Pfizer Launches 'Science is Fun' Website

Pfizer has announced the launch of the pharmaceutical company’s ‘Science is Fun’ website in support of Science Year. Primary school teachers across the UK are invited to take pupils through site’s virtual tour to demonstrate the excitement of science.

John Adams, Academic Liaison Manager at Pfizer, says he hopes the website will show teachers, children and their parents that science can be fun: “It is important to engage young children in science before they leave primary school. The website is one of the contributions Pfizer is making to help teachers make science interesting, stimulating and relevant for the children”.

The website at www.pfizerscienceisfun.org.uk features six short films taken from the company’s recent ‘Pfascinating Pfizer Science Jamboree’. The video clips cover topics including The Heart, Biology, Chromatography, Engineering and Chemistry. Each section features a number of different experiments, with detailed information to aid teachers and viewers.

Libraries across the country are advertising the website as part of their ‘Frontiers’ initiative for Science Year. This will encourage children and their parents to get involved in the fun too!

Baroness Ashton, Minister for Schools with responsibility for Science Year, appears on the website. ”A big part of Science Year’s success is due to our vital partnerships with businesses such as Pfizer, who have shown such generosity in their support of Science Year initiatives,” she said. “I want Science Year to create a lasting legacy, which makes a difference in attitudes towards science, inside and outside of the classroom. We cannot create such a legacy without the support of these key business partners”.

Science Year seeks to highlight the many creative opportunities that exist in the workplace today for young people with a science qualification, together with the importance and the impact that science has on our everyday lives. For more information visit www.scienceyear.com

April 15th, 2002