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Bridget, Mars Rover
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The Program
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Satellite' © NASA
Satellite event
17 OCTOBER
19:00 - 22:30
SAMEAS, ON 'SPACE'
Feat. Dr Lewis Dartnell, Matthew Sheret, Dr Kevin Fong, Dr Lucie Green, Chris Lintott and Nicola Triscott
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Venue The Driver, Kings Cross, N1 9RY
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Bright, Mars Rover' © Astrium
Bridget, Mars Rover
22 -23 OCTOBER
11:00 - 20:00
BRIDGET, MARS ROVER
Astrium's ExoMars mars rover prototype
Bridget, Mars Rover logo
Venue Jeremy Bentham Room, UCL, WC1E 6BT
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'Primate Cinema: Apes as Family', Rachel Mayeri
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Image: 'Field of Jeans', Helen Storey
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Image: 'Sweet Barrier Reef', 2011 by Ken + Julia Yonetani (installation at Venice Biennale 2009)
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Image: 'Red Dwarf', 2011
Art exhibition
19 -26 OCTOBER
12:00 - 18:00
PRIMATE CINEMA
Rachel Mayeri
The Arts Catalyst logo
Venue The Arts Catalyst, EC1M 5PS
Book tickets No pre-booking required » primatecinema
Art exhibition
20 OCTOBER
6:00 - 18:00
FIELD OF JEANS: CATALYTIC CLOTHING
London College of Fashion and University of Sheffield
London College of Fashion logo
Venue Euston Square, NW1
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Art exhibition
19 -26 OCTOBER
11:00 - 18:00
SENSE OF TASTE
Ken + Julia Yonetani
GV Art Gallery logo
Venue GV Art Gallery, W1U 6LY
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Art exhibition
21 OCTOBER
12:00 - 17:00
SOLES OF NATURE
An interactive art installation
Soles of Nature logo
Venue Imperial College Union, SW7 2BB
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Art exhibition
22 -23 OCTOBER
9:00 - 20:00
URBAN SPUTNIK: INTERACTIVE COSMOLOGY
Vanessa Harden, Dr Dominic Southgate, Dr Roberto Trotta, Prof Andrew Jaffe and Dr David Clements
UCL logo
Venue The Old Rectory, UCL, WC1E 6BT
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# ROBERTS2011
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Image: David Willetts MP
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Image: Helen Arney
Image: Steve Mould
Image: Matt Parker
Image: Prof Bruce Hood
Image: Piff the Magic Dragon
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Image: Richard Dawkins
Talk
19 OCTOBER
17:30 - 20:00
ROBERTS SCIENCE POLICY LECTURE
Feat. David Willetts MP
Science Council logo
Venue The Science Council, SE1 0EH
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Evening event
19 OCTOBER
19:00 - 22:00
FESTIVAL OF THE SPOKEN NERD:
SHAKESPEARE, SCIENCE & THE SENSES
Feat. Helen Arney, Steve Mould, Matt Parker, Prof Bruce Hood & Piff the Magic Dragon
Shakespeare's Globe logo
Venue UnderGlobe, Shakespeare's Globe, SE1 9DT
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Talk
19 OCTOBER
20:30 - 22:00
THE MAGIC OF REALITY:
AN EVENING WITH RICHARD DAWKINS
Chaired by James Harding, editor, The Times
Royal Albert Hall logo
Venue Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP
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# GHOSTUNIVERSE
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Image: 'Hubble Deep Space Image' © NASA / ESA
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Image: 'Still life', 20011 by Ken + Julia Yonetani
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Image: ATLAS Experiment © CERN 2011
# SYNTHETICBIO
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Image: 'Synthetic Biology' © the artists
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Image: Matt Brown
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Image: 'Inception' © Warner Bros Entertainment 2010
Talk
20 OCTOBER
10:00 - 14:45
TESTING TIMES:
DIABETES, A CASE STUDY
Feat. Royal College of Pathologists
Royal College of Pathologists logo
Venue Royal College of Pathologists, W1Y 5AF
Talk
20 OCTOBER
16:30 - 17:30
IT'S A GHOST UNIVERSE OUT THERE!
Feat. Dr Francisco Diego (UCL)
University College London logo
Venue University College London, WC1E 6BT
Evening event
20 OCTOBER
18:00 - 21:00
PRIVATE VIEW: SENSE OF TASTE
Ken + Julia Yonetani
GV Art Gallery logo
Venue GV Art Gallery, W1U 6LY
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Talk
20 OCTOBER
18:30 - 20:00
THE BIG BANG MACHINE:
ENGINEERING THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER
Feat. Prof Jon Butterworth & Dr Lyndon Evans
University College London logo
Venue University College London, WC1E 6BT
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Science-art event
20 OCTOBER
19:00 - 21:00
Dana Centre logo
Venue Dana Centre, SW7 5HD
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Talk
20 OCTOBER
19:30 - 22:30
SPACETACULAR!
