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50th Anniversary COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES DAY SAT 13 SEPT LANCASTER UNIVERSITY Programme of Events 11am to 5pm Lancaster University Campus Free, interactive fun for all ages 2014 be a part of it ... FUN SCIENCE CREATIVE & ARTS CLASSES OPEN LABS LANGUAGE TASTERS PUBLIC LECTURES CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES CAMPUS TOURS SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOOD & DRINK be a part of it ... Free, interactive fun for all ages Thank you for joining us to celebrate our 50th Anniversary weekend at our Community Activities Day. This milestone year gives us an opportunity not only to celebrate our world class credentials in teaching and research, but also to celebrate our community links closer to home. We have always been hugely proud of our roots in Lancaster and, through this event, hope to give you a deeper insight into just what goes on here at the University and how we are working to benefit our local community and beyond. We have a host of exciting and interactive events planned: Hear talks on the First World War by our expert historians, watch student performances and find out if you have a natural aptitude for Dutch! There is also plenty for our young visitors – try painting with renowned local artist Chas Jacobs or pay a visit to the Teddy Bear Hospital. Details of these events, and many more, can be found in this programme. We would love to hear what you think about the day, so if you have a chance, please do fill in one of the feedback forms available around the site. I hope you enjoy your experiences on campus today and that you are able to join us again for future events. Professor Mark E. Smith Vice-Chancellor FUN SCIENCE CREATIVE & ARTS CLASSES OPEN LABS LANGUAGE TASTERS PUBLIC LECTURES CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES CAMPUS TOURS SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOOD & DRINK About the events This programme provides a summary of each of the activities taking place during the Community Activities Day. Please note that activities may change. Each venue corresponds to a location on the map available on the following spread. Places at most activities will be on a first come first served basis, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment. The capacity of some activities is shown as a guide in the listings. Advanced sign-up is required in some cases. Please see each listing for more information. All activities are suitable for all age groups unless specifically indicated. Children and young people aged 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Contents & map N THE LICA BUILDING & AROUND 04 3 THE LEARNING ZONE, ALEXANDRA Lancaster Sq. County Bar, Private Dining Room (PDR) & Lecture Theatre SQUARE & AROUND 07 2 FARADAY BUILDING & AROUND 09 BOWLAND NORTH 10 Faraday building cycle 4 THE PETER SCOTT GALLERY, JACK HYLTON Route the great hall LICA Building Peter Scott Gallery MUSIC ROOMS & AROUND 14 jack hilton music Rooms LANCASTER SQUARE Bowland North 11 & THE LITTLE BIG TOP 15 8 COUNTY BAR (THE NORTHERN OAK) 16 5 1 COUNTY SOUTH LECTURE THEATRE & PDR 17 10 SPORTS CENTRE & PRE-SCHOOL 18 Alexandra Sq. 9 TOURS 20 Learning Zone 6 INFORMATION FOR ALUMNI & FORMER STAFF 21 cafe Republic 7 Biology Lecture Theatre Ruskin Library sports Centre Pre-School Centre Key See page 24 for details Street Food in Alexandra Sq. Café Republic Refuel at County Subway A6 The Lounge Ketchup 3G Pitches The Northern Oak: County Bar The Sultan Indian Restaurant Main Access Bowland Bar Blackwell’s The Deli The Spine A6 THE LICA BUILDING & AROUND One of two welcome points (along with the Learning Zone) where you can sign up for activities, get directions and take part in activities. See page 20 for more information about tours. Outbreak of LU-50 virus! – Station 1 Wonder wind All day – 11am to 5pm All day – 11am to 5pm LICA Building, main event space LICA Building, main event space There’s been an outbreak of the fictional LU-50 Make your own pinwheel windmill to take home, virus! Watch as the outbreak is mapped in real find out about renewable energy and how wind time with methods being used by researchers at power is helping to save energy at the University. Lancaster Medical School. But don’t worry if you get infected, the researchers also have a cure. 2+ Seeing speech using ultrasound Super squidgy science All day – 11am to 5pm All day – 11am to 5pm LICA Building, main event space LICA Building, main event space Speech is produced by moving the Join us for some super tongue in various ways, but have you squidginess! You will extract ever seen how your tongue moves actual gloopy DNA from when you speak? Take part in our ultrasound strawberries using a special tongue imaging demonstration. You’ll learn squidgy recipe perfected