The Royal Society of Chemistry is looking for enthusiastic members in North West who want to get involved an exciting upcoming outreach event near you!
Where: Jodrell Bank Observatory, Macclesfield
Dates and Times: 19th July: 08.30 – 18.15
20th July: 08.30 – 18.15
21st July: 08.30 – 19.00
What:
Bluedot 2019, celebrating fifty years since the Moon Landings this July with a four-day spectacular combining music, science, cosmic culture and more beneath the Lovell Telescope. We have revealed our first wave of headliners – featuring Lovell Stage performances from Kraftwerk 3-D, New Order and Hot Chip, ground-breaking sets from the Grammy-nominated likes of Jon Hopkins and Tokimonsta, science and culture talks from Liz Bonnin, Helen Pankhurst, Jim Al-Khalili and Tom Shakespeare, and much more, including the full moon landings celebration line up, still to be announced.
THEIR MISSION
To inspire and entertain.
To explore the frontiers of human advancement.
To celebrate science and the exploration of the universe.
To explore collaborations in science, culture, art and technology.
To highlight the fragility of planet Earth.
Audience: Bluedot is a family friendly festival so expect families as well as people with an interest in science.
Experiments:
The blurb for our stand is as follows:
“Come join Royal Society of Chemistry to celebrate the International Year of the Periodic table! Elements are all around us and depending on how you use them you can get an astronaut to, and more importantly BACK from the Moon’s surface! Become a materials chemist and experiment with different materials to discover which is best suited for an astronaut’s space suit and visor to ensure they are well protected from the Sun’s harmful UV rays in space! Also learn which elements only have 100 years left and how many of those endangered elements are required to make our mobile phones work!!”
You will receive a document with all the information about all the activities closer to the date.
Volunteers: We are looking for 10 volunteers for each day. You must be available for the full day as access to the site is restricted. You will work in shifts throughout the day and during breaks and after 18.15 you can enjoy free access to the rest of the festival. You only have access for the day(s) you volunteer for. We are ideally looking for volunteers who can do multiple days due to the early starts and who can camp with us, however this is not a requirement.
When replying please specify:
Please email Kat Presland (katayune.presland@manchester.ac.uk) if you have any questions and to register your interest.
Where: Jodrell Bank Observatory, Macclesfield
Dates and Times: 19th July: 08.30 – 18.15
20th July: 08.30 – 18.15
21st July: 08.30 – 19.00
What:
Bluedot 2019, celebrating fifty years since the Moon Landings this July with a four-day spectacular combining music, science, cosmic culture and more beneath the Lovell Telescope. We have revealed our first wave of headliners – featuring Lovell Stage performances from Kraftwerk 3-D, New Order and Hot Chip, ground-breaking sets from the Grammy-nominated likes of Jon Hopkins and Tokimonsta, science and culture talks from Liz Bonnin, Helen Pankhurst, Jim Al-Khalili and Tom Shakespeare, and much more, including the full moon landings celebration line up, still to be announced.
THEIR MISSION
To inspire and entertain.
To explore the frontiers of human advancement.
To celebrate science and the exploration of the universe.
To explore collaborations in science, culture, art and technology.
To highlight the fragility of planet Earth.
Audience: Bluedot is a family friendly festival so expect families as well as people with an interest in science.
Experiments:
The blurb for our stand is as follows:
“Come join Royal Society of Chemistry to celebrate the International Year of the Periodic table! Elements are all around us and depending on how you use them you can get an astronaut to, and more importantly BACK from the Moon’s surface! Become a materials chemist and experiment with different materials to discover which is best suited for an astronaut’s space suit and visor to ensure they are well protected from the Sun’s harmful UV rays in space! Also learn which elements only have 100 years left and how many of those endangered elements are required to make our mobile phones work!!”
You will receive a document with all the information about all the activities closer to the date.
Volunteers: We are looking for 10 volunteers for each day. You must be available for the full day as access to the site is restricted. You will work in shifts throughout the day and during breaks and after 18.15 you can enjoy free access to the rest of the festival. You only have access for the day(s) you volunteer for. We are ideally looking for volunteers who can do multiple days due to the early starts and who can camp with us, however this is not a requirement.
When replying please specify:
- What dates you are available
- Whether you plan to camp or travel home
- What your current position/area of chemistry expertise is (2nd year undergraduate, 1st year PhD in organic chemistry, secondary teacher, polymer chemist in industry, apprentice in the pharmaceutical industry etc).
- Where you will be travelling from.
- Outline any previous outreach/customer service experience you may have (don’t worry if it’s not much, we just want to support you the best we can!).
- Your RSC membership number
Please email Kat Presland (katayune.presland@manchester.ac.uk) if you have any questions and to register your interest.
