What's in your noggin?
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What's in your noggin?

Craft beautiful brain cells from pipe-cleaners and found objects and engage a range of visual arts to explore the brain and its function.

By Sidmouth Science Festival

Date and time

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT+1

Location

Kennaway House

Coburg Road Sidmouth EX10 8NG United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

Knowing through Making Event “What’s in your noggin? Cells, art and stories of your brain”

This event must be booked through Eventbrite and is limited to 40 places. Entrance fee on the door - £2.50 to include a hot drink. Suitable for adults and children aged 10+.

Northwest Noggin are an outreach group focusing on promoting neuroscience research. Originating at Portland State University, Oregon in the United States they now run events worldwide.

Join Dr. Bill Griesar and artist Jeff Leake from Portland State University’s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor program for a “knowing through making” event taking place at Kennaway House in Sidmouth.

Craft beautiful brain cells from pipe-cleaners and found objects and engage a range of visual arts to explore the brain and its function. Create your own brain cells while exploring what they do and the fascinating history of their discovery based on neuroscientist Professor Richard Wingate's book The Story of the Brain in 10 1/2 cells.

More information about this event is on the Northwest Noggin website.

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Sidmouth Science Festival

With so many technical issues being faced by society we believe that our communities will make better decisions if they have a deeper understanding of the underlying science and technology. We aim to make people aware of how the STEM subjects (science, technology engineering and maths) play a part in what we take for granted in everyday life. 

Sidmouth Science Festival started in 2012 with a weekend of science events in Sidmouth and at the nearby Norman Lockyer Observatory as well as a single day in local schools and art in the local gallery.

Since then it has grown to a 10 day event with over 120 activities: visitor numbers have increased, visitors have been drawn from a larger area including overseas and more schools have been involved with hundreds of East Devon students taking part. Key speakers over the years have included Professor Iain Stewart, Professor Monica Grady. Professor Edzard Ernst, Professor Bill McGuire and Adam Hart Davis as well as Dr Adam Rutherford.