Science Travels Programme
Since 2021, a technician from the College of MVLS has been running Science Travels, a programme to support promotion of STEMM to people from Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showman and Boater (GRTSB) communities. The programme involves a range of activities, including:
- Presentations in schools with traditionally higher populations of GRTSB populations.
- Hosting summer studentships for students from GRTSB communities, examples include designing a marine biology game for school pupils, a lesson using the ADInstruments biosensors aimed at underpinning the physiology of exercise in primary school PE teaching.
- Attending policy influencing events in Westminster and Holyrood promoting the importance of GRTSB community engagement and the potential in STEMM careers.
- Developing lessons with Medicine and Nursing colleagues in MVLS to further understanding of GRTSB healthcare inequalities for students.
This is a rarely heard community, and therefore extending these potential educational opportunities is an imperative.