Science and Engineering Festival 2025

Saturday, 15 March 2025

We were back again for another day of talking to people of all ages about hearing and cochlear implants.

Our key messages were:

Young children

We wanted to raise awareness of hearing interventions such as hearing aids and cochlear implants. Our aim was to change mindsets and reduce stigma associated with hearing inventions from an early age.

Teenagers

We looked to raise awareness of safe listening. We encouraged visitors to limit unsafe noise exposure through personal head and ear phones when gaming or listening to music.

Key message: Set safe listening levels on your devices!

Adults

We raised awareness of the importance of regular hearing tests and it’s importance for brain health. We had a new activity to demonstrate the parts of the brain that are involved in hearing and how these regions cross over with regions involved in anxiety.

Watch a video of this year’s exhibit

Members of the public had the chance to try out the free online RNID hearing check. This hearing check takes just 3 minutes and can indicate if you may need to book a full hearing test. 94 adults tried the hearing check this year!

Thank you to ALL_EARS@UoS members for running the exhibit!

A visitor finding out about hearing aids
Bethan and Shana talking about the brain
Cochlear implant cookie cutters and play dough were a real hit with the younger visitors
The ‘How loud is too game?’ had queues of children wanting to play all day.
60+ kids played the game
ALL_EARS@UoS members Neil and Margaret alongside Kate at our exhibit
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