The TechFest In September Programme is now searchable online - please see below. For booking information please see the booking pages.
Presentations are offered to schools at no cost and at a day and time convenient to you.
Unless otherwise stated, they will be available throughout September
• Some popular presentations have limited availability and we hope that schools making
bookings will be willing, if space is available, to act as hosts to groups from other schools.
• All presentations are 45 - 60 minutes unless otherwise stated.
• Booking details from Calum Scott 01224 274799 email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk (unless otherwise stated)
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Art & Design |
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Ghost, Memories And The Internet Of Things |
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Dr Chris Speed is a Lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art, a reader of digital spaces across the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and an artist and designer.
He will deliver a talk discussing the development of networked objects and their implications upon social memory.
The talk will refer to the research project www.talesofthings.com and its collaborations with the National Museum of Scotland.
Curricular Areas : Art & Design, Computing, Geography,
Event Type : The RSE Lecture
Presented By : Dr Chris Speed, Edinburgh College of Art
Secondary Years : 5,6
Date : 06 Sep 11
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Biology |
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Evolution in a Test-Tube: Role of the Wrinkly Spreader |
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The evolution of bacteria can take a matter of days rather than millennia. This talk will present the rise of the Wrinkly Spreader in artificial microcosms and discuss the underlying molecular biology and ecological success of this novel evolved genotype.
Curricular Areas : Biology,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Andrew Spiers, SIMBIOS Centre, University of Abertay Dundee
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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When I Grow Up I Want to be a Cancer Cell |
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"So you want to be a cancer cell? That's easy. You need to grow uncontrollably, knock out DNA repair systems, avoid suicidal cell death and build your own blood vessels. Oh, you also need to become immortal." How do we get cancer? Why do we get cancer? Can we blame genes or should we blame the environment?
Curricular Areas : Biology,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Andy Schofield - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : Contact Dr Schofield on 01224 553006 or a.schofield@abdn.ac.uk The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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The Magnificent Mould, the Frightening Fungus |
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From yeasts to mushrooms, fungi affect our daily lives and are vitally important in nature. From single microbes to huge colonies the size of the villages that have survived for a thousand years they represent one of the most fascinating groups of life. We harvest their many amazing properties for our own good but we also struggle to keep them in check as they become more common agents of disease. most people turn up their noses at the humble fungus - if only they knew what they have to offer. This lecture will introduce you to these surprising and wonderful microbes.
Curricular Areas : Biology,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Neil Gow - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : Contact Professor Gow on 01224 555879 The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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What do Scientists do? Why Science at School is Important and Careers in Science |
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This talk is aimed at highlighting what science actually is and what professional scientists do. It aims to indicate why school science is important even if you end up not pursuing a career in science. It will make use of real world examples and try to give a feel for scientific career options.
S2-S6 (tailored to suit. May be of most use for pupils choosing school subjects or university courses).
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David McGloin, University of Dundee
Secondary Years : 2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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So You Think You Want To Be A Doctor |
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This event is for S4 pupils from Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray interested in studying Medicine. Pupils will have the oportunity to take part in hands-on workshops and talk to doctors as well as finding out more about how best to prepare for applying to study Medicine. Over lunchtime pupils will be able to chat to current medical students about their lives, studies and future careers.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Human Biology, Other, Science,
Event Type : The University of Aberdeen
Presented By : Shawn Webster, University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 4
Date : 08 Sep 11
Esential Information : Note: This free event is held at the University of Aberdeen and requires booking with a maximum of 5 pupils from each school. Deadline for booking is Friday 1st July. For further information please contact Shawn Webster on 01224 273117 or e-mail shawn.webster@abdn.ac.uk This event is available on both the 8th and 9th September.
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Plants as Drugs |
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This talk will give examples of anticancer drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, antimicrobial drugs and recreational drugs of plant origin – their mode of action and any adverse effects. It will also include discussion of how drugs are discovered and developed, why some drugs have been withdrawn from the market and the role of pharmacologists in drug discovery and development.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Gabrielle Hawksworth - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Drugs from the Deep |
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More than 60% of the drugs used today, such as penicillin, are derived from natural sources or are based on molecules found in nature. The oceans provide a rich source of new organisms, such as sponges and soft corals, which can be explored for their potential to produce compounds which can fight diseases.
S1-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Marcel Jaspars - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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From the Deepest to the Driest Place on Earth |
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Organisms from extreme environments seem to produce the best drugs. Why is this? This talk will explore extreme environments from the deepest ocean trenches to the driest deserts and explain why they are such excellent sources of chemical diversity and possible new drugs.
S3-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Marcel Jaspars - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 3,4,5
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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How Our Health Depends on Biodiversity |
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Our fascination with things we can see may be affecting our relationship with those we can't. Buried, deepsea and microscopic creatures have a profound impact on life as we know it, from cleaning water, removing carbon dioxide and making the next wonderdrug. We are losing all kinds of biodiversity before it is even identified. Can this be rectified? Do we even know what we are losing? This talk will explain how humans are affecting biodiversity in many unintended ways and what could be lost.
