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2018
10:00 - 14:00
Ageing well: innovations for greater health and wellbeing
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10:00 - 12:30
Brexit and Immigration: impact on local businesses in Dorset
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10:00 - 11:00
Ballet
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10:00 - 12:00
Badminton
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10:00 - 11:00
Zumba
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11.15 - 16:00
Mini Professors
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11:00 - 16:00
A Mammoth Adventure
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11:00 - 16:00
Increasing access to music
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11:00 - 16:00
Smart Checkout Assistant: a better till experience?
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11:00 - 16:00
Digital Me Exhibition: Chapter II
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11:00 - 16:00
Accessible 3D modelling and 3D printing
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11:00 - 16:00
Draw a Scientist
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11:00 - 16:00
Robot or Human? You decide
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11:00 - 16:00
Keeping Upright: test your perception of vertical
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11:00 - 16:00
Fitness fun zone
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11:00 - 16:00
It’s painless (almost)!
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11:00 - 16:00
What You Don’t See: Sex work in the context of the sport mega-event
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11:00 - 16:00
Using games to raise scam awareness
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11:00 - 14:00
Police training using virtual reality
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11:00 - 16:00
Encouraging fruit and vegetable intake
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11:00 - 16:00
The four pillars of health and functional fitness (endurance, strength, reaction, balance)
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11:00 - 16:00
Behind the Scenes at the Lab: the science of being humans
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11:00 - 16:00
Native? Looking at fauna from the Palaeolithic to now
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11:00 - 16:00
Chronology: a game of time
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11:00 - 16:00
Symbols – past and present
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11:00 - 16:00
How well can children remember?
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11:00 - 16:00
Eye tracking as a window to the mind
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11:00 - 16:00
Trust me, I’m a Doctor! Innovative ways to learn in the NHS
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11:00 - 16:00
We like to move it move it… The power of the mind in our body movements
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11:00 - 16:00
Are e-cigarettes as harmful as tobacco?
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11:00 - 16:00
Science Playground
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11:00 - 16:00
Breathe your way to lower blood pressure
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11:00 - 16:00
Personality: are you a Phoebe or a Monica? Improving your ability to communicate through understanding personality types
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11:00 - 16:00
Exploring research into Virtual Learning experiences
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11:00 - 16:00
Celebrating Breastfeeding
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11:00 - 12:00
Street Dance
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11:00 - 12:00
It’s only water… Or is it?
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11:00 - 12:00
Pump
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11:00 - 13:00
Escape Room: an archaeological mystery
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11:30 - 12:30
Eye movements when reading acronyms and textisms
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12:00 - 13:00
Smart Checkout Assistant- a better till experience
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12:00 - 14:00
Gaming group genius
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12:00 - 14:00
Sensing the past: Hands-on creative archaeological fun!
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12:30 - 15:30
Kids Parties Tasters
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13:00 - 14:00
Trust Deficit: causes and remedies for businesses
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13:00 - 14:00
Legs, Bums and Tums
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13:30 - 15:30
Female travel: an exploration of travel, gender and religion
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13:30 - 14:30
Tamed: family talk
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14:00 - 16:00
Digital Health Technology: friend or foe?
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14:00 - 16:30
Telling data stories that stick
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14:00 - 16:00
VegUP – How to be Sustainable and Green
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14:00 - 16:00
Seldom Heard Voices
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14:00 - 16:00
The Kitchen Detectives
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14:00 - 15:00
Yoga
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14:30 - 15:30
Trust Deficit: causes and remedies for businesses masterclass
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14:30 - 15:30
Music to your ears
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14:30 - 16:30
The Horrible Hidden History of British Comics: a make and do session
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15:00 - 17:00
Reading on Screen Roadshow
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15:00 - 17:00
Exploring Broadcasting Archives
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15:00 - 16:00
Hunger by the sea: stories of food poverty in Southern England
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15:00 - 17:00
Combatting identity theft amongst silver surfers using Eduweb
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15:30 - 16:30
Tamed: three species that changed our world…
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16:00 - 17:30
Demystifying Research: helping us make a difference
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16:00 - 17:00
Here to Play: forced migrants, music and belonging
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16:00 - 18:00
Going ‘behind the scenes’ in Paralympic Production: Channel 4 and the broadcasting of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
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16:30 - 18:30
Film Screening: Italian Horror Cinema in its Political Contexts
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17:00 - 18:00
Let’s talk tax!
