The British Science Festival in Birmingham

Search the programme

We hope you find lots of events to intrigue, amuse and enlighten you and your family.

For more information about events such as audience level and people taking part click on the name of the event. Where events are bookable through the British Science Association, you can book by clicking on the shopping trolley next to the event entry. Where no shopping cart is shown, click on the event title for more information about how to book.

New quick search

New advanced search

Search Results:
PLANETS OUTSIDE THE SOLAR SYSTEM 14/09/2010   13:00-15:00 cost: £ 5.00 Venue: MB518, Aston University Summary: Several hundred new planets have been discovered in solar systems other than our own throughout the galaxy in the last twenty years, and our ability to detect them is improving all the time. The likelihood is that around one in three stars in the universe will have rocky planets, some of which will be Earth-like in size and orbit. Come and explore the research into extrasolar planets.
WHAT'S NEW IN PARTICLE PHYSICS? 15/09/2010   10:00-15:00 cost: £ 5.00 Venue: MB550, Aston University Summary: The Large Hadron Collider has been running for many months and the first results are now available - join us to find out what they are. But see, too, the latest news from the world of dark matter and accelerator technology and learn why the LHC has not destroyed the world.
HALSTEAD LECTURE - FIRE FROM THE SKY! 15/09/2010   10:00-11:00 cost: £ 3.00 Venue: MB108, Aston University Summary: Meteorites are rocks from space and the building blocks of planets. They have bombarded Earth throughout time, shaping the surface of the planet and lives of its inhabitants. Impacts are implicated in extinction (demise of the dinosaurs) and evolution of life. Explore the processes and products of impact events with meteorite samples from the Natural History Museum.
LOOKING FOR BLACK HOLES WITH LASERS 16/09/2010   10:00-17:00 cost: free Venue: Physics West on the Edgbaston Campus at the Unversity of Birmingham, Room 117/125 Summary: Black holes are very difficult to see directly, but if two black holes collide they send shock waves through the fabric of our universe, strong enough to be detected many galaxies away. With interactive games and drop-in sessions with experts, find out how we use lasers to discover black holes by observing the gravitational radiation that they emit.
PARTICLE PHYSICS AND THE MYSTERIES OF THE EARLY UNIVERSE 17/09/2010   10:00-12:00 cost: £ 5.00 Venue: The Bridge Study, Watson Building, University of Birmingham Summary: Discover how experiments at the world's highest-energy particle accelerator, Geneva's Large Hadron Collider, are trying to answer key questions about the Universe and our existence. Listen to a short interactive talk, then wander around activity stands. See particle detectors in action, take a tour of a replica experiment control room, and have fun with a new particle-physics game.
LOOKING FOR BLACK HOLES WITH LASERS 17/09/2010   10:00-17:00 cost: free Venue: Physics West on the Edgbaston Campus at the Unversity of Birmingham, Room 117/125 Summary: Black holes are very difficult to see directly, but if two black holes collide they send shock waves through the fabric of our Universe, strong enough to be detected many galaxies away. Take part in interactive games and drop-in sessions with experts to find out how we use lasers to discover black holes by observing the gravitational radiation that they emit.
LOOKING FOR BLACK HOLES WITH LASERS 18/09/2010   10:00-17:00 cost: free Venue: Physics West on the Edgbaston Campus at the Unversity of Birmingham, Room 117/125 Summary: Black holes are very difficult to see directly, but if two black holes collide they send shock waves through the fabric of our Universe, strong enough to be detected many galaxies away. Take part in interactive games and drop-in sessions with experts to find out how we use lasers to discover black holes by observing the gravitational radiation that they emit.
MARS TO THE MILKY WAY: A TRAVELLER'S GUIDE 18/09/2010   10:00-17:00 cost: free Venue: Physics West on the Edgbaston Campus at the Unversity of Birmingham, room 125 Summary: Get hands-on building and testing paper rockets, listen to some of today's leading researchers or take a guided tour of the skies from the planetarium. An exciting day of hands-on activities and talks by physicists and astronomers exploring how we uncover the secrets of the Universe and what the future of physics, astronomy and space exploration holds.
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING... 18/09/2010   13:00-22:00 cost: £ 3.00 Venue: G11, Aston University Summary: Birmingham Astronomical Society invites you to travel the Solar System , view the Sun and aim for the stars with the help of our solar telescopes, astronomical telescopes and interactive exhibitions. Accompanied along the way by talks from the Pope's Astronomer, Guy Consolmagno, Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Ian Morison and BAA's Mike Frost - it promises to be an exciting trip!
BOULTON AND WATT LECTURE: A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE DOME 18/09/2010   18:00-19:00 cost: £ 3.00 Venue: Thinktank Lecture Theatre Summary: Jacqueline Mitton of the Royal Astronomical Society will highlight the lives of some of the most prominent women astronomers from the 17th century to the present. The women featured are fascinating, determined characters, like Mary Somerville, who taught herself mathematics by candle light from her brother’s books, and Maria Mitchell, who discovered a comet while her parents entertained guests.
IN THE BEGINNING€¦. A HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE FROM PURE ENERGY TO THE HUMAN BRAIN 19/09/2010   16:00-18:00 cost: £ 3.00 Venue: G11, Aston University Summary: Humankind has always faced the deep mysteries behind its existence and the origin of the Universe. This lecture/demonstration will take us from primitive myths and religious beliefs to the discoveries of modern science. From its very simple origin, we bring the main events in the Universe along a broad time line, all the way to the insignificant complexity and grandeur of the human brain.
'NAMING PLUTO' - DOCUMENTARY SCREENING 19/09/2010   18:00-18:30 cost: free Venue: G11, Aston University Summary: Naming Pluto documents the true story of Venetia Burney Phair who gave the planet Pluto its name in 1930. 77 years later and on the evening of her 89th birthday, Venetia views the planet she named for the very first time. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Pluto's discovery and naming, You can purchase this award winning film as a DVD limited edition from www.fatherfilms.com
12 events

---

Back

New search