Trust uncovered at Natural History Museum science festival

We took part in the Natural History Museum’s ‘Science Uncovered’ event as part of European Researcher’s night, a festival of science celebrated in over 32 European countries.

This took place on Friday, 28 September, with more than 8,500 museum visitors meeting around 350 scientists and researchers to take part in science-related activities.

We were supported by veterinary students from the Royal Veterinary College to run a ‘Vet Station,’ where adults and children could try out some veterinary-related challenges (pictured).

A core skills training machine, and the chance to bandage a (model) dog’s paw, proved particularly popular, as did games involving feeding a moving model cat through an oesophageal tube, and ‘Brainiest Beast,’ where visitors were asked to put animals in order of intelligence!

Tweeting added to the excitement, particularly when we got a special mention from the Times Education Supplement (Science):

“Just met some lovely people from @RCVSTrust who do some great work with and for vets!”