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The School of Biomedical Sciences’

Science in Society Initiative

directed by Professor Valerie McKelvey-Martin

www.ulster.ac.uk/scienceinsociety/



Science in Society Initiative at Ulster wasdesigned to:

promote discussion and understandingof science and its relevance to societyand

to help equip society to take an active part in policy formation regarding the

application of science



Activities are designed for various groups:

General public and groupings within this, particularly:

Primary school children…p!p"Post primary pupils##$$%$&' $&%$' $%

$( year olds

Teachers of science



Science in Society began in 2005

Dedicated support from 5 Placement Students:

)ane Gallagher *++,%+ % -- funded

.eri Spence *++%+"% The /onourable the Irish Society 0ndrea

Porter *++"%+(% The /onourable the Irish Society Samantha 1ussell *++"%+(% Bank of Ireland

2hristine Green *++(%+3% The /onourable the Irish Society

Part time support from staff:

4r 4eclan 5c.enna *++,%*++(

4avid /unter *++%*++(

6ynda 4unlop *++(%

!uided by a wor"ing group

staff from university and a fe7 e8ternal members



Websitewww.ulster.ac.uk/scienceinsociety/



launched in 5arch *++# revamped in *++3 making it more accessible

and attractive for young people

contains information on Science in Societyactivities 9past' current and future:'a self ;updating <current %ne7s %in %science’

page andvarious resources for students' teachers and

others



Science in Society =eb 1esources include>

#ot topic information on various topics:

…AIDS, Alzheimer’s Disease, Bioethics, Cancer, Cloning, Diabetes, Forensic Science, Healthy Diet and the Human

Genome, besity, Cataracts, !yo"ia, Sea #e$el Change, %ole o&'echnology in S"ort, Drugs in S"ort and ()ercise and Health .

$ole Day Planning pac" for 2hemistry Teachers

%orward &'in"ing (S teac'ing resources for Science Teachers



Science in Society advertises events, activitiesin Science… across faculty and university ( if

requested) 2 criteria :

Quality event/resource

Acknowlede all a!!ro!riate funders



Activities 'ave included: Science in Society Public' 2hristmas ! 2onnect?4 lectures

5aths 7eek events 97ith @ac 2omputing an ?ngineering and=aterford Institute of Technology

1oadsho7s for schools 97ith A touring Theatre company: % obody 6ives @orever and

%?very breath

Inspiring Science initiative 9p and p": 7ith Susan 5cGrath

ational Science 7eek events …2hemistry 0liveC 9*+$+: th form chemistry students interested in pharmacy

Dariety of competitions



"ecture Series



)ecture topics 2005*200+# PSA2/E6EGA E@ 2ES5?TI2 S-1G?1A ! @02? T10SP60T0TIE

4r# ichola 1umsey

# @E1?SI2 4?TIST1A I 21I5I06 ID?STIG0TIE Professor 4avid

=hittaker

# 5EBI6? P/E?S ! /?06T/ Professor 0nthony T# Barker

# T/? 50GI2 E@ 6IG/T 4r# Paul /agan

# P/ASI2S ! 5-SI2 4r# 5ark 6e7ney

# 5-SI2' P6?0S-1? 04 T/? B10I Professor /arry =itchel

# S2I?2? ! 062E/E6> BIG? 41I.IG ! 6IF-E1 6I2?SIG Professor

5artin Plant



# -0T-106 2/EI2?S 04 -0T-106 2/I641?> 4?SIG?1

2/I641? 04 IT?1@?1IG =IT/ 0T-1? 4r# 5ark Sheehan Program on

?thics and the e7 Biosciences @aculty of Philosophy and )ames 5artin *$st

2entury School E8ford -niversity

# IS BIE5?4I206 1?S?012/ ED?1%1?G-60T?4 Professor 1ichard

0shcroft Fueen 5ary' -niversity of 6ondon' Barts and the 6ondon 5edical School

Institute of /ealth Sciences ?ducation

# P01?T06 4IS0G1??5?T' B?ST IT?1?STS 04 2/I641?HS

D022I0TIES 4r 0ngus 4a7son .eele -niversity' 2entre for Professional

?thics

# S2I?2? 04 SE2I?TA> =/ES? 1?SPESIBI6ITA 4r Bob Brecher

2entre for 0pplied Philosophy' Politics and ?thics' -niversity of Brighton



#2/I641? 0S 2E55E4ITI?S <1?PE%T?2/’ 04 1IS.S E@

2E55E4I@I20TIE 4r /eather =iddo7s 2entre for the Study of Global ?thics'-niversity of Birmingham

