X Rays, Crystals and Dinosaurs - Exhibition at the National Eisteddfod of Wales 2015

X 射线、晶体和恐龙 - 2015 年威尔士国家艺术节展览

• 批准号: ST/M006905/1
• 负责人: Robyn Wheldon-Williams
• 金额: $ 1.27万
• 依托单位: National Eisteddfod of Wales
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FM006905%2F1
• 关键词: Rays; Crystals; Dinosaurs; Exhibition; National

BackgroundThe National Eisteddfod is the premier cultural festival of Wales, held mainly in Welsh. It is an 8 day festival held annually during early August at different locations within Wales, Denbigh in 2013 and Llanelli in 2014. The National Eisteddfod will be held in Meifod in 2015 which is located in Montgomeryshire, Mid Wales. Total attendance at each festival usually exceeds 160,000. The site includes a main pavilion of capacity 3,500, with approximately 10 smaller satellite pavilions, including the Science & Technology pavilion, all surrounded by some 300 commercial and other stands. At each of the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Eisteddfodau, the total space allocated to Science was: pavilion and other buildings (600sqm) and external exhibitions (400 sqm). Attendance at the Science Exhibition has consistently been in excess of 20,000 over 8 days for each of the past 3 years.The primary objectives of the Eisteddfod Science and Technology programme are to:1. Promote the Public Understanding of Science - To provide innovative opportunities for visitors to become better informed about various aspects of Science and Technology (STEM) subjects.2. To provide STFC facilities and Welsh "science-producing" bodies such as Universities with an opportunity to showcase their achievements locally, regionally and globally.3. Create interest and excitement in STEM subjects leading to improved attainment in Science KS3, KS4 and KS5 and to motivate students.4. To stimulate young people to consider careers in STEM subjects.Aims of this project 1. To promote and raise interest and excitement in STEM through the medium of Welsh and English2. Inspire young people (11-16) to take up opportunities in STEM subjects and to consider a career in Physics3. To engage the public with the Science and Technology at Diamond Light Source, raising awareness of the exciting discoveries and its impact on society. 4. Through this project engage the public with the International Year of Light 20155. To provide a stage for Diamond Light Source staff and users of the facility to communicate their research to a wide ranging audience; specialist, children and the general public6. To provide an additional major outlet for STFC S + S funded programmes ("X-Appeal - Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2014")7. To make science accessible to pupils in underprivileged and remote areas in Wales8. Indirectly and in the long term increase the take up in STEM subjects at A level and University (the proportion of students in Wales taking up STEM at A level is significantly lower than the rest of the UK)9. To support the Welsh Government's 'Science for Wales' strategy by raising aspirations and attainment in Science and to contribute nationally to an improvement in PISA results where currently Wales have fallen significantly behind England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

背景国家Eisteddfod是威尔士最重要的文化节，主要在威尔士举行。这是一个为期8天的节日，每年8月初在威尔士、2013年的登比和2014年的拉内利的不同地点举行。全国Eisteddfod将于2015年在位于威尔士中部蒙哥马利郡的梅福德举行。每个电影节的总参观者通常超过16万人。场馆包括一个可容纳3500人的主展馆，以及大约10个较小的卫星展馆，包括科技馆，所有展馆周围都有大约300个商业和其他展位。在2012年、2013年和2014年的Eisteddfodau上，分配给科学的总空间为：展馆和其他建筑(600平方米)和外部展览(400平方米)。Eisteddfod科技计划的主要目的是：1.促进公众对科学的了解--为参观者提供创新的机会，让他们更了解科学与技术的各个方面。为科学、技术和创新中心设施和大学等威尔士“科学生产”机构提供机会，在当地、区域和全球范围内展示其成就。激发学生对STEM科目的兴趣和兴趣，从而提高他们在科学KS3、KS4和KS5方面的成绩，并激发学生的积极性。鼓励年轻人考虑从事STEM科目。这项计划的目的1.通过威尔士语和英语来促进和提高人们对STEM的兴趣和兴奋2。鼓励年轻人(11-16岁)抓住STEM科目的机会，考虑从事物理学3。让公众参与钻石光源的科学和技术，提高人们对这些令人兴奋的发现及其对社会影响的认识。4.通过这一项目使公众参与20155国际光年。为钻石光源工作人员和该设施的用户提供一个舞台，让他们向广泛的受众、专家、儿童和普通公众交流他们的研究6。为增加科学基金的主要渠道，S和S资助了多项计划(“X呼吁--英国皇家学会2014年夏季科学展览”)7.让贫困和偏远地区的学生能够接触到科学8.间接地和长期地增加在A级和大学修读STEM科目的人数(威尔士学生修读A级STEM的比例明显低于英国其他地区)9.通过提高威尔士在科学方面的抱负和成就来支持威尔士政府的‘科学为威尔士’战略，并在全国范围内促进PISA成绩的改善，目前威尔士远远落后于英格兰、苏格兰和北爱尔兰。