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Napier was a partner of the Explorathon project since its inception from 2014 to 2021. Funded by the European Commission, as part of European Researchers’ Night, Explorathon involved researchers from across Scotland’s universities in a range of activities. The Edinburgh events were coordinated with our partners through the Beltane Public Engagement Network, which give us the opportunity to reach far more people across Edinburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Edinburgh Napier coordinated interactive drop-in days at WHALE Arts in Wester Hailes. In 2019 we collaborated with young people from SCORE Scotland<\/a> who worked with researchers to create some fun projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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