by about how we can use ultrasound for speech our barmy boffins. If that is therapy and also see your own tongue in action. not enough you will also use loom bands to make your own 8+ human DNA sequence bracelets. Looking inside volcanoes All day - 11am to 5pm LICA Building, main event space Collect all four stamps... It’s very difficult to observe the movement Win your Pawsport prize!! of gases and liquids in the lava found inside We’ve created an activity trail of fun, hands on volcanoes. Discover how an experimental activities for kids around the event. All you have ‘model’ volcano can be used to understand to do is simply sign up for your Pawsport at some of the processes that take place. These one of the young explorers Pawsport stations. processes are linked to the causes of ground Collect all four stamps at the four fun activity movements and sounds measured from stations across campus and you’ll receive your real volcanoes. Pawsport prize! Pawsport activities are shown in this programme with a paw symbol. Pawsport offices can be found at the Pre-School Centre, Welcome Desks, and at each of the four fun activity stations. 0304 THE LICA BUILDING & AROUND Catalyst: using technology to solve 3D printing social problems All day – 11am to 5pm All day – 11am to 5pm LICA Building, main event space LICA Building, main event space See our 3D printer in action and find out about Catalyst shares prototypes how 3D Printing can rapidly, cheaply and easily created to help solve social produce working prototypes of products for problems. Play with energy industry, or even home DIY! saving devices, ‘clasp’ which helps autism sufferers manage anxiety, and ‘PAT’ Funny business a clever printer! Find out All day – 11am to 5pm more about the upcoming LICA Building, main event space Synergize 2014 conference Come and play! The world of work can be a very on 22 to 23 September at serious place. Not today! Invent and brand your www.synergize2014.org own drink, design your dream business, get top tips for your business, vote for winning ideas and find out how Lancaster University could help Sexpression:UK you get your business dream off to a flying start. All day – 11am to 5pm LICA Building, main event space Sexpression:UK is an independent network Tips for joyful living of student projects based at UK universities, All day – 11am to 5pm which aim to empower young people to make LICA Building, main event space informed choices about their sexual and Stressed-out or over-worked? Come and spin reproductive health through education. the wheel of joy and learn about the five-a-day Find out more about the Sexpressions for your mind. Fun activities to brighten your day health education that Lancaster Medical for both adults and children, with competition School students deliver in local schools. prizes to be won. Parental discretion is advised. 12+ 05 THE LICA BUILDING & AROUND Flexibility and rigidity: why nature Introduction to life drawing and humans build the way they do 2pm to 3pm 11:15am to 12:05pm; 12:30pm to 1:20pm; LICA Building, seminar room 4 1:40pm to 2:30pm Life drawing has been regarded as a central LICA Building, main event space discipline in most art school courses since If you connect rods together by joints, when the 1600s for artists of all disciplines. Join this is the result rigid or flexible? Join Mathematics session, which is suitable for beginners through lecturer Dr Bernd Schulze to hear about to experienced artists, and take part in a life Lancaster’s world-leading work in this drawing class which encourages a keen eye for fascinating area and some of its applications detail and strong concentration throughout. from the very small to the extremely large scale. Capacity: 16 You’ll also get the chance to explore the topic hands-on with our models. 18+ Capacity: 30 Make a film in 45 minutes with The Dukes Scary monsters, cute creatures, strange aliens 11am to 11:45am; 12pm to 12:45pm; 2pm to 2:45pm; 3pm to 3:45pm 12pm to 1pm LICA Building, seminar room 5 LICA Building, seminar room 4 Using mobile phones, Let your imagination run wild to create your smart technology and a own cute ‘pet’ monsters to take home. Design bit of ingenuity this is a your own monster and learn how to create clay great session for junior sculptures to turn your ideas into reality! film makers. Join in and 7 to 11 Years (Approx.) explore with a team from The Dukes Theatre how the latest technology can feed your creative side. Capacity: 10 10 to 18 Years (Approx.) 0306 Sign up: Online at www.lancaster.ac.uk/50 or at the LICA or Learning Zone welcome points THE LEARNING ZONE, ALEXANDRA SQUARE & AROUND One of two welcome points (along with the LICA Building) where you can pick up a programme, sign up for activities, get directions and take part in activities.
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