Guest post - Jo Keogh, MMU
The Manchester Science Festival is in its 7th
year and what a year it is going to be. At least that’s my opinion. My name is
Jo Keogh and last year I was part of the 2012
Manchester Science Festival in MMU. I used my passion for Lichen and my
artistic background to give festival goers a taste of identify and engaging
with these wonderful organisms.
A year later and I am a key part of MMU ‘s Saturday ‘Brains
of the Future’, previously ‘Science Extravaganza’. And even if I do say so
myself this year is set to be even better.
This year instead of calling ourselves the
Extravaganza we have themed our events around brains, which are an ongoing theme throughout the Festival this year. There will be a neuron map to help you explore the
space and some fantastic games, puzzles and demonstrations to tease and test
your brain!
But I have not just been working with the staff and students
of MMU. There is a team of partners who have all done their bit to help inspire
and push this years festival to a new level.
I would personally recommend the Science after Dark, which contain some great events from MMU, including a trailblazer gothic quiz and MMU's Bad Bookclub featuring a screening of Dr Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (all about bacteria, microbes, antibiotics and more).
It has been a very exciting time of sneak peeks and curious
titles. There’s a lot of hard work and dedication that has been and is still,
going into the preparation for the festival launch. Make sure you don’t miss
the fun view the Manchester Science Festival Guide here.
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