Venue - University of East London, University Square Stratford.
A free, friendly festival of knowledge for everyone
Citizen science covers inventions, co-production, discoveries, and technology made by citizens, or useful for society . The Citizen Science Fair is run entirely by local volunteers. We aim to inspire, share inventions and skills, and encourage learning & participation in Newham.
2025 - Talks, Exhibitors and Individuals
Major Talks
Room US.1.01 Harvard Lecture Theatre 1st floor
20min + questions
11am-11:30am - Dr Martin Edobor / AI in Health
11:30am-12noon Akanksha Jain / Women in tech
12am-12:30pm Raguraman Padmanabhan / Telehealth at East London NHS Foundation Trust
2:30pm-3pm Sarah Angliss / Sad Teddy
3pm-3:30pm Jordan Williams / AI and Music
Lighting Talks
TBC
Marcus' Maze - Macus Tayeba
Mandy Dong-Yi - Heat Sensors in Cities
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Exhibitors
Main Hall – Ground floor
Gaurav Malik - Spaghetti/Paper planes
Kate Allen - Tech for disabled
Allen Tsui - Raspberry Pi/Microbit
Joseph Cook - Custom House researchers
Twinkle/Alicia
Joseph Cook - 3D printers
Ms Karina Townsend & Ms Sarah Angliss - Reimagining Musical Instruments
Hugh - Nifis.info
2024 Newham Citizen Science Fair took place at University of East London - Waterlane Campus, Saturday 17 Feb 10am-4pm
Thanks to everyone
who helped, exhibited, talked and ( of course) to everyone who attended. We hope you enjoyed it.
Special thanks you
to UEL ( University Of East London ) for providing support, space and food. Also UCL ( University College London ).
Do you want to get involved ?
Do get in contact if you want to volunteer or contribute to make next year's happen.
2025 Newham Citizen Science Fair currently at planning stage.
2024 - Talks, Exhibitors and Individuals
There was diverse and interesting lineup with something for everyone, hands-on, displays and talks, creative arts, serious subjects and playfullness.
Topics and projects included raspberry Pi, microcontrollers, scratch programming for young people, sustainable tech, environment sensors, talks about AI bais and use of AI in healthcare, digital privacy, information quality and source-checking, virtual reality etc.
2024 Exhibitors
- University College London (remote sensors to measure heat islands)
- Citizen’s Science Academy (part of UCL, 3d printers, little robots)
- Nottingham University (Mema project and Wisebox project)
- Newham Digital Inclusion (Virtual Reality headsets, art creation)
- Scratch ‘programming’ for younger children
- Come Fly with Me: This is a hands on activity where learners tweak their planes to get it to perform better (UEL)
- Marshmallow Challenge: Visitors try and build a structure using spaghetti and marshmallows. (UEL)
- Bringing together people with and without learning disabilities and differences to transform museum experiences https://purplestars.org.uk/ see also their RIX inclusive research at UEL
-Allen Tsui, Willowbrook School, Microbits and robots
2024 Featured Talks
- What is AI : Dr Pepita Barnard
- Opportunities for Generative AI in NHS Digital : Dr Martin Edobor
- AI . Don't try this at home : Hugh Barnard
- Woman in Business and Financial Technology (fintech) : Dr Joy Braun
- Generative AI in Education : Guarav Malik UEL, Director of Education and Experience
- One woman's journey in Tech : Mohima Ahmed
- James Kaguima - Case Study on Stratford Waterfront's East Bank
2024 Lighting Talks
- Aashrit Singh : Programming with Raspberry Pi and Flutter
- Dominic Watts-Wenham : A business Student and Technology
- Melina Merlin : Bio diverse corridors in Newham ( newham Meadows )
- Joseph Cook : UCL Citizen's Science Academy, Heads Up
- Climate change Nivika Ankur AGARWAL, Niharika KOPPURAPU, Sajidbhai DARBAR (UEL)
- Sustainablility : Jeldi FONSACO, IQRA MASOOD, Toluwaleye Lydia ODUNSI (UEL)