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Evening Presentations |
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Materials in Action |
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RW Thomson Memorial Lecture Robert Thomson was the celebrated son of Stonehaven who invented both the pneumatic tyre and the Fountain Pen. To commemorate his legacy, the Institute of Institute of Minerals, Materials and Mining present this memorial Lecture.
Materials play a central role in our lives but to a great extent we take them very much for granted. How often do you consider the science and engineering that has gone in to producing all of the things you see around you?
Diane Aston explores how materials have helped to change and improve the technology we rely on by looking at their applications and modern uses.
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Subject Areas : Science In The City,
Event Type : Evening Presentations
Venue : Fraser Noble Lecture Theatre
Time : 7:30pm
Date : 13 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Fraser Noble Building, University of Aberdeen When: Tuesday 13th September, 7:30pm Tickets: £3.50 Adult, £2 Concession (+bf)
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Workshops |
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A Study In Murder |
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 Has a crime been committed in St Andrews Street? Join us for a murder mystery evening with a difference. You'll be collecting the evidence! Under the guidance of forensic experts the 'audience' will be using real techniques and equipment. Search for evidence, piece together clues and see for yourself the reality of scene of crime investigations.
This event has now sold out.
Subject Areas : Science In The City,
Event Type : Workshops
Venue : Robert Gordon University
Time : 6:45 pm
Date : 24 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Robert Gordon University, St Andrews Street, Aberdeen When: Saturday 24th September 6:45 Tickets: £5.00 Adult, £3.50 Concession
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Visits and Walks |
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Whale Watch |
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Aberdeen is almost unique in being a major city with a regular pod of 'urban' dolphins. Join Ian Hay as he points out the best places to look for these dramatic creatures and discusses their behaviour and biology.
Sightings are not guaranteed, but seals, porpoise, bottlenose dolphin and minke whale are possible.
Tickets for this event are no longer on sale.
Subject Areas : Science In The City,
Event Type : Visits and Walks
Time : 10:30am
Date : 10 August 2011
Essential Information : Where: Torry Battery, Greyhope Road, Torry When: Saturday 10th September, 10:30am Tickets: Free event, however booking is required
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Discussions |
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The UK's Answer to CSI |
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 Lin Anderson is at the forefront of the Scottish crime writing scene, thanks to her acclaimed series of novels featuring forensic scientist Dr Rhona Macleod.
For this special event Lin will be teaming up with Andy Rolph from Return To Scene - an Aberdeen-based company who are at the cutting edge of crime scene technology, supplying forensic services across the UK with their unique R2S software. Join them to find out how Lin carries out the research for her books, and see a live demo of the R2S technology.
Tickets for this event are no longer on sale.
Subject Areas : Science In The City,
Event Type : Discussions
Venue : Waterstones Bookshop, Union Bridge, Aberdeen
Time : 6:30
Date : 10 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Waterstones Bookshop, Union Bridge, Aberdeen When: Saturday 10th September, 6:30pm Tickets : Free event, however booking is required
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Exhibition |
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Fabric of the Land 2011 |
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 Fabric of the Land is a series of exhibitions exploring links between art and science and is brought to you by the Geology & Petroleum Geology Department at the University of Aberdeen. The brief this year encourages emerging and established artists to submit artworks that consider the 'elements' within the environment and landscape from a geological perspective.
www.fabricoftheland.com.
No tickets are required for this free exhibition
Subject Areas : Science In The City,
Event Type : Exhibition
Venue : Meston Building, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen
Essential Information : Where: Meston Building, University of Aberdeen When: 27 August - Sunday 18 September, 11am to 5 pm weekdays, 10am to 4pm weekends Tickets: Booking is not required for this free exhibition.
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The Art of Science |
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 Administered by the Wellcome Trust, Wellcome Images are one of the world's foremost collection with themes ranging from medical and social history to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science. This brand new exhibition, specially created for TechFest-SetPoint showcases some of the most interesting images from the collection including those featured in the annual Wellcome Image Awards.
No tickets are required for this free exhibition
Subject Areas : Science In The City,
Event Type : Exhibition
Venue : Aberdeen College
Essential Information : Where: Aberdeen College, Gallowgate Centre, When: Tuesday 13th September to Saturday 17th September, 9am-6pm weekdays; 8:30-1 Saturday Tickets: Booking is not required for this free exhibition
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Cafe Science |
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Boy or Girl? You Choose |
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 Chaired by Professor Neva Haites, Head of Collegeof Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Aberdeen
Genetic biology has advanced such that a child's gender can be preselected in the test tube. What has made this possible and can we reconcile the ethics with what some parents consider an invaluable right to choose?
Tickets are not required for this free event.
Subject Areas : Science In The City,
Event Type : Cafe Science
Venue : Satrosphere Science Centre
Time : 7pm
Date : 12 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Satrosphere Science Centre, Aberdeen When: Monday 12th September, 7pm Tickets; Booking is not required for this free event
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The Battle of the Species |
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Human activity is having a big impact on our planet's delicate ecosystem. But what would we stand to lose if, as some suggest, we are heading for extinction of species on a mass scale.
Tickets are not required for this free event
Subject Areas : Science In The City,
Event Type : Cafe Science
Venue : Waterstones, Union Bridge
Time : 7pm
Date : 14 September 2011
Essential Information : Where: Waterstones Bookshop, Union Bridge, Aberdeen When: Wednesday 14th September, 7pm Tickets: Booking is not required for this FREE event.
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Science of the Silver Screen |
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The Special Effect |
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How do film makers create startling character effects on their actors? Nimba Creations is a special effects company whose artists have worked on projects as diverse as King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia, Walking with Dinosaurs, Noddy Live and The Gadget Show. They'll describe the work of special effect artists and the technical challenges this involves before demonstrating how to apply prosthetics. The audience will finally have the opportunity to spot where such special effects are used as the cinema screens "Shaun of the Dead".
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Subject Areas : Science In The City,
Event Type : Science of the Silver Screen
Venue : Cineworld, Union Square
Time : 6:30
Date : 13 September 2011
Essential Information : Due to legal requirements, this event is strictly limited to age 15 and over. Where: Cineworld Cinema, Union Square When: Tuesday 13th September, 6:30pm Tickets £5.00 Adult, £3.50 Concession (+bf)
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Science of the Silver Screen |
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 The classic sci-fi movie Bladerunner has inspired and frustrated in equal measure since its release. However, last year it was lauded by NASA for demonstrating 'good science in media'. Enjoy a screening of the film, and then participate in a discussion on the future of Artificial Intelligence and its real possibilities with researchers from both the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University.
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Subject Areas : Science In The City,
Event Type : Science of the Silver Screen
Venue : Cineworld, Union Square
Time : 7 pm
Date : 20 September 2011
Essential Information : Due to legal requirements, this event is strictly limited to age 15 and over. Where: Cineworld Cinema, Union Square When: Tuesday 20th September , 7pm Tickets: £5.00 Adult, £3.50 Concession (+bf)
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