MONDAY MONDAY 19TH 19TH FEBRUARY FEBRUARY CURIOUSCURIOUS SMARTSMART City City RRI RRI Conference Conference NONOTTTINGHAMTINGHAM SCHOOLSSCHOOLS CouncilCouncil House, House, Old Old Market Market Square Square | 9am| 9am – 1pm– 1pm FESTIVALFESTIVALOFOF ToTo register, register, please please contact contact [email protected] [email protected] DuringDuring the the festival, festival, curious curious ResponsibleResponsible Research Research & &Innovation Innovation Conference Conference – –building building co-productiveco-productive relationships relationships between between SMART SMART City City pupilspupils from from Hempshill Hempshill Hall, Hall, SCIENCESCIENCE&& researchersresearchers & & Nottingham citizens. citizens. workingworking with with the the Physiological Physiological Society, Society, will will createcreate a a performance performance about about what what happens happens CURICURIOSIOSITTYY Schrödinger’sSchrödinger’s Caffé Caffé toto your your body body while while you you sleep. sleep. Lab_13 Lab_13 groups groups THiNK,THiNK, Cobden Cobden Chambers Chambers | |7 7– 9pm– 9pm atat Dovecote, Dovecote, Rosehill Rosehill & & Nethergate Nethergate will will show show £13£13 Tickets Tickets & &details details at at nottsfosac.co.uk nottsfosac.co.uk offoff their their curiosity-led curiosity-led investigations investigations & & pupils pupils JoinJoin other other curious curious minds minds in in the the café café for for conversations conversations & & fromfrom Rufford Rufford & & Snape Snape Wood Wood Primaries Primaries will will experimentsexperiments about about the the Complexities Complexities of of the the Human Human Brain. Brain. getget hands-on hands-on with with science science busking! busking! ComplimentaryComplimentary drink drink & &sciencey sciencey snacks snacks included! included! TUESDAY TUESDAY 20TH 20TH FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FamilyFamily Science Science Activities Activities PARTNERS:PARTNERS: BulwellBulwell Riverside Riverside Library Library | 10am | 10am – 3pm– 3pm | FREE | FREE InteractiveInteractive science science in in your your local local library! library! Work Work as as a afamily family in in a aCode Code Club Club workshop, workshop, get get thinking thinking with with maths maths games, games, exploreexplore the the Curiosity Curiosity Corner Corner & &handle handle ’s Hall’s taxidermytaxidermy collection. collection. ScienceScience Showoff Showoff

RoughRough Trade, Trade, Broad Broad Street Street 7 7– 9.30pm– 9.30pm Doors Doors 6.30pm 6.30pm £6£6 For For tickets tickets & &details details bit.do/ShowoffNotts bit.do/ShowoffNotts JoinJoin geek geek comedian comedian Steve Steve Cross Cross & &local local science science comedy comedy PROJECTSPROJECTS FUNDED FUNDED BY: BY: talenttalent for for a achaotic, chaotic, fast-moving fast-moving night night of of laughter laughter & & learning.learning. Ages Ages 18+. 18+. WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY 21ST 21ST FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FamilyFamily Science Science Activities Activities DalesDales Centre Centre Library, Library, Sneinton Sneinton | |10am 10am – 3pm– 3pm | FREE | FREE SUPPORTEDSUPPORTED BY: BY: InteractiveInteractive activities activities in in your your local local library! library! Maths Maths games, games, brain-basedbrain-based creations, creations, a aCuriosity Curiosity Corner Corner & &the the chance chance to to handlehandle Wollaton Wollaton Hall’s Hall’s taxidermy taxidermy collection! collection! BRINGINGBRINGING SCIENCE, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AllAll Star Star Science Science Riot Riot ENGINEERINGENGINEERING AND AND MATHS MATHS TO TO THETHE HEART HEART OF OF NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAM NationalNational Videogame Videogame Arcade, Arcade, Carlton Carlton Street Street TOTO FIND FIND OUT OUT MORE: MORE: 7 7– 8pm– 8pm Doors Doors 6.30pm 6.30pm | |£6 £6 Tickets Tickets at at bit.do/ShowoffNotts bit.do/ShowoffNotts PuttingPutting laughter laughter back back into into learning learning in in the the naughtiest naughtiest way way @NottsFOSAC@NottsFOSAC 14TH14TH – – 21ST 21ST imaginable.imaginable. A A comedy comedy show show from from award-winning award-winning trio, trio, AlexAlex Lathbridge, Lathbridge, Anna Anna Ploszajski Ploszajski & &Steve Steve Cross. Cross. Ages Ages 18+. 18+. www.nottsfosac.co.ukwww.nottsfosac.co.uk FEBRUARYFEBRUARY 2018 2018

