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Festival at a glance
Shows/workshops are listed by start time shows You don't require tickets to get into utes just turn up at the venue at least 10 min cated before the start time. Places will be allo ck the on a first come first served basis. Che time website throughout the day for real availability for all shows. n have Workshops marked with a ticket ico the pre-bookable tickets. Head over to g) to Helpdesk (located in Foster Buildin a first collect – tickets will be allocated on come first served basis. Outdoor shows have large capacities – just turn up early to get the best spot. More information, including the length of each show/ workshop, can be found in the pages following featured in A-Z order by show/workshop title.
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9.30am 3D Futures Darwin Building, UCLan and RI Young Scientist Centre (ground floor) Capacity: 30 U
10.00am The Human Guinea Pig Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre (ground floor) Capacity: 470 U
10.00am Space, Time and Other Illusions
Foster Building, Foster Lecture Theatre 2 (lower ground floor) Capacity: 125 U
10.00am Amazing Acrobalance Foster Car Park Capacity: Outdoors U
10.00am Chinese Paper Making Workshop Darwin Building, Room DB254 (second floor) Capacity: 30 U
10.00am littleBits Workshop Media Factory, Media Innovation Studio, Room ME414 (fourth floor) Capacity: 20 U
10.00am Felicity Fly Storyteller Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon Corridor (ground floor) Capacity: Just turn up U
11.15am The Psychology of Space Travel
Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre (ground floor) Capacity: 470 PG
11.15am Maths, Disney, Pixar: 2 Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon Cinema (ground floor) Capacity: 125 U
11.15am Space, Time and Other Illusions
Foster Building, Foster Lecture Theatre 2 (lower ground floor) Capacity: 125 U
11.15am Death, Disease and Disney Magic Foster Building, Foster Lecture Theatre 3 (lower ground floor) Capacity: 125 PG
11.15am One in a Minion? Despicable CSI
Foster Building, Foster Lecture Theatre 4 (lower ground floor) Capacity: 125 U
11.15am The Sound of Science Harrington Building, Harrington Lecture Theatre (ground floor) Capacity: 479 U
11.15am Space Adventures
Greenbank Building, Greenbank Lecture Theatre (ground floor) Capacity: 220 PG
11.15am The Experimentrics
53 Degrees Capacity: 400 U
11.15am Extreme Sports Battle
Foster Car Park Capacity: Outdoors U
11.15am Going Beyond the Tablet Workshop
Maudland Building, Room MB247 (second floor) Capacity: 30 U
11.15am Going Beyond the Human Eye Workshop
Maudland Building, Room MB317 (third floor) Capacity: 30 U
11.15am Minecraft Workshop
Computing and Technology Building, Room CM019 Capacity: 30 U
11.15am Speed Engineering Workshop
Computing and Technology Building, Room CM033 (ground floor) Capacity: 30 U
11.15am Introduction to Sports Analysis Workshop
Greenbank Building, Room GR274 (second floor) Capacity: 15 PG
11.20am Felicity Fly Storytelling
Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon Corridor (ground floor) Capacity: Just turn up U
11.30am 3D Futures Workshop
Darwin Building, UCLan and RI Young Scientist Centre (ground floor) Capacity: 30 U
12noon Road Traffic Collision Demo Harrington Car Park Capacity: Outdoors U
12.30pm The Psychology of Space Travel
Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre (ground floor) Capacity: 470 PG
12.30pm Robots, Games and Maths Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon Cinema (ground floor) Capacity: 125 U
12.30pm Why Do We Do That?
