Where curiosity begins — and life journeys start to take shape.
A scientist in every community.
Town Scientist embeds a working scientist inside communities — running activities, building trust, and helping families see science as part of everyday life. Not just for kids. Not just for schools.
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Eclipse Watch with Town Scientist
📅 Aug 12th 6pm-7.30pm · 📍 Dundalk Co. Louth
Join us to watch the eclipse together — with a scientist on hand to explain exactly what's happening in the sky above us and why. Free, family-friendly, and open to all.
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Watch a rare celestial event with your family — and actually understand what you're seeing.
Equipment provided. No science background needed. Curious minds welcome.
Free and open to all families in the community.
2025 pilot · independently evaluated
6,800+
engagement instances across the year
91%
felt STEM was more for people like them
74%
of participants from under-represented communities
80%
more comfortable sharing science at home as a family
Independent evaluation conducted by The Outcome, 2025.
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Science for families, not just classrooms.
Everything at Town Scientist is free and designed so parents and children learn together. Not a one-off event. A community.
Six weeks building and launching real rockets — families do it together.
Annual public events with talks, workshops and hands-on activities.
W5 Belfast, Dublin Zoo, planetariums — science out in the world.
Engineering and coding competitions for young people in the community.
"I always thought science was above me... that was diluted through the workshops. It made it feel normal."
— Town Scientist participant, 2025
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Want a scientist in your town?
Science changes how families see the world — and their place in it. Funding, partnership and community interest enquiries welcome. Town Scientist is built to scale — one community at a time.
Get in touch