Game Jams and Hackathons have emerged as high-intensity meetups where small groups of individuals engage in some sort of rapid prototyping activity. This concept allows for the exploration of novel ideas without much prior investment in a formally relaxed, yet highly focused setting. The idea of the Science Jam is to apply this principle to the rapid conceptualization, execution, and analysis of small-scale experiments, studies, or other pieces of research that can provide exploratory evidence, function as pilots for larger follow-ups or simply serve as a practice opportunity for those with little research experience.

Science Jam at Newcastle University will allow participants the opportunity to undertake an entire research project - from first concept to results - in just one weekend! The theme of this event is digital health and is primarily designed for 'human participant' research. The event is open to all regardless of experience (there's an optional crash-course in research methods for those less expereinced) or subject although we envision the event being of most interest to those in computing and the social sciences.

For more information see www.sciencejam.org