Feat. Matt Brown and Helen Keen
Camden Head logo
Venue University College London, WC1E 6BT
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Film night
20 OCTOBER
19:30 - 23:00
SCISCREEN: INCEPTION
Feat. Ocsar-winning VFX company, Double Negative
British Science Association logo
Venue Coronet Cinema, W11 3LB
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# DNAEVOLUTION
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Image: 'The Museum of Life Sciences' © King's College London
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Image: Prof Emma Baker
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Image: Dr Kevin Fong
Talk
21 OCTOBER
12:30 - 13:00
14:30 - 15:00
BEHIND THE LENS: WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS
Feat. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition Winners
Natural History Museum logo
Venue Natural History Museum, SW7 5BD
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Hands-on workshop
21 OCTOBER
14:00 - 18:00
DNA & EVOLUTION
Feat. Dr Gillian Sales
King's College London logo
Venue The Museum of Life Sciences, SE1 1UL
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Talk
21 OCTOBER
14:30 - 15:30
HEART ATTACK!
Feat. Dr Mark Christie and Professor Emma Baker
British Pharmacological Society logo
Venue King's College London, SE1 1UL
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Talk
21 OCTOBER
18:30 - 20:40
SEARCHING FOR THE SECRET OF LIFE:
DNA, THEN, NOW AND TOMORROW
Feat. Prof Ray Gosling, Dr Frances Williams, Dr Denise Syndercombe Court and Dr Fiona Wardle | Chair: Prof Roger Morris
King's College London logo
Venue King's College London, SE1 1UL
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Talk
21 OCTOBER
18:30 - 20:00
University College London logo
Venue University College London, WC1E 6BT
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Image: Craig Leff
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Image: Quentin Cooper
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Image: Royal Observatory Greenwich
Talk
22 OCTOBER
12:30 - 13:00
14:30 - 15:00
BEHIND THE LENS: WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS
Feat. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition Winners
Natural History Museum logo
Venue Natural History Museum, SW7 5BD
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Talk
22 OCTOBER
16:00 - 17:00
WORKING ON MARS TIME
Feat. Craig Leff, MSSL-UCL
University College London logo
Venue University College London, WC1E 6BT
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Talk
22 OCTOBER
17:00 - 18:00
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Venue National Maritime Museum, SE10 9NF
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Talk
22 OCTOBER
18:30 - 20:00
LIFE: ORIGINS ON EARTH
AND SEARCHING THE COSMOS
Feat. Dr Lewis Dartnell and Dr Nick Lane
University College London logo
Venue University College London, WC1E 6BT
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Talk
22 OCTOBER
20:30 - 23:00
THE ASTRONOMERS' BALL
Feat. CERN and Guerilla Science
Royal Observatory Greenwich logo
Venue Royal Observatory Greenwich, SE10 8XJ
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Image: Lester Waugh
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Image: Lucy Allenby
Talk
23 OCTOBER
12:30 - 13:00
14:30 - 15:00
BEHIND THE LENS: WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS
Feat. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition Winners
Natural History Museum logo
Venue Natural History Museum, SW7 5BD
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Talk
23 OCTOBER
16:00 - 17:00
University College London logo
Venue University College London, WC1E 6BT
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Evening event
23 OCTOBER
18:30 - 20:00
HELEN AND THE SPACE ROCKET
A play by Kate Webster, performed by Lucy Allenby
Etcetera Theatre logo
Venue Etcetera Theatre, NW1 7BU
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Image: Dr Zoe Laughlin
Evening event
24 OCTOBER
19:00 - 22:00
ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND SMALL
Feat. Dr Zoe Laughlin, Institute of Making
King's College London logo
Venue King's College London, SE1 1UL
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Image: Prof Clive Page
Image: Prof David Fox
Image: James Peach
Image: Becky Purvis
Image: Dr Ilina Singh
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Image: Timandra Harkness
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25 OCTOBER
18:30 - 20:30
SCIENCE QUESTION TIME:
THE FUTURE OF DRUGS
Chaired by Prof Clive Page, King's College London
Science Question Time logo
Venue King's College London, SE1 1UL
Evening event
25 OCTOBER
19:00 - 21:30
YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED
Feat. Timandra Harkness and Matt Parker
Imperial College London logo
Venue Imperial College Union, SW7 2BB
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# EARTHORIGIN
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Image: Prof Jean-Pierre Bibring
Image: Prof Lars Stixrude
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Talk
26 OCTOBER
17:30 - 20:00
THE ORIGIN OF PLANET EARTH
Feat. Prof Jean-Pierre Bibring & Prof Lars Stixrude
University College London logo
Venue University College London, WC1E 6BT
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26 OCTOBER
18:30 - 22:00
THE SPACE SHUTTLE:
30 YEARS OF SPACE FLIGHT, 30 LESSONS LEARNED
Feat. Matt Melis, NASA Glenn Research Center
University College London logo
Venue University College London, SE1 9DT
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Evening event
26 OCTOBER
18:45 - 22:00
SCIENCE MUSEUM LATES: CLIMATE CHANGE
The Official London Science Festival 2011 Closing Party
Science Museum LATES logo
Venue Science Museum, SW7 2DD
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Background: ExoMars Phase B © ESA - AOES Medialab