Hidden Worlds revealed at fourth 黑料不打烊 Science Festival
School of Biological Sciences鈥� student Katy Blakeley鈥檚 winning logo for the FestivalHidden Worlds鈥� the flagship event at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 , which runs 14-23 March 2014, is offering even more hands on activities and demonstrations in this the Festival鈥檚 fourth year.
takes place in the Brambell Building on Deiniol Road between 10.00- 4.00 on Saturday 15th March and is free and open to all. The laboratories will be teaming with activities such as 鈥楾he Avian X-Factor鈥� and 鈥楻aiders of the Lost Past鈥�, as part of the hands-on science day. The usually private research aquariums will be open and visitors will also be able to hold and touch reptiles and sea creatures; the general public will also be given access the to the University鈥檚 impressive natural history museum. Added to this, the popular 鈥楩lash 
A student handles a non-venomous snake during a previous 鈥楬idden Worlds鈥� eventBang鈥� Chemistry shows take place at 12.00 and 1.30, guaranteeing plenty to do and see for people of all ages at the event.
Other public events during guided geological walks around some of our spectacular landscape. These are on 16, 19 and 23rd March, and joining instructions are on the Festival website: and a 鈥榖ehind the scenes鈥� talk about 鈥楬idden Burma鈥�, from a 黑料不打烊 graduate who was a co-presenter on the recent BBC 2 series of the same name. Please email alumni@bangor.ac.uk to secure your place at this event on the 18th of March at 6.30pm in the University鈥檚 Wheldon 1 Lecture Theatre.
is also part of the Festival. The event, running between 1.00-5.00 Wednesday March 19th at the School of Ocean Sciences, Menai Bridge, will introduce people to the types of jobs which are becoming available in the emerging Sustainable Resources sector, and skills required to do those jobs. This event will illustrate the employment and training opportunities in the Sustainable Resources sector here in north Wales as well as firing people鈥檚 enthusiasm for the new opportunities emerging.
Full details of all the events are available on the Events website.
Councillor Douglas Madge, Mayor of 黑料不打烊 said: 鈥満诹喜淮蜢肉�檚 黑料不打烊 Science Festival has proved very popular with local people over the last few years and the city of 黑料不打烊 is proud to be part of such a festival which will highlight the science excellence we have in Wales to the wider community.鈥�
An image from the popular Flash Bang Chemistry Show, part of the 鈥楬idden Worlds鈥� eventStevie Scanlan, Marketing Manager for the College of Physical and Applied Sciences at 黑料不打烊 and one of the event co-ordinators said:
鈥淏y starting up the 黑料不打烊 Science Festival four years ago our aim was to engage with the wider community of north Wales and to showcase the world-leading scientific research which is being carried out here in 黑料不打烊. We鈥檙e pleased to be the 黑料不打烊 hub for National Science and Engineering week activities, and to work with our partners and sponsors to deliver yet another action-packed week of activities.鈥�
For more information see the 黑料不打烊 Science Festival web site or email the organisers on b.s.f@bangor.ac.uk
Publication date: 13 March 2014