MARCH

NATIONWIDE

Various events via Café Scientifique
Date: Ongoing
Venue: Various, from The Orkney Islands to Falmouth
Audience: Adults
Cost: Mostly free
Café Scientifique is a network of informal meetings groups up and down the UK that are run for the discussion of topical scientific issues. They offer a unique opportunity for the scientific community and those interested in science to engage with one another in a relaxed atmosphere and are designed to be more accessible than a public lecture. Meetings take place in bars and cafes, although other venues, such as theatres, are also used.
Information on Café Scientifique across the UK

ABERDEEN

Rocks in Space
Date: 11 March, 7pm
Venue: Waterstones (Union Bridge branch), Union Street, Aberdeen
Audience: Adults
Cost: Free
Café Scientifique is an informal forum for the discussion of topical scientific issues. Professor John Parnell from the University of Aberdeen is the guest speaker. Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy with a real down-to-earth story, bridging evolution and the space programme.
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ABERYSTWYTH

Malaria - False Dawn or New Hope?
Date: 23 March, 7.30pm
Venue: Theatre Bar, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
Audience: Adults
Cost: Free
The Science Cafe is an informal forum for the discussion of topical scientific issues. Professor Chris Thomas will be the guest speaker at this event.
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CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Centuries of Science
Date: 9-22 March
Venue: Around the city of Cambridge
Audience: All ages
Cost: Many events are free The Cambridge Science Festival is a 10-day celebration featuring talks, workshops and demonstrations hosted by people who study or work with science, engineering and technology. Over 40 university departments, museums and community partners will open for free across the city to showcase 'the world of science'. The full event programme is on the website, and will offer over 100 free events for all ages on all subjects from astronomy to zoology.
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DEVON

Do Genes Make us Fat?
Date: 2 March, 8.30pm
Venue: Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter
Audience: Adults
Cost: Free
Exeter Café Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Meetings take place on the first Monday of every month unless stated otherwise. Tim Frayling, Professor of Human Genetics, Peninsula Medical School will be this month’s speaker.
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Eye for Colour
Date: Now until 21 March
Venue: Explore-At-Bristol, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1
Audience: All ages
Cost: Free with ticket to Explore (which is £5.50) and free for the under threes
Ever wondered how you’d feel if sausages were purple, or what colour paint used to be made from ground-up Egyptian mummies? Well come and let Explore-At-Bristol’s eye-opening interactive exhibition lead you through the dazzling world of colour.
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LONDON

Japan Car - Designs for the Crowded Globe
Date: Now until April
Venue: The Science Museum, South Kensington, London
Audience: All ages
Cost: Free
The exhibition shows how Japanese car design reflects the 'soil and the spirit of Japan', shown through concept cars and special home market models. Japan Car explores three themes while examining the future of mobility in cities. Japan, being both highly innovative and densely populated, can be seen as the driving force behind transport solutions for 21st-century cities.
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Dan Dare and the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain
Date: Now until October
Venue: The Science Museum, South Kensington, London
Audience: All ages
Cost: Free
Dan Dare’s rocket fleet roars high over Venus to trounce his arch foe - the power-mad Mekon. Meanwhile, back on Earth, another extraordinary future is unfolding, one which laid the foundation for Britain’s hi-tech consumer society. After 1945, though war-weary and broke, Britain found huge pride in wartime advances such as radar, penicillin and the jet engine. Discoveries like these were now tipped to kick-start world-beating industries, bring prosperity and bankroll the emerging welfare state. In an age before globalisation, products from rockets to radios sprang from local roots. Together they reveal a fascinating ‘lost world’ of British design and invention; a glimpse of a time when the TV in the corner was a Murphy, not a Sony. This exciting new temporary exhibition explores the role played by technology in creating post-war Britain.
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NORTH YORKSHIRE

The Year of Astronomy - Science and Engineering week
Date: 6-15 March
Venue: Around the city of York
Audience: Aimed at children, young people and families
Cost: £3/£4 or £12 family ticket. Advance booking is necessary
10-day exploration of the region's scientific ‘best bits’, celebrating the breadth and depth of science.
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OXFORDSHIRE

Part of the Science and Engineering Week
Date: 6-15 March
Venue: Science Oxford in St Clements, Oxford
Audience: Aimed at children, young people and families
Cost: £3/£4 or £12 family ticket. Advance booking is necessary
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WREXHAM

Science Festival for Everyone
Date: 26 March to 4 April
Venue: Around the county of Wrexham
Audience: All ages
Cost: Some events are free
There are over 25 public events covering a variety of topics; an interactive family science day with lots of new exhibitors; events for the business community; and events for schools.
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