Your Place in the Universe

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The primary aim of this proposal is to support the design, construction and delivery of a new exhibit, Your Place in the Universe. This exhibit will be taken to a range of events over a 20-month period at which it will be seen by more than 32,000 members of the public, including school pupils of all ages. Around half of the visitors will be from the North East of England which has one of the lowest participation rates in university level education in the UK. There will be seven externally organised events and around 10 school visits over the 20 month period. The main event driving the production of our new outreach exhibit is the Royal Society's Summer Science exhibition 2020. We are one of around 20 exhibits selected in a national competition from all areas of science from around 100 entries. In addition to reaching a substantial number of visitors, around half of whom will be primary and secondary school age pupils from some of the most deprived postcodes in the country, our project will train a new cadre of STFC PhD students and early career researchers to deliver STEM outreach, becoming STEM developers and influencers.