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\section{Conclusions}  A new project based on LEGO\textregistered{} Mindstorm\textregistered{} has been developed in the Greater Manchester area in order to address misconception and stigma about nuclear physics. This project was built in partnership with CERN ISOLDE, celebrating its $50^{th}$ anniversary, and CERN MEDICIS, a new born facility for supporting nuclear medicine research. This project was originally targeted to 14-15 year old students, but was easily adapted to younger audiences, and even different topics such as Mars exploration.  Several science ambassadors have been trained to deliver workshops to schools as well as in public events, bringing excitement across from a very motivated group. Several hundreds students have been sentised to a variety of topics from fundamental research in nuclear physics or space exploration, to engineering challenges in harsh environments or the excitement of programming devices. A new generation of science ambassadors are currently being trained to carry on the programme in the Greater Manchester area. Details on this programme to reproduce it elsewhere are available on demand.  At CERN, the ISOLDE and MEDICIS facilities attract a selected audience with existing ties to nuclear physics. A varied science programme has resulted in generating a lot of interest from different groups and an increase has been seen in the number of visitors.  \textbf{Thomas}