This special one-day event will feature lectures from some of the University’s leading academics, covering topics from medicine, physics, biosciences and the environment.
Exeter shows off cutting-edge research to budding scientists
Year 12 science students from across the South West are discovering cutting-edge scientific research in the “Britain Needs Scientists” conference hosted by the University of Exeter, held on Wednesday 2nd July.
This special one-day event will feature lectures from some of the University’s leading academics, covering topics from medicine, physics, biosciences and the environment.
The conference will also give the 200 student attendees the opportunity to participate in a careers fair to discuss the wide range of options available, both in science and at the University.
The day will involve talks such as “How to wire up a brain”, “How we can stop tropical deforestation” and “All things Bright and Beautiful: the Physics of Colour in Biology” and aims to show the next generation of scientists how diverse and exciting science can be.
Conference organiser, Dr Nicola King, said of the event: “Many young people who enjoy science at school may not be aware of the fantastic cutting edge research that goes on in universities, or the many doors that a degree in science can open. I hope this event will open their eyes to the wealth of opportunities there are for anyone who studies science.
"We want to inspire these young people to think beyond the discrete subjects they study at school and get a taste of how we work in a multidisciplinary environment, and show them that university is more than just somewhere to study for the next three years, but that it is somewhere they can be involved in world-leading research and make a difference to the world around them in many different ways."
Date: 30 June 2014
