Friday 10 – 18 March (pre-festival) – Red Kite Safari,

10am and 2pm.Bus leaves from the Centre for Life.

8+. Free. Booking required. Duration: 2.5 hours.

(0191) 243 8292

March 11 & 12 - Bending it Like Beckham

10am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30 pm* (*only on Saturday 11 March).

Centre for Life

Suitable for families. FREE. Booking required. Duration:40 minutes.

(0191) 243 8292

March 11 & 12 - Science Days with the BA

10am – 4pm, Centre for Life, Suitable for families with children aged 8+.

Admission price to Life applies

March 11

FameLab

Registration 9am, drop in event for audience 3.30pm to 5.30pm

Centre for Life

Suitable for all audiences. Participants must be 21+. FREE

The Building Stones of Newcastle

10am. Newcastle City Centre. Booking required.

Suitable for age 16+. FREE

Guided walk, meet at the Hancock Museum.

(0191) 515 2800

Junk Music and Eco Magic

10.30am to 2.30pm and 2pm to 4pm. Discovery Museum

Suitable for families. FREE.

Snakes and Spiders

10.30am and 1.30pm. Hancock Museum

Suitable for families. FREE. Duration: 2 hours

The Science of Cocktails

6pm. Centre for Life. Booking required. Suitable for 18+. FREE.

(0191) 243 8292

Dr. Bunhead’s Adult Show

8pm. Booking required. Suitable for 18+. FREE.

(0191) 243 8292

March 12 & 13 – Theatre of Science

Sunday at 3.30pm & 6pm, Monday at 2.pm

Centre for Life. Booking required. Suitable for 14+.

FREE

(0191) 243 8292

Sunday 12 March

Robot Building Workshops

2.30pm. Discovery Museum. Booking required.

Duration: 1.5 hours. Suitable for 7+. FREE.

(0191) 243 8292

Dr. Bunhead’s First Hamster into Space

3.30pm. Discovery Museum. Booking required.

Duration: 1 hour. Booking required. Suitable for families.

FREE. (0191) 243 8292

Monday 13 March

Natural History Walk in Gosforth Park Nature Reserve

10am. Gosforth Park Nature Reserve. Booking required.

Duration: 1.5 hours. Suitable for 16+. FREE.

(0191) 515 2800

Mark Lewney FameLab 2005 Winner

6.30pm. Centre for Life. Booking required.

Duration: 1 hour. Suitable for all.

FREE. (0191) 243 8292

Why on Earth?

7pm. Newcastle Philosophy Society, Quaker Meeting House.

Duration: 2 hours. Suitable for 16+. Limited place.

Debate.

FREE. (0191) 243 8292

Alien Invasion

7pm. Centre for Lifelong Learning, Joseph Cowen House.

Booking required. Duration: 1.5. hours. Suitable for 16+.

Lecture. FREE. (0191) 515 2800

Monday 13, Thursday 16 & Friday 17 March - See the Collections and Meet the Curators

11am and 2pm. Hancock Museum. Booking required.

Duration; 1 hour. Suitable for all. FREE.

(0191)222 6753

Tuesday 14 March

Sustainable Building Tour

10am. Newcastle City Centre, meet on the front steps of the Hancock Museum

Book required. Duration: 1.5 hours. Suitable for 16+. FREE.

(0191) 515 2800

Decide Debates

6pm. Centre for Life. Duration: 1.5 hours.

Booking required. Suitable for 16+. FREE.

(0191) 243 8292

Food for Thought

6pm. Northumbria University Rutherford Lecture Theatre, Ellison Building.

Duration: 2 hours. Suitable for all. FREE.

(0191) 227 4468

Wednesday 15 March

Drive to Work on Your Old Chip Fat: The Science of Biofuels

10.30am. Centre for Lifelong Learning, Joseph Cowen House.

Duration: 1.5 hours. Booking required. Suitable for 16+.

Discussion.

FREE. (0191) 515 2800

Medicine before the Microscope

2pm. Centre for Lifelong Learning, Joseph Cowen House.

Duration: 1.5 hours. Booking required. Suitable for 16+.

FREE. (0191) 515 2800

No Waste Like Home with Penny Poyzer

6.30pm. Centre for Life. Duration: 1 hour.

Booking required. Suitable for all. FREE.

(0191) 243 8292

The Great Debate: The Future of Energy Generation

7pm. Discovery Museum. Duration: 1.5 hours.

Booking required. Suitable for 14+. FREE.

(0191) 277 2174

Insights Public Lecture: Rapid Climate Change –

Lessons from the Past and Views into the Future

5.30pm. University of Newcastle, Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building.

Duration: 1 hour. Suitable for 16+. FREE

(0191) 222 6093

In Search of Northern Birds: An Evening with the RSPB

7pm. Centre for Life. Duration: 1 hour.

Booking required. Suitable for all. FREE.

(0191) 243 8292

Thursday 16 March

The Science of Art and Colour

10am. Laing Art Gallery. Duration: 5 hours.

Booking required. Suitable for 16+. FREE.

(0191) 243 8292

Hancock Museum Hidden History

10.30am. Hancock Museum. Duration: 1.5 hours.

Booking required. Suitable for 16+. FREE.

(0191) 515 2800

The Agony and the Ecstasy: Medicinal Plants

10.30am. Centre for Lifelong Learning, Joseph Cowen House.

Duration: 1.5 hours. Booking required. Suitable for 16+.

