist booking system Junior Scientist is a free event for 4-11 year-olds and their parents, which gives a fun introduction to the mind and brain.

Over 150 bookings so far, and plenty more spaces available!👇

Come along to Junior Scientist, for a free 2.5 hour session of fun & engaging activities that will give young minds (ages 4-11 years) a fantastic introduction to mind and brain.

Hosted at Collingwood College on the 27th, 28th and 29th of August, we provide a range of activities for kids to get involved in – from playing in virtual reality, to reaction time games to developing creative skills. We provide free parking and refreshments (tea/coffee, biscuits) and there is no cost – you simply have to book.

How to book?
Use this link register your child/children and book a slot for them for this year’s Junior Scientist event.

https://psytech.awh.durham.ac.uk/juniorscientist/

This website also contains lots of information about what to expect, so please do read carefully. If you have any questions please email the Junior Scientist team at: [email protected]

Summer Scientist booking system Junior Scientist is a free event for 4-11 year-olds and their parents, which gives a fun introduction to the mind and brain.

Looking for fun, free educational activities for the school holidays???

Check out the Junior Scientist event at Durham University – a 2.5 hour session of fun & engaging activities that will give young minds (ages 4-11 years) a fantastic introduction to mind and brain.

Hosted at Collingwood College on the 27th, 28th and 29th of August, we provide a range of activities for kids to get involved in – from playing in virtual reality, to reaction time games to developing creative skills. We provide free parking and refreshments (tea/coffee, biscuits) and there is no cost – you simply have to book.

Why not make a day of it? You could spend either the morning or the afternoon visiting the University’s Botanical Gardens (on the same site as Junior Scientist). There is no charge for children to visit the gardens and there are lots of fabulous activities here too.

How to book?
Use this link register your child/children and book a slot for them for this year’s Junior Scientist event.

https://psytech.awh.durham.ac.uk/juniorscientist/

This website also contains lots of information about what to expect, so please do read carefully. If you have any questions please email the Junior Scientist team at: [email protected]

📣 And we are open for bookings!! 📣

Use this link register your child/children and book a slot for them for this years Junior Scientist event. 27-29th August, Collingwood College, Durham.

https://psytech.awh.durham.ac.uk/juniorscientist/

This website also contains lots of information about what to expect, so please do read carefully. If you have any questions please email the Junior Scientist team at: [email protected]

Please do share, and we are so looking forward to see you all then!

Summer Scientist booking system Junior Scientist is a free event for 4-11 year-olds and their parents, which gives a fun introduction to the mind and brain.

We will be opening bookings for our 2024 event very soon! 27, 28, 29 August - we are looking forward to seeing you there! 👩‍🔬

Hello everyone!!!

We are once again so pleased to to announce that Junior Scientist is returning this summer, and once again, bigger and better than last year! ☺️

We will be running across 3 days this year– the 27th, 28th and 29th of August (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) to bring super fun activities alongside research studies for 4-11 year olds.

Same place – Collingwood College, Durham University

There will again be new activities, new studies and new goodies !🤩🤩

As was the case last year – there will be morning or afternoon sessions to sign up to, and it is all free 😁

Follow this page for updates – we will be launching bookings soon!

ALERT ALERT! We have some more spaces for Wednesday afternoon, Thursday morning and Thursday afternoon!!!!!!

If you want to join us on Wednesday please book a space by tomorrow midday! If you want to join us on Thursday please book a space by tomorrow 8pm!

Use this link register your child/children and book a slot for them for this year’s Junior Scientist event.
https://psytech.awh.durham.ac.uk/juniorscientist/
IMPORTANT: Please copy the registration link into your web browser as some people seemed to have issues following the link via Facebook:
This website also contains lots of information about what to expect, so please do read carefully. If you have any questions please email the Junior Scientist team at: [email protected]

Summer Scientist booking system Junior Scientist is a free event for 4-11 year-olds and their parents, which gives a fun introduction to the mind and brain.

