This event forms part of the University of Warwick’s 60th Anniversary celebrations!
Celebrate the University of Warwick’s 60th Anniversary by getting hands on with bees, botany, and bots at the Innovation Campus!
Join us for an exciting day out to the University of Warwick's Innovation Campus in Wellesbourne, Stratford Upon Avon. It's an all-ages celebration of sustainability and a chance to learn all about seeds, soil, and so much more!
This event is taking place over at our incredible Innovation Campus in the town of Wellesbourne and there is free parking at the site for the whole day!
All ticket holders will receive information before the event covering getting there and what to expect.
Event Programme
Here’s a taste of what to look out for! Get excited for a range of hands on activities and getting up close to creepy crawlies, smelly plants, and brilliant beans!
Listen to the noises that worms make as they burrow
Admire aerial silk performances based on the way proteins fold in our bodies
Examine moths, aphids, and extracted DNA under microscopes
Test your sense of smell with stinky plants
Spot the difference between bees and flies
Learn about the wondrous wildlife on our doorstep and how the Innovation Campus and University are helping preserve it
Build your own plant pathogen or vegetable using pipe cleaners, pompoms, coloured straws, cotton wool and googly eyes
Compete in quizzes about seeds and vegetables
Protect eggs from getting destroyed by building crash structures from recycled materials
Hear from a series of panels of experts and academics talking about the past, present, and future of food, agriculture, and sustainability in our regional, national and global communities
