We have adopted two-way science communication that is accessible to all, innovative and interactive, and takes advantage of technologies to communicate aspects of our project, and related issues.
Of the general public, we engaged with families, over 200 Year 8 students (12-13 year olds), over 150 sixth formers (16-17 year olds), and adults.
We immersed ourselves in engaging with other iGEM teams, nationally and internationally (European and Westminster meet ups; XMU newsletter; Warwick event; Toronto synbio panel).
For a kinaesthetic workshop for Year 8 students on synthethic biology's potential for life on Mars, we designed 3D printed models that light up when a student adds a reporter gene 'plug'.
We performed enzymatic luciferase demonstrations for sixth formers and families when discussing Cas-Find, and encouraged young children to build log piles to help conservation of the luciferase producing glowworm.
An interactive talk at the Cardiff Science Cafe proved a popular night of pop culture references, two-way questioning, prizes, and surveying attendants on home testing kits before revealing our investigation results.
