Imperial inspires school pupils with creative science

Imperial inspires school pupils with creative science. School pupils find out about the creativity of science as Imperial joins its neighbours for Creative Quarter 2009 - %0A " - Monday 16 November 2009 - By John-Paul Jones Hundreds of 13-19 year olds descended on Imperial and its neighbours last Friday (13 November) to find out more about careers in creative industries. Now in its fourth year, the Creative Quarter event saw a range of institutions and organisations in South Kensington throw open their doors to school students. Imperial hosted three science demonstrations covering the behaviour of the sun, everyday fireworks and the science of the sun. Imperial's events were designed to demonstrate that creativity is as important for scientific research as for the many other fields represented. Silje Andersen, Outreach Office Manager, who organised Imperial's contribution to Creative Quarter, said: "The College wants to get across to young people that creativity is an inherent and vital part of science. Major discoveries and innovations come from using imagination and finding creative solutions to problems".