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Festival at a glance
Shows/workshops are listed by
start time
shows You don't require tickets to get into
utes
just turn up at the venue at least 10 min
cated
before the start time. Places will be allo
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on a first come first served basis. Che
time
website throughout the day for real
availability for all shows.
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Workshops marked with a ticket ico
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pre-bookable tickets. Head over to
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Helpdesk (located in Foster Buildin
a first
collect – tickets will be allocated on
come first served basis.
Outdoor shows have large
capacities – just turn up
early to get the best spot.
More information, including
the length of each show/
workshop, can be found in
the pages following featured in A-Z order by
show/workshop title.
#LancSciFest
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9.30am
3D Futures
Darwin Building, UCLan and RI
Young Scientist Centre (ground floor)
Capacity: 30 U
10.00am
The Human Guinea Pig
Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre
(ground floor)
Capacity: 470 U
10.00am
Space, Time and Other
Illusions
Foster Building, Foster Lecture Theatre 2
(lower ground floor)
Capacity: 125 U
10.00am
Amazing Acrobalance
Foster Car Park
Capacity: Outdoors U
10.00am
Chinese Paper
Making Workshop
Darwin Building, Room DB254
(second floor)
Capacity: 30 U
10.00am
littleBits Workshop
Media Factory, Media
Innovation Studio, Room
ME414 (fourth floor)
Capacity: 20 U
10.00am
Felicity Fly Storyteller
Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon
Corridor (ground floor)
Capacity: Just turn up U
11.15am
The Psychology of
Space Travel
Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre
(ground floor)
Capacity: 470 PG
11.15am
Maths, Disney, Pixar: 2
Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon
Cinema (ground floor)
Capacity: 125 U
11.15am
Space, Time and Other
Illusions
Foster Building, Foster Lecture Theatre 2
(lower ground floor)
Capacity: 125 U
11.15am
Death, Disease and
Disney Magic
Foster Building, Foster Lecture
Theatre 3 (lower ground floor)
Capacity: 125 PG
11.15am
One in a Minion?
Despicable CSI
Foster Building, Foster Lecture Theatre 4
(lower ground floor)
Capacity: 125 U
11.15am
The Sound of Science
Harrington Building, Harrington
Lecture Theatre (ground floor)
Capacity: 479 U
11.15am
Space Adventures
Greenbank Building, Greenbank Lecture
Theatre (ground floor)
Capacity: 220 PG
11.15am
The Experimentrics
53 Degrees
Capacity: 400 U
11.15am
Extreme Sports Battle
Foster Car Park
Capacity: Outdoors U
11.15am
Going Beyond the
Tablet Workshop
Maudland Building, Room MB247
(second floor)
Capacity: 30 U
11.15am
Going Beyond the
Human Eye
Workshop
Maudland Building, Room MB317 (third floor)
Capacity: 30 U
11.15am
Minecraft Workshop
Computing and Technology
Building, Room CM019
Capacity: 30 U
11.15am
Speed Engineering
Workshop
Computing and Technology
Building, Room CM033 (ground floor)
Capacity: 30 U
11.15am
Introduction to Sports
Analysis Workshop
Greenbank Building, Room GR274
(second floor)
Capacity: 15 PG
11.20am
Felicity Fly Storytelling
Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon Corridor
(ground floor)
Capacity: Just turn up U
11.30am
3D Futures
Workshop
Darwin Building, UCLan and RI Young
Scientist Centre (ground floor)
Capacity: 30 U
12noon
Road Traffic Collision
Demo
Harrington Car Park
Capacity: Outdoors U
12.30pm
The Psychology of
Space Travel
Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture Theatre
(ground floor)
Capacity: 470 PG
12.30pm
Robots, Games and
Maths
Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon
Cinema (ground floor)
Capacity: 125 U
12.30pm
Why Do We Do That?
