Anyone interested in research should not miss a special event organised by the university: on Wednesday 8 June, scientists will be opening their doors to mark ‘World Oceans Day’ and ‘Biology Day’. School pupils and other interested members of the public are very welcome – no registration is required.
On the Wechloy campus, to mark the international ‘World Oceans Day’, which takes place worldwide on 8 June, many school pupils from Lower Saxony will have not only biology but also such unusual subjects as marine sciences, environmental sciences and neurosciences on their timetable. Many schools have already registered. Anyone wishing to pop in and watch scientists conducting experiments is warmly invited.
From 9.00 am onwards, scientists at the Institute of Chemistry and Biology (ICBM) will be presenting their research topics to the interested public and inviting them to join in discussions. All 17 research groups from the fields of chemistry, biology, physics and modelling will each be represented with an information stand and small-scale experiments in the ‘Harbour of Opportunities’. The Wadden Sea Learning Lab will also be present, offering hands-on experiments aimed at younger pupils, which can be booked by teachers. Right next door, on the Ringebene, from 10.00 am onwards, scientists from the Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences (IBU) and the Department for Neuroscience will be providing an insight into their research focuses.
At both ‘Ocean Day’ and ‘Biology Day’, guided tours of the laboratories will be offered alongside information and study counselling. The programme also features numerous short talks. ‘More Technology in the Sea: Modern Marine Research’ and ‘Hybrids in Nature – Oddities or Prodigies’ are just two of a dozen events on offer. And because marine research would be left high and dry without a research vessel, the ‘Zephyr’ from the ICBM fleet will be docked in Wechloy and open to visitors.
As well as school pupils interested in university studies, the event is particularly aimed at Bachelor’s and Master’s students planning their final theses, as well as the interested general public. No registration is required. The programme ends at around 2.00 pm.
