What’s going on at the...
BIG
SCIENCE
EVENT
Where Could Science Take You?
The BIG SCIENCE EVENT brings together experts from every science,
giving you the chance to find out more about a career in science.
What's going on?
There’s so much going on that we have made this
handy booklet, so you don’t miss a thing!
Sunderland College
Organisation
Covering
Times
Room
Sunderland College
Physics Department
Meet the Physics lecturers!
Experience some hair
raising experiments
4.00-7.00pm
H142
Sunderland College
Biology Department
Meet the Biology lecturers!
See some interesting activities
and demonstrations
4.00-7.00pm
H123
Sunderland College
Mathematics Department
Meet the Mathematics lecturers!
Join in some fascinating
puzzles and brain teasers
4.00-7.00pm
H220B
Sunderland College
Staff
Information about careers
and courses in science
4.00-7.00pm
Main Hall
Don’t forget…
If you’d like to sign-up to join us in September, speak to a member
of Sunderland College staff on our stand in the Main Hall!
Guest Speakers
Speaker
Covering
Time
Building / Room
Professor Jenny Clack
Palaeontology Cambridge
University
Opening Presentation
Jenny has conducted research into
fossils and discovered how fish
have adapted to life on land
4.00pm
VPA Building
Performanance Hall
Dr Paul Campbell
University of Dundee
Studying physics at university and
where it will lead you
Reader in Physics & Royal Society
Industry Research Fellow
5.00pm
H217
Dr Philip Murray
University of Dundee
Studying mathematics at university
and where it will lead you
Lecturer in Mathematics
5.30pm
H214
Dr John Kilcoyne
Sunderland University
Brainiac Television Personality
Demonstrations to showcase
the wonders of science
4.45pm
and
5.30pm
H215
Dr Daniel Morland
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle
Oxclose to Oxford to Oxytocin
The journey from Oxclose School
to University of Oxford, then how
he furthered his career to become
a consultant anaesthetist
6.00pm
H217
Miss Magdalena
Stasiulewicz
University of Dundee
Studying Life Sciences at university
and where it will lead you
PhD Research Student in Cell
and Developmental Biology
6.30pm
H214
Exhibitors in Classrooms
Organisation
Covering
Time
Room
Dr Alistair Ford &
Dr Tom Bramald
Newcastle University
GEOMATICS
Find out about this
fascinating new subject!
4.00pm-7.00pm
H220B
Dr Andrew Chaytor
Durham University
Medical School
Meet SimMan!
This is an advanced patient
simulator – come and see how he
is used to teach Medical students
4.00pm-7.00pm
H219A
Alison Brundle
Northumbrian Water
The journey of water from sewer
to the tap. See what scientists do
to make water safe to drink
4.00pm-7.00pm
H219
Dave Newton, Graham
Darke & Martin Kennedy
Sunderland Astronomical
Society
Find out more about astronomy
- Come along to see telescopes,
an orrery, meteorite samples
and space images
4.00pm-7.00pm
H218
Exhibitors in the Main Hall
Meet the Scientists!
Covering
Time
The Street Scientists
Newcastle University
Students from Newcastle University will be presenting
practical activities for the whole family to enjoy
4.00pm - 7.00pm
Dr Felicity Hunter
Newcastle University
Studying Medicine and Dentistry in Higher Education
4.00pm - 7.00pm
Dr Vanessa Armstrong
Newcastle University
Studying immunology in Higher Education
4.00pm-7.00pm
Dr Andrew Fletcher
Newcastle University
Studying Physics in Higher Education
4.00pm-7.00pm
Dr Victoria Forster
Newcastle University
Research into cancer and genetics
4.00pm-7.00pm
Adam Lowery
Jonathan Softley
Newcastle University
Two of our former students who are now
studying at Newcastle University
4.00pm-7.00pm
Dr Nick Hole
Durham University
Studying Biology and Biomedicine at Durham
4.00pm-7.00pm
Dr Simon Rees
Durham University
Gateway to Medicine
A widening participation initiative to encourage young
people who are ‘first generation’ applicants
4.00pm-7.00pm
Miss Magdalena Stasiulewicz
University of Dundee
Studying Life Sciences at university and where it will lead you
4.00pm-6.30pm
Dr Philip Murray
University of Dundee
Studying Mathematics at university and where it will lead you
4.00pm-5.30pm
6.00pm-7.00pm
Dr Paul Campbell
University of Dundee
Studying Physics at university and where it will lead you
4.00pm-5.00pm
5.30pm-6.00pm
Recruitment Team
University of Sunderland
Studying Science in Higher Education
4.00pm-7.00pm
Bradley Reid
Northumbria University
Studying Engineering in Higher Education
4.00pm-7.00pm
Geoffrey Heywood
Institute of Physics
See where a career in Physics can take you
4.00pm-7.00pm
David Rogers & Jenni Butler
STEMNET
Find out more about careers in Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
4.00pm-7.00pm
Caroline Rudland
Sunderland Royal Hospital
Careers in Medical Physics - an increasingly
important branch of medicine
4.00pm-7.00pm
Mr Tim Dobbin
New Herrington Pharmacy
Careers in Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals
4.00pm-7.00pm
Sian Greeves
Dunelm Osteopaths
Sian will explain her work as an Osteopath and
how this provides valuable health care
4.00pm-7.00pm
Lynn Pounder & Julie Tucker
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Find out how patients are screened for breast cancer
and bowel cancer. Career paths in the NHS
4.00pm-7.00pm
Lianne o'Brien & Jessie
Hetherington
PDSA
Find out more about veterinary science
and their work with the PDSA
4.00pm-7.00pm
Karen Preston
Proctor and Gamble
Find out about careers with Proctor and Gamble
and the science behind their products
4.00pm-7.00pm