S3 - S6 Tailored to suit
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Marcel Jaspars - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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History and Philosophy of Science |
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Professor Henry Ellington, formerly of The Robert Gordon University and now Emeritus Professor at The Robert Gordon University, is able to offer a variety of interesting and stimulating scientific talks Topics include:
The epistemological status of scientific knowledge - how our ideas have developed (min 1 hour)
Is the current search for a ‘theory of everything’ a realistic project or an unattainable chimera? (1 hour)
How can we explain what Eugene Wigner called ‘ the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics?’ (1hour)
Is there any real conflict between science and religion? If so, can this ever be resolved? (minimum 1 hour preferably whole morning or afternoon)
Does the ‘neo-Darwinian synthesis’ still give satisfactory explanation of evolution as we currently understand it? (1 hour)
Has our understanding of the ‘mind/body problem’ made any real advances since the time of Descartes? (1 hour)
How can we protect and preserve the environment without giving up our comfortable life styles?
(1 hour)
How will we meet our future energy needs? Should we be taking a fresh look at the ‘nuclear option?’ (1 hour)
How has our picture of the structure of the universe evolved over the last 3000 years and how has this influenced our ideas regarding our place in the universe. (1 hour)
Available in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Physics, Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Henry Ellington - formerly of The Robert Gordon University
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Skeletons out of the Closet |
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Although we may think of the skeleton as an inactive scaffold, in reality our bones undergo continual repair through a process known as remodelling. When this goes wrong, bones become weak and fracture easily, for example in the disease osteoporosis. This presentation will use microscopic images and animations to illustrate these concepts and demonstrate how we can potentially improve the treatment of osteoporosis by studying bone structure and remodelling in the laboratory.
S1-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Biology, Physics, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Fraser Coxon - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Nanopositioning Systems, Challenges and Applications |
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As we enter the age of miniaturization and sub molecular scale studies, developing high performance nanopositioning systems has become an interesting research topic. Nanopositioning systems enable scientists to work in a multitude of areas such as nano-mechanics, scanning probe microscopy, microbiology and nano-metrology. Such developments seek for fast, accurate high resolution and larger range of motion nanopositioning systems. In this talk we will see the challenges and problems in this fascinating subject.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Computing, Engineering, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Mohammad Namavar, University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Keep Smiling |
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What makes a good smile and what do we need to keep smiling? This workshop investigates a holistic view of a smile integrating the social, cultural and historic aspects of a smile together with biological and medical issues necessary to keep us smiling.
S1 - S6 Tailored to suit
Curricular Areas : Biology, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Morag McFadyen, The Robert Gordon University
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Yeast and Biotechnology – from Bread to BSE |
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Yeast is man's oldest microbial friend, used for baking and brewing for thousands of years. Now, yeast is a modern biology research tool, helping researchers understand more about cancer, BSE (mad cow disease) and ageing. This talk describes our view of yeast today, its use both in research into human disease and in modern and traditional biotechnologies.
S1 - S6 Tailored to suit
Curricular Areas : Biology, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Ian Stansfield - University of Abedeen
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : Contact Dr Stansfield on 01224 555806 or i.stansfield@abdn.ac.uk. Available in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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The Weird and Wonderful Life of Microbes and Bugs! |
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Insects, particularly blood suckers, kill millions of people every year; but are they a force for good?
Estimates suggest that insects have caused the deaths of half of all people who have ever lived. Yet without insects we may all be dead. Monstrous and cute, deadly yet life-giving, insects really are the most remarkable animals on the planet.
S1 - S6 Adapted to suit
Curricular Areas : Biology, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr John Baird, University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Fingerprint Identification |
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Learn how police investigators use their sense of sight to identify fingerprint patterns. We all have them, and they are all different! Pupils will have a go at dusting for fingerprints and make copies of their own fingerprints to take home.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dundee Science Centre
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Nutrition - From Caves to Campaigns |
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This talk takes an historic ( and prehistoric!) look at human food consumption to get pupils engaged with how food issues are more important for us than ever.
S1-6 (tailored to suit)
Available in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Curricular Areas : Biology, Home Economics, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Fiona Comrie, Food Standards Agency In Scotland
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Careers |
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What do Scientists do? Why Science at School is Important and Careers in Science |
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This talk is aimed at highlighting what science actually is and what professional scientists do. It aims to indicate why school science is important even if you end up not pursuing a career in science. It will make use of real world examples and try to give a feel for scientific career options.
S2-S6 (tailored to suit. May be of most use for pupils choosing school subjects or university courses).
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David McGloin, University of Dundee
Secondary Years : 2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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So You Think You Want To Be A Doctor |
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This event is for S4 pupils from Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray interested in studying Medicine. Pupils will have the oportunity to take part in hands-on workshops and talk to doctors as well as finding out more about how best to prepare for applying to study Medicine. Over lunchtime pupils will be able to chat to current medical students about their lives, studies and future careers.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Human Biology, Other, Science,
Event Type : The University of Aberdeen
Presented By : Shawn Webster, University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 4
Date : 08 Sep 11
Esential Information : Note: This free event is held at the University of Aberdeen and requires booking with a maximum of 5 pupils from each school. Deadline for booking is Friday 1st July. For further information please contact Shawn Webster on 01224 273117 or e-mail shawn.webster@abdn.ac.uk This event is available on both the 8th and 9th September.
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Chemistry |
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Paraffin Young |
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Dr James "Paraffin" Young enlightens each class with his in-depth knowledge of geological formation of oil, fractional distillation, alkanes, alkenes and the modern petroleum industry, providing a memorable and unique insight to fuels and hydrocarbons.
