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A summary video of the British Science Festival 2024 in partnership with the University of East London. Headline speakers included science content creator, Big Manny, and a panel of ex-Olympic athletes: world champion rower, Dame Katherine Grainger; former British and Commonwealth record holder for the 800m and 600m, Diane Modahl; and Olympic heptathlete, Kelly Sotherton
The British Science Festival is Europe’s longest standing science Festival, travelling to a different place in the United Kingdom each year. Our Festival aims to connect people with scientists, engineers, technologists and social scientists.
Anna McGairy discusses 'Fossils after dark', a free interactive event that showcased genuine specimens. They told the stories of flying reptiles and how they moved on land, the ancient diets that sustained them, and the first complex animals that lived on Earth – 600 million year old fossils many of which have been found in Leicestershire.
Dr Roger Newport discusses 'Mind-bending body illusions' a free, interactive event held at the British Science Festival 2022. Researchers from Loughborough and other Midlands Universities showed how these illusions can inform our understanding of the mind’s perception of our body, providing practical research to help people in the real world.
Professor Mark Purnell discusses ‘Fossils after dark’, a free interactive event that took place at the British Science Festival 2022. New techniques and discoveries are revealing more about our deep past, uncovering ancient lives and ecosystems that until now have remained hidden.
Dr Farukh Farukh discusses 'Recycled prosthetics'. Plastic waste is still a huge environmental issue across the world. To combat it, scientists and engineers are continually finding innovative ways to recycle them. Farukh looks at the process of grinding down and spinning plastic bottles to create the first-of-its-kind prosthetic limb sockets made from recycled plastic bottles.
Part One: Dr Natasha Katuta Mwila discusses 'Woman immigrant, entrepreneur' and demystifies how we think about immigration. What’s the first word that comes to mind when you think about migrant women? Because of their depiction in the media, it probably wasn’t ‘entrepreneur’. But, in the last two years, 60% of businesses started in Leicester were set up by migrant women.
Part Two: Dr Natasha Katuta Mwila discusses ‘Woman immigrant, entrepreneur’ and demystifies how we think about immigration. What’s the first word that comes to mind when you think about migrant women? Because of their depiction in the media, it probably wasn’t ‘entrepreneur’. But, in the last two years, 60% of businesses started in Leicester were set up by migrant women.
Chelmsford came alive with over 100 activities, experiences, talks, performances and workshops that took place throughout the city centre, including on campus at Anglia Ruskin University. Events were scheduled throughout the day and into the evening from Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 September.