Harrington Building, Harrington Lecture Theatre (ground floor) Capacity: 479 U
12.30pm Amazing Acrobalance
Foster Car Park Capacity: Outdoors U
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12.30pm rkshop littleBits Wo ia Innovation
Media Factory, Med 14 (fourth floor) Studio, Room ME4 U Capacity: 20
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3.00pm Amazing Acrobalance
Foster Car Park Capacity: Outdoors U
3.00pm Going Beyond the Tablet Workshop
Maudland Building, Room MB247 (second floor) Capacity: 30 U
3.00pm Going Beyond the Human Eye Workshop
Maudland Building, Room MB317 (third floor) Capacity: 30 U
3.00pm Minecraft Workshop
Computing and Technology Building, Room CM019 (ground floor) Capacity: 30 U
3.00pm littleBits Workshop
Media Factory, Media Innovation Studio, Room ME414 (fourth floor) Capacity: 20 U
3.10pm Felicity Fly Storytelling
Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon Corridor (ground floor) Capacity: Just turn up U
4.00pm Felicity Fly Storytelling
Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon Corridor (ground floor) Capacity: Just turn up U
4.15pm Extreme Sports Battle
Foster Car Park Capacity: Outdoors U
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R O T I S I V INFORMATION Opening times The festival is open from 9.00am – 5.00pm, the registration desk will be open from 8.30am for early birds
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w, simply • You don't need tickets to see a sho ore the start time bef tes the venue at least 10 minu uing at the show • There will be no unnecessary que ue you will be venues - when you arrive at the ven your entry issued a number guaranteeing available throughout the day on our be • Real time availability for shows will festival.co.uk website www.lancashirescience
es are left. This information will s are coming up and how many plac The website will display what show wearing yellow t-shirts and University, from festival ambassadors also available on screens around the from the Helpdesk in Foster Building
How to attend a worksh op
• Head to the Helpdesk in Foster Building on arrival to get tickets • If there are no tickets left we recommend still going alon g to the venue 10 minutes bef ore the start time as some plac es are likely to become available via the stand-by queue
Free Wi-Fi To log on select ‘UCLan-Open’ and sign in using your email address. Share your conversations, photos and videos with #LancSciFest and check out real time show availability throughout the day via our website
Free parking Parking is available on all the University’s car parks for the duration of the festival. You can safely ignore any University pay and display machines or permit holder only signs. However, please keep disabled bays free for blue badge holders
Food and drink Great value food and drink will be available in our large restaurants located in Foster and Harrington buildings. In Foster Building you will also find the Coffee Cube and Foster Shop
Toilets and baby changing
Male, female and disabled toilet facilities are located in every University building. We also have baby changing facilities in Darwin Building and in Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre (ground floor – just past the reception desk)
Finding venues There’s a map section within this guide, plus there are lots of festival ambassadors on campus to help you. They are wearing yellow t-shirts – so you shouldn’t struggle finding them. Room numbers for each building starting with a: ‘0’ are on the ground floor, ‘1’ are on the first floor, ‘2’ are on the second floor and so on…
Fully accessible venues
All University buildings and rooms are fully accessible and have reserved areas for visitors with mobility issues. If you require assistance please speak to a festival ambassador wearing a yellow t-shirt on entry to a show/workshop. We also have reserved areas for the outdoor shows
BSL interpreters BSL interpreters are available, please go to the Helpdesk for more information
First aid and lost children
If you are near Foster Building, go to the Check-in Point or Helpdesk. If you are near the Science Showfloors, go to the Festival Shop at the entrance to the Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre. If you are near 53 Degrees, go to the Check-in Point. For all other locations, alert the issue with any of our festival ambassadors wearing yellow t-shirts
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Quiet rooms For groups or individuals with special requirements we have designated quiet rooms away from the noise and crowds. Quiet rooms are located in Harrington Building room HA138a and Harris Building room HB015b
Photography and filming
Please be aware that throughout the duration of the festival there will be official photography and filming taking place for marketing and promotion of the Lancashire Science Festival, the University, partner institutions and the festival sponsors. Images/footage may be used in both on and offline publications, public relations and advertising (including: social media, brochures, information leaflets, adverts and posters). If for whatever reason you or a member of your group does not wish to be photographed please make yourself known to the person filming or photographing in the area you are in
