The trail, headed up by our new mascot Barney Bee, will take visitors on a clue-hunting tour of discovery, where they must find the bees and the plants that they pollinate. This year, we will combine our innovative LEGO DNA sequencer with a trail based activity that will explore the threats faced by pollinators, such as bees, and how we can track what plants they pollinate for the good of sustaining bee populations and to make agriculture more efficient. It was so well received that we won a UEA engagement award as a result! Last year we brought you the Pink Pigeon Trail, a fascinating journey of discovery through conservation genomics and the plight of the Mauritian pink pigeon. If you check into the Science Lates evening on Friday 19 October, you’ll also be able to see science communication & outreach manager Pete’s poem, ‘Super Ape’, which will take you on a breathtaking journey from the big bang to the eventual extinction of humanity.
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We will also be visiting the Forum over three days, bringing an innovative Bee Trail, LEGO sequencer, robots and more.Īt Castle Mall, too, we’ll be taking our science to the shoppers of Norwich, setting up a stall at Kastle Kids where, along with our friends and colleagues from across the Norwich Research Park, we’ll be running a public dialogue event where you will get the chance to shape the research that we do. This year, EI will be taking to the stage once again with 11 talks and poems covering a fascinating range of science topics, from Salmonella and guts through to sequencing algae in the Antarctic, covering the whole tree of life in the process.
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Norwich Science Festival is a wonderful showcase of science from Norwich and beyond, and this year we’ll see huge names of the likes of Dr Jane Goodall OBE setting the stage for a week of fun, learning and excellent public engagement.