News
02 February 2007
Oxfordshire Science Festival
The Oxfordshire Science Festival runs from 26 February to 10 March and takes on the theme of Enterprise. This year, Oxford Brookes University are taking part by offering several free events which are open to the public:
Investigating Genes
Saturday 24 February
10:00 – 4:00pm, Oxford Brookes University, School of Life Sciences
This is the science behind the crime scene. Carry out a crime scene investigation, compare your genetic fingerprint to others and isolate your DNA from your own cells. Mix and match series of experiments taking from an hour to a whole day.
Suitable for 14 years plus.
Free. Booking required.
Call +44 1865 483291 or email sgmann@brookes.ac.uk
Investigating Local Wildlife
Saturday 24 February
10:00 – 4:00pm, Oxford Brookes University, School of Life Sciences
Do you have difficulty in identifying your local biodiversity? Do you fancy learning a bit more about nature in Oxford? Come and meet scientists at Oxford Brookes University and find out about Wildkey, identification kits on mobile devices to help novices identify and record the wildlife around them.
Suitable for 7-15 years.
Free. Drop in. For more information email neil@wildkey.co.uk
Disappearing Worlds – the twilight of our primate cousins, their rainforest habitats and the threat of global change.
This is one of Oxford Brookes public lecture series.
See: www.brookes.ac.uk/about/news/public/07-mar-2007-pm
Find out more about the Oxfordshire science festival at www.oxtrust.org.uk/festival
