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With over 150 events for families and adults, there's something for everyone at Manchester Science Festival.

But it's all over for 2009 and what fun we had!

Browse our themes, use the search options or view the whole programme to see what we got up to and get a flavour of what to expect next year!

There's walks, talks, workshops, shows, comedy, exhibitions and more all in the name of science.

 

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A microscope

Meet the Scientists: Do-it-yourself DNA and more…

Fri 30 Oct 2009 & Sat 31 Oct 2009 at 10.30 - 16.00 at MOSI

Have you ever wondered how much DNA you eat everyday? Or what a stem cell really looks like? Is science all about test tubes and microscopes? Come along and take part in some fun activities for all the family and quiz some local biomedical scientists!

Digital

Urbis Research Forum: Cyber city

Wed 28 Oct 2009 18.00 - 20.00 at Urbis

An informal and interdisciplinary panel discussion bringing together different viewpoints on technology and the city.

Our kid

Our Kid: Celebrating Biomedical Research in Manchester

Sat 24 Oct 2009 to Sun 1 Nov 2009 at MOSI

This impressive, multimedia sculpture reflects the wonders of medicine. It tells many stories and highlights how Manchester is pioneering many exciting areas of biomedical research.

binoculars

Trailblazer@IWMN

Thu 24 Sep 2009 14.30 at Imperial War Musum North

Join our Curator for our special edition “A Closer Look” tour and discover the ingenuity and innovation that thrived in Second World War Prisoner of War camps through our exhibition Captured: The Extraordinary Life of Prisoners of War.

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University challenges

Sat 24 Oct 2009 11.00 - 12.00 and 1 more at Meet at the University of Manchester under the main arch of the Whitworth Building, west side of Oxford Road (nearly opposite Brunswick Street)

See where Rutherford and Geiger probed the secrets of the atom, Marie Stopes began her trailblazing career, computers learnt to sing, and Manchester uncovered ancient Egypt.