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Inspiring Norfolk Scientists

Pint of Science

Pint of Science is an international science festival, run by volunteers. It brings the researchers and members of the public together in local pubs. We believe that everyone has a place at the table to discuss the research going on both on our doorsteps and far beyond.

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Learn a bit more about where these scientists work – Norwich Research Park

Norwich Research Park vision video. Kirsty (went to school in Norfolk) did a recent interview with the New Anglia LEP’s Coffee and Careers series where she talked about her career and how she got into working in Science and then at Norwich Research Park.  

Take a look at our Partner YouTube sites they also have video about careers:

Earlham Institute (EI) –  John Innes Centre – Quadram Institute – SainsburyLab – UEA – NNUH FT

Alice Godden, a final year PhD from UEA Bio recently recorded a podcast about her career choices in the I belong Here podcast series which includes interviews with other women working in science.

We have about 30,000 people on the Park, 3000 of which are scientists/clinicians and about 17000 of which are students, the rest are support staff and staff working in the 150 businesses located here. Find out more here: Changing Lives book – A Chronicle

Forest School in Norfolk

Suggested Resources

Challenge at Home:

  • Find a woodland near you, using the Woodland Trusts website.
  • Go out to explore a local woodland – have a wander, see what natural treasures you can find, build some dens from sticks, balance on logs and climb trees. 
  • Do some of the activities from the ‘Introduction to Forest School Course’ – sessions 2 and 4 in particular have a variety of outdoor activities that could be done together as a family.

Challenge at School:

Anglian Water

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Challenge at Home:

Challenge at School:

Buildings and the stories they tell

Suggested Resources

Challenges at Home:

  • Where else can you see the crown emblem? Look on buildings and food packaging, flags and coins.
  • Look out for Royal Mail post boxes – find out about their history.
  •  If you post a letter can you tell when it will be collected? 
  • What buildings near you have changed their purpose?  
  • There are a number of empty properties in many high streets, what would you like them to become? 

Challenges at School:

George Freeman: Norfolk – A county of Science and Innovation

Suggested Resources

Challenge at Home

  • Create your own DNA from tomatoes
  • Visit the Norfolk Enterprise Festival
  • Pledge as a family to make some changes in your habits to be a “greener” household – there are lots of ideas here
  • Look at The Norfolk Way website
  • Talk about what careers your children might be interested in. For those in Y8 and above, this site is great.

Challenge at School

  • What is the A11 corridor? How has it changed over the last few years?
  • Find out more about the drought and disease resistant crops
  • Find out about digital health technology – what would you create?
  • How is climate change affecting Norfolk?
  • Investigate careers in the areas George Freeman is trying to develop in Norfolk: agriculture and food, healthcare and medicine, transport and mobility, the arts, the digital economy and digital media, tourism and sectors linking these together.
  • Debate as class tutor group what you would like to make a cleaner, healthier and prosperous Norfolk and email your ideas to george.freeman.mp@parliament.uk

John Paston of Norfolk

Suggested Resources

Challenge at Home

  • Upcycle old clothes and use your imagination to dress up in the style of a historical period you are interested in.
  • Does your family have any letters, diaries or photographs from the past that you can explore? What do they tell you?
  • Do you have a family archive for later in life when someone wants to create your family tree?
  • Write a letter to you in 20 years tie to explain what life was like during the Covid lockdown.
  • Is there a site of a ruined castle near you?
  • Investigate the history of a local street, building or place. Many Tourist Information centres, museums and libraries have lots of information to help you.

Challenge at School

  • Examine all the resources on the Paston website.
  • See how many Norfolk places you can list with a Paston connection.
  • Do you think letters are a reliable record of the past?
  • What other families have influenced Norfolk’s history over the years?
  • Find out about Norfolk castles
  • Investigate the school archives – many schools have their old log books.
  • Create a local walk based on the history of your area to share with your community.