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LunchBytes |
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Life Science-Science Bites |
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 In a change to the advertised programme for this collaborative presentation we will hear from two researchers from the University of Aberdeen's College of Life Sciences. Mattei Bolborera will discuss how th djungarian Hamster can help us with questions such as Do the stars influence what goes on in our personal relationships and what influences the release of sex hormones in "Brains, sex and Seasons".
Heather Doran will also outline her research into links between breast cancer and estrogen using immortal breast cancer cells.
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Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : LunchBytes
Venue : Satrosphere Science Centre
Time : 12:30
Date : 13 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Satrosphere Science Centre, Aberdeen When: Tuesday 12th September, 12:30pm Tickets: Booking is recommended for this free event.
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Life, Change and Sustainability in the Solomon Islands |
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 Solomon Islands are an archipelago of over 1000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. In recent years the tropical forests have been subject to large amounts of deforestation while coastal fish farms have provided employment opportunities. How have the islanders and their culture been affected by the recent global financial problems and the advent of wind farms?
Jasper describes his research in this highly visual presentation.
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Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : LunchBytes
Venue : Satrosphere Science Centre
Time : 12:30
Date : 14 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Satrosphere Science Centre, Aberdeen When: Wednesday 14th September, 12:30pm Tickets: Booking is recommended for this free event.
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Your Genes, Your Health |
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 Medical Genetics is the study of how errors in our DNA can cause disease. Joel, a pre-registration clinical scientist with the NHS will explain how this field has evolved over the past 20 years, what goes on in a modern day genetics laboratory and the innovations that are shaping the future of genetic testing.
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Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : LunchBytes
Venue : Satrosphere Science Centre
Time : 12:30
Date : 15 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Satrosphere Science Centre, Aberdeen When: Thursday 15th September, 12:30pm Tickets: Booking is recommended for this free event.
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Love your Liver |
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Liver disease is still on the increase in Scotland. The media often propose a range of causes but what does the research actually tell us. Muhammad discusses the reasons the liver is so important and examines various hepatic disorders, their causes and prevalence.
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Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : LunchBytes
Venue : Satrosphere Science Centre
Time : 12:30
Date : 16 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Satrosphere Science Centre, Aberdeen When: Friday 16th September, 12:30pm Tickets: Booking is recommended for this free event.
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The Rhythm of Life: Bodyclocks and the Obesity Timebomb |
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What do scientist mean when they talk of genes and the environmental? Jemma and Kirsty discuss the importance of light in the linking of our genetic make-up and the world around us and what happens when the link is lost.
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Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : LunchBytes
Venue : Inverurie Library, Inverurie
Time : 12:30
Date : 19 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Inverurie Library, Market Place, Inverurie When: Monday 19th September, 12:30pm Tickets: Booking is recommended for this free event.
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A New Model for Rural Transport |
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 Rob, who has been researching how to improve transport dependent rural accessibility, has produced a short film about community transport and what it means to those involved. By screening this 15 minute film and participating in a question and answer session, Rob will promote discussion about the issues of rural accessibility.
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Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : LunchBytes
Venue : Mearns Community Centre, Laurencekirk
Time : 12:30
Date : 20 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Laurencekirk Community Centre, Laurencekirk When: Tuesday 20th September, 12:30pm Tickets: Booking is recommended for this free event.
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The Countryside & the Internet |
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 The internet is widely regarded as bringing us closer together, Leanne, a researcher in the digital economy will look at the digital divide in rural communities and discuss whether broadband can beneficial in addressing some of the issues faced by rural communities and how broadband access can be beneficial in terms of social interaction or for rural businesses.
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Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : LunchBytes
Venue : Inverurie Library, Inverurie
Time : 12:30
Date : 21 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Inverurie Library, Market Place, Inverurie When: Wednesday 21st September, 12:30pm Tickets: Booking is recommended for this free event.
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Internet Engineering for Everyone |
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 What is internet engineering? Find out its importance and its challenges since it is envisaged that all fixed and wireless terrestrial as well as satellite communication networks become part of the Internet.
Nimbe a researcher and engineer will look at plans to develop the current internet and look to the future to discuss what may yet be possible.
