National Science Week events
12 March 2007
HOW TO KEEP IN TIME WITH YOUR BODY CLOCK
- Date: Thursday 15 March 2007, 10am - 5pm
- Venue: Henry Cotton Campus, Webster Street
As part of National Science Week, the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES) at LJMU will hold a one-day event entitled 'How to Keep in Time with your Body Clock'.
The event is open to the public and LJMU staff are especially welcome. Activities will include:
- How does the body clock work?
- Are you a lark or an owl?
- What causes jet lag?
- Coping with shiftwork
- Sleep hygiene
- Food and the body clock
- The best times of day to study
- The best times of day to exercise
- The ageing body clock
- The diseased body clock
There will also be a 'Coping with Shiftwork' expert forum at 4pm, designed to help people cope with unusual hours of work.
The event is funded by Research Councils UK and runs in parallel with the Shiftwork and Health project, which is sponsored by the National Prevention Research Initiative' - administered by the Medical Research Council.
SOUND, LIGHT AND VISION: VIRTUAL COMPUTER INTERACTION
- Date: Saturday 17 March
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Venue: The Box, FACT, 88 Wood Street, Liverpool L14
FACT and the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences are once again teaming up for National Science and Engineering Week (9-18 March), inviting kids of all ages to dive into a life-size musical instrument: a unique immersive light space, designed by artist Anthony Hall in response to the work of David Rokeby (forthcoming exhibition at FACT, 20 April - 10 June).
The workshop on Saturday 17 March will transform The Box at FACT to allow an exploration into interacting with computers, without using a mouse or keyboard.
Wearing headphones, you'll be able to hear sounds created by quartz light sources, which are modified by your presence around them. Special goggles distort what you can see, so the only way to find your way around is to dance and follow the music your body is making while navigating this half virtual half real space.
This unique experience has been made possible through sponsorship from the British Computer Society Merseyside branch, to celebrate 50 years of the British Computer Society.
