六月，格拉斯哥科学节（Glasgow Science Festival）迎来创办二十周年。作为庆典活动之一，西苏格兰大学（UWS）在其拉纳克郡校区举办了"UWS SparkFest：人人可享的科学"。活动免费对公众开放，吸引众多家庭与社区居民前来，在一个下午，将实验室里的科学带进了日常生活。
As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Glasgow Science Festival this June, the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) hosted "UWS SparkFest: Fun Science for Everyone" at its Lanarkshire Campus. Free and open to all, the event welcomed families and members of the public, bringing the science of the laboratory into everyday life for an afternoon.
各学院同台亮相
此次SparkFest由UWS健康与生命科学学院及计算机、工程与物理科学学院联合主办，涵盖法证科学、动物学、健康医疗、运动科学、工程技术与生物医学等多个领域。现场没有隔着玻璃的陈列，只有真实的动手体验：参观者可以近距离接触真实动物、在波浪水槽前观察海浪对建筑的冲击、学习CPR、制作DNA珠链、在极限环境实验室里体验顶尖运动科学设备，还能亲眼看见自己的血管。孩子们流连忘返，家长们也频频驻足。
All Schools, One Stage
SparkFest was jointly hosted by UWS's School of Health and Life Sciences and School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, spanning forensics, zoology, health, sport, engineering, and biomedical science. There were no exhibits behind glass — only hands-on experience. Visitors could meet living animals, watch wave-tank demonstrations of coastal and structural impacts, learn CPR, make DNA bead bracelets, and explore cutting-edge sports science in the extreme environments laboratory. Children were captivated; parents were equally absorbed.
最抢眼的角落
活动现场，UWS数字互联与创新中心（DCIC）的展台聚集了大批目光。机器狗在地面灵活穿行，无人机飞控演示引来阵阵惊叫，VR眼镜前始终排着长队。这些来自通信与工程前沿的技术，以最直观的方式呈现在孩子和家长面前。许多家长在了解展品背后的研究背景后，对无线通信、智能设备与数字互联领域的兴趣溢于言表。对于苏格兰学院通信工程、计算机及工程管理专业的同学而言，这些正是你们专业方向上的前沿课题；而做展示的，正是UWS的研究团队和在读学生。
The Corner Everyone Wanted to See
The DCIC booth drew some of the biggest crowds of the day. A robot dog navigated the floor with fluid precision, drone demonstrations drew audible gasps, and a queue formed steadily at the VR headsets — technologies from the frontier of communications and engineering, made immediately tangible for children and parents alike. Many parents who stopped to learn about the research behind these exhibits showed a genuine fascination with wireless communications, smart devices, and digital connectivity. For students at Scotland Academy in communications engineering, computing, and engineering management, these are the very topics at the cutting edge of your field — and the people doing the demonstrating were UWS researchers and students.
一所大学的另一面
那些在展台前耐心示范、解答问题的，是UWS的老师和在读学生——他们来自不同国家，走进了同一所校园，在这里做研究、参加国际会议、走进社区。对苏格兰学院的同学而言，这条路并不陌生：苏格兰学院与UWS的合作课程，本来就是一座已经搭好的桥。拉纳克郡的新校区、DCIC的实验室、格拉斯哥科学节的展台……这些并不是别人的故事。SparkFest展台前的那个位置，也许下一次，就是你。
Another Side of a University
The staff and students at the booths — patiently demonstrating, fielding questions, lighting up when a child understood something for the first time — came from different countries and different backgrounds, and found their way to the same campus. For students at Scotland Academy, that path is not unfamiliar: the partnership programme between Scotland Academy and UWS is a bridge that has already been built. The Lanarkshire Campus, the DCIC laboratories, the booth at the Glasgow Science Festival — none of this is someone else's story. That spot at the SparkFest exhibition: next time, it could be yours.