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17:00 - 18:00
Magic Science…Science Magic: for ages 6 -11
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17:00 - 18:00
Health and Migration Research in Nepal and India
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17:30 - 19:30
Film Screening: Tales of the Tribes
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17:30 - 19:30
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
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18:00 - 20:00
Orthopaedic Research Institute: expert talks
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18:00 - 20:00
The Future of Human Computer Interaction: when machines see, hear, read and reason
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18:00 - 19:00
A History of Intellectual Property in 50 Objects
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15 years of oil price volatility: fundamentals vs speculations
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What makes flavour?
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Pier Review: what does the future hold for British seaside piers?
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18:00 - 19:00
More than just pretty faces: women in the film industry today
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18:00 - 19:30
What’s funny about that?
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18:00 - 19:00
Neurodiversity is the spice of life: exploring autism spectrum conditions
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18:00 - 19:00
Stepping Forward: a life in research
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18:00 - 20:00
Introduction to Career Construction Theory: How your cultural interests can help you make vocational and professional decisions
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18:30 - 19:30
The eye’s pupil: a reflection of the mind
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18:30 - 20:30
Beat the heat: how your body responds to extreme environments and what we can do about it
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19:00 - 20:00
Balance in older age: what happens and what can we do about it?
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19:00 - 21:00
Women in Science – why media presence matters
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19:00 - 21:00
Active Ageing discovery event
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Magic Science…Science Magic: for ages 12+
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19:00 - 20:00
What is Fake News and how to avoid being taken in
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19:30 - 20:30
My PhD experience: the copyright war raging in the EU
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19:30 - 20:30
Low Cost Clean Energy Solutions for Domestic and Industrial Needs
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19:30 - 20:30
Uncertainty and Control: how do people with obsessive-compulsive disorders cope with decision making in gambling tasks?
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20:00 - 21:00
The XRF Factor: science, archaeology and the future
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20:00 - 21:00
Can supermarket promotions make you healthy?
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20:00 - 21:00
Storytelling from India
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20:00 - 21:00
Stress, drugs and rock and roll: revealing a time line of abuse through toxicological hair analysis
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9:00 - 17:00
Kids’ Camps
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9:00 - 10:00
Beginners Gymnastics
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9:00 - 10:00
Trampolining
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9:15 - 9:45
Xpress Spinning
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Saturday 16 June
10:00 - 11:00
Ballet
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Badminton
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Zumba
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11.15 - 16:00
Mini Professors
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11:00 - 16:00
A Mammoth Adventure
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11:00 - 16:00
Increasing access to music
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11:00 - 16:00
Smart Checkout Assistant: a better till experience?
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11:00 - 16:00
Digital Me Exhibition: Chapter II
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11:00 - 16:00
Accessible 3D modelling and 3D printing
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11:00 - 16:00
Draw a Scientist
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Robot or Human? You decide
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11:00 - 16:00
Keeping Upright: test your perception of vertical
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11:00 - 16:00
It’s painless (almost)!
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11:00 - 16:00
What You Don’t See: Sex work in the context of the sport mega-event
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11:00 - 16:00
Using games to raise scam awareness
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11:00 - 16:00
Fitness fun zone
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11:00 - 16:00
The four pillars of health and functional fitness (endurance, strength, reaction, balance)
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11:00 - 16:00
Encouraging fruit and vegetable intake
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11:00 - 16:00
Behind the Scenes at the Lab: the science of being humans
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11:00 - 16:00
Native? Looking at fauna from the Palaeolithic to now
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11:00 - 16:00
Chronology: a game of time
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11:00 - 16:00
Symbols – past and present
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11:00 - 16:00
How well can children remember?
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11:00 - 16:00
Eye tracking as a window to the mind
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11:00 - 16:00
Trust me, I’m a Doctor! Innovative ways to learn in the NHS
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11:00 - 16:00
We like to move it move it… The power of the mind in our body movements
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11:00 - 16:00
Are e-cigarettes as harmful as tobacco?
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Science Playground
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11:00 - 16:00
Breathe your way to lower blood pressure
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Personality: are you a Phoebe or a Monica? Improving your ability to communicate through understanding personality types
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11:00 - 16:00
Exploring research into Virtual Learning experiences
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11:00 - 16:00
Celebrating Breastfeeding
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11:00 - 12:00
Street Dance
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11:00 - 12:00
It’s only water… Or is it?
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11:00 - 12:00
Pump
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11:00 - 13:00
Escape Room: an archaeological mystery
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11:30 - 12:30
Eye movements when reading acronyms and textisms
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12:00 - 13:00
Smart Checkout Assistant- a better till experience
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12:00 - 14:00
Gaming group genius
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12:00 - 14:00
Sensing the past: Hands-on creative archaeological fun!