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Be amazed by world-cla ss BMX trial riders and free-runners and find out about the physiology and physics involved in their daredevil stunts. Professional free-runne rs and world-class BMX trials riders will perform an adrenalinefuelled stunt show wit h vaults, rolls, wheelies and bunny hops, as TV presenter Greg Foot deconstruct s the physiology and physics behind these extreme sports
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This exhilarating theatre show combines a mischievous mix of ho memade inventions, physical drama , live science demonstrations and pra ctical jokes. The Experimentrics love to pu t on a show. They love to use the objec ts they find in unexpected ways, but the y are frequently distracted by their own ho memade inventions and their mischi evous desire to play practical jokes on eac h other. Discover exciting scientific concep ts all without the use of words. The Experim entrics is an award-winning theatre sho w that has been featured at the Edinburg h Fringe amongst others and we are deligh ted to be welcoming them to the Lancashire Science Festival for these very spe cial shows
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Chinese Paper Making Workshop
10.00am-10.45am 54 (second floor) Darwin Building, Room DB2 nese rice paper Learn about traditional Chi tive and crea ting and have a go at get own r you ing mak Capacity: 30 people U
Death, Disease and Disney Magic
0pm-3.45pm 11.15am-12noon / 3.0 Theatre 3 (lower ture Lec ter Fos , Foster Building ground floor) tion has saved thousands Find out how data visualisa t exactly does it do? wha and it is of lives, but what PG Capacity: 125 people
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0pm-3.45pm 11.15am-12noon / 3.0 53 Degrees w combines This exhilarating theatre sho de inventions, ema hom of mix a mischievous onstrations and dem nce physical drama, live scie s joke practical Capacity: 400 people U
Extreme Sports Battle
Going Beyond the Tablet Workshop
11.15am-11.45am / 1.45pm-2.15pm / 4.15pm-4.45pm Foster car park Be amazed by world-class BMX trial riders and free-runners and find out about the physiology and physics involved in their daredevil stunts Capacity: Outdoors – just turn up U
Felicity Fly Storyteller 10.00am-10.30am / 11.20am-11.50am / 12.40pm-1.10pm / 1.50pm-2.20pm / 3.10pm-3.30pm / 4.00pm-4.30pm Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon Corridor (ground floor)
Forbidden Planet Puppet Show
10.00am-10.45am / 3.00pm-3.45pm Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre (ground floor) Discover how amazing our bodies are and see what the Human Guinea Pig, Tom Warrender, has put his body through all in the name of science Capacity: 470 people U
Introduction to Sports Analysis Workshop
12.30pm-12.50pm Foster Building, Foster Lecture Theatre 3 (lower ground floor) Discover the 1956 sci-fi classic, Forbidden Planet, as you’ve never seen it before in this hilarious puppet show. So strap in for puppets, monsters, robots and a few Shakespearian puns Capacity: 125 U
11.15am-12noon / 1.45pm-2.30pm / 3.00pm-3.45pm Maudland Building, Room MB317 (third floor) Discover the things you cannot see with the naked eye. The world through a microscope is a very different place Capacity: 30 people U
Find out what your pharmacist does all day in this fun workshop. Make colourful creams, get messy and try out practice inhalers Capacity: 30 people U
Human Guinea Pig
Award-winning author Christina Gabbitas will be capturing children’s imagination, storytelling with sixteen different character accents Capacity: Just turn up U
Going Beyond the Human Eye Workshop
11.15am-12noon / 12.30pm-1.15pm / 3.00pm-3.45pm Maudland Building, Room MB247 (second floor)
11.15am-12noon / 12.30pm-1.15pm / 1.45pm-2.30pm Greenbank Building, Room GR274 (second floor) Find out just what is involved in sports analysis and have a go yourself under the watchful eye of the former analyst to Blackburn Rovers Capacity: 15 people PG
Judging Climbing Fish 1.45pm-2.30pm Foster Building, Foster Lecture Theatre 3 (lower ground floor) See what it is really like to be dyslexic and learn about famous dyslexic scientists, such as Albert Einstein Capacity: 125 people PG
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littleBits Workshop
10.00am-11.30am / pm 12.30pm-2.00pm / 3.00pm-4.30 io, Room Media Factory, Media Innovation Stud ) floor th ME414 (four Let us introduce you to littleBits, a playful learning technology of electronic building blocks that allows you to create amazing inventions from everyday rubbish Capacity: 20 people U
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pm / 11.15am-12noon / 1.45pm-2.30 3.00pm-3.45pm on Foster Building, Mitchell and Keny Cinema (ground floor) Disney Pixar Find out how some of your favourite s math out with exist n’t movies simply could U ple Capacity: 125 peo
Minecraft Workshop
pm 11.15am-12noon / 3.00pm-3.45 ing, Build gy nolo Tech Computing and Room CM019 (ground floor) Do you want to know how to control your Minecraft world? This session will teach you how actually to write computer programs that will interact with the world of Minecraft Capacity: 30 people U
