The International Day of Light takes place on 16 May 2018. Our CDT in Metamaterials postgraduate researchers in Physics and Engineering (Erick Burgos, Henry Fernandez, Joaquín Faneca) have joined forces with Astrophysics (Dr Jennifer Hatchell), Biophysics (Dr Francesca Palombo, Dr Noemi Correa) and Archaeology (Adrian Oyaneder) to celebrate this day with three events: An outreach […]
Category: Outreach
Metabuddies: PGR outreach activity with Queen Elizabeth’s School Crediton
In spring 2018 Francis Davies, Elizabeth Martin, and Ned Taylor visited Queen Elizabeth’s School, Crediton as part of the CDT’s Metabuddies program to run physics sessions related to metamaterials with a group of year 12 physics students. They led a few different sessions over the course of March, in which they talked about their research […]
The beauty of Science & Art – Roy Sambles’ Christmas lecture
Prior Christmas, the Cornubian Arts & Science Trust (CAST) presented a lecture by Roy Sambles, Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Exeter and artist David Batchelor at Helston College. Roy demonstrated some of the ways in which light and colour may be created. He was joined by David Batchelor, an internationally acclaimed artist […]
SoapBox Science – call for female speakers is now open
Soapbox Science is a novel public outreach platform for promoting women scientists and the science they do. The next call for speakers is now open, you can sign up for one of their “classic” Soapbox Science events here. Application deadline: 23rd February 2018. Lauren Barr took to the streets last summer (the Event runs in Exeter […]