FREE. (0191) 515 2800

Colour in Your Mind

1.15pm. Centre for Life. Tour starts at St, James’ Park.

Duration: 2.5 hours. Booking required. Suitable for all. FREE.

A tour of commercial Newcastle to discover the science behind the effects of colour. (0191) 243 8292

Zombies, Werewolves and Vampires

6.30pm. Northumbria University, Nixon Hall.

Duration: 2 hours. Suitable for families. FREE

(0191) 227 4478

Costing the Earth: An Apple’s Story

7pm. Centre for Lifelong Learning, Joseph Cowen House.

Duration: 1.5 hours. Booking required. Suitable for 16+. FREE

(0191) 515 2800

Sounds Unfamiliar?

7.30pm. University of Newcastle, Kings Hall, Armstrong Building.

Duration: 1.5 hours. Booking required. Suitable for all. FREE.

A concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth.

(0191) 222 8463

Friday 17 March

What the Dog Became and the Cat Nearly Did

10am. Centre for Lifelong Learning, Joseph Cowen House.

Duration: 1.5 hours. Booking required. Suitable for 16+. FREE

A brief history of animal domestication and selection.

(0191) 515 2800

Music, Art and Climate Change

1.10pm. University of Newcastle, King’s Hall, Armstrong Building.

Duration: 50 minutes. Suitable for 16+. FREE.

(0191) 222 6093

What Does Colour Mean to You?

6pm. Centre for Life. Duration: 1 hour. Booking required.

Suitable for all. FREE.

Supported by Fivearts cities.

(0191) 243 8292

An Evening of Performance Philosophy

7pm. Newcastle Philosophy Society, Quaker Meeting House.

Duration: 2 hours. Suitable for all. FREE.

(0191) 243 8292

The Origins of Language, Music and Consciousness

7.30pm. Northumbria University, Rutherford Hall, Ellison Building.

Duration: 2.5 hours. Suitable for 16+. FREE

(0191) 243 8292

Saturday 18 March

Junk Machines and Gadgets Workshop

10.30am to 2:30pm and 2pm to 4pm.

Discovery Museum. Suitable for families. FREE

(0191) 277 2174

Electricity Science Show

11am and 2pm. Discovery Museum. Duration: 1 hour.

Suitable for families with children aged 7+. FREE.

(0191) 277 2174

Have a Gale of a Time

11am. St Mary’s Lighthouse. Duration: 2 hours.

Booking required. Suitable for families. FREE.

A scientific family fun day at St Mary’s Lighthouse in Whitley Bay.

(0191) 200 8539

The Evolution of Teddy Bears

2pm. Northumbria University, Rutherford Hall, Ellison Building.

Duration: 1 hour. Booking required. Suitable for families.

FREE. (0191) 243 8292

The Mummy Project

11am & 2pm. Hancock Museum. Duration: 1 hour. Suitable for all.

FREE (admission price applies to Egypt Revealed).

(0191) 222 6765

Alien Invaders: Friend or Foe

10am. Centre for Lifelong Learning, Joseph Cowen House.

Duration: 1.5 hours. Booking required. Suitable for 16+. FREE.

(0191) 515 2800

The Great Debate: Science and Human Potential

9am. University of Newcastle, Bedson Teaching Centre, LG 35/37.

Duration: Day long event (lunch provided). Booking required.

Suitable for 18+. £8 per person.

18 & 19 March – Roman Pottery Weekend

10am. Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum.

Booking required for certain activities. Suitable for families.

Discover Roman pottery with a range of activities throughout

the weekend.

Admissions: Adult £3.50, Children/Concessions £1.95,

Family ticket £9.00

(0191) 236 9347

18 & 19 March – Robot Building Workshops

9.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm. Centre for Life.

Duration: 1.5 hours. Booking required.

Suitable for families with children aged 7+. FREE.

(0191) 243 8292

Sunday 19 March

What Marty Jopson Did for Us

11am. Centre for Life. Duration: 1 hour.

Booking required. Suitable for families. FREE.

(0191) 243 8292

Museum Roadshow at Discovery

2pm to 5pm. Discovery Museum. Suitable for all.

FREE. (0191) 232 6789

Local History Roadshow

2pm to 5pm. Centre for Life. Suitable for all.

FREE.

Curators from Beamish will be coming to Life.

Bring along items linked to local industry and

science to get an experts opinion.

(0191) 243 8292

Natural History Roadshow at Hancock

2.30pm to 5pm. Hancock Museum.

Suitable for all. FREE

(0191) 222 6765

Save Energy, Save Money

3pm. Discovery Museum. Duration: 1 hour.

Booking required. Aimed at over 60s.

FREE. (0191) 277 2174

Gravity, Gas and Stardust

5.30pm. Centre for Life. Duration: 1 hour.

Booking required. Suitable for families with children aged 12+.

FREE. (0191) 243 8292

For further information or for a Newcastle Science Festival Guide please call (0191) 243 8292 or email: info@newcastlesciencefestival.co.uk

Media contacts:

Nicola McIntosh, Centre for Life t: 0191 243 8209 nicola.mcintosh@life.org.uk

Natalie Trainor, Centre for Life t: 0191 243 8208 natalie.trainor@life.org.uk

Natalie Trainor
Marketing Executive
Life Science Centre
Management Suite
Times Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4EP

Tel: +44 (0) 191 2438208
Fax: +44 (0) 191 2438201
Email: Natalie.Trainor@life.org.uk
http://www.life.org.uk