Big thanks to everyone who helped us set up today. We had 2 very special helpers come to test out our VR activity. I think it got the thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻

We are soooo excited to kick-off Junior Scientist tomorrow!! Over the next 3 days we will be welcoming over 200 children and parents to Collingwood College for an action packed fun-filled session of psychological science. From virtual reality, to reaction time tasks, to prism goggles, face painting and more......we are ready!!!

🥳 And we are fully booked!!🥳

Thanks to everyone who has signed up for this year’s Junior Scientist event - we can’t wait to welcome you all next week 🤩

For those who have booked a place we will be in touch this week with further information about parking, directions, etc.! ✨

Looking for fun, free educational activities for the school holidays???

Check out the Junior Scientist event at Durham University – a 2.5 hour session of fun & engaging activities that will give young minds (ages 4-11 years) a fantastic introduction to mind and brain.

Hosted at Collingwood College on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of August, we provide a range of activities for kids to get involved in – from playing in virtual reality, to building spaghetti towers, to developing creative skills. We provide free parking and refreshments (tea/coffee, biscuits) and there is no cost – you simply have to book.

Why not make a day of it? You could spend either the morning or the afternoon visiting the University’s Botanical Gardens (on the same site as Junior Scientist). There is no charge for children to visit the gardens and there are lots of fabulous activities here too.

How to book?
Use this link register your child/children and book a slot for them for this year’s Junior Scientist event.
https://psytech.awh.durham.ac.uk/juniorscientist/
IMPORTANT: Please copy the registration link into your web browser as some people seemed to have issues following the link via Facebook:

This website also contains lots of information about what to expect, so please do read carefully. If you have any questions please email the Junior Scientist team at: [email protected]

Summer Scientist booking system Junior Scientist is a free event for 4-11 year-olds and their parents, which gives a fun introduction to the mind and brain.

We still have a few spaces left at our Junior Scientist event in a few weeks! 👇

IMPORTANT: Please copy the registration link into your web browser as some people seemed to have issues following the link via Facebook:

Use this link register your child/children and book a slot for them for this years Junior Scientist event.

https://psytech.awh.durham.ac.uk/juniorscientist/

This website also contains lots of information about what to expect, so please do read carefully. If you have any questions please email the Junior Scientist team at: [email protected]

Please do share, and we are so looking forward to see you all next month!

Summer Scientist booking system Junior Scientist is a free event for 4-11 year-olds and their parents, which gives a fun introduction to the mind and brain.

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IMPORTANT: Please copy the registration link into your web browser as some people seemed to have issues following the link via Facebook:

📣 And we are open for bookings!! 📣

Use this link register your child/children and book a slot for them for this years Junior Scientist event.

https://psytech.awh.durham.ac.uk/juniorscientist/

This website also contains lots of information about what to expect, so please do read carefully. If you have any questions please email the Junior Scientist team at: [email protected]

Please do share, and we are so looking forward to see you all next month!

Summer Scientist booking system Junior Scientist is a free event for 4-11 year-olds and their parents, which gives a fun introduction to the mind and brain.

Hello everyone!!!

We are so excited to be launching bookings for Junior Scientist 2023 tomorrow! Keep an eye on this page as we will be posting this year’s booking link, as well as instructions and further details about how to register 😄

As a reminder:

We will be running across 3 days this year– the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of August

Same place – Colling wood College, Durham University

But new activities, new studies and new goodies !🤩🤩

As was the case last year – it is all free 😁

Hello everyone!!!

Delighted to announce that Junior Scientist is returning this summer, bigger and better than it was before ☺️

We will be running across 3 days this year– the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of August

Same place – Colling wood College, Durham University

But new activities, new studies and new goodies !🤩🤩

As was the case last year – it is all free 😁

Follow this page for updates – we will be launching bookings towards the end of this week.

We are so thrilled that our Junior Scientist event was so well-received from those who took part.