Curricular Areas : Chemistry,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Live Wire Productions
Secondary Years : 3,4
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Studying the Atmosphere One Particle at a Time: Trapping Aerosols with Light |
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What is the atmosphere made of, and where does this stuff come from? Students will make a cloud and then see how we can trap cloud 'particles' using laser beams in order to understand how atmospheric processes work.
S3-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Chemistry, Geography, Maths, Physics,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David McGloin, University of Dundee
Secondary Years : 3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Soapbox Enterprise |
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An enterprising activity which allows groups of pupils to form a business and then design, make and market their own brand of soap.
Available in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highlands
Curricular Areas : Chemistry, Enterprising, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Secondary Years : 1,2
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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What do Scientists do? Why Science at School is Important and Careers in Science |
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This talk is aimed at highlighting what science actually is and what professional scientists do. It aims to indicate why school science is important even if you end up not pursuing a career in science. It will make use of real world examples and try to give a feel for scientific career options.
S2-S6 (tailored to suit. May be of most use for pupils choosing school subjects or university courses).
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David McGloin, University of Dundee
Secondary Years : 2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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So You Think You Want To Be A Doctor |
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This event is for S4 pupils from Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray interested in studying Medicine. Pupils will have the oportunity to take part in hands-on workshops and talk to doctors as well as finding out more about how best to prepare for applying to study Medicine. Over lunchtime pupils will be able to chat to current medical students about their lives, studies and future careers.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Human Biology, Other, Science,
Event Type : The University of Aberdeen
Presented By : Shawn Webster, University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 4
Date : 08 Sep 11
Esential Information : Note: This free event is held at the University of Aberdeen and requires booking with a maximum of 5 pupils from each school. Deadline for booking is Friday 1st July. For further information please contact Shawn Webster on 01224 273117 or e-mail shawn.webster@abdn.ac.uk This event is available on both the 8th and 9th September.
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Plants as Drugs |
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This talk will give examples of anticancer drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, antimicrobial drugs and recreational drugs of plant origin – their mode of action and any adverse effects. It will also include discussion of how drugs are discovered and developed, why some drugs have been withdrawn from the market and the role of pharmacologists in drug discovery and development.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Gabrielle Hawksworth - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Drugs from the Deep |
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More than 60% of the drugs used today, such as penicillin, are derived from natural sources or are based on molecules found in nature. The oceans provide a rich source of new organisms, such as sponges and soft corals, which can be explored for their potential to produce compounds which can fight diseases.
S1-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Marcel Jaspars - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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From the Deepest to the Driest Place on Earth |
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Organisms from extreme environments seem to produce the best drugs. Why is this? This talk will explore extreme environments from the deepest ocean trenches to the driest deserts and explain why they are such excellent sources of chemical diversity and possible new drugs.
S3-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Marcel Jaspars - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 3,4,5
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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How Our Health Depends on Biodiversity |
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Our fascination with things we can see may be affecting our relationship with those we can't. Buried, deepsea and microscopic creatures have a profound impact on life as we know it, from cleaning water, removing carbon dioxide and making the next wonderdrug. We are losing all kinds of biodiversity before it is even identified. Can this be rectified? Do we even know what we are losing? This talk will explain how humans are affecting biodiversity in many unintended ways and what could be lost.
S3 - S6 Tailored to suit
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Marcel Jaspars - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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History and Philosophy of Science |
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Professor Henry Ellington, formerly of The Robert Gordon University and now Emeritus Professor at The Robert Gordon University, is able to offer a variety of interesting and stimulating scientific talks Topics include:
The epistemological status of scientific knowledge - how our ideas have developed (min 1 hour)
Is the current search for a ‘theory of everything’ a realistic project or an unattainable chimera? (1 hour)
How can we explain what Eugene Wigner called ‘ the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics?’ (1hour)
Is there any real conflict between science and religion? If so, can this ever be resolved? (minimum 1 hour preferably whole morning or afternoon)
Does the ‘neo-Darwinian synthesis’ still give satisfactory explanation of evolution as we currently understand it? (1 hour)
Has our understanding of the ‘mind/body problem’ made any real advances since the time of Descartes? (1 hour)
How can we protect and preserve the environment without giving up our comfortable life styles?
(1 hour)
How will we meet our future energy needs? Should we be taking a fresh look at the ‘nuclear option?’ (1 hour)
How has our picture of the structure of the universe evolved over the last 3000 years and how has this influenced our ideas regarding our place in the universe. (1 hour)
Available in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Physics, Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Henry Ellington - formerly of The Robert Gordon University
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Computing |
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What do Scientists do? Why Science at School is Important and Careers in Science |
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This talk is aimed at highlighting what science actually is and what professional scientists do. It aims to indicate why school science is important even if you end up not pursuing a career in science. It will make use of real world examples and try to give a feel for scientific career options.
S2-S6 (tailored to suit. May be of most use for pupils choosing school subjects or university courses).
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David McGloin, University of Dundee
Secondary Years : 2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Nanopositioning Systems, Challenges and Applications |
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As we enter the age of miniaturization and sub molecular scale studies, developing high performance nanopositioning systems has become an interesting research topic. Nanopositioning systems enable scientists to work in a multitude of areas such as nano-mechanics, scanning probe microscopy, microbiology and nano-metrology. Such developments seek for fast, accurate high resolution and larger range of motion nanopositioning systems. In this talk we will see the challenges and problems in this fascinating subject.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Computing, Engineering, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Mohammad Namavar, University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Ghost, Memories And The Internet Of Things |
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Dr Chris Speed is a Lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art, a reader of digital spaces across the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and an artist and designer.