Harrington Building, Harrington Lecture
Theatre (ground floor)
Capacity: 479 U
12.30pm
Amazing Acrobalance
Foster Car Park
Capacity: Outdoors U
12.30pm
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Capacity: 15
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Capacity: 125
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3.00pm
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The Experimen
53 Degrees
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Capacity: 400
3.00pm
Amazing Acrobalance
Foster Car Park
Capacity: Outdoors U
3.00pm
Going Beyond the
Tablet Workshop
Maudland Building,
Room MB247 (second floor)
Capacity: 30 U
3.00pm
Going Beyond the
Human Eye
Workshop
Maudland Building, Room MB317
(third floor)
Capacity: 30 U
3.00pm
Minecraft Workshop
Computing and Technology
Building, Room CM019
(ground floor)
Capacity: 30 U
3.00pm
littleBits Workshop
Media Factory, Media
Innovation Studio,
Room ME414 (fourth floor)
Capacity: 20 U
3.10pm
Felicity Fly Storytelling
Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon
Corridor (ground floor)
Capacity: Just turn up U
4.00pm
Felicity Fly Storytelling
Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon Corridor
(ground floor)
Capacity: Just turn up U
4.15pm
Extreme Sports Battle
Foster Car Park
Capacity: Outdoors U
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INFORMATION
Opening times
The festival is open from 9.00am – 5.00pm,
the registration desk will be open from 8.30am
for early birds
How to see a showarrive at
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• You don't need tickets to see a sho
ore the start time
bef
tes
the venue at least 10 minu
uing at the show
• There will be no unnecessary que
ue you will be
venues - when you arrive at the ven
your entry
issued a number guaranteeing
available throughout the day on our
be
• Real time availability for shows will
festival.co.uk
website www.lancashirescience
es are left. This information will
s are coming up and how many plac
The website will display what show
wearing yellow t-shirts and
University, from festival ambassadors
also available on screens around the
from the Helpdesk in Foster Building
How to attend a worksh
op
• Head to the Helpdesk in
Foster Building on arrival
to get tickets
• If there are no tickets left
we recommend still going alon
g to
the venue 10 minutes bef
ore the start time as some plac
es
are likely to become available
via the stand-by queue
Free Wi-Fi
To log on select ‘UCLan-Open’ and sign in
using your email address. Share your
conversations, photos and videos with
#LancSciFest and check out real time show
availability throughout the day via our website
Free parking
Parking is available on all the University’s car
parks for the duration of the festival. You can
safely ignore any University pay and display
machines or permit holder only signs. However,
please keep disabled bays free for blue badge
holders
Food and drink
Great value food and drink will be available in
our large restaurants located in Foster and
Harrington buildings. In Foster Building you
will also find the Coffee Cube and Foster Shop
Toilets and baby changing
Male, female and disabled toilet facilities are
located in every University building. We also
have baby changing facilities in Darwin Building
and in Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre (ground
floor – just past the reception desk)
Finding venues
There’s a map section within this guide,
plus there are lots of festival ambassadors on
campus to help you. They are wearing yellow
t-shirts – so you shouldn’t struggle finding
them. Room numbers for each building
starting with a: ‘0’ are on the ground floor,
‘1’ are on the first floor, ‘2’ are on the
second floor and so on…
Fully accessible venues
All University buildings and rooms are fully
accessible and have reserved areas for visitors
with mobility issues. If you require assistance
please speak to a festival ambassador wearing
a yellow t-shirt on entry to a show/workshop.
We also have reserved areas for the outdoor
shows
BSL interpreters
BSL interpreters are
available, please go to
the Helpdesk for more
information
First aid and lost children
If you are near Foster Building, go to the
Check-in Point or Helpdesk. If you are near the
Science Showfloors, go to the Festival Shop at
the entrance to the Sir Tom Finney Sports
Centre. If you are near 53 Degrees, go to the
Check-in Point. For all other locations, alert the
issue with any of our festival ambassadors
wearing yellow t-shirts
Age group guidance
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Family friendly, suitable for school age
children and upwards
PG Parental guidance, suitable for ages 11+
Quiet rooms
For groups or individuals with special
requirements we have designated quiet rooms
away from the noise and crowds. Quiet rooms
are located in Harrington Building room
HA138a and Harris Building room HB015b
Photography and filming
Please be aware that throughout the duration
of the festival there will be official photography
and filming taking place for marketing and
promotion of the Lancashire Science Festival,
the University, partner institutions and the
festival sponsors. Images/footage may be used
in both on and offline publications, public
relations and advertising (including: social
media, brochures, information leaflets, adverts
and posters). If for whatever reason you or a
member of your group does not wish to be
photographed please make yourself known to
the person filming or photographing in the
area you are in
Build your futur
Ever wondered what your perfect job would b
in construction or engineering? Will you be th
fastest to build a bridge across the River Ribb
re
Come and find us in the Science Showfloor, based in
the Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre, where you can do
this and more…
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ble?