55967_NFSC55967_NFSC DL DL LEAFLET_ARTWORK LEAFLET_ARTWORK READY.indd READY.indd 1 1 22/12/201722/12/2017 10:45 10:45 Welcome to the Nottingham Festival of THURSDAY 15TH FEBRUARY Explorers Fair Science and Curiosity 2018! A week of creative Real Science in Schools Symposium , Broad Street | 10am – 5pm events celebrating science, technology, Tickets & details at www.explorersfair.com engineering & maths. Council House, | 4 – 6pm | FREE Prices vary A conference for science educators about creating Meet inspiring artists, scientists & inventors. Try the latest Taking science out of the lab & opportunities for authentic research & investigation in gadgets, games & technology. Make, learn, play & more into our communities for Nottingham schools. Register at bit.do/RSIS with workshops for all ages. everyone to ask questions, Pandemic Flu Vaccines - Public Talk SUNDAY 18TH FEBRUARY get involved & get curious! B1, Physics Building, Accessible Fun Day , NG7 2RD | 6 – 7pm | FREE Dr Louise Lansbury discusses her work on fl u vaccines. National Videogame Arcade, Carlton Street Gemma Arrowsmith: EARTHLING 10am – 6pm | FREE Gallery access ticketed ALL WEEK Free activities on the ground fl oor, no house music & Canalhouse, Canal Street | 7 – 8pm Doors 6.30pm lower volume on the arcade games! Discover George Green From Tracey Ullman writer Gemma Arrowsmith, a sketch show charting the best & worst humanity has to offer to Dino Dinners, Prehistoric Poo Green’s Windmill & Science Centre, Sneinton aliens. Ages14+. Tickets at nottsfosac.co.uk & Fossil Beds 10am – 4pm | FREE Learn about Nottingham’s own mathematical physicist, SATURDAY 17TH FEBRUARY Wollaton Hall | 11.30am – 3.30pm | FREE George Green & experiment with light, electricity A day of interactive activities about fossils & the daily lives & magnetism. Family Science Saturday of dinosaurs! This activity welcomes children & families This event is on every day, 14th –18th February Central Library, Angel Row | 10am – 3pm | FREE with special educational needs & disability. Get hands-on with star constellations, renewable energy George Green: Curiosity Café & the microbes inside our bodies. Write poetry with code, discuss smart city technologies & so much more! Mathematical Physicist & the Mill Wired Café, Pelham Street Jurrasic Diets and Sleeping Giants Green’s Windmill and Science Centre Pop into Wired Café, for a slice of curiosity alongside 1 -2 pm | FREE To book, call 0115 915 6878 your coffee. Wollaton Hall | 11.30am – 3.30pm | FREE Green’s Mill chairman, Tom Huggon, talks about George All week. See wiredcafe.co.uk for opening times. Come along to the Natural History Museum for interactive Green’s life, the windmill’s history & what lies ahead for activities about fossils & the daily lives of dinosaurs! this 19th Century landmark. DETAILS COMING SOON Science in the Shopping Centre MONDAY 19TH FEBRUARY Adventures in Menstruating intu | 9am – 6pm | FREE Discover tricks for your senses, what bacteria do in your Family Science Activities Tickets at nottsfosac.co.uk mouth while you sleep & how our bodies fi ght disease. Bilborough Library | 10am – 3pm | FREE What’s that blue stuff & why isn’t it red? For everything you Gaze at the stars in the Explorer Dome & much more! Interactive activities in your local library! Chemistry never knew you needed to know about periods, there’s Science in the Square experiments, maths games, a Curiosity Corner & the chance science comedian & sex educator, Chella Quint. to handle Wollaton Hall’s taxidermy collection. Ages 14+. Smithy Row | 10am – 5pm | FREE Swing by our tents near the market square for fascinating Smart Materials KEY: science exhibitions, demonstrations & more. TV Workshop, Richmond House, NG1 7EG CURIOUS CITY (city-centre events) Hands-on Science 7 – 8pm Doors 6.30pm | £5 Tickets at bit.do/SmartMats CURIOUS LATES National Videogame Arcade, Carlton Street Self-fi xing bicycle? Self-illuminating roads? Join scientist (evening events for adults) & comedian Anna Ploszajski for a comedy show all about 10am – 6pm | FREE Gallery access ticketed CURIOUS COMMUNITIES the future of “stuff”! Ages 16+. (community based events) See demonstrations about how magnets can be used to CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS change the way our brains work, learn the maths behind (events for science/education professionals) roulette & get interactive with a game about light & gravity.

55967_NFSC DL LEAFLET_ARTWORK READY.indd 2 22/12/2017 10:45