He will deliver a talk discussing the development of networked objects and their implications upon social memory.
The talk will refer to the research project www.talesofthings.com and its collaborations with the National Museum of Scotland.
Curricular Areas : Art & Design, Computing, Geography,
Event Type : The RSE Lecture
Presented By : Dr Chris Speed, Edinburgh College of Art
Secondary Years : 5,6
Date : 06 Sep 11
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Engineering |
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Renewable Energy - Wheel of Science |
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The Live Wire Renewable Energy Wheel of Science 2011 challenges it's young secondary school audiences' knowledge about the problems and benefits of solar, wind and water as alternative energy sources.
Enthusiastic, competitive groups will compete in the new Sustainable Energy Challenge Game Show where informative punchy Live Wire presenters address the students.
Curricular Areas : Engineering, Physics,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Live Wire Productions
Secondary Years : 1,2
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Nanopositioning Systems, Challenges and Applications |
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As we enter the age of miniaturization and sub molecular scale studies, developing high performance nanopositioning systems has become an interesting research topic. Nanopositioning systems enable scientists to work in a multitude of areas such as nano-mechanics, scanning probe microscopy, microbiology and nano-metrology. Such developments seek for fast, accurate high resolution and larger range of motion nanopositioning systems. In this talk we will see the challenges and problems in this fascinating subject.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Computing, Engineering, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Mohammad Namavar, University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Geography |
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Studying the Atmosphere One Particle at a Time: Trapping Aerosols with Light |
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What is the atmosphere made of, and where does this stuff come from? Students will make a cloud and then see how we can trap cloud 'particles' using laser beams in order to understand how atmospheric processes work.
S3-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Chemistry, Geography, Maths, Physics,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David McGloin, University of Dundee
Secondary Years : 3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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What’s Going on up There? Imaging Volcanoes with a Portable Radar |
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How can you predict when a volcano is going to erupt if you can't even see it? Learn about the St Andrews AVTIS volcano imager, a portable radar and thermal imager designed to peer through cloud and smoke to record volcanic activity in any weather. This talk can be accompanied by a fast-scanning, high resolution radar that maps the venue and audience in real time.
Curricular Areas : Geography, Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David Macfarlane, University of St Andrews
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Urban Water and Urban Ecosystems - Global and Local Perspectives on Water and Ecology in Cities |
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50% of the world's population now live in cities; in the UK nearly 90% of people live in cities. Urban populations make large demands on water resources and other ecosystem services. This talk will focus on water as an ecosystem resource, explore the human impacts on the urban water environment, flooding and climate change and will discuss ways that we can manage water and greenspaces in cities more sustainably.
Curricular Areas : Geography, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Rebecca Wade, University of Abertay Dundee
Secondary Years : 1,2
Esential Information : Contact Dr Wade on 01382 308650, fax 01382 308117 or email r.wade@abertay.ac.uk; website www.abertay.ac.uk The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Ghost, Memories And The Internet Of Things |
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Dr Chris Speed is a Lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art, a reader of digital spaces across the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and an artist and designer.
He will deliver a talk discussing the development of networked objects and their implications upon social memory.
The talk will refer to the research project www.talesofthings.com and its collaborations with the National Museum of Scotland.
Curricular Areas : Art & Design, Computing, Geography,
Event Type : The RSE Lecture
Presented By : Dr Chris Speed, Edinburgh College of Art
Secondary Years : 5,6
Date : 06 Sep 11
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Home Economics |
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Nutrition - From Caves to Campaigns |
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This talk takes an historic ( and prehistoric!) look at human food consumption to get pupils engaged with how food issues are more important for us than ever.
S1-6 (tailored to suit)
Available in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Curricular Areas : Biology, Home Economics, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Fiona Comrie, Food Standards Agency In Scotland
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Human Biology |
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From X-Rays to Antimatter: The Science of Seeing Inside Your Body |
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Find out how physicists build machines that do what our eyes can not - see inside the human body. This inspiring lecture will reveal how:
- Over the past hundred years physistists have developed increasingly sophisticated techniques to see inside the body.
- This technique uses x-rays, radioactive molecules and magnetic fields to produce images of the body
- These images allow doctors to better diagnose and treat illness and disease
Available 5th - 8th September
Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews and Aberdeen consecutively
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Curricular Areas : Human Biology, Physics,
Event Type : The Institute of Physics Schools Lecture
Presented By : Dr Michael Wilson, IOP
Secondary Years : 3,4,5,6
Esential Information : Booking is essential. Details of the venues cabn be found on the IoP website www.iop.org/education/teacher/extra-resources
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So You Think You Want To Be A Doctor |
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This event is for S4 pupils from Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray interested in studying Medicine. Pupils will have the oportunity to take part in hands-on workshops and talk to doctors as well as finding out more about how best to prepare for applying to study Medicine. Over lunchtime pupils will be able to chat to current medical students about their lives, studies and future careers.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Human Biology, Other, Science,
Event Type : The University of Aberdeen
Presented By : Shawn Webster, University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 4
Date : 08 Sep 11
Esential Information : Note: This free event is held at the University of Aberdeen and requires booking with a maximum of 5 pupils from each school. Deadline for booking is Friday 1st July. For further information please contact Shawn Webster on 01224 273117 or e-mail shawn.webster@abdn.ac.uk This event is available on both the 8th and 9th September.
