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Author Archives: Jenni Carr

Imagining scientists – having fun, out on the street, tracking criminals and fighting zombies!

Posted on Wednesday, 25 June 2014 by Jenni Carr

Dr Jenni Carr, Higher Education Academy

Can you imagine a scientist?  Alternatively, can you imagine yourself working as a scientist?  These are questions that Liz Whitelegg, Richard Holliman and myself, all members of the Invisible Witnesses team, have been asking school students.

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Posted in School-University Engagement | Tagged An open research university, Denbigh school, Engaging opportunities, engaging research, engaging with school students, Invisible Witnesses, Media, Public engagement with research, science communication, SUPI, women and STEM

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