Events
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Our sustainable island at 'Bath Taps Into Science' Festival
'Bath Taps into Science' is a free, educational outreach event, organised by the University of Bath, in attempt to make science accessible to all. This year, the MRes cohort created a series of fun and hands-on activities showcasing the research being...
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Research Rocket sets out healthy futures for early career researcher community
CSCT student Marcus Johns was one of the 12 speakers who delivered a six minute presentation, in which he set out his research and why it matters. He also explained his motivations and progress in his research journeys, including advice...
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Team building in the wilderness
The following post is designed by Alison Ryder and Megan Stalker to sum up Cohort 2016's three-day team building residential at Magdalen Farm where they experienced a diverse landscape, connected with nature and learnt from sustainable living.
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A “Supercharged” Family Fun Day at the Royal Institution
One of the longest running and anticipated events over the holidays is the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. Last Christmas, it was the turn of University of Bath’s very own Professor Saiful Islam to step up and broadcast his scientific know-how on...
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Humans of Cheltenham Science Festival
Public Engagement is a vital part of the CSCT, and every year our first years go to one of the UKs leading Science festivals, Cheltenham Science Festival. This year, Cohort ’15 went with the theme of “The Energy Factory”, which...
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Powering our world of the future: Sustainable transport fuels from microalgae
Final year student Jon Wagner was one of the five shortlisted finalists for The Ede and Ravenscroft Prize. The Ede and Ravenscroft Prize is an annual award for the best postgraduate research student awarded for the first time in 1991 and is...
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10 things we learnt at Bath Taps
Public engagement is an essential part of the CSCT, with the first-years having a stand at the Cheltenham Science Festival in June. To test the hands-on activities our cohort jumped in at the deep end, by trying them out at the...
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CSCT team wins 'Engineering YES' Bristol Heat
This post was contributed by James Coombs OBrien. “Explain it to me like I’m a clever 12-year-old” was blurted at me as I tried to explain my PhD, and potential business, to a straight faced venture capitalist. “Quite frankly I...
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I'm a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here: Climate Change Zone
Last year I signed up to take part in I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! (IAS), a free online science communication competition that pits scientists against each other in themed zones. School classes ask questions to the five chosen scientists...
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Photos: Winter Graduation 2015 and Celebrations
A big congratulations to our MRes graduates and PhD students (Rebecca Bamford, Anyela Ramirez Canon and Duygu Celebi). Following the Graduation Ceremony at the Bath Assembly Rooms on 9 December 2015, our newest cohort 2015 threw a celebratory party for all. I'll let the...