To help increase awareness of the CS ecosystem and appetite to engage in the ecosystem, SWCS PBIAA and CS Hub have held and taken part in multiple events and meetings that were open to members of the general public. Consistent engagement in “regular drum-beat events” was highlighted as a key strategy to grow and gather momentum in increasing engagement in the CS ecosystem. SWCS PBIAA and the CS Hub have delivered a series of networking, public engagement and outreach events over the last year, engaging academic and industry partners and demystifying the world of compound semiconductors to students of all ages. Some notable events include:
- TeenTech Cardiff (December 2024) where PBIAA, ICS, CSconnected and CISM ran a collaborative exhibition stand. Please see the event video here:
- ·Cardiff Science Festival: Be A Scientist (February 2025), where PBIAA, ICS, CS Hub, CDT and CSACatapult delivered an array of exciting activities. A big thank you to our CDT students (in the first image below), who helped man the stand demonstrate virtual reality headsets and engage audiences of all ages!
- Exhibiting at the Semiconductor Integrated Opto-Electronics (SIOE) and networking at Cardiff Castle (second image)
- Schools Outreach at CISM, where PBIAA and staff from Engineering, Chemistry and Physics welcomed primary and secondary schools from across the Swansea region (third image).
