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Talks and shows

Tim Harford: the truth detective

Sat 23 Sep 2023

Discover the amazing power of science to understand our often strange world.

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Foolproof: A psychologist’s guide to tackling misinformation

Tue 01 Aug 2023

Explore the exciting and unexpected ways behavioural psychology can help tackle misinformation.

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Workshops

Holiday workshops: LEGO robotic explorers (ages 12–14)

Thu 17 Aug 2023

Put your building, coding and problem solving skills to use by programming a mars explorer based on a LEGO robot.

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Forensics (ages 15–18)

Fri 01 Sep 2023

Experience what it would be like to work in a forensics lab by investigating a fictional crime scene.

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Holiday workshops: Bacterial evolution (ages 15–18)

Wed 16 Aug 2023

Using restriction enzyme digests and gel electrophoresis, explore and analyse real bacterial DNA

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Holiday workshops: Forensics (ages 12–14)

Tue 15 Aug 2023

Experience what it would be like to work in a forensics lab by investigating a fictional crime scene.

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Holiday workshops: Colour chemistry (ages 15–18)

Fri 11 Aug 2023

Discover what a colour actually is, understand how objects become coloured, and how Chemists can manipulate these aspects to

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Holiday workshops: Colour chemistry (ages 12–14)

Thu 10 Aug 2023

Discover what a colour actually is, understand how objects become coloured, and how Chemists can manipulate these aspects to

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Holiday workshops: Patterns and predictions (ages 12–14)

Wed 02 Aug 2023
Holiday workshops: Patterns and predictions (ages 12–14) Book now
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Holiday workshops: card tricks, computing and domino circuits (ages 12–14)

Fri 28 Jul 2023
Holiday workshops: card tricks, computing and domino circuits (ages 12–14) Book now

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