City Deal is an investment of £430m in Preston and
South Ribble which means three new roads, 17,000 new
houses and 20,000 new jobs. 3,000 of those new jobs are
construction and engineering. From scaffolders, plumbers
and labourers to project managers, civil engineers and
surveyors there is something for you to build your future.
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SHOW TIMES
11.15am / 1.45pm
/ 4.15pm
Foster Car Park
Be amazed by world-cla
ss BMX trial riders and
free-runners
and find out about the
physiology and physics
involved in
their daredevil stunts.
Professional free-runne
rs and
world-class BMX trials
riders will perform an
adrenalinefuelled stunt show wit
h vaults, rolls, wheelies
and bunny
hops, as TV presenter
Greg Foot deconstruct
s the
physiology and physics
behind these extreme
sports
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SHOW TIMES
11.15am / 3.00pm
53 Degrees
This exhilarating theatre
show combines
a mischievous mix of ho
memade
inventions, physical drama
, live science
demonstrations and pra
ctical jokes. The
Experimentrics love to pu
t on a show.
They love to use the objec
ts they find in
unexpected ways, but the
y are frequently
distracted by their own ho
memade
inventions and their mischi
evous desire to
play practical jokes on eac
h other. Discover
exciting scientific concep
ts all without the
use of words. The Experim
entrics is an
award-winning theatre sho
w that has been
featured at the Edinburg
h Fringe amongst
others and we are deligh
ted to be
welcoming them to the
Lancashire Science
Festival for these very spe
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3D Futures Workshop
m-1.00pm /
9.30am-11.00am / 11.30a
1.30pm-3.00pm
RI Young
Darwin Building, UCLan and
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Scientist Centre (gro
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Have a go at 3D printing in
the
amazing workshop. Follow
r own design to
process from creating you
printed object
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producing
Capacity: 30 people U
Amazing Acrobalance.00pm /
30pm-1
10.00am-10.30am / 12.
0pm
3.00pm-3.3
Foster car park
stunts performed by the
Watch awesome acrobatic
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remarkable Edin
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Capacity: Ou
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Chinese Brush Paintin
Workshop
1.45pm-2.30pm
54 (second floor)
Darwin Building, Room DB2
al Chinese
Learn how to use a tradition
own
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brush and ink to crea
tings
pain
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styl
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nes
Chi
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Capacity: 30 people U
Chinese Paper Making
Workshop
10.00am-10.45am
54 (second floor)
Darwin Building, Room DB2
nese rice paper
Learn about traditional Chi
tive and
crea
ting
and have a go at get
own
r
you
ing
mak
Capacity: 30 people U
Death, Disease and
Disney Magic
0pm-3.45pm
11.15am-12noon / 3.0
Theatre 3 (lower
ture
Lec
ter
Fos
,
Foster Building
ground floor)
tion has saved thousands
Find out how data visualisa
t exactly does it do?
