Brought to you by Supported by A warm welcome to Dundee Science Festival; a two week long series of events celebrating science and showcasing the rich culture of research, discovery and innovation in Scotland. In its fifth year, Dundee Science Festival 2014 is the biggest yet with events to engage and inspire the whole community. 49. SPACE Each year the festival attracts more people and in response to this we have programmed more events and more exhibitions in more venues than ever before to help ensure that everyone can enjoy and participate in this unique festival. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths help us to make sense of, and be inspired by the world around us. They form part of our history and culture and will be integral to our future. The events that make up Dundee Science Festival are created for you by people who are excited about sharing their research, creativity and innovation with you. Dundee Science Centre and our partners are proud to bring you the 2014 festival and invite you to join us and be excited and inspired by this two week long celebration of science. Dundee Science Festival is a city-wide celebration of science, providing fun, entertainment, inspiration and curiosity for all ages. You can find more information on the wide range of activities on offer within this brochure and on our websitewww.dundeesciencefestival.org. For any queries please contact the Dundee Science Festival Team on [email protected] or (01382) 228800. Dundee Science Festival is brought to you by Dundee Science Centre, an independent charity and community learning resource. Dundee Science Centre believes that the best science centres are not simply visitor attractions; instead, they are uniquely placed to bring together scientists and researchers with public and formal education learners. Dundee Science Festival is one part of what Dundee Science Centre can offer to businesses, students, community groups, members of the public and schools. 2 www.dundeesciencefestival.org www.dundeesciencefestival.org 3 Most of our events are suitable for audiences of all Adults Families/For all Location 27 Teenagers & Adults Location 09 backgrounds. We have coded each event to guide KEY you with regards to content suitability. Teenagers & Adults Homecoming Scotland Some Lines on a Landscape Location Guide on Page 29 Families/For all Family Fun Day Sat 01 Nov, 2pm-4.30pm Sat 01 Nov, 10am - 4pm Artist Derek Robertson, presenter Professor Rob Duck and writer Dr Jim Stewart give an insight into their science/art The Festival From robots and experiments to food and drink facts and project at Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve. This special fiction, delve into our world of science. Meet experts from the event features a tour of the exhibition and a presentation of food and drink industry and take part in experiments which the changing, dynamic nature of the coastline, followed by a show the science behind many different areas of our life. creative workshop where you will be invited to respond to the Journey... landscape and wildlife, depicted with your own lines of words Free admission, booking not required. and imagery. Venue: The Steeple Church, Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4DG Contact: Dundee Science Festival Team on (01382) 228800 Free admission, booking essential for creative workshop only. or at [email protected] Venue: University of Dundee, Lamb Gallery, Tower Building, Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4HN Contact: (01382) 384310 or at [email protected] Families/For all Location 46 Dragons in Your Garden Adults Location 01 Sat 01 Nov, 10am - 11.30am, 12pm - 1.30pm, 2.30pm - 4pm Dundee and Its Scientific Firsts A workshop from FrogLife designed to show you how Sat 01 Nov, 6pm-7pm Adults Location 33 Families/For all Location 31 to encourage wildlife into your garden. There will be the opportunity to find out about the benefits of wildlife and how In 1867 the British Association for the Advancement of Sports Science Professional Camouflage to manage it, with a special emphasis on reptiles, amphibians Science held their 37th Annual Meeting in Dundee to the Sat 01 Nov, 10am - 12.30pm and ponds. dismay of some of its members. Despite assurances and Development Workshops persistence from the host city, many questioned the wisdom Bookable Throughout Festival Camouflage helps many animals blend into the background. Free admission, booking essential. of taking this hugely prestigious event to a non-university Hunters can sneak up on prey and prey can hide from hunters. Venue: Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Scottish town for the first time. These doubters were proved Dundee Academy of Sport will present a variety of workshops Find out from Leisure & Culture Dundee about the different Camperdown Park, Dundee DD2 4TF wrong when the week-long event proved to be an unqualified aimed at up-skilling those involved in the delivery of sport. The shapes and patterns that animals use, and see how some of Contact: James Stead on 07972 