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12:30 - 15:30
Kids Parties Tasters
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13:00 - 14:00
Legs, Bums and Tums
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13:30 - 14:30
Tamed: family talk
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14:00 - 16:00
The Kitchen Detectives
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14:00 - 15:00
Yoga
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14:30 - 15:30
Music to your ears
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14:30 - 16:30
The Horrible Hidden History of British Comics: a make and do session
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15:00 - 16:00
Hunger by the sea: stories of food poverty in Southern England
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15:30 - 16:30
Tamed: three species that changed our world…
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16:00 - 18:00
Going ‘behind the scenes’ in Paralympic Production: Channel 4 and the broadcasting of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
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16:30 - 18:30
Film Screening: Italian Horror Cinema in its Political Contexts
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17:00 - 18:00
Health and Migration Research in Nepal and India
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9:00 - 17:00
Kids’ Camps
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9:00 - 10:00
Beginners Gymnastics
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9:00 - 10:00
Trampolining
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9:15 - 9:45
Xpress Spinning
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Sunday 17 June
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Monday 18 June
10:00 - 12:30
Navigating Uncertainty: towards a post-Brexit trade and business agenda
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Digital Health Technology: friend or foe?
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Telling data stories that stick
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Reading on Screen Roadshow
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Demystifying Research: helping us make a difference
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Orthopaedic Research Institute: expert talks
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The Future of Human Computer Interaction: when machines see, hear, read and reason
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18:00 - 19:00
A History of Intellectual Property in 50 Objects
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18:00 - 19:00
15 years of oil price volatility: fundamentals vs speculations
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18:00 - 20:00
What makes flavour?
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18:30 - 19:30
The eye’s pupil: a reflection of the mind
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19:00 - 20:00
Balance in older age: what happens and what can we do about it?
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19:30 - 20:30
My PhD experience: the copyright war raging in the EU
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19:30 - 20:30
Low Cost Clean Energy Solutions for Domestic and Industrial Needs
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20:00 - 21:00
The XRF Factor: science, archaeology and the future
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20:00 - 21:00
Can supermarket promotions make you healthy?
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Tuesday 19 June
11:00 - 14:00
Police training using virtual reality
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13:00 - 14:00
Trust Deficit: causes and remedies for businesses
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13:30 - 15:30
Female travel: an exploration of travel, gender and religion
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14:00 - 16:00
VegUP – How to be Sustainable and Green
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14:00 - 16:00
Seldom Heard Voices
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14:30 - 15:30
Trust Deficit: causes and remedies for businesses masterclass
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15:00 - 17:00
Exploring Broadcasting Archives
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17:00 - 18:00
Let’s talk tax!
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17:30 - 19:30
Film Screening: Tales of the Tribes
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17:30 - 19:30
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
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18:00 - 19:00
More than just pretty faces: women in the film industry today
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18:00 - 19:30
What’s funny about that?
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18:00 - 19:00
Pier Review: what does the future hold for British seaside piers?
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18:30 - 20:30
Beat the heat: how your body responds to extreme environments and what we can do about it
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19:00 - 21:00
Women in Science – why media presence matters
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19:00 - 21:00
Active Ageing discovery event
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19:30 - 20:30
Uncertainty and Control: how do people with obsessive-compulsive disorders cope with decision making in gambling tasks?
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20:00 - 21:00
Stress, drugs and rock and roll: revealing a time line of abuse through toxicological hair analysis
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20:00 - 21:00
Storytelling from India
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Wednesday 20 June
10:00 - 12:30
Brexit and Immigration: impact on local businesses in Dorset
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10:00 - 14:00
Ageing well: innovations for greater health and wellbeing
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15:00 - 17:00
Combatting identity theft amongst silver surfers using Eduweb
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16:00 - 17:00
Here to Play: forced migrants, music and belonging
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17:00 - 18:00
Magic Science…Science Magic: for ages 6 -11
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18:00 - 19:00
Neurodiversity is the spice of life: exploring autism spectrum conditions
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18:00 - 19:00
Stepping Forward: a life in research
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18:00 - 20:00
Introduction to Career Construction Theory: How your cultural interests can help you make vocational and professional decisions
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19:00 - 20:00
Magic Science…Science Magic: for ages 12+
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19:00 - 20:00
What is Fake News and how to avoid being taken in
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