wha
and
it
is
of lives, but what
PG
Capacity: 125 people
Experimentrics
0pm-3.45pm
11.15am-12noon / 3.0
53 Degrees
w combines
This exhilarating theatre sho
de inventions,
ema
hom
of
mix
a mischievous
onstrations and
dem
nce
physical drama, live scie
s
joke
practical
Capacity: 400 people U
Extreme Sports Battle
Going Beyond the
Tablet Workshop
11.15am-11.45am /
1.45pm-2.15pm / 4.15pm-4.45pm
Foster car park
Be amazed by world-class BMX trial riders
and free-runners and find out about the physiology
and physics involved in their daredevil stunts
Capacity: Outdoors – just turn up U
Felicity Fly Storyteller
10.00am-10.30am / 11.20am-11.50am /
12.40pm-1.10pm / 1.50pm-2.20pm /
3.10pm-3.30pm / 4.00pm-4.30pm
Foster Building, Mitchell and Kenyon
Corridor (ground floor)
Forbidden Planet
Puppet Show
10.00am-10.45am /
3.00pm-3.45pm
Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture
Theatre (ground floor)
Discover how amazing our bodies are and see what
the Human Guinea Pig, Tom Warrender, has put his
body through all in the name of science
Capacity: 470 people U
Introduction to Sports
Analysis Workshop
12.30pm-12.50pm
Foster Building, Foster Lecture Theatre
3 (lower ground floor)
Discover the 1956 sci-fi classic, Forbidden Planet, as
you’ve never seen it before in this hilarious puppet
show. So strap in for puppets, monsters, robots and
a
few Shakespearian puns
Capacity: 125 U
11.15am-12noon / 1.45pm-2.30pm /
3.00pm-3.45pm
Maudland Building, Room MB317 (third floor)
Discover the things you cannot see with
the naked eye. The world through a
microscope is a very different place
Capacity: 30 people U
Find out what your pharmacist
does all day in this fun workshop.
Make colourful creams, get
messy and try out practice inhalers
Capacity: 30 people U
Human Guinea Pig
Award-winning author Christina Gabbitas will be
capturing children’s imagination, storytelling with
sixteen different character accents
Capacity: Just turn up U
Going Beyond the
Human Eye Workshop
11.15am-12noon /
12.30pm-1.15pm / 3.00pm-3.45pm
Maudland Building, Room MB247 (second floor)
11.15am-12noon / 12.30pm-1.15pm /
1.45pm-2.30pm
Greenbank Building, Room GR274 (second floor)
Find out just what is involved in sports
analysis and have a go yourself under
the watchful eye of the former
analyst to Blackburn Rovers
Capacity: 15 people PG
Judging Climbing Fish
1.45pm-2.30pm
Foster Building, Foster Lecture Theatre 3
(lower ground floor)
See what it is really like to be dyslexic and learn about
famous dyslexic scientists, such as Albert Einstein
Capacity: 125 people PG
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littleBits Workshop
10.00am-11.30am /
pm
12.30pm-2.00pm / 3.00pm-4.30
io, Room
Media Factory, Media Innovation Stud
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floor
th
ME414 (four
Let us introduce you to littleBits,
a playful learning technology of
electronic building blocks that
allows you to create amazing
inventions from everyday rubbish
Capacity: 20 people U
Maths, Disney, Pixar: 2
pm /
11.15am-12noon / 1.45pm-2.30
3.00pm-3.45pm
on
Foster Building, Mitchell and Keny
Cinema (ground floor)
Disney Pixar
Find out how some of your favourite
s
math
out
with
exist
n’t
movies simply could
U
ple
Capacity: 125 peo
Minecraft Workshop
pm
11.15am-12noon / 3.00pm-3.45
ing,
Build
gy
nolo
Tech
Computing and
Room CM019 (ground floor)
Do you want to know how to
control your Minecraft world?
This session will teach you how
actually
to write computer programs that will
interact with the world of Minecraft
Capacity: 30 people U
One in a Minion?