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Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : LunchBytes
Venue : Portlethen Library, Portlethen
Time : 12:30
Date : 22 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Portlethen Library, Portlethen When: Thursday 22nd September, 12:30pm Tickets: Booking is recommended for this free event.
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Tours |
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Secrets of the Museum |
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Aberdeenshire Museum Service's Discovery Centre is a purpose-built museum storage facility and visitor centre, as well as housing the service's technical  workshops. This state of the art facility includes 810 m2 of environmentally controlled storage space, housing collections ranging from fine art to botanical specimens.
Join us on a guided tour and find out what goes on behind the scenes. Explore the building, which contains over 40,000 objects, and discover some of the hidden gems in the collections. Find out how science is applied to the conservation of historic objects and works of art.
Tickets for this event are no longer on sale
Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : Tours
Venue : Aberdeenshire Museum Service, Mintlaw
Date : 10 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Aberdeenshire Museum Service, Station Road, Mintlaw When: Saturday 10th September 11 am and Monday 12th September 11am. Tickets: £3.00 (+bf) Booking is required, tickets for this event not available at the door.
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10km Under the Sea |
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Take a tour around the University of Aberdeen's Oceanlab,the worlds first purpose built ocean lander laboratory, providing state of the art equipment which allows scientists to explore deep ocean.
 Hear from scientists conducting cutting edge research in locations around the world, and take part in an evening celebrating marine science with tours, demonstrations and short presentations including:
Jessica Craig; Bioluminescence in the deep sea
Dan Mayor; The Open Ocean
Alan Jamieson; Life in the deepest places on Earth
Will Hunter ; Night of the Living Dead Zones
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Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : Tours
Venue : OceanLab, University of Aberdeen, Newburgh
Time : 7:00
Date : 13 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen, Newburgh When: Tuesday 13th September, 7:00pm Tickets: £3.00(+bf) Booking is required, tickets for this event are not available at the door.
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TactX: Football, Virtually |
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TactX is the new state of the art football coaching software from the UEFA Training Ground, developed by  Aberdeen based, AVC media. TactX is designed to help football coaches and teams by giving the user the ability to create their training drills and match preparations using a simple control process before demonstrating these as 3D animations. TactX is being used throughout the UEFA National Associations as well as by a host of top football clubs around the world.
See how it was developed and try the system out for yourself as AVC staff talk you through it.
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Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : Tours
Venue : AVC Media, Wellington Circle, Altens
Time : 6pm
Date : 14 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: AVC Media, Wellington Circle, Altens When: Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th September, 6pm Tickets: £3.00 (+bf) Booking is required, tickets for this event are not available at the door.
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Creating a Greener Future |
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Ever wondered what happens to the food and green waste picked up by the council from homes across the area?
 Keenan Recycling Ltd is one of Scotland's leading organic recycling specialists, turning food and garden waste into BSI accredited compost products which are used to enrich the soils with valuable nutrients. Come and tour their award winning recycling facility near New Deer, capable of processing 100,000 tonnes per annum with 30,000 tonnes per annum of In-vessel Composting capacity for food waste recycling.
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Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : Tours
Venue : Keenans Recycling, New Deer
Time : 6:30pm
Date : 14 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Keenans Recycling Ltd, New Deer When: Wednesday 14th September, 6:30pm Tickets: £3.00(+bf) Booking is required, tickets for this event not available at the door.
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Under Pressure |
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The National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen is a world-class facility specialised  at working in extreme environments. Best known for its pressure chambers and treatment of diver decompression illnesses and carbon monoxide poisoning, the centre has developed over recent years to provide deepwater testing, subsea training and consulting. It is also involved in diving research projects.
Join the enthusiastic staff as they guide you round the many facets of this fascinating and versatile facility.
This event has now sold out.
Subject Areas : Family Shows,
Event Type : Tours
Venue : National Hyperbaric Chamber, Foresterhill.
Time : 7pm
Date : 20 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: National Hyperbaric Chamber, Ashgrove Road West, Aberdeen When: Tuesday 20th September, 7pm Tickets: £3.00 (+bf) Booking is required, tickets for this event are not available at the door.
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