This year the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University are co-hosting the 194th British Science Festival which runs from Wednesday 10th September until Sunday 14th September.
The festival programme features over 100 science-inspired events taking place at venues across Liverpool. University of Liverpool research is at the forefront of the festival programme, which presents a unique opportunity to engage first hand with world-leading experts at the cutting-edge of science.
Here are some of the events relating to our research frontiers involving researchers from across the University.
Particle Physics
Universal secrets: Unpacking particle physics - Curious about the world's smallest building blocks? Want to know the difference between muons and neutrinos? Desperate to delve into dark matter? Our panel discussion and Q&A will demystify the world of particle physics and uncover the things we still don't know about our universe. This panel will be accompanied by a showcase of particle detector equipment.
We are also hosting Electrons in wonderland, where you can explore the building blocks of matter.
Don't forget to also pay a visit to Geist where you can find out about Neutrinos - otherwise known as ghost particles.
Materials Discovery
Robo-chemist: Meet your new lab partner! - Watch a robot chemist perform experiments and find out how human-robot collaborations could transform chemistry. As the robot chemist mixes solutions and detects colour changes, you'll explore the revolutionary role robotics could play in science and industry.
You may also be interested in meeting our Robot artist, where human creativity meets robotic intelligence.
Therapeutics Innovation
Antiviral roller skating - watch the Liverpool Roller Birds dance against an amazing, animated background and find out how antivirals are designed. During this performance, the skaters will reveal what coronaviruses get up to inside your cells during infection and how scientists design drugs to stop them.
Liverpool's party people will also be discussing the science of going out - from getting ready to the after party.
AI for Life
AI puzzle lab: Decode the future of healthcare - Discuss how AI and digital twins - accurate, virtual representations of an object or system - can improve decision making and find out how both patients and doctors can help shape these technologies to make them more effective and relevant.
Art forgery to astrophysics: A data science showcase is available for those curious about how computers solve problems and the impact of AI.
Infection Resilience
Nature's perils: Plants and pandemics - The world around us is home to many deadly and delightful plants and microbes - some of them help treat diseases whilst others are dangerous. Join researchers to discover how they study and protect people against dangerous germs and plants.
You may also be interested in other infection related events such as What the phage?! and Welcome to microbe city!