#?DE6-TIE 04 5E106ITA 4r eil 6evy 2entre for 0pplied Philosophy and Public

?thics' -niversity of 5elbourne Program on ?thics and the e7 Biosciences' @aculty of

Philosophy' E8ford -niversity

#@I4IG T/? IDISIB6?> 0ST1EE5A 04 B602. /E6?S 4r Paul 2allanan

Physics 4epartment' -niversity 2ollege 2ork

# T102.IG BI14S> 0 P?1SE06 P?1SP?2TID? 4r )ohn E’/alloran 4epartment of

Joology' ?cology ! Plant Science' -niversity 2ollege 2ork

# S-I2I4? 04 S-I2I4? 0=01??SS I I1?604 Professor Patricia 2asey

Professor of 2linical Psychiatry' 5ater 5isericordiae /ospital' 4ublin

# T/? S5E.IG B0 ; 0 S-22?SS STE1A Professor 6uke 2lancy Professor of

1espiratory 5edicine' Trinity 2ollege' 4ublin



#$%"&'"A *AS+%%$-: +& S'&'& %0 '%%1&- 2rofessor 2eter

3ar4a5, 3ristol niversity

#&%S'&'& 6 3AWAS* 7r 1at4leen +aylor, %8ford niversity

#S"&&2, 3%7- '"%'1S A7 S%'&+- 2rofessor ussell 0oster, %8ford

niversity

#7%9+ 2"A- W+ -% 0%%7 7r 2aul aan , Sc4ool of 3io5edical Sciences,

niversity of lster, 'oleraine

#'A7A' S1 +& -%* $r 'at4al 3reen, Sc4ool of ealt4 Sciences,niversity of lster, ordanstown

#%0 $'%3&S A7 $&: A S+%- %0 &A"+, W&A"+ A7 A+0'A"

"0&. 2rofessor *eoff $c$ullan, Sc4ool of 3io5edical Sciences, niversity of

lster, 'oleraine



# 7AW A7 &"A7

7r $iuel 7eArce, 7e!art5ent of *enetics +rinity 'ollee 7ublin

# $%"&'"&S A7 $7&

2rofessor o4n ic4olson, niversity of *reenwic4

# &A+QA1&S: &7'* "%SS %0 "0& +& A3S&'& %0

2&7'+%

2rofessor Sandy Steacy, Sc4ool of &nviron5ental Sciences, niversity of

lster

# %3%+S W+ 3%"%*'A" 3AS A7 $AS W+ 2A+

$A'& 3AS 2rofessor 1evin Warwick fro5 t4e niversity of

eadin



Christmas

Lectures for schools



Christmas Lectures# 0"A$& -% 3A 2rofessor Sean 'allanan of niversity 'ollee

7ublin (;<<=)

# &A'* S2%+* 2&0%$A'& : "&*A" 6 ""&*A"

$&+%7S 7r *aret4 7avison, S!ort and &8ercise Sciences esearc4nstitute, niversity of lster (;<<>)

# S"&+ W+&SS: +& %"& %0 +& 2A+%"%*S+ +&

?&S+*A+% %0 $7& 7r. ack 'raine (;<<@)



oad S4ows



oa! shows# Science in Society collaborated wit4 "-tourin# $heatre

com%any& Lon!on in ;<<> and aain in ;<< to brin

Science oads4ows to !ost !ri5ary sc4ools t4rou4out

ort4ern reland

B. ;<<>..'very (reath wit4 facilitated discussion on usin

ani5als for 5edical researc4.

