Life Needs Water All life is made up of the same fundamental biomolecular building blocks: lipids, that form cell membranes and isolate...

Explore the properties of light using diffraction glasses. Diffraction glasses split white light into its rainbow of colours. Use the...

Explore self-avoiding random walks using hand embroidery. A self-avoiding walk (SAW) is a sequence of moves on a grid that does not visit...

Create your own slime and explore the properties of matter.

Make your own jelly and explore what makes it wobble. Jelly is a NETWORK made up of water and tiny wriggly strings (POLYMERS). In warm...

Explore mechanically & chemically processed cellulose fibres in paper using a craft-based activity and inspired by images from scanning...

Explore network formation and fractal dimensions using a crystal Maker Kit. More info to follow soon!

Budding artists and scientists alike, join us for this live make-along to discover a world where science and art collide and make a...

A self-avoiding walk (SAW) is a sequence of moves on a grid that does not visit the same point more than once. SAWs are used to study how...

A random walk involves moving in steps in an entirely random direction to a new location and repeating this process over and over. Random...

We have ordered stickers for the #MyMakerKit project from Leeds-based company Awesome Merchanise. Looking forward to sharing them soon!

Creatively creating the materials of the future. Our new Bragg Centre project is funded by a Royal Academy Engineering Ingenious Award....

Inspired by #HamaYourResearch, explore network formation in globular protein hydrogels using Hama beads and grids. We study cluster...