One in a Minion? Despicable CSI
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Psychology of Space Travel
5pm 11.15am-12noon / 12.30pm-1.1 tre Thea re Lectu in Darw ing, Build in Darw (ground floor) Peake’s space Find out the psychology behind Tim naut astro an be to s take it t wha mission and PG ple peo 470 Capacity:
Robots, Games and Maths 12.30pm-1.15pm on Foster Building, Mitchell and Keny Cinema (ground floor) ts What does the future hold for robo with do to got all this and what has in all maths? Dr Kevin Bowman will expla U Capacity: 125 people
The Sound of Science
pm 11.15am-12noon / 1.45pm-2.30 re Harrington Building, Harrington Lectu Theatre (ground floor) style, with a Whizz through science Being 747 our favourite from s song selection of the very best band rock ce scien Capacity: 479 people U
Space Adventures
pm 11.15am-12noon / 1.45pm-2.30 re Greenbank Building, Greenbank Lectu ) floor nd Theatre (grou system with Explore the vast and incredible solar and find out s Jame Huw er nom astro nture adve ntures to in where we will be having space adve the future Capacity: 220 people PG
Space, Time and Other Illusions
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Speed Engineering Workshop
pm 11.15am-12noon / 1.45pm-2.30 Computing and Technology Building, Room CM033 (ground floor) Get hands on with circuit boards and build your own electronic to the test reaction timer to put your reactions U ple peo 30 y: Capacit
This Is Chemistry! 1.45pm-2.30pm Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre (ground floor) ging fizzing Expect atoms, molecules, colour chan in this mind ions react yst catal crazy and fountains Will with istry chem of n blowing demonstratio Stockburn and Dr Anna Kirkham Capacity: 470 people U
Why Do We Do That?
pm 12.30pm-1.15pm / 3.00pm-3.45 re Theatre Harrington Building, Harrington Lectu ) floor (ground and skull to Jon Wood is going beyond our skin what makes discover how our brains function and us tick Capacity: 479 people U
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City Deal
Find out if you can build the best Lego brid ge and all about City Deal’s exciting plans
BAE Systems Take part in exciting STEM activitie s with BAE Systems
National Nuclear Laboratory Find out all about the nuclear indu stry with the National Nuclear Laboratory
Futures in Science Take the STEM challenge and see how you could have a future in science with the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency
IET (Institute of Engineering and Technology) Get hands on with engineering activities and have a go at making your own LED torch
Institute of Physics Get hands on with physics and find out how physics is involved in simple ever yday phenomena as well as sophisticat ed technology
Comic Book Science Try on image processing Ironman helmets and a robotic Ironman arm and find out all about comic boo k science with UCLan Engineering
NSG Environmental Ltd Learn about the evolution of the nuclear industry and developments in science and engineering
Food of the Future Have a look at what we may be eating in the future, including seaweed and insects, and try them out for yourself
Ultimaker
Looking After Your Lymphatics
Discover the revolutionary new technology of 3D printing and create your own 3D designs
Learn all about the lymphatic system and how to take care of it
Pharmacists: Beyond Dispensing
UCLan Learning and Information Services
Get health checks from qualified pharmacists, including blood pressure, height, weight and BMI
Find out all the fun uses of technology from virtual travel to the stars to virtual reality
Mission Starlight Investigate how chemistry can provide protection from starlight, make your own comet and explore our interactive tent
#SkillZone Dress-up Station Let UCLan Health introduce you to the SkillZone and get a taster of some of the fantastic activities you can do
NIHR (National Institute of Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research)
Play games, take part in a quiz and draw on the graffiti wall with the NIHR and Care North West Coast
Lancashire Wildlife Trust Find out about the work of the Wild Life Trust and take part in a nature quiz
Beyond Planet Earth Take a journey in astrophysics with the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute to learn about the Juno mission to Jupiter, the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Centre
UCLan Physics Discover the world of the very small with nanoparticles, have a go with a laser and see if you can master our crystal packing challenge
British Army Test your agility, reaction speeds and take part in a virtual parachute jump
Data Visualisation
RSPB Give nature a home, make a bird feeder and find out all about the work of the RSPB
Use Lego to learn about the different approaches to data visualisation
Nature’s Engineers
Computing Challenge Treasure Hunt Join our computing challenge and take part in the treasure hunt to get your team to the top of the leaderboard
Preston’s College Working together with the Royal Aeronautical Society and Preston’s College you will design and build your own glider and see how well it flies
See how good nature is at engineering, look through microscopes and watch chemical reactions taking place