593603 / (0141) 339 0737 success. The thirst for scientific knowledge in this city remains workshops will cover a variety of subjects such as psychology, the animals in the museum’s collection hide in plain sight. or at [email protected] undeminished with many scientific discoveries and inventions physiology, nutrition and biomechanics. Full details on the being founded here. workshops can be viewed at: www.dundeeacademyofsport.com Free admission, booking essential. Venue: Museums Collection Unit, Families/For all Location 39 This lecture will consider how ‘One City - Many Discoveries’ is Free admission, booking essential. Barrack Street, Dundee DD1 1PG an entirely apt descriptor. A drinks reception will follow. Venue: Abertay University, Main Lecture Theatre, Contact: The McManus Galleries on (01382) 307200 What is here? Taking a closer or at [email protected] Kydd Building, Bell Street, Dundee DD1 1HG Free admission, booking essential. Contact: [email protected] look at our world! Venue: University of Dundee, Dalhousie Building, Sat 01 Nov, 2pm - 4pm Old Hawkhill, Dundee DD1 4HB Book your tickets at www.dundee.ac.uk/tickets or Families/For all Location 40 This workshop, with Jackie Malcolm, University of Dundee, will Contact: (01382) 385564 be a chance to engage with the local environment, both natural Perth Farmers’ Market and built, using your senses. Through a series of activities, you Sat 01 Nov, 9am - 2pm will experience the immediate environment to connect with nature in a fun and exciting way. Some of the activities will Dundee Science Centre will be joined by experts from the take place outdoors so please dress appropriately depending Scottish Food and Drink industry as part of Homecoming on the weather. Scotland 2014 celebrations. Discover food reactions and try a variety of fun and tasty activities - for all ages. Free admission, booking not required. Venue: University of Dundee, Dundee Botanic Garden, Riverside Drive, Dundee DD2 1QH Free admission, booking not required. Contact: Jackie Malcolm at [email protected] Venue: King Edward Street and St John’s Place, Perth PH1 5UT Contact: Dundee Science Festival Team on (01382) 228800 or at [email protected] 4 www.dundeesciencefestival.org www.dundeesciencefestival.org 5 Families/For all Location 18 Families/For all Location 39 Adults Location 09 Adults Location 17 Dundee Science Centre Soil Chemistry Challenges Combating kidney dialysis This talk cures cancer, Free Family Fun Day Sun 02 Nov, 11am - 4pm vascular access experts say Sun 02 Nov, 9am - 2pm and 2.30pm - 6.30pm Meet scientists from the James Hutton Institute and find out Mon 03 Nov, 5pm - 9pm Mon 03 Nov, 7pm - 8.30pm about soil pH and how it affects plants. Explore the garden, Visit Dundee Science Centre to experience a wide range use our chemical test on different soils and play our Crop pH More than 250,000 patients across Europe require kidney This talk will discuss the way the press tends to report (or, of science activities - including exciting shows, hands-on games. dialysis. Vascular access sites are used to remove and return perhaps more accurately, misreport) science. With headlines workshops and interactive exhibits. Find out more about the blood to/from the patient during dialysis. These sites fail in at written to grab our attention, scientific findings are often fascinating research conducted right on your very doorstep. Free admission, booking not required. least half of patients within the first year, leading to increased exaggerated in the press or essentially downright fabricated. Featuring: Venue: University of Dundee, Dundee Botanic Garden, infections, hospital stays and operations. Dr Shona Matthew Join Dundee Skeptics in the pub to reveal some of the Riverside Drive, Dundee DD2 1QH at the Division of Cardiovascular & Diabetes Medicine common tropes you’ll find in science reporting, and the ways Help Scientists Beat Cancer Contact: Events at the James Hutton Institute highlights ReDVA’s multi-disciplinary approach to resolving in which the press shield themselves from accountability in Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have super on 0844 928 5428 or at [email protected] this life threatening issue. misleading reporting. powers? Do you want to help defeat all the bad guys? Well then, come and join forces with us to help defeat all the ‘bad Families/For all Location 28 Free admission, booking not required. Free admission, booking not required. guys’ in the real world of science - cancer cells. Venue: University of Dundee, Room T9, Tower Building, Venue: Braes, 14 Perth Road, Dundee DD2 4LN Science in the Overgate Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4HN Contact: Alun Hughes at [email protected] Alzheimer’s Research UK Sun 02 Nov, 11am - 5pm Contact: Dr Shona Matthew on(01382) 383396 How good is your memory? Test your brain cells with Families/For all Location 37 Alzheimer’s Research UK, and you can even make a brain cell Take a break from your shopping and find out all about the Teenagers & Adults Location 01 of your very own.