Parents gave us a 9/10 rating for how much their children enjoyed the event (50% rated us 10/10).

98% of parents said the event had engaged their child in Psychology and Science

100% of parents said the event had a positive impact on their child.

Our Junior Scientists' faces say it all.....😁😁😁

We had soooooo much fun running the Junior Scientist event!

We welcomed 77 Junior Scientists over two days, and we engaged them in a whole range of exciting activities with a psychological and scientific basis. We also collected research data for 6 Psychology studies! It was a busy two days!

Here are some photos that captured our Junior Scientists in action 🌟🌟🌟
Durham University Department of Psychology

Lost and Found at the JS event:

1 USPA child's hoody
1 sensory fiddle toy
1 black water bottle

If any of these belong to you, please send us a message and we can arrange to get them back to you 😄

And that's a wrap! What an action-packed and wonderful 2 days of Junior Scientist 😄.

Thank you to all the amazing Junior Scientists who took part, as well as their wonderful parents, grandparents and caregivers. We are so pleased you all had such a good time.

Thanks to all our superstar volunteers including students, researchers and academic staff from the Department of Psychology at Durham Univeristy. The event was a result of an incredible team effort.

Stay tuned here for photo updates from the event - we will share these over the next few days 😁😁

Durham University Department of Psychology

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Another update -this time for tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday).

We have 5 spaces available for the session tomorrow afternoon Tuesday the 23rd), between 2-4.30 p.m.

To sign up, please complete the consent form and questionnaires here: https://durhampsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eV8mWn9aTrpH3n0

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We have 5 spaces available for our session tomorrow morning (Tuesday) between 10-12.30.

To secure a place, please use the link below to complete the consent forms and questionnaires.

These spaces will be given on a first come first serve basis!

SIGN UP HERE: https://durhampsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bPgASPlVkRxhAGi

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What have we got in store for our Junior Scientists??

We've got virtual reality....😆😆

We've got rubber hand illusions 🤔🤔🤔

We've got googles that turn your world upside down 🙃🙃🙃

Plenty of prizes to be won, goody bags to take home......it's going to be a lot of fun 🤩🤩🤩

The countdown is on!

Only a few days to go until we welcome our wonderful families to Collingwood College for fantastic sessions full of science and fun 😁

Today's fun fact: Every step you take uses 200 different muscles in your body! That's a lot of muscles, and why walking is so great for you!

Fun fact of the day!

Did you know that humans share 60% of their DNA with fruit flies? In fact, around 75% of genes that cause disease in humans are also found in fruit flies, which is why scientists often use them to learn about human diseases!

We are now fully booked !! 😁😁😁

Thank you to everyone who has booked a place.

We do have a reserve list, so if you are still interested in participating in the event please do sign up to the reserve list and we will offer any places as soon as they become available. Link for reserve list here: https://forms.office.com/r/y3AvB5ZHr6

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🤩🤩Bookings are open🤩🤩

We are delighted to be taking bookings for our Junior Scientist Event in August.

There will be 4 available options, between the 22nd and 23rd of August : either 10 a.m. -12.30 p.m., or 2p.m. - 4.30 p.m. on Monday the 22nd or Tuesday the 23rd. We can offer ONE session per child.

Securing a place is a two-step process.

Step 1 – complete this online form. It just asks for some basic details. LINK - https://forms.office.com/r/y3AvB5ZHr6

Step 2 – we will email you a link with more detailed information, a consent form that must be signed and some questionnaires that must be completed. This stage is necessary in order to secure a place for your child. When we have this information we will provide you with a ticket for the event and we will provide you with a car parking permit for your session.

If you want to sign-up multiple children, you will need to fill in separate forms for each. Children must be aged between 4-11 years to take part. There will be a maximum of 25 children per session.

If you have any questions or queries before signing up, please email [email protected]

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How do you book a place on the Junior Scientist event??

We will be launching booking from Monday the 18th of July.

WATCH THIS SPACE 😁😁😁😁