This August, the PRESTIGE-AF Escape Room was invited to participate in STEM Futures for the second year in a row.
Imperial’s STEM Futures programme returned over the summer break for GCSE and A-Level students. The programme aims to support students from black backgrounds to learn about STEM courses and careers through talks, subject-specific workshops and sessions on careers, personal development and study skills.
PRESTIGE-AF is a 7-year EU-funded research project that aims to optimise stroke prevention in patients with cerebral haemorrhage. The Research Impact Management Office (RIMO) within Imperial College is supporting the project with communications and project management activities.
RIMO Science Communications Officer Harry Jenkins and Project Communications Coordinator Alexandra Rayner led the 50+ students through the hands-on activity.
The escape room was developed by the team as an engaging and creative way to communicate research findings to a wider audience. So far, over 400 people have taken part in the activity.
The students had to work together as a team to solve various puzzles,List codes and discover hidden messages to find out what information is required for a patient to be included in the PRESTIGE-AF clinical trial.
Students indicated that the importance of clear communication and teamwork (and also some knowledge about stroke prevention) were the most important lessons learned from their participation in the escape room. 
If you would like to know more about the creation of the PRESTIGE-AF Escape Room, contact the team!
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Alexandra Halbish Rayner
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