Science Weekend | Radboud University | 3 October
What does the universe look like? Why can’t you tickle yourself? How are computers built? For curious children, parents, and anyone who ever wonders, “How does that actually work?”, Radboud University will open its doors on 3 October during the Science Weekend.
What's there to do?
On Saturday 3 October, we’ll be giving you a glimpse into the world of research during the Science Weekend. Seven different locations across the Radboud University campus are open. This includes the following buildings:
- The Huygens Building: 11.00 – 17.00
- The Goudsmit Pavilion: 11.00 – 17.00 (guided tours depart from the Huygens Building)
- The Forum: 11.00 – 17.00
- HFML-FELIX: 10.00 – 15.00
- Mercator III (B-WARE research centre): 11.00 – 16.00
- Baby & Child Research Centre and the Max Planck Institute: 9.30 am to 12.00 pm
- The greenhouse complex: 11.00 am – 5.00 pm
See the programme below. Admission is free and no registration is required.
Head outdoors with Forest Ranger Tim!
Guided tour: greenhouse and experimental garden
Children’s Lecture: Poop Break
Show: amazing science experiments
Watch zebra fish through a microscope
Watch the night sky in our planetarium
Come and explore the campus
Tour: the animal practicum
Interactive talk: Critical Thinking
Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Rersearch
Live recording childrens podcast
Look at that! Telescopes and the universe
Demonstration: Vestibulair chair
Practise your presentation without any stress
Talk: Patterns, shapes, maths, and us
Gravity in the universe?
Silent lecture: Stories for a better world
The pizza experiment
The trolley problem
Silent lecture: Can AI think like a human?
Tour: Spectroscopy of cold molecules
Create your own mini-universe
Demonstration Experiment: Spectroscopy of Cold Molecules
Game: Environmental Detective
Make your own LED ball lamp
Tour: a glimpse inside the ‘Green Lotus’
Lecture: From steam engines to black holes
What does a heat camera see?
How much life is there in a drop of water?
Pose as a scientist in the photo!
Mini-lecture on wonder
What does the ground look like under the grass?
Full programme for the Weekend of Science
Would you like an overview of the full programme at Radboud University, such as the Donders Citylab, HFML-FELIX or the Baby & Child Research Centre? Or are you curious to find out what else is going on in Nijmegen during the Weekend of Science? Then take a look at the full programme for 3 and 4 October.