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When art meets science: Proposals, poetry and video packages
No… the Earth and Environmental students haven’t misunderstood the assignment. It’s actually just a rite of passage in every third year’s journey where the Science Communication module comes around. This project challenges students in a different way. They’re encouraged to go beyond their understanding of research, and instead make research understood. The hypothesis? Scientific findings […]
Nuclear Science Unplugged: My Experience at the Autumn Nuclear Science Workshop in Helsinki
Words by Sanya Panda, Earth and Environmental Science student specialising in Earth & Planetary Science (Geochemistry) Collaboration and exploration: these two things fuelled Sanya’s recent trip to Finland’s capital. Scientists, researchers and students travelled far and wide to Helsinki in late October, all ready to discuss one of the most misunderstood forces on Earth: nuclear […]
When art meets science: Peak District podcast, watercolour painting and animating Mars
You may be surprised to read about watercolours and gallery walls in a piece on geothermal gradients, but just stick with us for a second… While it’s no secret that creativity and the sciences are undoubtably linked, this concept takes on a whole new meaning in the science communication module that’s open to final year […]
Sir William Boyd Dawkins – an extraordinary study
Discover the extraordinary story of academic and explorer William Boyd Dawkins, the first Professor of Geology and Palaeontology at Manchester and former Curator of Manchester Museum, whose incredible study is recreated at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.