;. ;<<.. )obo!y Lives *orever wit4 facilitated discussion on

t4e et4ics of Ste5 'ell esearc4

# A!!ro8i5ately C,<<< !u!ils across attended eac4

roads4ow



oa!shows.. 7ebate t4e social, 5oral, and scientific issues

surroundin t4e issue

7ra5a sketc4 followed by a live discussion and debateinvolvin audience !artici!ation and interaction

Students are encouraed to e8!lore w4at t4ey t4ink andfeel about t4e issues !osed by t4e dra5a



Every BreathRoad Show 2007 : Drama

Thought-provoking family drama involving fourmain characters:

Sonny: the son; a vegetarian animal

rights activist

Anita: the daughter; a carnivorousscientist

Lina: the mother; can see both sides of the argument

Raz: the mothers boyfriend; has recentlydiscovered !uddhism



Every Breath Road Show : The "-Touring Theatre#ompany indiscussion

and debate$ith thepupils



Every Breath Road Show

%romoting thelaunch of ourrange of schools

competitions for&''(



Every BreathRoad Show : Conclusion

Road sho$ proved to be a tremendous

success and very popular $ith school pupils)

teachers) head teachers) university sta* andstudents and also members of the general

public

Received e+tremely positive

feedback from both the teachersinvolved and also the pupils $ho

took part

,aluable net$orks and communications ere opened up $ith schools $hich

$ill contribute to the further future success

of Science in Society



)obo!y Lives *orever-2++,+4ou4tD!rovokin fa5ily dra5a involvin four 5ain c4aracters:

iver (iv): t4e sonE 1ind, 4ardworkin, lovely youn 5an.%verdevelo!ed sense of duty, due to bein brou4t u! by

not always reliable 5ot4er.

+racey: t4e 5ot4erE Aein raver and Ffree s!irit9. as lotsof enery and love of life but not reat on !racticalities.

24oeni8 (24ee): t4e dau4terE *ifted !reDteen. ?ery clever

in every way, but sociallyG ot reat.

'assie: iver9s wifeE A nurse. War5 4earted, wit4 aneart4y sense of 4u5our



i!e Covera#e an! very %ositive fee!back



ns!irin ScienceD2ri5ary Sc4ool

nitiative



ns%irin# Science# In *++(' Science in Society hosted ,5 -inspiring science- s'ows at

t'e $agee. /ordanstown and oleraine campuses for primary

sc'ool c'ildren. aged +*,, in 1ort'ern Ireland

# 3434 pupils from ,0 sc'ools attended the events#

# The aim of the inspiring science initiative 7as to promote science to

P and P" primary school children in a fun and interesting 7ay and to

run a Kinspiring science6 young scientist of t'e year 2004

competition

#The LAoung ScientistL competition involved children carrying out a

piece of hypothesis driven research 9of their o7n choice: and reporting

on it#



H+4e Ma#ical Science 0 'n#ineerin# Show is not a s4ow for t4e

ti5id as it involves eru!tin volcanoes, vats of iant bubbles,

buckets of ooIy sli5e, 5aical colour c4anes and disa!!earin

acts, but 5ost of all lots of w4iII ban e8!losionsJJSue Mc1rath D a scientist turned 5aicianDofDsorts D delivers a

wacky, eneretic and dra5atic !erfor5ance w4ic4 not only

delivers real e8!eriential learnin o!!ortunities based on t4e

world around us, but also touc4es on t4e serious 5essae of t4e

re!ercussions of 4u5an activity on t4e lobal environ5ent.

+4e s4ow ai5s to sti5ulate curiosity and i5aination wit4in your !u!ilsso t4ey ulti5ately leave t4e s4ow wantin to e5bark on t4eir

own science Kourney of discoveryJL

Electricity, Gravity, Energy and Forces, Molecules, Reactions, Compounds, Acids/Alkali, Friction, Sound, Recycling

