Conferences
Public Lectures : Children
15th November 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
The future of learning
Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University
Free admission, no pre-booking required
15th March 2012
18:00 - 19:00
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Dark matters **important note: please note this lecture begins at 6pm**
Andrew Pontzen and Tom Whyntie
British Science Association Lecture
Free admission, no pre-booking required
6th March 2012
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Enlisting Dumbledore’s army: children’s stories and human rights
Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty
Fickling Lecture on Developments in Children’s Literature
Free admission, no pre-booking required
19th January 2012
17:00 - 18:00
RB Green Lecture Theatre, Dental School
The physiology of sport – brain, breathing, blood flow
Maximum performance in sport – the human body in peak performance
John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds, given by Northumbria University's School of Life Sciences
To reserve free places, please contact the Public Lectures office on 0191 222 6136 or e-mail: public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk
18th January 2012
17:00 - 18:00
RB Green Lecture Theatre, Dental School
The biomechanics of sport – how the body moves
Maximum performance in sport – the human body in peak performance
John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds, given by Northumbria University's School of Life Sciences
To reserve free places, please contact the Public Lectures office on 0191 222 6136 or e-mail: public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk
17th January 2012
17:00 - 18:00
RB Green Lecture Theatre, Dental School
The science of sport
Maximum performance in sport – the human body in peak performance
John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds, given by Northumbria University's School of Life Sciences
To reserve free places, please contact the Public Lectures office on 0191 222 6136 or e-mail: public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk
10th May 2011
17:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
The secrets of The Secret Garden: engaging modern children and modern adults
Professor Peter Hunt, Visiting Professor of Children’s Literature, Newcastle University
10th February 2011
17:30 - 18:30
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Tony Durcan, Director of Culture, Libraries and Lifelong Learning, Newcastle City Council
Newcastle’s new City Library: a beacon for book, knowledge and space
Free admission, no pre-booking required
20th January 2011
17:00 - 18:00
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Marvellous, Mind Blowing, Magical Molecules: Lecture 3 - ACTION! ... and reaction
Given by staff from the School of Chemistry at Newcastle University
John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds
To reserve free places, please contact the Public Lectures office on 0191 222 6136 or e-mail: public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk
19th January 2011
17:00 - 18:00
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building
Marvellous, Mind Blowing, Magical Molecules: Lecture 2 - CAMERA! Seeing is believing
Given by staff from the School of Chemistry at Newcastle University
John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds
To reserve free places, please contact the Public Lectures office on 0191 222 6136 or e-mail: public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk