“Amazingly, I observed something about how Streptomyces colonies grow that had escaped my notice in the previous 39 years!”
Keith Chater

“I enjoyed the day hugely.”
Tony Maxwell

“I think other scientists should do this type of project as it’s a great way to get our research out there to a wide audience and it sparks a lot of interest and confidence in children to do more science.”
Jenni Rant

“During our SAW project we exposed children from ages 7-11 to non-linear dynamics, chaos and fractals. These are very advanced and challenging concepts, well beyond most undergraduate courses in maths or physics. To our great astonishment, the children’s openness towards new ideas andeagerness to play with new exciting things allowed them to grasp many of the concepts without being held back by the prejudice of it all being too difficult for them. The children were enchanted by this strange new world of fractal universes and recursive monsters that was presented to them. It was great to see how well the children responded. I think we all found SAW a hugely rewarding experience.”
Richard Morris

“In many ways it is more difficult to simplify a complex issue than to explain every aspect of the problem. Therefore it was an invaluable experience to be offered a young audience to communicate science with.”
Andrew Staphnill