Despicable CSI
pm /
11.15am-12noon / 1.45pm-2.30
3.00pm-3.45pm
tre 4 (lower
Foster Building, Foster Lecture Thea
ground floor)
ce and crime
Come and find out how forensic scien
ick track
Tenn
Cat
Dr
help
can
ion
scene investigat
down a despicable thief
Capacity: 125 people U
Psychology of Space
Travel
5pm
11.15am-12noon / 12.30pm-1.1
tre
Thea
re
Lectu
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Darw
ing,
Build
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(ground floor)
Peake’s space
Find out the psychology behind Tim
naut
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to
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it
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PG
ple
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470
Capacity:
Robots, Games and Maths
12.30pm-1.15pm
on
Foster Building, Mitchell and Keny
Cinema (ground floor)
ts
What does the future hold for robo
with
do
to
got
all
this
and what has
in all
maths? Dr Kevin Bowman will expla
U
Capacity: 125 people
The Sound of Science
pm
11.15am-12noon / 1.45pm-2.30
re
Harrington Building, Harrington Lectu
Theatre (ground floor)
style, with a
Whizz through science Being 747
our favourite
from
s
song
selection of the very best
band
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Capacity: 479 people U
Space Adventures
pm
11.15am-12noon / 1.45pm-2.30
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Greenbank Building, Greenbank Lectu
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floor
nd
Theatre (grou
system with
Explore the vast and incredible solar
and find out
s
Jame
Huw
er
nom
astro
nture
adve
ntures to in
where we will be having space adve
the future
Capacity: 220 people PG
Space, Time and
Other Illusions
-12noon /
10.00am-10.45am / 11.15am
1.45pm-2.30pm
tre 2
Foster Building, Foster Lecture Thea
(lower ground floor)
hard as he blows
Join festival favourite Dr Matt Pritc
teleportation
and
l
trave
time
s,
your mind with trick
U
ple
Capacity: 125 peo
Speed Engineering
Workshop
pm
11.15am-12noon / 1.45pm-2.30
Computing and Technology Building,
Room CM033 (ground floor)
Get hands on with circuit boards
and build your own electronic
to the test
reaction timer to put your reactions
U
ple
peo
30
y:
Capacit
This Is Chemistry!
1.45pm-2.30pm
Darwin Building, Darwin Lecture
Theatre (ground floor)
ging fizzing
Expect atoms, molecules, colour chan
in this mind
ions
react
yst
catal
crazy
and
fountains
Will
with
istry
chem
of
n
blowing demonstratio
Stockburn and Dr Anna Kirkham
Capacity: 470 people U
Why Do We Do That?
pm
12.30pm-1.15pm / 3.00pm-3.45
re Theatre
Harrington Building, Harrington Lectu
)
floor
(ground
and skull to
Jon Wood is going beyond our skin
what makes
discover how our brains function and
us tick
Capacity: 479 people U
Engage with us and get
your hands on the future
Learn more about our graduate and apprenticeship schemes and apply at:
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http://www.baesystems.com/apprenticeships
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How Healthy Am I?
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Greenbank Building,
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a paramedic.
Find out what it takes to be
ambulance and
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to become a
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life-saver
Construction Zone
Operation!
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Foster Learning Zone
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Don your scrubs and find
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SCIENCE SHOWFLOORS
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Science Showfloors
Indoors in the Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre, outdoors in the
marquee on Darwin car park and in Maudland Foyer.
U
Get hands on with lots of awesome, interactive activities covering the full spectrum of science,
technology, engineering, maths, health and much more. Open all day on a drop-in basis
INDOOR SCIENCE SHOWFLOO
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City
Deal
Find out if
you can build the best Lego brid
ge and all
about City Deal’s exciting plans
BAE Systems
Take part in exciting STEM activitie
s with BAE
Systems
National
Nuclear
Laboratory
Find out all about the nuclear indu
stry with the
National Nuclear Laboratory
Futures in Science
Take the STEM challenge and
see how you could have a
future in science with the Nuclear
Decommissioning Agency
IET (Institute of
Engineering
and Technology)
Get hands on with engineering
activities and
have a go at making your own
LED torch
Institute of
Physics
Get hands on with physics and
find out how
physics is involved in simple ever
yday
phenomena as well as sophisticat
ed technology
Comic Book
Science
Try on image processing
Ironman helmets and a robotic
Ironman arm
and find out all about comic boo
k science with
UCLan Engineering
NSG Environmental
Ltd
Learn about the evolution of
the nuclear industry and
developments in science and
engineering
Food of the
Future
Have a look at what we may
be eating in the future, including seaweed and
insects, and try them out for yourself
Ultimaker
Looking After
Your Lymphatics
Discover the revolutionary new
