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The 7 One-Million Dollar Maths Equations
This is an online event
The seven greatest unsolved problems in mathematics are each worth a cool $1 million!
Learn more about these problems as Dr Tom Crawford - creator of the award-winning Tom Rocks Maths - takes you to the cutting edge of mathematical research. Don't miss this engaging, interactive event, where you choose which problems to investigate by using a live voting system.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-7-one-million-dollar-maths-equations-tickets-137975154401
Virtual Science Quiz
Can you guess all the answers in our fun science quiz? Come along, test your knowledge and enjoy some geeky banter in our virtual science pub quiz - all for bragging rights!
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtual-science-quiz-tickets-141124474101
The Environmental Warriors
This is an online event
Why do some people think climate change is not really ‘a thing’?
Why doesn’t everybody try to ameliorate treatment of the environment?
Why do we continue to buy cheap clothes, use crazy amounts of plastic, eat far too much meat?
Cost and convenience are the main answers ... perhaps the only answers. As governments and multinational companies head towards more environmentally-friendly practices, how can we ensure these continue and get better in the future? By reaching out to the young people!
STEM Ginger Education runs ‘The Environmental Warriors’: monthly projects related to the environment, running all around the world, giving children a purpose for communicating in English and learning about the bigger picture. Instead of telling children what is being done wrong, let’s give them reason to want to do things right! The more that we learn and care about each other, the more we will think twice about the way we are behaving.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137091942691
We ‘HEART’ Science!
This is an online event
Come and join us for our lunchtime learning session! Sparklab Cymru presents Heart themed experiments to try at home and inspire a love of Science in the next generation! This event is aimed at children aged 6 and above and will be delivered in English and Welsh.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137631139443
Circuit Building with CSA Catapult
This is a live replay of the Circuit Building event from the 10th Feb.
You’re invited to join David Ansah and Iestyn Llyr, Embedded Software Engineers at CSA Catapult, to build your own lightbulb circuit, learn about the flow of electricity, where's the best place for the battery and how to measure voltage. We've also got a puzzle for parents: they'll be challenged to calculate your circuit's current.
David and Iestyn will reveal how their roles involve discovering what compound semiconductors can do and how they will transform future technology, in the applications we use every day. They will be joined by our HR Director, Clare Gunning who will introduce CSA Catapult’s STEM activities – these aim to help young people discover routes into engineering and tech.
We believe this activity is best suited to children up to age 12. If you’re looking for an interesting and educational activity to keep your young ones busy in lockdown – this event is for you! We look forward to seeing you there.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/circuit-building-with-csa-catapult-tickets-141132006631
Science Volunteer Showoff
The festival is supported by amazing volunteers, who all have a passion for STEM and for engaging with the public. We want to give you the chance to meet them, find out what they love about science and STEM and why they enjoy volunteering. So come join us for a YouTube livestream to meet our volunteers and get excited about the rest of the events at the festival.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/science-volunteer-showoff-tickets-141130534227
Get your heart ready for Valentine's day
This is an online event
This is going to be a video stream presenting different activities of low-, medium- and high- intensity and how this helps our heart keep healthy. This aims to show everyone what a high heart rate feels like, and how we should all become more active and raise our heart beat daily with exercise. Information about heart rate and the benefits of high-intensity workouts and exercise in general, will be provided in the form of easy-to-understand and appealing posters.
About the presenter
I am a PhD student doing research on how we can engage more people (especially those from deprived backgrounds) to understand and manage their own health through lifestyle changes. I am passionate about physical activity and the benefits of an active lifestyle.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137167332183
Stories & science from the extremes
This is an online event
Expeditions in the extremes can teach us so much more than simply the skills to survive. With stories from Mount Everest, the North and South Pole, you’ll discover some fascinating facts about why water doesn’t always boil at 100 degrees Centigrade, what’s happening to Antarctica’s 26,500,000 gigatons of ice, how medical research on Everest can help patients in intensive care and why there isn’t even a pole at the North Pole.
Suitable for families.
