National Science and Engineering Week
Friday 12 March to Sunday 21 March 2010
National Science and Engineering Week (NSEW) is a ten-day programme of science, engineering and technology events and activities across the UK aimed at people of all ages.
It is organised by the British Science Association, funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and works in partnership with Engineering UK.
| 12 March 2010 | 10.00am-3.00pm | Leicester Science Festival (schools day) | Event for KS2/3 students |
| 12 March 2010 | 9.30am-11.30am | Observing Planet Earth: YOU can be a scientist! | Event for Year 10/11 students |
| 12 March 2010 | 12.00pm-2.00pm | Observing Planet Earth: YOU can be a scientist! | Event for Year 10/11 students |
| 12 March 2010 | 2.30pm-4.30pm | Observing Planet Earth: YOU can be a scientist! | Event for Year 10/11 students |
| 13 March 2010 | 10.00am-4.00pm | Leicester Science Festival (family day) | Free public event |
| 13 March 2010 | 9.30am-5.00pm | The Earth's Crazy Paving: A 21st Century Perspective on Plate Tectonics | One-day seminar |
| 15 March 2010 | 11.30am-4.00pm | Genetics Masterclass for A-level students | Event for A-level students |
| 16 March 2010 | 5.30pm-6.30pm | Green, Grey or Little Squidgy Things, Where and What is Alien Life? | Free public lecture |
| 16 March 2010 | 6.30pm-7.30pm | Lots in Space! | Free public lecture |
| 17 March 2010 | 8.30am-3.00pm | The Evolution Game + poster competition | Private event |
| 17 March 2010 | 6.00pm-7.00pm | Exceptionally Preserved Fossils: Windows on the Evolution of Life | Free public lecture |
| 18 March 2010 | 6.00pm-7.00pm | Cancer awareness and healthy living | Free public event |
Details of all NSEW 2009 events around the UK can be found on the website of the British Science Association.
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