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History and Philosophy of Science |
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Professor Henry Ellington, formerly of The Robert Gordon University and now Emeritus Professor at The Robert Gordon University, is able to offer a variety of interesting and stimulating scientific talks Topics include:
The epistemological status of scientific knowledge - how our ideas have developed (min 1 hour)
Is the current search for a ‘theory of everything’ a realistic project or an unattainable chimera? (1 hour)
How can we explain what Eugene Wigner called ‘ the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics?’ (1hour)
Is there any real conflict between science and religion? If so, can this ever be resolved? (minimum 1 hour preferably whole morning or afternoon)
Does the ‘neo-Darwinian synthesis’ still give satisfactory explanation of evolution as we currently understand it? (1 hour)
Has our understanding of the ‘mind/body problem’ made any real advances since the time of Descartes? (1 hour)
How can we protect and preserve the environment without giving up our comfortable life styles?
(1 hour)
How will we meet our future energy needs? Should we be taking a fresh look at the ‘nuclear option?’ (1 hour)
How has our picture of the structure of the universe evolved over the last 3000 years and how has this influenced our ideas regarding our place in the universe. (1 hour)
Available in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Physics, Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Henry Ellington - formerly of The Robert Gordon University
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Maths |
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Studying the Atmosphere One Particle at a Time: Trapping Aerosols with Light |
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What is the atmosphere made of, and where does this stuff come from? Students will make a cloud and then see how we can trap cloud 'particles' using laser beams in order to understand how atmospheric processes work.
S3-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Chemistry, Geography, Maths, Physics,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David McGloin, University of Dundee
Secondary Years : 3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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What do Scientists do? Why Science at School is Important and Careers in Science |
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This talk is aimed at highlighting what science actually is and what professional scientists do. It aims to indicate why school science is important even if you end up not pursuing a career in science. It will make use of real world examples and try to give a feel for scientific career options.
S2-S6 (tailored to suit. May be of most use for pupils choosing school subjects or university courses).
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David McGloin, University of Dundee
Secondary Years : 2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Physics |
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Studying the Atmosphere One Particle at a Time: Trapping Aerosols with Light |
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What is the atmosphere made of, and where does this stuff come from? Students will make a cloud and then see how we can trap cloud 'particles' using laser beams in order to understand how atmospheric processes work.
S3-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Chemistry, Geography, Maths, Physics,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David McGloin, University of Dundee
Secondary Years : 3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Waves: From Ultrasound to Ultraviolet |
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This talk will help the audience to understand the many different waves which affect our everyday lives and appreciate how many of these waves have been harnessed for our benefit in applications such as musical instruments, ultrasound scanners, DVD and CD players, optical communications, security monitoring of banknotes and more.
Curricular Areas : Physics,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Nigel Langford - University of Strathclyde
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Guided Tour of the Universe |
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This highly popular lecture takes pupils on a fascinating journey that starts in the Solar System, then moves to the stars and the Milky Way of which they form a part and finishes up in the furthest reaches of the extra-galactic universe. The presentation incorporates images from the Hubble telescope.
Curricular Areas : Physics, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Henry Ellington - formerly of The Robert Gordon University
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4
Esential Information : Adjusted appropriately for S1-S4 The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Antarctica – You Can Go Far with Physics |
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The Antarctic is a remarkable continent – remote, hostile and uninhabited - yet it is of key importance to our understanding of how the world works. For early explorers Antarctica was the ultimate survival contest. For scientists it remains a place of intellectual challenge. Find out what kind of science is carried out in the Antarctic. Meet a physicist and meteorologist and find out how physics took her to Antarctica and what life there is like.
S1 - S6 Tailored to Suit
Curricular Areas : Physics, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Alison McLure, Institute of Physics
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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What have Scottish Physicists Done for Us? |
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An informal review of the impact of Scottish scientists on everyday life through the ages.
S1-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Physics, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Nigel Langford - University of Strathclyde
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Understanding Wind Energy |
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The UK has over 2700 wind turbines installed, generating enough electricity to supply over 2 million homes. This presentation will introduce the idea of wind energy, explain how a wind turbine works and demonstrate how this resource can contribute to our energy needs.
S1-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Mr Colin Bothwell, Mr Malcolm MAcDonald, Mr Johnny Flowers, Mr Euan George and Mr Kieran Seery, Renewable Energy Systems
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Lasers and Their Applications |
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This talk will demonstrate just what makes lasers work, what makes them so special and what applications they have around us, from optical communications to medical diagnostics.
Curricular Areas : Physics, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Nigel Langford - University of Strathclyde
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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What’s Going on up There? Imaging Volcanoes with a Portable Radar |
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How can you predict when a volcano is going to erupt if you can't even see it? Learn about the St Andrews AVTIS volcano imager, a portable radar and thermal imager designed to peer through cloud and smoke to record volcanic activity in any weather. This talk can be accompanied by a fast-scanning, high resolution radar that maps the venue and audience in real time.
Curricular Areas : Geography, Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David Macfarlane, University of St Andrews
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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From X-Rays to Antimatter: The Science of Seeing Inside Your Body |
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Find out how physicists build machines that do what our eyes can not - see inside the human body. This inspiring lecture will reveal how:
- Over the past hundred years physistists have developed increasingly sophisticated techniques to see inside the body.