technology of 3D printing and
create your own 3D designs
Learn all about the lymphatic
system and how to take care
of it
Pharmacists:
Beyond
Dispensing
UCLan Learning
and Information
Services
Get health checks from qualified pharmacists,
including blood pressure, height, weight and
BMI
Find out all the fun uses of technology from
virtual travel to the stars to virtual reality
Mission Starlight
Investigate how chemistry
can provide protection from
starlight, make your own
comet and explore our interactive tent
#SkillZone
Dress-up Station
Let UCLan Health introduce
you to the SkillZone and get a taster of some of
the fantastic activities you can do
NIHR
(National Institute of Health
Research Collaboration for
Leadership in Applied Health
Research)
Play games, take part in a quiz and draw on the
graffiti wall with the NIHR and Care North West
Coast
Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Find out about the work of the Wild
Life Trust and take part in a nature quiz
Beyond Planet Earth
Take a journey in astrophysics with
the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute to
learn about the Juno mission to
Jupiter, the Hubble Space Telescope and the
International Space Centre
UCLan Physics
Discover the world of the
very small with nanoparticles,
have a go with a laser and
see if you can master our crystal packing
challenge
British Army
Test your agility, reaction speeds
and take part in a virtual
parachute jump
Data
Visualisation
RSPB
Give nature a home, make
a bird feeder and find out
all about the work of the
RSPB
Use Lego to learn about the
different approaches to data
visualisation
Nature’s
Engineers
Computing
Challenge
Treasure Hunt
Join our computing challenge and take part in
the treasure hunt to get your team to the top
of the leaderboard
Preston’s
College
Working together
with the Royal Aeronautical Society and
Preston’s College you will design and build your
own glider and see how well it flies
See how good nature is
at engineering, look through microscopes and
watch chemical reactions taking place
How to Throw
Your Rubbish
Away
Put your throwing skills to the test and check
out your recycling knowledge to win prizes
Plant Doctors
Get up close and personal
with different plant diseases
and the plant doctors who
study them
Virtual Reality
Fashion
Discover the future of
shopping, all in 3D virtual reality
Science Grrl
British Red
Cross
Would you know what to do in an emergency?
Learn essential first aid skills with the British Red
Cross and get advice on everything from
seizures and stab wounds to burns and heart
attacks
‘Talk to a Scientist’ and find
out about studying science
and careers in lots of different
areas of STEM
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OUTDOOR
SCIENCE SHOWFLOOR
Polydron
Use your
imagination and discover what exciting things
you can build with Polydron shapes
Developmental
Cognitive
Neuroscience
Discover the exciting mysteries of the brain with
the UCLan School of Psychology
Archaeology:
Beyond Mud
Test your prehistoric
engineering skills and watch
our Ribchester archaeology dig live to find out
about the Romans in Lancashire
VEX Robotics
Try out the Hook Shot, Robotic
Arm and Hexcalator educational
robotics
The ECO team
Forensics
Find out how you can help
the environment by putting
your memory to the test and
have a go at making your own paper gift bags
Find out about the science
behind the crime scenes
with UCLan Forensic and
Investigative Sciences experts
Paul’s Real Deal
Sugar Swaps
Learn all about what
sugar can do to you and
your teeth with UCLan
School of Dentistry
School of
Dentistry
Training 2000
Find out what it’s like to be a dentist and try out
a variety of dentistry activities
Training 2000
Try out 3D writing, printing and laser cutting
with Training 2000
Maths
Explore the many exciting
uses for maths with UCLan
Mathematics
What’s Inside?
The human body is
fantastic! Learn about
what’s inside us, identify parts of the body from
an X-ray and build a body
Explore the evolution of
science fiction toys from Buck Rogers and
Dan Dare to Doctor Who and Star Wars
THESE STANDS ARE LOCATED
JUST OUTSIDE OF THE MARQUEE
WhiteSpace
Visit our dome to discover the
similarities between manned
spaceflight and living in Antarctica
Preston and District
Astronomical
Society
Learn how to observe the night sky and see
what it takes to become an astronomer
MAUDLAND FOYER
Institution of
Mechanical
Engineers
Discover the exciting world of mechanical
engineering with hands on activities and
demonstrations including a wind tunnel,
engines and Lego trucks
FESTIVAL SHO
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Visit our fantastic SkillZone
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p-in sessions and discover som
Park. Get hands-on in the dro
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amazing machines that kee
pages for more information
Lancashire Fire and
Rescue Service U
Become a Paramedic
Drop-in U
Harrington Car Park
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Room GR109 (first floor)
Get Mummified
Drop-in U
North West
Ambulance Service
Greenbank Building,
Room GR102B (first floor)
Harrington Car Park
Take a look inside a real
ambulance and learn all about
the work of paramedics
How Healthy Am I?