Tori & Ben are both Fellows of the British Exploring, the UK’s oldest youth development expedition charity. British Exploring is on a mission to create equal access to adventure. It delivers wilderness expeditions which provide young people with unbeatable preparation for adult life and which simultaneously deliver community benefit and positive environmental change.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137138122817
A Guide to the Night Sky
This is an online event
Phill Wallace, FRAS (Cardiff Astronomical Society) will take you on a tour of the night sky from the comfort of your own home, dressing to mitigate against the cold normally experienced at an outdoor tour is optional. There will be a guided tour describing what can be seen from the UK in February and March embellished with myths, legends and history behind the naming of Constellations. Phill will use Stellarium a free open-source planetarium to guide you on this journey.
Registration
To obtain a free ticket please email and make a request to Zoom@cardiff-astronomical-society.co.uk
Your request will be acknowledged shortly after you make your request, and you will receive full details on how to access the event to your mailbox on the 17th February 2021.
Note to CAS members - this is a bookable event.
For more information, visit https://www.cardiff-astronomical-society.co.uk/
Bones and joints and what happens to them in outer space
This is an online event
We will talk about what the different joints look like in the human body and you will learn about what the bones and joints are made of. We will make some paper and cardboard models of the bones. You will also learn about what happens to the bones when astronauts go into space and what they have to do to keep them healthy.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137138235153
The secret science of hula hooping
This is an online event
Have you ever tried to hula hoop? How do you stop it from falling? We put a professional hula hooper into a biomechanics lab and connected them up so that we could track their movement and muscle activation. Join us to find out what we found out and how it could help you learn some new tricks with a hoop.
This interactive online session is suitable for 7-11yrs old and families.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-secret-science-of-hula-hooping-tickets-138042192915
Large Hadron Collider underground visit
This is an online event
Five thousand physicists in 38 countries around the world participate in the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). When the LHC is in operation, up to 600 million protons collide every second inside the detector. ATLAS Virtual Visits gives the public a unique opportunity to be part of this great scientific adventure.
Come talk with an ATLAS physicist, receive an underground tour, and get answers to your questions.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137136941283
A Virtual Ark: Creative Family Workshop
This is an online event
Are you interested in endangered species?
Would you like to take part in a fun, fact-filled hour of learning and activities? Would you like to help design a ‘Virtual Ark’ for animals facing extinction?
On the 19th February, The Frozen Ark will join forces with award winning artist Paul Evans to present an exciting live creative workshop. Suitable for all ages from 6+, and all creative abilities, you will model your favourite creature to join other animals in the Ark, and gain tips on how to design the Ark itself for development into a VR (Virtual Reality) experience.
We are able to offer up to 20 FREE modelling packs (limit of 2 packs per household). These include 250g of modelling material (enough for 2 x animal models), 1 x modelling tool, a Friend of the Ark sticker and general information about The Frozen Ark.
Who should attend?
• Anyone with an interest in wild animals and conservation
Why attend?
• It will be fun – and suitable for all ages from 6+
• It will help us develop a Virtual Reality Ark to help spread word about our work in preserving the future of endangered species
• You will learn some interesting facts about the favourite animals of the Frozen Ark Team
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-virtual-ark-creative-family-workshop-tickets-137263656291
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This project is being funded by The Wellcome Trust ISSF3 Public Engagement Proof-of-Concept Award. #ARKS21stCentury
How do we discover medicines?
This is an online event
Find out how Cardiff University's medicines discovery scientists uncover new therapies through a series of fun at-home activities.
Get a family-friendly insight into the world of drug discovery! Join us as we take you around the inside of Cardiff University’s Medicines Discovery Institute, where you will learn what goes into making the medicines of the future. Take part in our live demonstrations and a ‘Talk to a Scientist’ session, where you can ask any questions you have about finding new medicines or becoming a scientist.
We welcome all guests to this event, but this is focused mostly towards GCSE and A-Level pupils.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-do-we-discover-medicines-tickets-137607266037
Microscopy at home
This is an online event
Join the team from Discover Materials and enter the microscopic world with this introduction to microscopy. Discover the close-up secrets of ordinary objects in your home.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137138343477
Giving Unknown Bees a Name
This is an online event
Get involved in research with the Pharmabees team! With your help we will be developing a new system to track and monitor bee populations.