- This technique uses x-rays, radioactive molecules and magnetic fields to produce images of the body
- These images allow doctors to better diagnose and treat illness and disease
Available 5th - 8th September
Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews and Aberdeen consecutively
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Curricular Areas : Human Biology, Physics,
Event Type : The Institute of Physics Schools Lecture
Presented By : Dr Michael Wilson, IOP
Secondary Years : 3,4,5,6
Esential Information : Booking is essential. Details of the venues cabn be found on the IoP website www.iop.org/education/teacher/extra-resources
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Renewable Energy - Wheel of Science |
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The Live Wire Renewable Energy Wheel of Science 2011 challenges it's young secondary school audiences' knowledge about the problems and benefits of solar, wind and water as alternative energy sources.
Enthusiastic, competitive groups will compete in the new Sustainable Energy Challenge Game Show where informative punchy Live Wire presenters address the students.
Curricular Areas : Engineering, Physics,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Live Wire Productions
Secondary Years : 1,2
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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What do Scientists do? Why Science at School is Important and Careers in Science |
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This talk is aimed at highlighting what science actually is and what professional scientists do. It aims to indicate why school science is important even if you end up not pursuing a career in science. It will make use of real world examples and try to give a feel for scientific career options.
S2-S6 (tailored to suit. May be of most use for pupils choosing school subjects or university courses).
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David McGloin, University of Dundee
Secondary Years : 2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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History and Philosophy of Science |
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Professor Henry Ellington, formerly of The Robert Gordon University and now Emeritus Professor at The Robert Gordon University, is able to offer a variety of interesting and stimulating scientific talks Topics include:
The epistemological status of scientific knowledge - how our ideas have developed (min 1 hour)
Is the current search for a ‘theory of everything’ a realistic project or an unattainable chimera? (1 hour)
How can we explain what Eugene Wigner called ‘ the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics?’ (1hour)
Is there any real conflict between science and religion? If so, can this ever be resolved? (minimum 1 hour preferably whole morning or afternoon)
Does the ‘neo-Darwinian synthesis’ still give satisfactory explanation of evolution as we currently understand it? (1 hour)
Has our understanding of the ‘mind/body problem’ made any real advances since the time of Descartes? (1 hour)
How can we protect and preserve the environment without giving up our comfortable life styles?
(1 hour)
How will we meet our future energy needs? Should we be taking a fresh look at the ‘nuclear option?’ (1 hour)
How has our picture of the structure of the universe evolved over the last 3000 years and how has this influenced our ideas regarding our place in the universe. (1 hour)
Available in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Physics, Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Henry Ellington - formerly of The Robert Gordon University
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Skeletons out of the Closet |
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Although we may think of the skeleton as an inactive scaffold, in reality our bones undergo continual repair through a process known as remodelling. When this goes wrong, bones become weak and fracture easily, for example in the disease osteoporosis. This presentation will use microscopic images and animations to illustrate these concepts and demonstrate how we can potentially improve the treatment of osteoporosis by studying bone structure and remodelling in the laboratory.
S1-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Biology, Physics, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Fraser Coxon - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies |
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History and Philosophy of Science |
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Professor Henry Ellington, formerly of The Robert Gordon University and now Emeritus Professor at The Robert Gordon University, is able to offer a variety of interesting and stimulating scientific talks Topics include:
The epistemological status of scientific knowledge - how our ideas have developed (min 1 hour)
Is the current search for a ‘theory of everything’ a realistic project or an unattainable chimera? (1 hour)
How can we explain what Eugene Wigner called ‘ the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics?’ (1hour)
Is there any real conflict between science and religion? If so, can this ever be resolved? (minimum 1 hour preferably whole morning or afternoon)
Does the ‘neo-Darwinian synthesis’ still give satisfactory explanation of evolution as we currently understand it? (1 hour)
Has our understanding of the ‘mind/body problem’ made any real advances since the time of Descartes? (1 hour)
How can we protect and preserve the environment without giving up our comfortable life styles?
(1 hour)
How will we meet our future energy needs? Should we be taking a fresh look at the ‘nuclear option?’ (1 hour)
How has our picture of the structure of the universe evolved over the last 3000 years and how has this influenced our ideas regarding our place in the universe. (1 hour)
Available in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Physics, Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Henry Ellington - formerly of The Robert Gordon University
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Soapbox Enterprise |
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An enterprising activity which allows groups of pupils to form a business and then design, make and market their own brand of soap.
Available in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highlands
Curricular Areas : Chemistry, Enterprising, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Secondary Years : 1,2
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Guided Tour of the Universe |
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This highly popular lecture takes pupils on a fascinating journey that starts in the Solar System, then moves to the stars and the Milky Way of which they form a part and finishes up in the furthest reaches of the extra-galactic universe. The presentation incorporates images from the Hubble telescope.
Curricular Areas : Physics, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Henry Ellington - formerly of The Robert Gordon University
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4
Esential Information : Adjusted appropriately for S1-S4 The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Antarctica – You Can Go Far with Physics |
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The Antarctic is a remarkable continent – remote, hostile and uninhabited - yet it is of key importance to our understanding of how the world works. For early explorers Antarctica was the ultimate survival contest. For scientists it remains a place of intellectual challenge. Find out what kind of science is carried out in the Antarctic. Meet a physicist and meteorologist and find out how physics took her to Antarctica and what life there is like.
