Forthcoming events...
- Science Café
- Whose science is it anyway?
- Date: Monday 28th June 2010
- Time: 7.30pm for 8pm
- Venue: Tobacco Factory, North Street, Southville, Bristol (Map)
- Cost: Free
- Speaker: Ann Grand, University of the West of England
- An increasing number of scientists and engineers are choosing to conduct their research as ‘Open Science’ – making the whole of their investigation, its data, scientific opinions, questions, ideas, folk knowledge, workflows and everything else available on and through the Internet. Science usually comes to us neatly sound-bited through newspapers, radio or television. How many of us have been to a scientific conference or read a learned journal?
Open Science offers the opportunity to directly follow – and potentially contribute to – live projects. When there are no boundaries to prevent us from becoming directly involved with live projects, what happens to the science, to the scientists and to members of the public?
Ann's research explores that space between open science and public engagement: what happens when science steps out of the ivory tower, exposes its shifting, changing and uncertain nature and opens itself to contribution from – well – any of us?
- Don’t call me Honey! – Bees and the bigger picture
- Date: Tuesday 6th July 2010
- Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm
- Venue: University of Bristol Botanic Garden, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol (Map)
- Cost: £4.50 at the gate including soft drinks & nibbles
- Speakers: Nick Wray (Garden Curator), Carlo Montesanti (Global Bee Project) and Adam Hart (University of Gloucestershire)
- Flowers and bees have developed a mutual dependency and this has become fundamental to the ecology of the rest of life on earth. Discover the importance of the huge number of bee species and how you can help by becoming a Bee Guardian.
A tour of the garden, led by Nick Wray and focussing on the pollination display, is followed by
the illustrated talk by Adam Hart and Carlo Montesanti.
- Wills Memorial Tower Visit
- Date: Wednesday 7th July 2010
- Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
- Venue: Wills Memorial Building, Bristol University, Queens Road, Bristol (Map)
- Cost: Free, but a small donation towards Bristol Children's Hospital would be much appreciated
- Get some great views of the city; learn about the history of the Tower and hear a demonstration of acoustics and harmonics on the ‘Great George’ Bell at the top of this iconic building.
Please note - there are 395 steps to the top of the Tower (with no lift!) and places are limited.
