Science Night! at Cheylesmore Community Centre

Resonate is taking over the Community Centre and filling it with loads of interactive activities related to science and engineering. Think video games, learning about the human body, exciting inventions and hands-on experiments. Full activity info coming in the new year!

Food and drink will be provided. We will be providing a hot dog, snack and drink for all attendees. Please let us know dietary requirements in your booking, including the number of vegetarians/vegans in your group if applicable. Final dietary requirements will be sent to Cheylesmore Community Centre first thing on Monday 5 February. We will do our best to accommodate any dietry requirements provided after this time.


Attendees must be accompanied by an adult or their youth leader. There will be spaces for adults to sit if you are happy for your 11-17 year old/s to explore on their own. All we ask is that you stay on site for the duration of the event.

YOUTH LEADERS: If you are booking for more than 8 people, please click here to email us to book your spaces.

Join us at Cheylesmore Community Centre 4pm-8pm on Thursday 19 February for an evening of digital games, competitions, science & engineering activities!

For ages 11-17!

This event is now sold out.

Programme of Activities

Drop by each activity any time throughout the event. The mobile planetarium will have timed entry slots, so please make sure to visit their registration desk on the day to secure your place for this activity! Click on each activity below to learn more.

  • Interested in learning about university and how to get there? Stop by to learn about pre-university opportunities offered at the University of Warwick, alongside information on funding and how to apply to Warwick.

  • Every wondered why you, or other people love collecting things? Join Tom White for some fun, hands-on activities where you’ll dive into the science behind collectors and collecting! Through three interactive mini-experiments, you’ll discover how people decide what’s valuable, how people arrange things into groups, how people grow their collections, and even what type of collector YOU might be! Along the way, you’ll explore cool concepts from psychology, marketing, and economics, all in an engaging, interactive way. Plus, you may even win some prizes!

  • Planetarium sessions showing a tour of the night sky and pre-recorded videos about space.

  • Which materials do you think is best at carving ice - plastic, steel, aluminium, copper, or diamond? Come along and find out!

  • In this hands-on activity, you’ll play a computer game with a partner under different conditions: sitting next to each other and talking freely, or sitting apart without being able to talk or see each other. You’ll be shown how these changes affect how well you cooperate in the game. Scientists study communication not just through words, but also through physical layout and visibility. You’ll experience the same setups used in real research on social interaction and cooperation, and see how small changes can make a big difference.

  • Come and learn about the history of fruit flies and other flies used in research, and discover how this research helps us to understand our own health!

  • This activity will look to engage attendees in scenarios and activities on managing conflict in friendships and relationships, how to deal with difficult conversations and self management.

  • The ‘E’ in STEM - engineering - is out in force to explore what happens when you take the science out of the textbook and put it into the real world. Leave behind the equations and observe the properties of objects around us, explore how we can change how materials behave, move, or feel, and create energy with your bare hands. Hear from experts from WMG and see machines in action.

  • Why do healthy people suddenly collapse with cardiac problems? Come and explore this with the BSc Health and Medical Sciences team from Warwick Medical School. Use real sensors to record electrical activity controlling your heart and skeletal muscles and watch how they change when you undertake exercise themed challenges. Learn how this technique helps screen for rare conditions linked to sudden cardiac death in the young. It is a chance to see the biology you learn in school come alive in real time and to understand how science can protect health in powerful ways.

  • Avoid falling into a black hole for as long as possible! Orbital Enemies is a video game where up to four players each take control of a planet. In the centre of the screen, a black hole grows and grows. Players will be able to feel the force of the black hole’s gravity, plus the gravity of other planets. Use power-ups to help avoid the black hole, or to sabotage your opponents. Whoever survives the longest wins! Orbital Enemies was programmed by a UoW staff member, using calculations similar to real astrophysics simulations.

  • What does your brain do when you remember a song, win a medal, or decide which road to choose? In this interactive neuroscience session, participants will explore how the different parts of the brain work and why they are so important. Using brain models, puzzles and mini experiments, participants will discover how the brain controls memory, movement, emotions, and decision-making and get a glimpse into how neuroscientists study the brain in real life.

  • RMD Warwick is a student-led initiative associated with Warwick Medical School that provides peer-led training in Basic Life Support, including CPR delivery and use of an AED. They are endorsed by the European Resuscitation Council and have delivered lifesaving skills training to dozens of Warwick students. RMD Warwick also engages in community outreach, teaching resuscitation awareness in local schools, community groups and participating in public health education events.

  • Biofilms are created by bacteria and other microorganisms to help them stick together and cover surfaces. Here, you can find out more about what they are and how they work. Using antibiotic water guns, you’ll have a go at cleaning away bacteria beads and find out exactly why biofilms can cause issues when they form.

  • Phages are tiny viruses that can infect and kill bacteria. These viruses are the most abundant entity in the world and can be found everywhere. Since bacteria are becoming more resistant to antibiotics, phage researchers are collecting these viruses and using them to treat bacterial infections. Join our phage researchers to build your own (massively magnified) phage and find out how they work, where we find them, and what we use them for!

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) isn’t just used for boring number-crunching or dull tasks. AI can also be creative!

    At this stand, you’ll see how computers can help make art and images, working alongside humans to create something new. Whilst we will be focusing on how AI creates visual art, AI can also be used for making music, stories, animations, and even games!

    Discover how creativity and technology come together — and explore what it’s like to make art with the help of AI.