Daily events listings: Monday 07 September
Tuesday 15 September 2009
The University of Surrey invites members of the press to the British Science Festival on Monday 7 September, set to be one of the busiest days in the week-long programme.
Dispel the controversy surrounding the link between eggs and cholesterol. Take a different view and see how the work of Copernicus was influenced by earlier Islamic scholars. Discover how computer simulation of social situations can inspire better understanding of complex social patterns. Explore how the public construct their understanding of science and politics through TV dramas. Celebrate the history of science, learning about 100 years of nuclear physics and the impact it has had on society. Then see the evolution of insulin treatment revealed since it was first used to treat diabetes in 1922.
For more information, visit the British Science Festival website:
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/BritishScienceFestival/
Science, politics and TV dramas: acquiring political information from entertainment television.
Tunsgate shopping centre, 10.00am – 2.00pm, free
Copernicus and the astronomy of medieval Islam
Lecture Theatre L, University of Surrey, 10.00am – 12.00pm, £5
How do viruses treat cancer?
Lecture Theatre Block, University of Surrey, 1.30pm – 5.00pm, free
Program your own society
Lecture Theatre Block, University of Surrey, 7-10 September, 10.00am – 5.00pm, free
100 years of nuclear physics
Lecture Theatre L, University of Surrey, 1.30pm – 5.00pm, free
Is it safe to go to work on an egg?
Austin Pearce 3, University of Surrey, 1.30pm – 5.15pm, free
The evolution of insulin treatment
Lecture Theatre G, University of Surrey, 5.30pm – 7.00pm, free