How to Throw Your Rubbish Away Put your throwing skills to the test and check out your recycling knowledge to win prizes
Plant Doctors Get up close and personal with different plant diseases and the plant doctors who study them
Virtual Reality Fashion Discover the future of shopping, all in 3D virtual reality
Science Grrl
British Red Cross Would you know what to do in an emergency? Learn essential first aid skills with the British Red Cross and get advice on everything from seizures and stab wounds to burns and heart attacks
‘Talk to a Scientist’ and find out about studying science and careers in lots of different areas of STEM
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OUTDOOR SCIENCE SHOWFLOOR Polydron Use your imagination and discover what exciting things you can build with Polydron shapes
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Discover the exciting mysteries of the brain with the UCLan School of Psychology
Archaeology: Beyond Mud Test your prehistoric engineering skills and watch our Ribchester archaeology dig live to find out about the Romans in Lancashire
VEX Robotics Try out the Hook Shot, Robotic Arm and Hexcalator educational robotics
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Forensics
Find out how you can help the environment by putting your memory to the test and have a go at making your own paper gift bags
Find out about the science behind the crime scenes with UCLan Forensic and Investigative Sciences experts
Paul’s Real Deal
Sugar Swaps Learn all about what sugar can do to you and your teeth with UCLan School of Dentistry
School of Dentistry
Training 2000 Find out what it’s like to be a dentist and try out a variety of dentistry activities
Training 2000 Try out 3D writing, printing and laser cutting with Training 2000
Maths Explore the many exciting uses for maths with UCLan Mathematics
What’s Inside? The human body is fantastic! Learn about what’s inside us, identify parts of the body from an X-ray and build a body
Explore the evolution of science fiction toys from Buck Rogers and Dan Dare to Doctor Who and Star Wars
THESE STANDS ARE LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE MARQUEE WhiteSpace Visit our dome to discover the similarities between manned spaceflight and living in Antarctica
Preston and District Astronomical Society Learn how to observe the night sky and see what it takes to become an astronomer
MAUDLAND FOYER Institution of Mechanical Engineers Discover the exciting world of mechanical engineering with hands on activities and demonstrations including a wind tunnel, engines and Lego trucks
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SPONSORS We are only able to run the Lancashire Scien ce Festival and keep our main family and schools programme free of char ge and accessible to all due to the amazing support of our sponsors.
If you are interested in being part of the festival next year please contact the team on 01772 894288 or EngageUCLan@ uclan.ac.uk The University is proud to produce and host the Lancashire Science Festival to encourage the sharing of ideas, knowledge, creativity and the spark of learning
City Deal creates new communities and opportunities for local people and they join us as an ignite sponsor, find out more at their stand on the indoor Science Showfloor
We are delighted that BAE Systems has joined us once again as a spark sponsor; get engineering with them on the indoor Science Showfloor
National Nuclear Laboratory join us again as a spark sponsor. You can find them bringing energy and enthusiasm to our indoor Science Showfloor
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority will be inspiring young scientists of the future as a spark sponsor on our indoor Science Showfloor
The Institute of Engineering and Technology is a festival stalwart, consistently inspiring young minds on the indoor Science Showfloor as a catalyse sponsor
Fort Vale encourage young people into science and are supporting this year’s festival as a catalyse sponsor
We are delighted to welcome back NSG as a catalyse sponsor, visit their stand on the indoor Science Showfloor to find out more
The Institute of Physics will be generating excitement with their range of hands-on activities on the indoor Science Showfloor
A huge thank you to South Ribble Borough Council and City Deal for sponsoring and creating the Truck Trail. Hope you all enjoy taking part in the Truck Trail competition
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a non-departmental public body. We aim to deliver safe, sustainable solutions to the challenge of nuclear clean-up and waste management. This means we work with various people and organisations to ensure that the right skills and resources are available for our 120 year mission.
Find out more: www.nda.gov.uk
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TRUCK TRAIL
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LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS YEAR’S LANCASHIRE SCIENCE FESTIVAL Once completed hand in this page at the Festival Shop (at the entrance of the Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre) or a Check-in Point (at Foster Building or 53 Degrees)
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