t il ! M



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Ht was t4e bestscience s4ow

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Student &valuations

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stuff we learnt about

science, it was S8

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+eac4er &valuations

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A reat s4owJJ

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s4ow…

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1e!t c4ildrenPsattention

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feel t4at t4e benefit

of t4e s4ow was t4at

c4ildren beca5eent4used by science

and t4is was certainly

ac4ievedJ

ell !one

1reat use of

every day ite5s

found easily for

us to use at

sc4ool 6 4o5e

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was brilliant D

a reat ra!!ort

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0un filled ScienceJJ

+4e scientific

conce!ts content

c4osen were an

e7cellent c4oice

&8cellent idea fora s4ow M Sue

ke!t t4e kids

s%ell-boun! 6

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*abulous

Well ti5ed

Safety conscious

All sc4ools 4ad at least B

!artici!ant. -ou can see

t4e students9 really

en:oye! t4e5selves+4e c4ildren

realised t4at

science is

bot4 e7citin#

0 interestin#

Su%er fun for

1ids



'o5!etitions



7ebatin $atters: ort4ern reland

;<<> and ;<<=



Press elease

Ht is so i5!ortant t4at youn !eo!le are ins!ired andc4allened to riorously interroate t4e conce!ts andissues t4at under!in t4e !olicies t4at overn oursociety. +4is co5!etition !rovides t4e o!!ortunity, forB> and B= year olds in ort4ern reland, to do!recisely t4is, ……..L

Science in Society.



ebatin# Matters; )orthern relan! 7ebatin co5!etition was 4osted by Science in Society in

collaboration wit4 t4e nstitute of deas, "ondon in ;<<= and ;<<.

t was ai5ed at si8t4 for5 students aed B>DB= years

nnovative and enain a!!roac4 to debatin to!ical issues %!en to sc4ools wit4 or wit4out debatin e8!erience and focuses

on substance of t4e debate over style

Sc4ools across ort4ern reland took !art in t4e co5!etition att4e niversity of lsterPs 'oleraine and ordanstown ca5!uses.

nfor5ation on to!ics covered and ot4er useful website links areavailable at 4tt!://www.debatin5atters.co5/.

http://www.debatingmatters.com/







HThis competition is unique asit is much more substanceover style, other competition’sare more rhetoric andfocused on delivery, this isfocused on research and

knowledge of topic andissues. Pupils derive moreout of it as they learn more ontopic and not just how theysound.”Chris Leathley, RBAI teacher.



Photos an! <uotes“These students restore my faith in youngpeople’s participation and interest in currentaffairs. Despite reports of apathy among

young people in the UK, in relation tomatters of politics and modern affairs, thiswas not evident in any of the debates whichwe participated in. These young people arethe leaders of tomorrow”Judge: Cathy

rmley-HeenanUniversity of Ulster



Photos an! <uotes

HSur!rised and

encouraed by t4e qualityof t4e debate. 0antasticlearnin o!!ortunity and 4o!e t4e co5!etition canrow and e8!and in t4ereland conte8tL

'olette +4o5!sonSt. $alac4y9s 'olleeE7e!t. &nlis4



ebatin# Matters; )orthern relan!# 'overed a wide eora!4ical s!read across ort4ern reland,

wit4 B; sc4ools takin !art in t4e co5!etition eac4 year.

# 2u!ils debated a wide rane of to!ics after researc4in t4e5e8tensively, e !resu5ed consent for oran donation,

!erfor5ance en4ancin drus, clonin etc.



Covera#e



8ther Com%etitions; Science Poem 2ompetition Best Science Image 2ompetition Science e7spaper 0rticle 2ompetition

Science on line 1ace FuiM 2ompetition 2onnect?4 Thinking 2ompetition ! 4ragon’s 4en $ole Day ompetition7200+8 /ocelyn 9ell 9urnell> %ull Spectrum ompetition7200+8

97ith Armag' Planetarium7AP: to celebrate contribution of )ocelynBell Burnell to astronomy:##look out for 7inning mural at 0P## coming

soon

S i = ! >



Science =roun! >s;Poems an! ma#es

;B !oe5s and i5aes!ublis4ed

fro5 BC different

secondary sc4ools acrossort4ern reland



ns%irin# Science "oun#Scientist Com%etition

#&ac4 tea5 consisted of DR !u!ils

#+4ey identified a scientific question

#+4ey created B; 2ower 2oint slides e8!lainin 4ow t4e

e8!eri5ent would be carried out.

