Staff and students are invited to the University’s award-wining annual Science and Engineering Festival on Saturday 14 March.
Science and Engineering Day takes place on Highfield Campus from 10:30 to 16:30 (last admission 16:00) with fascinating exhibitions, interactive displays, talks and shows.
This stimulating and fun day is free and there will be lots to see and get involved in for all ages including wearable technologies, the health of your home, landslides, the secrets of animal bones, virtual musical instruments, stem cells, knee replacement, memory loss, immune cells and much more.
This year, there are a number of brand new activities and incredible facilities open, including:
- Tours of the RJ Mitchell wind tunnel, where Britain’s Olympic athletes conducted testing ahead of their Gold medal success. During the day, Southampton’s Road Cycling club will be showcasing the wind tunnel to further improve their performance, you can view more details on the Students’ Union website.
- As 2015 is the International Year of Light, explore the fibre-drawing towers and clean rooms, which produce the optical fibres that power the Internet and power global communication networks.
Visitors will be able to enjoy over 80 shows, tours and hands-on activities, including Festival favourites such as Southampton Astrodome, the Light Express Laser Show, Railway Research laboratory and Ian B Dunne’s ‘Science Magic…Magic Science’.