Festivals and Exhibitions

• Association For Science Education (ASE) Annual Conference
  7-9 January 2010. University of Nottingham.

• The Big Bang Fair 2010
  11-13 March 2010. Manchester Central.
  The Big Bang is set for 11-13 March 2010 at Manchester Central. Schools, colleges and families will all be welcome - and it’ll be free to get in.

• Discover
  11-13 March 2010. The Mall Bristol and Cabot Circus
  This free event is open to the general public.

  With around 20 interactive exhibits involving over 100 researchers, this free event will present some of the University’s most exciting work, giving the public a chance to explore aspects of art, science, medicine and engineering, and meet staff and students first hand.

  The Discover programme is available below:

• Big bubbles – 7th March 10.30-4pm
  Bristol Chemists explore the limits of bubble-making with this interactive demonstration.
  Venue: Bristol's City Museum and Art Gallery, Queen’s Road, Bristol (no booking required).

• Who would live in a house like this? – 9th March 8pm
  Understanding social identities from the archaeological record
  Venue: At-Bristol, Anchor Road, BS1 5TT. No booking required

• Discover exhibition – 11-13th March 9am-6pm
  Venue: The Mall Bristol, Broadmead (all dates), and Cabot Circus (Saturday 13 March only).

• The world's abuzz - Twilight Talk – 11th March 6pm
  This talk presents how different the world is viewed through a microscope.
  Venue: Azuza, The Almshouse, 19-21 Merchant Street, Bristol. (Advance booking is required for this event); contact Margery Lever, tel: +44 (0)117 331 8313, email: margery.lever@bristol.ac.uk

• Science cocktails – 16th March 7pm
  Biologists and barmen come together for an evening of conversation and cocktail science.
  Venue: Harvey Nichols, Cabot Circus, Bristol. (Advance booking is required for this event); contact Tamsyn Silk, tel: +44 (0)117 916 8898, email: tamsyn.silk@harvey.nichols.com .nichols.com

• Lovesickness in Renaissance literature and culture - Twilight Talk - 30th March 6pm
  The talk will explore lovesickness and the complex ways it is imagined by writers in plays and poetry from the Renaissance period.
  Venue: Bristol Folk House, 40a Park Street, BS1 5JG. (Advance booking is required for this event); contact Diane Thorne, tel: +44 (0)117 331 8318, email: diane.thorne@bristol.ac.uk

Festivals

Please check back to see what Festivals RCUK will be attending for 2010.