S1 - S6 Tailored to Suit
Curricular Areas : Physics, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Alison McLure, Institute of Physics
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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What have Scottish Physicists Done for Us? |
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An informal review of the impact of Scottish scientists on everyday life through the ages.
S1-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Physics, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Nigel Langford - University of Strathclyde
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Understanding Wind Energy |
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The UK has over 2700 wind turbines installed, generating enough electricity to supply over 2 million homes. This presentation will introduce the idea of wind energy, explain how a wind turbine works and demonstrate how this resource can contribute to our energy needs.
S1-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Mr Colin Bothwell, Mr Malcolm MAcDonald, Mr Johnny Flowers, Mr Euan George and Mr Kieran Seery, Renewable Energy Systems
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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What’s Going on up There? Imaging Volcanoes with a Portable Radar |
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How can you predict when a volcano is going to erupt if you can't even see it? Learn about the St Andrews AVTIS volcano imager, a portable radar and thermal imager designed to peer through cloud and smoke to record volcanic activity in any weather. This talk can be accompanied by a fast-scanning, high resolution radar that maps the venue and audience in real time.
Curricular Areas : Geography, Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David Macfarlane, University of St Andrews
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Urban Water and Urban Ecosystems - Global and Local Perspectives on Water and Ecology in Cities |
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50% of the world's population now live in cities; in the UK nearly 90% of people live in cities. Urban populations make large demands on water resources and other ecosystem services. This talk will focus on water as an ecosystem resource, explore the human impacts on the urban water environment, flooding and climate change and will discuss ways that we can manage water and greenspaces in cities more sustainably.
Curricular Areas : Geography, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Rebecca Wade, University of Abertay Dundee
Secondary Years : 1,2
Esential Information : Contact Dr Wade on 01382 308650, fax 01382 308117 or email r.wade@abertay.ac.uk; website www.abertay.ac.uk The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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What do Scientists do? Why Science at School is Important and Careers in Science |
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This talk is aimed at highlighting what science actually is and what professional scientists do. It aims to indicate why school science is important even if you end up not pursuing a career in science. It will make use of real world examples and try to give a feel for scientific career options.
S2-S6 (tailored to suit. May be of most use for pupils choosing school subjects or university courses).
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David McGloin, University of Dundee
Secondary Years : 2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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So You Think You Want To Be A Doctor |
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This event is for S4 pupils from Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray interested in studying Medicine. Pupils will have the oportunity to take part in hands-on workshops and talk to doctors as well as finding out more about how best to prepare for applying to study Medicine. Over lunchtime pupils will be able to chat to current medical students about their lives, studies and future careers.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Human Biology, Other, Science,
Event Type : The University of Aberdeen
Presented By : Shawn Webster, University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 4
Date : 08 Sep 11
Esential Information : Note: This free event is held at the University of Aberdeen and requires booking with a maximum of 5 pupils from each school. Deadline for booking is Friday 1st July. For further information please contact Shawn Webster on 01224 273117 or e-mail shawn.webster@abdn.ac.uk This event is available on both the 8th and 9th September.
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Plants as Drugs |
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This talk will give examples of anticancer drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, antimicrobial drugs and recreational drugs of plant origin – their mode of action and any adverse effects. It will also include discussion of how drugs are discovered and developed, why some drugs have been withdrawn from the market and the role of pharmacologists in drug discovery and development.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Gabrielle Hawksworth - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Drugs from the Deep |
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More than 60% of the drugs used today, such as penicillin, are derived from natural sources or are based on molecules found in nature. The oceans provide a rich source of new organisms, such as sponges and soft corals, which can be explored for their potential to produce compounds which can fight diseases.
S1-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Marcel Jaspars - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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From the Deepest to the Driest Place on Earth |
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Organisms from extreme environments seem to produce the best drugs. Why is this? This talk will explore extreme environments from the deepest ocean trenches to the driest deserts and explain why they are such excellent sources of chemical diversity and possible new drugs.
S3-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Marcel Jaspars - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 3,4,5
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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How Our Health Depends on Biodiversity |
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Our fascination with things we can see may be affecting our relationship with those we can't. Buried, deepsea and microscopic creatures have a profound impact on life as we know it, from cleaning water, removing carbon dioxide and making the next wonderdrug. We are losing all kinds of biodiversity before it is even identified. Can this be rectified? Do we even know what we are losing? This talk will explain how humans are affecting biodiversity in many unintended ways and what could be lost.
S3 - S6 Tailored to suit
Curricular Areas : Biology, Chemistry, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Professor Marcel Jaspars - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Skeletons out of the Closet |
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Although we may think of the skeleton as an inactive scaffold, in reality our bones undergo continual repair through a process known as remodelling. When this goes wrong, bones become weak and fracture easily, for example in the disease osteoporosis. This presentation will use microscopic images and animations to illustrate these concepts and demonstrate how we can potentially improve the treatment of osteoporosis by studying bone structure and remodelling in the laboratory.
S1-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Biology, Physics, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Fraser Coxon - University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Keep Smiling |
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What makes a good smile and what do we need to keep smiling? This workshop investigates a holistic view of a smile integrating the social, cultural and historic aspects of a smile together with biological and medical issues necessary to keep us smiling.