Drop-in U
Greenbank Building,
Room GR115 (first floor)
Operation! Drop-in
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Greenbank Building,
Room GR111 (first floor)
Wasted Lives
U
Preston City
Trampoline Club
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OUR AMAZING
SPONSORS
We are only able to run the Lancashire Scien
ce Festival and keep our main
family and schools programme free of char
ge and accessible to all due to
the amazing support of our sponsors.
If you are interested in being part of the
festival next year please contact
the team on 01772 894288 or EngageUCLan@
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The University is proud to
produce and host the
Lancashire Science Festival to
encourage the sharing of
ideas, knowledge, creativity
and the spark of learning
City Deal
creates new
communities and
opportunities for local people and they join us as an
ignite sponsor, find out more at their stand on the
indoor Science Showfloor
We are delighted that
BAE Systems has joined
us once again as a spark sponsor; get engineering
with them on the indoor Science Showfloor
National Nuclear
Laboratory join us
again as a spark
sponsor. You can find them bringing energy and
enthusiasm to our indoor Science Showfloor
The Nuclear Decommissioning
Authority will be inspiring
young scientists of the future
as a spark sponsor on our
indoor Science Showfloor
The Institute of Engineering
and Technology is a festival
stalwart, consistently
inspiring young minds on the indoor Science
Showfloor as a catalyse sponsor
Fort Vale encourage young
people into science and
are supporting this year’s
festival as a catalyse sponsor
We are delighted to welcome back NSG
as a catalyse sponsor, visit their stand
on the indoor Science Showfloor to find
out more
The Institute of
Physics will be
generating
excitement with their range of hands-on activities on
the indoor Science Showfloor
A huge thank you to South Ribble
Borough Council and City Deal for
sponsoring and creating the Truck
Trail. Hope you all enjoy taking
part in the Truck Trail competition
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is a non-departmental public body.
We aim to deliver safe, sustainable solutions
to the challenge of nuclear clean-up
and waste management. This means
we work with various people
and organisations to ensure
that the right skills and
resources are available
for our 120 year mission.
Find out more:
www.nda.gov.uk
Children’s University
Learning Destination
ghted to be
The Lancashire Science Festival is deli
tination.
a Children’s University Learning Des
attending
You will receive up to two stamps for
port.
ct your stamps in your learning pass
the festival. Visit the Helpdesk to colle
ch encourages all
ional critically-acclaimed charity whi
The Children’s University is an internat
and acquire new
s
experiences, develop new interest
children aged 5 to 14 years to try new
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skills through participation in innovati
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day. Find out more at www.child
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DB Darwin Building
FB Foster Building
GR Greenbank Building
HA Harrington Building
HB Harris Building
HR Hanover Building
MB Maudland Building
ME Media Factory
STF Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre
VB Victoria Building
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Truck Trail
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trucks you can
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University’s
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TRUCK TRAIL
COMPETITION
follow the City Deal Truck
Starting on Foster Car Park,
cks you can spot across
Trail and see how many tru
p a log of which year
the University’s Campus. Kee
t manufactured). Once
each truck was born (aka firs
e to the Festival Shop (at
completed hand in this pag
Finney Sports Centre) or
the entrance of the Sir Tom
lding or 53 Degrees)
a Check-in Point (at Foster Bui
Waterstones gift card.
for your chance to win a £20
Truck number
1
2
3
4
5
6
Year born
Truck number
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9
10
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The youngest truck
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receive a £20
on Saturday 2 July. The winner will
after the festival closes at 5.00pm
.
2016
A winner will be drawn at random
before 15 July
er will be notified via email on or
Waterstones gift card. The winn
LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS
ON THIS YEAR’S LANCASHIRE
SCIENCE FESTIVAL
Once completed hand in this page at
the Festival Shop (at the entrance of
the Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre) or
a Check-in Point (at Foster Building
or 53 Degrees)
tle and
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Amazing Acrobalance?
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Showfloors?
What did you think about the festival as a whole?
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