Past events
Introduction to Science, Magdalene College, Cambridge
When: Friday 7th March 2025
For: Year 6
We were delighted to welcome back Astronomer, Frances Rigby (Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge), who talked about exoplanets, their transits, and the search for extra-terrestrial life. Dr William Barrie, Junior Research Fellow at Cambridge University, helped us discover what old bones can tell us about our own evolution. And Lindemann Alumnus, Dr Alastair Sinclair, from the National Physical Laboratory in London, showed how to trap and cool individual atomic particles.
Engineers Week, Lagan College, Belfast
When: Thursday 6th March 2025
Former Lindemann Fellow, Angkur Shaikeea, spoke to GCSE and A-level students, offering some inspiring careers advice and giving an overview of his own journey into Engineering.
“My talk focused on introducing young students to engineering, particularly the manufacturing of materials used to create everyday products. Drawing on highlights from Our Life is Manufactured by Tim Minshall, I discussed some of the current challenges in engineering that will need to be addressed by the next generation. In the context of International Women’s Day and the Titanic, I also shared the inspiring story of Constance Tipper — one of the first female students to study the Natural Sciences Tripos at Newnham College, Cambridge — who discovered the phenomenon of steel becoming brittle at low temperatures, helping to explain the failure of ships at sea.”
Introduction to Science, University of Edinburgh
When: Wednesday 19th February 2025
For: P6/7
Hosted in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, we were joined by scientists from Edinburgh and Glasgow Universities, to present on topics including Artificial Intelligence, the brain and the science of our senses.
Introduction to Science, King’s College Junior School, Wimbledon
When: Wednesday 5th June 2024
For: Year 6
Dr Felix Flicker, Lindemann alumnus and Senior Lecturer at Bristol University, presented ‘The Magic of Matter’. Dr Flicker showed the pupils three different crystals and outlined some of their physical properties, discussing what they tell us about the nature of matter on the smallest scales. The children were able to analyse the crystals on a screen before passing them around to touch and feel. Astronomer, Frances Rigby, from the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge, spoke about types of exoplanets. She discussed what makes them habitable, and how we might detect extra-terrestrial life on them. The children were able to take part in a demonstration of how exoplanets are discovered and how they orbit.
Introduction to Science, Magdalene College, Cambridge
When: Friday 8th March 2024
For: Year 6
We were delighted to welcome back Dr Nelson Lam, Lindemann alumnus and Junior Research Fellow at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and Astronomer, Julia Sisk-Reynes, from the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge, who introduced the children to some simple yet effective Chemistry experiments and the fascinating world of black holes. And Junior Research Fellow at Magdalene College, Dr Maria-Romina Ivan, showed how maths can be used to win games.
Introduction to Science, Magdalene College, Cambridge
When: Friday 10th March 2023
For: Year 6
Dr Nelson Lam, Lindemann alumnus and Junior Research Fellow at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, presents ‘Chemistry in Colour’: using water boiled from a red cabbage to test whether everyday household products are an acid or a base. Astronomers, Julia Sisk-Reynes and Dr Anke Arentsen, both from the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge, mesmerise the children with talks on black holes and the milky way. And Junior Research Fellow at Magdalene College and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Dr Adrian Baez-Ortega, demonstrates how a laser microscope works, and how we can use this to analyse DNA.
Women in Science Forum, Dartmouth House, London
When: 25th November 2022
For: Open to all
A facilitated discussion considering the challenges and barriers which female scientists face in HE and their careers.
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Introduction to Science, Portsmouth Grammar School
When: Friday 7th October 2022
For: Year 6
Dr Mark Hammond, Lindemann alumnus and Junior Research Fellow at Christ Church College, Oxford, talks about exoplanets in our galaxy. Lindemann Committee member and science educator
, Dr Karen Mooney, speaks about the human body – how it works and why our heart is important. And Dr Martin Grossel, Committee member and Emeritus Fellow at the University of Southampton, runs a session using microscopes. Inspired by the drawings from Robert Hooke’s Micrographia, the children get the opportunity to design their own illustrations after looking at fossils and slides of insects.
Introduction to Science, Magdalene College, Cambridge
When: Thursday 10th March 2022
For: Year 6
Internationally-acclaimed neuroscientist, Dr Hannah Critchlow, explores the very depths of the brain, looking at how we think, feel, remember, and even move! Dr Kim Liu, Postdoctoral Associate at Jesus College, Cambridge, demonstrates how a biological understanding of species today may allow us, in the future, to build life which either no longer exists or doesn’t yet exist. And Junior Research Fellow at Magdalene College and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Dr Adrian Baez-Ortega demonstrates how a laser microscope works, and how we can use this to analyse DNA.
Introduction to Science, Magdalene College, Cambridge
When: Friday 13th March 2020
For: Year 6
Cosmologist Dr Chandrima Ganguly, an alumna of the Lindemann Fellowships, excites the pupils in talking about how the universe began. With the help of balloons, ping-pong balls and a large speaker, Dr Alastair Gregory, Research Fellow at Magdalene College, demonstrates how sound waves move through the air. And mathematician, Lisa-Maria Kreusser, also from Cambridge University, uses a numbers game to demonstrate mathematical patterns. To conclude the event, Lindemann Trustee, Dr Martin Grossel, uses engraved illustrations from Micrographia by the revolutionary early modern English scientist, Robert Hooke, to launch a poster competition.