Bristol Bright Night returns for its second outing in Bristol, taking over parts of the city to show off the amazing research and development being carried out in the South West.
This is a fantastic chance to meet some of the people pushing the boundaries of research in UWE, the Bristol Natural History Consortium and the University of Bristol, as well as exploring hands-on experiments and interactive activities guaranteed to stimulate the scientific mind. There will also be a research fair during the day to show children the possibilities open to them in careers in scientific research and development.
“This event is also a great opportunity to meet researchers from many different fields and get to ask them all the burning questions you may have about research”
Highlights include the BugTent where you can see glowing bacteria that is providing new ways to treat cancer, whirlwind research talks where researchers have just 7 minutes to explain topics on everything from engineering to arts to biology, and the chance to explore 3D augmentations of digital musical performances – used to improve audience experience during music performances.
Dr Carole Fureix, Marie Curie Intra-European Fellow at the University of Bristol, said: “This event is all about showing how the research we are doing at the Universities is relevant to our day-to-day life. It is also a great opportunity to meet researchers from many different fields and get to ask them all the burning questions you may have about research and what it means to be a researcher. There will be something for everyone: stand-up comedy, street theatre, science poetry, plenty of hands-on activities and even some cooking.”
Part of European Researchers’ Night
Bristol Bright Night is part of the European Researchers’ Night programme which sees 300 cities across 24 countries celebrating the latest and most stimulating research at both a local and international level. Bristol has been chosen to be one of only five science events being held in the whole of the UK, showing the quality of the research coming from the area. Last year over 3,000 people took part in Bristol Bright Night, and the organisers are hoping to build on that this year.
“We are really lucky to be living in a city where so many amazing projects are changing the way we live”
Savita Custead, Bristol Natural History Consortium Chief, said: “We are really lucky to be living in a city where so many amazing projects are changing the way we live. Bristol Bright Night is a unique opportunity for people to discover some of the incredible research that is happening in Bristol today, meet the innovative researchers involved, and do something totally different with your Friday night.”
You can see a flavour of what happened last year in the video below:
Bristol Bright Night 2014: Getting involved with innovative research from the Bristol region
You can see the full programme and reserve tickets at the Bristol Bright Night website and keep up to date with the event on Twitter: @BrisBrightNight
Image credit: AT-Bristol
