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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THIS YEAR'S BROCHUREWe're delighted to launch this year's programme for National Science and Engineering Week. Supported by BP, the University of Aberdeen and the Scottish Government we're bringing you a packed week of talks, shows, exhibitions and activities. Come along and let us illuminate your imagination this March! Open the brochure for all the details including the fabulous Discovery Day at Satrosphere on Sat 17 March. A summary of main events in given below. |
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THIS YEAR'S SCHOOLS CHALLENGEWe've designed a simple and inexpensive schools challenge to link into this year's theme - Our World in Motion. Open the guidance notes for all the details and get your class designing their own contraption! Deadline: please email images or video clips of your winning entry (with its time) to E: aberdeenbranch@britishscienceassociation.org by 5pm on Monday 19th March to be entered into the prize competition. |
Public Programme Highlights 9 - 18 March 2012
Friday 9 March |
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LAUNCH EVENT: Come join the time-travelling Dr Death for a comic look at medicine throughout the ages in this scientifically accurate panto for children and other generally childish people. Presented by Simon Watt of Channel 4's Inside Nature's Giants and The Elephant: Life After Death. This will book fast so ensure you reserve your free places now - see right. |
7pm, Kings College Conference Centre. Booking Essential. Click here or tel 01224 273233. |
Saturday 10 March |
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It's not just shoppers mingling in Union Square. Come along and let our science buskers show you some on-the-spot demos. Our STEM-in-the-BODY teams will be using no more than the wonders of their own bodies to reveal some amazing anatomical facts. Meanwhile our SCIENCE STOPS teams will be producing all manner of props from their larger-than-life lab coats! | 10am - 4pm Union Square Shopping Centre Just turn up! |
Sunday 11 March |
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Take part in CSI “Rockpool” in this fun-packed day that includes tickets to see the divers feed the fish. Dr Alan Jamieson from the University of Aberdeen Oceanlab will also be on hand with some never-seen-before deep sea animals collected on his last voyage to the mid-Atlantic. |
10am - 4pm |
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Mark Beaumont is an adventurer, author, expedition cameraman and speaker. He has recently been a member of the Atlantic Odyssey Challenge crew, attempting to row the Atlantic in under 30 days. His story is a personal rollercoaster of mental and physical endurance that gives a fascinating insight into the world we live in. | 7.30pm The Lemon Tree £14/£12. Booking essential by calling 01224 641122 (10% booking fee applies) |
Monday 12 March |
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In our latest cafe MED we're looking at stem cell research in arthritis. Stem cells are like the body's own repair kit, having the potential to regenerate damaged joint issues. Come and discuss the latest therapy developments with Professor Cosimo De Bari (Chair in Translational Medicine) and Professor David Reid (Consultant Rheumatologist). |
6pm - 8pmSuttie Building, Foresterhill Health CampusFree. Just turn up. |
Tuesday 13 March |
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The Aberdeen University Science Magazine, Au, presents a hilarious look at the unconventional lives of graduate students as they struggle to find balance between research, teaching and their personal lives. |
Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, Old Aberdeen £4/£3 (£2 for Au Mag members). Pay on the door. 6pm |
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In this, the first Cafe Cosmos of the new season, we will look at the science of the Northern Lights and why 2012 might be an exciting year for aurora spotters. A star show from TechFest-SetPoint's Cosmic Dome team will preceed the talk, which is presented by James Reid of the University of Aberdeen. | 7pm Aberdeen College Planetarium Free. Booking essential by calling 01224 274348 |
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Join Professor Stephen Redpath, Chair in Conservation Science at the University of Aberdeen to discuss “Tackling the conflicts that threaten biodiversity conservation”. It promises to be an informative evening with a suitably ecologically sound supper from Buchanans from 6pm. |
7.30pm Buchanan's restaurant at Woodend Barn (Supper available from 6pm) Talk is Free. Booking essential by calling 01330 825431 |
Wednesday 14 March |
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What might our future diets look like and can we keep eating like we do now? As experts gather in Aberdeen for The Nutrition Society's Spring conference, join Dr Jennie Macdiarmid and Dr Janet Kyle of The Nutrition Society for a discussion on environmentally friendly diets for a healthier population and planet. |
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Thursday 15 March |
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Skeptics in the pub, the regular relaxed and friendly pub discussion on all things sceptical, teams up this year with Bring Your Own Brain to explore the most powerful computer of all - our incredible brain! Speakers will include a mix of researchers from different disciplines who study the brain in different ways, from psychology to biochemistry. | 7.30pm Cellar 35, Rosemount Viaduct Free, just turn up (space limited) |
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As our fossil energy resources diminish and the cost increases, we are faced with some challenging issues regarding travel and transport. The hidden energy in the goods that we buy contributes significantly to CO2 levels and climate change. This lecture offers some interesting alternatives and encourages the audience to ask questions about their own habits! |
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Friday 16 March |
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How would you fair running 2,659 miles in 77 days? That's exactly what GP Andrew Murray did last year, helping to raise money for charity along the way. Now with the arrival of Olympics Year he's working as the Scottish Government's Physical Activity Champion., An inspirational evening that might make you think differently about your health and lifestyle. |
7pm Aberdeen Sports Village Free. Booking recommended by calling ASV on 01224 438900 |
Saturday 17 March |
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This year's Discovery Day is packed with shows, hands-on science, exhibitions and displays. Make your own plastic, meet Mr Bug, hear about the secret life of the skeleton, make your own molecules and much more. Entry is only £1. Doors open at 10am with activities running throughout the day. | 10am - 4pm Satrosphere Science Centre Admission only £1 per adult or child |
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Come and dance the night away at our science-charged ceilidh with live music supplied by the Rollin' Stovies and dances including the Dashing White Scientist, Strip the Theorist and the Canadian Boffin Dance. Science comedy turns featuring St Andrews lecturer Dr Alun Hughes and Bright Club star Peter Harrison. Hot stovies are included in your ticket price. Why wouldn't you be there? |
7pm - 11pm Elphinstone Hall, Kings College, Old Aberdeen Tickets £6/£4 by calling 01224 274348 |
Sunday 18 March |
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Come and meet the new Cruickshank Gardens Curator as he takes on a tour to explain why, with roofs blown off and collapsing walls, most trees still stand. We'll be joined by a natural historian, botanic curator, engineer and architect. For more information please call 01224 274545. | 2pm - 4pm Cruickshank Gardens, Old Aberdeen Free, assemble at Tillydrone Avenue Zoology Building entrance |
A little bit about science week
Each March the British Science Association Aberdeen Branch brings you dozens of events to celebrate the UK's only national festival of science - National Science and Engineering Week. Working in partnership with the University of Aberdeen and other partners, and with support from BP and the Scottish Government, our programme has events for people of all ages and interests. Our previous programmes can be viewed at the links below.
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