Bees and other pollinators play an essential role in supporting the plants on which life on earth depends. For a variety of reasons bee numbers and diversity are in decline. To help us determine the extent of the problem we developed the Spotabee project in which members of the public record bees sightings in their local area using a mobile phone. Since it launch in May of 2020 the site has received over 6000 images and we are keen to add to these in the coming year. While the level of engaging is encouraging a significant number of the bee images have yet to be identified to the species level. By participating in this workshop you will find out more about the vital work the university is undertaking to save the bees and will be shown how to help us give a name to these unknown bees.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cardiff-science-festival-giving-unknown-bees-a-name-tickets-137911319469
Cycle Repair 101
Transport for Wales and Dragon Cycles are coming together to help share some handy tips for keeping your bike safe and on the road! This event features a live walkthrough of some basic repairs conducted by Louis Mertens from Transport for Wales with live advice from Dragon Cycles, Phil Thomas. In this workshop we will cover the essentials, including puncture repairs and changing the inner tube, chain lubrication and replacing worn brake pads.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cycle-repair-101-tickets-139650898597
IBMS-At the Heart of Healthcare
This is an online event
Biomedical science is one of the broadest areas of modern science and underpins much of modern medicine - from determining the blood requirements of critically ill patients to identifying outbreaks of infectious diseases to monitoring biomarkers in cancer. Biomedical science staff mostly work in healthcare laboratories diagnosing diseases and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment by analysing fluids and tissue samples from patients. They provide the 'engine room' of modern medicine - 70% of diagnoses in the NHS are based on pathology results provided by laboratory services. Handling over 150 million samples in the UK each year, every person at some point in their lives will benefit from the services of a biomedical scientist. If you have ever had a urine, blood, tissue or other sample taken by a doctor or nurse, chances are it will have been diagnosed by a biomedical scientist.
The IBMS team have put together some videos to show you more about our work. You can watch them at any time.
Histology
Histology is the study of tissue, we get small routine biopsies, urgent biopsies where cancer is suspected all the way through to surgical resections where a whole or large part of an organ is removed. Slides are produced from the tissue, stained and looked at down a microscope.
https://www.facebook.com/sewalesibmsbranch/videos/1630069087142882/
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Cytology
Cytology is the study of cells from body fluids, which can include aspirate (a collection of cells from a cyst or mass), urine and sputum. Cells are collected and transferred to a slide where they are stained and looked at down a microscope.
https://www.facebook.com/sewalesibmsbranch/videos/1395448077313961/
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Blood Science
Blood sciences covers various disciplines from biochemistry who analyse the chemicals in your serum and help monitor conditions such as diabetes and can measure the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide (blood gases) in those patients admitted with asthma. Haematology study whole blood and look at diseases such as anaemia, malaria and leukaemia. Blood bank who are essential in providing blood and blood products for transfusions, organ transplants and also emergencies that come into A&E (to name a few). Lastly immunology who test for allergies and can help patients determine which allergens to avoid. These disciplines also have many other sub-specialities within them
https://www.facebook.com/sewalesibmsbranch/videos/213481689620788/
COVID-19
Covid-19 testing is such a topical subject at the moment, these videos take you on a tour around the covid-19 testing labs where you will get to see how a swab is processed using PCR.
https://www.facebook.com/sewalesibmsbranch/videos/261935611797524/
https://www.facebook.com/sewalesibmsbranch/videos/1429100543940189/
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Microbiology
Microbiology is an important department as they help healthcare professionals determine if someone has an infection or not. If they do which antibiotic (if any) to prescribe. This is such an important role considering the rise of antimicrobial resistant bacteria (also called SUPERBUGS!!!) which can cause infections that are more challenging to treat.
https://www.facebook.com/sewalesibmsbranch/videos/291703231965738/
https://www.facebook.com/sewalesibmsbranch/videos/357280508580239/
Circuit Building with CSA Catapult
This is an online event
You’re invited to join David Ansah and Iestyn Llyr, Embedded Software Engineers at CSA Catapult, to build your own lightbulb circuit, learn about the flow of electricity, where's the best place for the battery and how to measure voltage. We've also got a puzzle for parents: they'll be challenged to calculate your circuit's current.
David and Iestyn will reveal how their roles involve discovering what compound semiconductors can do and how they will transform future technology, in the applications we use every day. They will be joined by our HR Director, Clare Gunning who will introduce CSA Catapult’s STEM activities – these aim to help young people discover routes into engineering and tech.
We believe this activity is best suited to children up to age 12. If you’re looking for an interesting and educational activity to keep your young ones busy in lockdown – this event is for you! We look forward to seeing you there.
Register here: https://csa.catapult.org.uk/events/cardiff-science-festival-circuit-building-with-csa-catapult/