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Salford Science Jam: Manchester Science Festival

Wednesday 28 September 2016

THE UNIVERSITY of Salford opens its doors to the public for a mind-blowing exhibition of science on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 October (10am – 4pm).

Salford Science Jam at the University’s MediaCityUK campus is FREE for the whole family and is a popular part of the annual Manchester Science Festival – England’s best attended festival of science.

The University of Salford is the lead educational sponsor of the Festival.

This year’s highlights include:

The Forest of Curiosity – Explore the science of the forest, from insect and animal behaviour to the bacterial communities behind many of the world’s foods and medicines, and experience the post-apocalyptic world of Chernobyl’s radioactive wilderness.

Lego Robots – Build Lego models and bring them to life using software linked to motors and sensors, while discovering engineering tools like gears, pulleys and cams. Add your own imaginative features and develop algorithms using simple programmes.

Sensory Sound Pit – What does the world look like when you perceive sound through your hands and eyes, as well as your ears? Enter an immersive, tactile environment where sound is represented by shape, touch, motion and visuals inspired by neuroscience research into the way the  brain  responds  to  sound.  With  European City of Science artist-in-residence Di Mainstone.

Silent Signal explores new ways of thinking about the human bodySilent Signal – This exhibition of six animations explores new ways of thinking about the human body, using contributions from leading biomedical  scientists.  See  the  journeys  made  by infectious diseases, battles with bacteria, intercellular memory, the science of sleep and the link between biology and machines.

Ryoichi Kurowaka: Unfold – Experience an audio-visual representation of how the solar system was born and how our galaxy might evolve. Japanese artist Ryoichi Kurokawa’s new body of work is based on data taken from giant molecular clouds in space – data which may hold  the  secrets  to  the  birth  of the stars.

Maths on Display – Join mathematician and Josh award winner Dr Katie Steckles for an introduction to the mathematics behind photographs and digital displays. Find out how colour images are stored, displayed and compressed; learn about Katie’s massive megapixel project at  this  year’s  Festival;  and  discover  how a simple spreadsheet can be so much more.  – Friday, October 19 6 – 8pm. (Advance booking required for this event. See www.manchestersciencefestival.com

MediaCityUK campus, University of Salford, Plot B4, Salford Quays, M50 2HE See venue map and information

Manchester Science Festival events are taking place from Thursday 20 October – Sunday 30 October 2016. Visit the festival website for full details.