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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Cosmetic chemistry (ages 7–8)

Tue 29 Jul 2025

Students will explore pH, neutralisation, solubility and changes of state, and make their own bathbombs and lipbalm to take home

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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Cosmetic chemistry (ages 9–11)

Mon 28 Jul 2025

Students will explore pH, neutralisation, solubility and changes of state, and make their own bathbombs and lipbalm to take home

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Workshops

Holiday workshops: An expanding universe of knowledge (ages 15–18)

Fri 15 Aug 2025

Find out how much we've now been able to discover about the universe in which we live, and how much there is still to find out!

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Talks and shows

The new chemistry of medical imaging

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Franklin Aigbirhio explores how the creation of new chemicals is improving our understanding of the human body.

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Family Fun Day

Family Fun Day: BIG science

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Join us for a fun day of activities all about science!

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Family Fun Day

Family Fun Day: Lights, camera, action!

Sat 31 May 2025

Join us for a fun day of activities all about the science of film and theatre.

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Talks and shows

Surprising science with Dr Jo (Family)

Wed 28 May 2025

Join Dr Jo to discover how a single piece of paper can explain multiple scientific concepts.

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Discourses

Discourse: Celebrating 200 years of benzene - From whale oil to aromaticity

Fri 04 Jul 2025

Chemist Judy Wu explores the ongoing significance of a chemical compound first isolated at the Ri 200 years ago: benzene.

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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Cosmetic chemistry (ages 7–8)

Tue 08 Apr 2025

Students will explore pH, neutralisation, solubility and changes of state, and make their own bathbombs and lipbalm to take home

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Talks and shows

Passion for poison: The real science of Agatha Christie

Mon 23 Jun 2025

Chemist Kathryn Harkup delves in to the science of poisons used by Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie.

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