Soapbox Science is back in Manchester!
21 Jul 2016
Manchester scientists get on their soapboxes
Manchester celebrates its designation as European City of Science with the EuroScience Open Forum (23-27 July). Alongside these celebrations, on 23 July 2016, 12 female scientists will take to their soapboxes in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, to demonstrate and discuss their research.
There will be something for everyone; clouds to cancer, protons to parasites, neuropsychology to nanoscience. Think you won’t understand it? Think again. Come and find out how scientific research informs everyday life.
Event organiser Dr Joanne Pennock of The University of Manchester said: “'Soapbox Science is great fun! If you ever wanted a chance to ask a scientist directly about their research then this is it. I'm so pleased that we have this opportunity to give female scientists a platform to share their science right in the middle of the busiest part of the city centre.''
Speakers
Dr Megan Argo, University of Manchester
When Gallaxies Collide!
@AstroMeg
Ms Chloe Oakland, University of Manchester
Let’s glow detect: Fluorescent nanoparticles for early disease diagnosis
@OaklandChloe
Dr Alinda Fernandes, Kings College, London
Making minibrains in a dish – laboratory models for testing therapies
Ms Katie Walwyn-Brown, University of Manchester
A sense of self: when danger is all around how does your immune system know what to trust?
@Katie_WBrown
Dr Wiebke Frey, University of Manchester
How Clouds Form
@wiebiwetter
Dr Zahraa Al-Ahmady, University of Manchester
Crafting Heat-Triggered Grenades to Blast Cancer
Ms Laura Sinclair, University of York
Proton rich nuclei, in the mass 70 and 90 region, on the effect on the astrophysical rp-process
Professor Kathryn Else, University of Manchester
Parasitic worms: life stories
@kathelse
Ms Alba Maiques-diaz, CRUK Manchester Institute, University of Manchester
Want to know how your blood is produced?
@alba_maiques
Dr Caroline Howe, University of Sheffield
Our natural safety net: understanding the importance of our complex relationship with the natural world and how it provides for our well-being
Dr Marina Parry, University of Manchester
By understanding the genetics of prostate cancer, we can treat patients with more personalised care
@marina_parry
Ms Monique Henson, astrophysicist, University of Manchester.
How to Build a Universe!
@monique_henson
Event details
Date: Saturday 23rd July, 2016
Address: Piccadilly Gardens,City Centre, Manchester
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Soapbox Science is supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council
For more information on the event visit Soapbox Science and for more on the EuroScience Open Forum, visit the University’s ESOF website.