#+4ey wrote u! A !aes ivin 5ore detail of

e8!eri5ent

'o5!etition



'o5!etition

&ac4 tea5 consisted of DR !u!ils

dentify a scientific question

B; 2ower 2oint slides e8!lainin e8!eri5entcarried out.

A !aes ivin 5ore detail of e8!eri5ent

Disappointing upta"eonly sc'ools submitted entries



esearc4 2roKects

to inform activities



Survey of Attitudes of Primary Sc'ool 7Pand P;8 teac'ers towards teac'ing science

Aims:

Investigate 'ow confident and e<uipped P and P;

teac'ers in 1ort'ern Ireland are wit' teac'ingscience to primary sc'ool c'ildren

&o determine any intervention t'at would beappropriate to better e<uip P and P; teac'ers forscience teac'ing in t'e classroom



The questionnaire 7as circulated to all primary schools in

orthern Ireland 9((":

p and p" teachers took part

*$ questionnaires 7ere returned> 2+3 response rate



ow confident do you feel wit4 your own scienceknowle!#e? RN of teac4ers feel

confident or very

confident wit4 t4eir own

science knowlede and@AB of teachers felt

less than confi!ent.



ow confident do you feel teac4in science theory? 74% of teachers feel

confident or very

confident teaching

science theory and26% feel less than

confident.



ow confident do you feel teac4in science %racticalG 60% of teachers are

confident or very

confident teaching

science practical but 40% feel less than

confident.



W4ic4 as!ect of t4e 1S; !rora55e of study do you needsu!!ort wit4 or ideas for teac4inG+eac4ers would 5ost

like su!!ort wit4>sin# $ in science

D+BE nvesti#ational

Skills FFBE. %t4er suestions

included technolo#y&and how science fits

into Gorl! =roun!

>s4.



W4at would you feel would better equi! you to teac4science to!icsG $eachers feel t4at to

better equi! t4e5 to

teac4 science to!ics

t4ey needresources for

%ractical work DHBE trainin# on infusin#

science with other

sub:ects H,BE %t4er suestions

included vi!eos/Vs&

0 schemes of work

for to%ics.



ow interested would you be in attendin trainin# if itwas offered by t4e niversity of lster at 'oleraineG

2;= 7ere very

interested' @AB of

teac4ers wereintereste! in

attendin trainin,

2FB were sli#htly

intereste! total

IJBE and BRN

were uninterested.



W4at factors would 4inder you fro5 attendin trainincoursesG-Cost of cover would

4inder >;N of teac4ers,

Dtravel would 4inder

@CN,Dheavy workloa! would

4inder RRN.

D 8ther factors include

fa5ily co55it5ents,

ti5e, 6 teac4ers feelint4ey don9t require trainin



=!!itional comments from teachers There is less science being taught no7 that the curriculum is K=orld 0round

-sN and less practical 7ork is being done#@eels science has been dropped#Theres a real need to take science from previous $$O mode to a revised

curriculum standpointThere is a danger science 7ill be lost in the revised curriculum as teachers

don’t kno7 7hat place science holds in the ne7 curriculum#=ould like to see science being a core area of learning again as it feels like

teachers are no7 less confident about teaching it#This training 7ould be very useful0ny help 7ould be appreciated

P, teachers should be offered the training too#Training 7ould be useful to help implement the revised curriculum#=ould like training at summer school#



8utcome;

research %a%er written an! submitte! for%ublication an!

fun!in# is bein# sou#ht to %rovi!e c%!trainin# su%%ort for %F an! %D teachers withscience…tailored to the needs of teachers.



$a>or Science in Society ?esearc' Pro>ect:

%orward &'in"ing 1I9D )# 5c.elvey%5artin 9PI:' 6#2larke' G# /umes ! )ynda Dunlop8

year pro>ect

@ellcome&rust fundedresearc'

pro>ect

,,*,3 yearolds



=cknowle!#ement-fun!in# sources

&'e 9an" of Ireland

&'e #onourable t'e Iris' Society

&'e @ellcome &rust &'e University of Ulster

&'e 9ioc'emical Society

&'e ?oyal Society

&'e ?oyal Society of 'emistry



Thank you for your attention

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