{"id":932,"date":"2016-02-18T09:20:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T09:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/?p=932"},"modified":"2016-02-18T09:20:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T09:20:40","slug":"women-in-science-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/2016\/02\/18\/women-in-science-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Science Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

posted by Shabnam Wasim, University of Dundee<\/p>\n

March 2016<\/strong>
\nWomen in Science Festival<\/strong>
\n Brought to you by the University of Dundee<\/span>
\nForensic Events on Saturday 5 March<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0 Amazing Anatomy, suitable for over 14 year olds
\nDate and time:\u00a0 Saturday 5 March, Hourly tours between 11am – 3pm
\nVenue:\u00a0 Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification, Medical Sciences Institure building
\nDow Street, DD1 5EH<\/span><\/span>
\nBooking details<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>:\u00a0 Free, booking essential<\/span><\/span>
\nEvent Details:\u00a0 <\/span>What does the inside of a human\"Skull\"<\/a> body look like? Do we all look the same inside? Does hair and nail really continue growing after you die? How does the brain work? You\u2019ve probably been wowed with medical oddities, but why should abnormal bodies get all the attention? The truth about the normal human body can be more interesting than fiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Come and join us on a tour of the University of Dundee\u2019s teaching anatomy lab, learn about how students study the human body and ask experts about the body.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tours will run hourly on the hour. To book your free place on this workshop,<\/span> please visit www.womeninscience.org.uk <\/span><\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0 Fascinating Forensics, Sutable for All\/Families
\nDate and time:\u00a0 Saturday 5 March, 11am – 3pm
\nVenue:\u00a0 Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification, Medical Sciences Institure building
\nDow Street, DD1 5EH
\nBooking details:\u00a0 Free, non-bookable
\nEvent Details:\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Forensic Science and \"Little<\/a>Anthropology is an awful lot more than what we see on TV series – large amounts of evidence often have to be collected and processed, a lot of witnesses may have to be interviewed, and it can take years (sometimes even decades) before the person responsible for a crime is brought to justice.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the real world, forensic anthropologists and scientists work diligently out of the spotlight to provide the crucial pieces of evidence.<\/span>
\nCome and explore the world of Forensic Anthropology and Science at the University of Dundee, meet experts as they open their doors to show you just what happens behind the scenes, and have a go at some of their activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0<\/span> The Grouse and The Mouse, Suitable for 3-8 year olds<\/span>
\nDate and time:\u00a0<\/span> Sunday 6 MArch 10am – 11am – Doors open 9.30am<\/span>
\nVenue:\u00a0<\/span> Bonar Hall, Park Place, Dundee, DD1 1PB<\/span>
\nBooking details:<\/span>\u00a0 Free, Booking encouraged<\/span>
\nEvent Details:<\/span>\u00a0 Bagpipe the Black Grouse thinks he\u2019s the most<\/span>
\nmagnificent animal in Scotland. He feels sorry<\/span>\"Grouse<\/a>
\nfor Squeaker, the little brown wood mouse.<\/span>
\nBut when danger comes, Bagpipe finds he<\/span>
\nneeds help from his small, brown friend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Join author Emily Dodd for a journey through<\/span>
\nthe Scottish countryside with Bagpipe and<\/span>
\nSqueaker. Meet some of Scotland\u2019s best-loved<\/span>
\nanimals, learn about camouflage, and learn<\/span>
\nsome funky new dance moves along the way.<\/span>
\nWith sounds, demonstrations, science experiments, dancing, music and a few<\/span>
\nsurprises. A book signing follows this event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Booking is encouraged, otherwise please arrive early to avoid disappointment. To book your place on this workshop, please visit www.womeninscience.org.uk<\/span><\/p>\n

Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0<\/span> Love You to the Moon and Back, Sutable for over 7s<\/span>
\nDate and time:\u00a0<\/span> Sunday 6 March 3pm – 4pm – Doors open 2.30pm<\/span>
\nVenue:\u00a0<\/span> Bonar Hall, Park Place, Dundee, DD1 1PB<\/span>
\nBooking details:<\/span>\u00a0 Free, Booking encouraged<\/span>
\nEvent Details:<\/span>\u00a0 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… BLAST OFF! Join scientist<\/span>
\nand author Emily Dodd for a Mother\u2019s<\/span>\"Spaceship\"<\/a>
\nDay family science show and workshop.<\/span>
\nPredict, experiment and discover the<\/span>
\nscience behind forces as we launch<\/span>
\nrockets up into the air. Make your own<\/span>
\nstraw rocket and aim for the moon in our<\/span>
\nrockets competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Booking is encouraged, otherwise please arrive early to avoid disappointment.<\/span>
\nTo book your place on this workshop, please visit<\/span>
\nwww.womeninscience.org.uk<\/span><\/p>\n

Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.<\/span><\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0<\/span> Explore the Universes with Lucy Hawking, Suitable for over 8s<\/span>
\nDate and time:<\/span>\u00a0 Saturday 19 March, 11am – 2.30pm<\/span>
\nVenue:\u00a0<\/span> Bonar Hall, Park Place, Dundee, DD1 1PB<\/span>
\nBooking details:\u00a0<\/span> Free, Booking essential<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Guest Appearance – Lucy Hawking<\/strong><\/span>
\nEvent Details:\u00a0 <\/span>Do you want to take part in a cosmic treasure hunt and discover the secret key to the universe?<\/span>\"Planets\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Now you can! Author Lucy Hawking guides us through an out-of-this-universe space adventure, plus exclusive, scientific theories behind each of her four George stories and shares some wonderful animations narrated by her father Stephen Hawking – Perfect for any curious mind.<\/p>\n

A book signing follows this event.<\/p>\n

Booking is essential. To book your place, please visit www.womeninscience.org.uk<\/span><\/p>\n

To see the full progamme of events from the festival please visit:\u00a0 www.womeninscience.org.uk<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

posted by Shabnam Wasim, University of Dundee March 2016 Women in Science Festival Brought to you by the University of Dundee Forensic Events on Saturday 5 March Title:\u00a0 Amazing Anatomy, suitable for over 14 year olds Date and time:\u00a0 Saturday 5 March, Hourly tours between 11am – 3pm Venue:\u00a0 Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2496,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21318],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-people-directorate"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2496"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=932"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":938,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932\/revisions\/938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}