Many Science Centres have a Foucault’s pendulum but without some investigative work with a small turntable, a pendulum o...more
Find out how we can see chromosomes, discover how they control gender and find out about the effect of some common chrom...more
What are chromosomes? What is DNA? Where do we find them and how can we see them? Many students arrive at university to ...more
Over 90% of the mass of our universe is in the form of unseen Dark Matter. Determining its nature would solve of the big...more
Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is the most important idea in biology, yet many people dismiss it as "...more
How do we know when a species is new to science? Modern taxonomy is based on analysis of DNA rather than examination of ...more
DNA is fundamental to people's identity and identification of DNA samples is a powerful tool for solving crime. Students...more
Spectrophotometry is an important analytical technique and drug abuse is a serious problem in modern sport. We bring the...more
Students create DNA fingerprints using gel electrophoresis of pre-digested samples of DNA to solve a vicious crime. The ...more
Learn where DNA comes from and what it's for, sample your own cheek cells, extract the DNA and then precipitate and bott...more
Genetic engineering for beginners. Students learn about the techniques and applications of genetic engineering, insert f...more
How does the Greenhouse Effect work and what will it do to our planet? Use sensors and sun lamps to investigate which is...more
What is hair? What is it made of? How can hair have colour? Why do we have hair? How does hair grow? How strong is hai...more
Participants look at some of the spectacular deep field images recorded by the Hubble Space Telescope and use these to c...more
Sterile technique, plating, streaking, staining, microscopy... everything you need to know for the practical side of mic...more
Students will consider methods of visualising chromosomes, major chromosomal anomalies and types of chromosomal mutation...more
Can you tell the difference between a bad hair day and a serious problem? Many medical conditions are shown on the scal...more
Is there any difference between organic and processed food. In this workshop students undertake experiments with cake an...more
Our new PCR workshop, in which we explore the links between students' phenotypic ability to taste PTC and their TAS2R38 ...more
How good are we at recognizing faces? Can you recognize a genuine smile? How can we help people recognize faces when giv...more
What puts the bubbles into crunchy bars, meringues, sponges and bread? Discover the physical, biological and chemical sc...more
What is the biggest organ in your body? You may be surprised to know that it is your skin. Find out about the important ...more
How can we get into space? Use sensors to measure the muzzle velocity of a spring cannon and discover the relationship b...more
James Watson famously claimed to have discovered the secret of life when he discovered the structure of DNA in February ...more
What are hair dyes and how can we use them safely? Explore why hair is coloured and the physiology of natural and colour...more
Students investigate bacterial DNA to discover what modern DNA techiques reveal about evolution and natural selection....more