Posts Tagged ‘South West’
Small science returns to South West
The ‘Small Science, Big Ideas’ talk returned to South West schools last week, following a very successful tour in July. Dr Annela Seddon, a physics lecturer from Bristol University, visited a further 5 schools across the region to give students an insight into cutting-edge science on the smallest scale. The tour started in Devon at Colyton [...]
Bristol physics students are up, up and away…
A team of University of Bristol Physics students has successfully completed a High Altitude Balloon Mission, sending a payload of scientific instruments and a camera to a height of more than 20km. The student volunteer-led project is investigating small particles suspended in the atmosphere that play an important part in the formation of clouds. The first launch, run [...]
Sights & Sounds of Physics in Dorset
With another summer drawing to an end, the first weekend of September heralded the Dorset Show and for the third year running, the Institute of Physics and Thomas Hardye School Science Department collaborated to bring physics to the public. Over 2 days in Dorchester the sun shone (intermittently), the rain stayed away and over 600 people [...]
Galaxies & Rockets star at Astro Fair
The annual Astronomy Fair at the Norman Lockyer Observatory in Sidmouth, Devon, on Saturday 6th August 2011 was a great success once again. Flying a Jolly Roger flag, the IOP tent entertained visitors young and old, with the biggest variety yet of hands-on science activities for them to try. Despite the odd downpour during the day, almost 200 people [...]
New Science Park SParks into life
SPark, the new Science Park for the Bristol & Bath region is almost ready to welcome its first tenants. The first phase of building is now finished, most of the scaffolding has been taken down and businesses are making plans to move in from September 2011. (above, the Forum – centrepiece building at SPark) The 54 [...]