S1 - S6 Tailored to suit
Curricular Areas : Biology, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Morag McFadyen, The Robert Gordon University
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Yeast and Biotechnology – from Bread to BSE |
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Yeast is man's oldest microbial friend, used for baking and brewing for thousands of years. Now, yeast is a modern biology research tool, helping researchers understand more about cancer, BSE (mad cow disease) and ageing. This talk describes our view of yeast today, its use both in research into human disease and in modern and traditional biotechnologies.
S1 - S6 Tailored to suit
Curricular Areas : Biology, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Ian Stansfield - University of Abedeen
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : Contact Dr Stansfield on 01224 555806 or i.stansfield@abdn.ac.uk. Available in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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The Weird and Wonderful Life of Microbes and Bugs! |
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Insects, particularly blood suckers, kill millions of people every year; but are they a force for good?
Estimates suggest that insects have caused the deaths of half of all people who have ever lived. Yet without insects we may all be dead. Monstrous and cute, deadly yet life-giving, insects really are the most remarkable animals on the planet.
S1 - S6 Adapted to suit
Curricular Areas : Biology, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr John Baird, University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Fingerprint Identification |
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Learn how police investigators use their sense of sight to identify fingerprint patterns. We all have them, and they are all different! Pupils will have a go at dusting for fingerprints and make copies of their own fingerprints to take home.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dundee Science Centre
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Nutrition - From Caves to Campaigns |
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This talk takes an historic ( and prehistoric!) look at human food consumption to get pupils engaged with how food issues are more important for us than ever.
S1-6 (tailored to suit)
Available in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Curricular Areas : Biology, Home Economics, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Fiona Comrie, Food Standards Agency In Scotland
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Technological Studies |
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Understanding Wind Energy |
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The UK has over 2700 wind turbines installed, generating enough electricity to supply over 2 million homes. This presentation will introduce the idea of wind energy, explain how a wind turbine works and demonstrate how this resource can contribute to our energy needs.
S1-S6 (tailored to suit)
Curricular Areas : Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Mr Colin Bothwell, Mr Malcolm MAcDonald, Mr Johnny Flowers, Mr Euan George and Mr Kieran Seery, Renewable Energy Systems
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Lasers and Their Applications |
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This talk will demonstrate just what makes lasers work, what makes them so special and what applications they have around us, from optical communications to medical diagnostics.
Curricular Areas : Physics, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr Nigel Langford - University of Strathclyde
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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What’s Going on up There? Imaging Volcanoes with a Portable Radar |
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How can you predict when a volcano is going to erupt if you can't even see it? Learn about the St Andrews AVTIS volcano imager, a portable radar and thermal imager designed to peer through cloud and smoke to record volcanic activity in any weather. This talk can be accompanied by a fast-scanning, high resolution radar that maps the venue and audience in real time.
Curricular Areas : Geography, Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David Macfarlane, University of St Andrews
Secondary Years : 1,2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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What do Scientists do? Why Science at School is Important and Careers in Science |
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This talk is aimed at highlighting what science actually is and what professional scientists do. It aims to indicate why school science is important even if you end up not pursuing a career in science. It will make use of real world examples and try to give a feel for scientific career options.
S2-S6 (tailored to suit. May be of most use for pupils choosing school subjects or university courses).
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics, Science, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Dr David McGloin, University of Dundee
Secondary Years : 2,3,4,5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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Nanopositioning Systems, Challenges and Applications |
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As we enter the age of miniaturization and sub molecular scale studies, developing high performance nanopositioning systems has become an interesting research topic. Nanopositioning systems enable scientists to work in a multitude of areas such as nano-mechanics, scanning probe microscopy, microbiology and nano-metrology. Such developments seek for fast, accurate high resolution and larger range of motion nanopositioning systems. In this talk we will see the challenges and problems in this fascinating subject.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Computing, Engineering, Technological Studies,
Event Type : Presentations
Presented By : Mohammad Namavar, University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 5,6
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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So You Think You Want To Be A Doctor |
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This event is for S4 pupils from Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray interested in studying Medicine. Pupils will have the oportunity to take part in hands-on workshops and talk to doctors as well as finding out more about how best to prepare for applying to study Medicine. Over lunchtime pupils will be able to chat to current medical students about their lives, studies and future careers.
Curricular Areas : Biology, Careers, Chemistry, Human Biology, Other, Science,
Event Type : The University of Aberdeen
Presented By : Shawn Webster, University of Aberdeen
Secondary Years : 4
Date : 08 Sep 11
Esential Information : Note: This free event is held at the University of Aberdeen and requires booking with a maximum of 5 pupils from each school. Deadline for booking is Friday 1st July. For further information please contact Shawn Webster on 01224 273117 or e-mail shawn.webster@abdn.ac.uk This event is available on both the 8th and 9th September.
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Enterprising |
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Soapbox Enterprise |
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An enterprising activity which allows groups of pupils to form a business and then design, make and market their own brand of soap.
Available in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highlands
Curricular Areas : Chemistry, Enterprising, Science,
Event Type : Presentations
Secondary Years : 1,2
Esential Information : The presentations in this programme are FREE and the presenter will visit your school. Some of our presenters offer their services throughout September, others have more limited availability. Sometimes a school will act as a host to neighbouring schools for our more popular presentations. A programme can be downloaded from our website www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk The programme for the new session can be found on the website at the beginning of June. For further details contact Calum Scott on 01224 274799 or email calum.scott@abdn.ac.uk
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