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Drugs and Sport

State: 
Approved
Contact Details
I am the event manager: 
I am not the event manager
Event info
Organisation: 
Centre for Life
First Name: 
Ian
Surname: 
Simmons
Address line 1: 
Centre for Life
Address line 2: 
Times Square
Address line 3: 
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Telephone: 
0191 243 8250
Postcode: 
NE1 4EP
Email address: 
Event Manager Info
1. Event Manager Organisation: 
Centre for Life
2. Event Manager First Name: 
Noel
3. Event Manager Surname: 
Jackson
4. Event Manager Address line 1: 
Centre for Life
5. Event Manager Address line 2: 
Times Square
6. Event Manager Address line 3: 
Newcastle Upon Tyne
7. Event Manager Postcode: 
NE1 4EP
8. Event Manager Telephone number: 
0191 243 8211
9. Event Manager Email address: 
Your event
10. Which of the following areas of science does you event best fit into?: 
Biological Sciences
Event type and format
11. Do you have a preferred day for your event to take place on?: 
Thursday 12 September 2013
17. Length: 
1 hour
18. What will the format of your event be?: 
Workshop - Time limited, stand alone interactive for adults and families
20. Location/venue: 
Centre for Life
22. Audience Level: 
All adults
Event details
12. Event title: 
Drugs and Sport
13. Description of the core message of your event and key topics to be covered (c.100 words): 
With last year's Olympics and the unmasking of Lance Armstrong's chemically assisted Tour de France victories,the controversy about drug use in sport has never been far from the headlines. In this lab participants can explore the science behind the headlines and find out about how athletes are tested for drugs by carrying out some of the tests themselves on simulated samples
14. Does the event have particular local relevance?: 
No
Press interest
24. If yes, please summarise up to 4 key points you think will be of press interest: 
- It gives participants the chance to try out some real contemporary science - it has links to recent high profile news stories

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