The University's Jodrell Bank Observatory aims to embed science as a normal part of our culture. One of the ways it is doing this is via this year's festival - named after iconic scientist Carl Sagan's ‘’ refererence to Earth.
The festival invites you to camp out under the stars and to explore a stellar programme of music, science, arts, technology, culture, food and film. Bluedot’s mission is to entertain and inspire through a weekend of ground breaking encounters, including performances, DJ sets, comedy, talks, workshops and live experiments.
One of the highlights of the weekend will be the – a space jam-packed with scientists from the University of Manchester showcasing their research to the festival attendees. You will discover a world of wonder and discuss the latest discoveries, with tents and stalls packed with displays and interactions for all ages.
The following groups from the University will be part of the Star Field:
- Explore the with Dr Sarah Crowther and scientists from the and the
- Plants that Bite Back with Professor Amanda Bamford and scientists from the
- Discover more about energy and the journey electricity makes to our plug sockets with scientists from and the
- The Science behind Music with the volunteers of the branch of the .
- The Evolution of Local Environments with Dr Christine Lane, Dr Emma Shuttleworth and scientists from
- with Dr Sheena Cruickshank and scientists from the in association with the and the
- Exploring the Big Bang in 3D and Virtual Reality with ; Understanding , Exploring the Universe and with scientists from the
- with Dr Cyrill Bussy, Dr Ivan Vera Marun and scientists from the and the
- Climate Change Synaesthesia presented by , the and the
- Exercise like an astronaut with Dr Alex Ryan and scientists from the
- Virtual Reality and Nao robots with Dr David Rydeheard and scientists from the
- Photon Science with Professor Phillip Dawson and scientists from the
- Chemistry in Space with Dr Katayune Presland and scientists from the and the
- Seeing into the Invisible – Amazing Light Sources with the Public Engagement team and scientists from STFC and the
- Science Superheroes with Dr Heather Williams and the
- Stomp rockets with
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