Fringe Activities
A selection of interactive tours and workshops.
Meeting Point: Queens’ Reception
To attend the Fringe activities, sign up at the registration desk in the Queens’ Reception on the day of Ideas Unwrapped. Bookings are not available in advance.
Please note, spaces for these events are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
| Time | Activity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 11.00am – 11.30am | “Engineering laboratory and workshop tour”
Dr Ben Milsom, SEMS Tour |
A tour of the unexplored teaching and research zones within Engineering |
| 11.00am – 12.00pm | “Interview filming techniques workshop”
Kelly Burrows, M&C Workshop |
Learn basic techniques in editing videos from the Head of Design and Branding at Queen Mary |
| 11.15am – 12.00pm | “The secret history of the Mile End campus”
Dr Nadia Valman, Geography, and Dr Caron Wendy Lipman, SED Tour |
This walking tour will explore the hidden history of our Mile End campus – uncovering the historical and cultural 18th and 19th century layers of our campus, and learning about the lives lived here before QMUL. |
| 11.15am – 1.15pm | “The FAST Show and Tell Session”
Various academics from EECS Interactive session |
The FAST Show and Tell session will consist of a number of demonstrations showcasing some of the FAST IMPACTs project most exciting developments for the recorded music industry. |
| 11.30am – 12.30pm | “The strange world of the intelligent bee – how researchers at Queen Mary probe the capacities on insect mind”
Amelia Kowalewska, SBCS Tour |
See first hand how bees are able to carry out tasks naturally, how there is a social organisation to bumblebee colonies and how they are trained to recognise artificial flowers. |
| 12.00pm – 12.30pm | “Engineering laboratory and workshop tour”
Dr Ben Milsom, SEMS Tour |
A tour of the unexplored teaching and research zones within Engineering |
| 12.00pm – 12.30pm | “Your chance to visit the School of Physics and Astronomy telescope!”
Charlie Pittordis, SPA Tour |
Take a peek at the optical telescope and solarscope that live in the silver dome of the roof of the GO Jones building. Be amazed with stories of exploration of the Universe by PhD student, Charlie Pittordis. |
| 12.30pm – 1.30pm | “Interview filming techniques workshop”
Kelly Burrows, M&C Workshop |
Learn basic techniques in editing videos from the Head of Design and Branding at Queen Mary |
| 1.00pm – 1.30pm | “Engineering laboratory and workshop tour”
Dr Ben Milsom, SEMS Tour |
A tour of the unexplored teaching and research zones within Engineering |
| 1.00pm – 2.00pm | “The strange world of the intelligent bee – how researchers at Queen Mary probe the capacities on insect mind”
Amelia Kowalewska, SBCS Tour |
See first hand how bees are able to carry out tasks naturally, how there is a social organisation to bumblebee colonies and how they are trained to recognise artificial flowers. |
| 1.30pm – 2.00pm | “Your chance to visit the School of Physics and Astronomy telescope!”
Charlie Pittordis, SPA Tour |
Take a peek at the optical telescope and solarscope that live in the silver dome of the roof of the GO Jones building. Be amazed with stories of exploration of the Universe by PhD student, Charlie Pittordis. |
| 1.30pm – 2.00pm | “Robotics lab visit”
Centre for Advanced Robotics @ Queen Mary Demonstration |
Get hands-on with robots, robotic arms and hands, and VR, with the Centre for Advanced Robotics at Queen Mary |
| 2.00pm – 2.30pm | “Interview filming techniques workshop”
Kelly Burrows, M&C Workshop |
Learn basic techniques in editing videos from the Head of Design and Branding at Queen Mary |
| 2.30pm – 3.30pm | “The strange world of the intelligent bee – how researchers at Queen Mary probe the capacities on insect mind”
Amelia Kowalewska, SBCS Tour |
See first hand how bees are able to carry out tasks naturally, how there is a social organisation to bumblebee colonies and how they are trained to recognise artificial flowers. |
| 2.30pm – 3.00pm | “Your chance to visit the School of Physics and Astronomy telescope!”
Charlie Pittordis, SPA Tour |
Take a peek at the optical telescope and solarscope that live in the silver dome of the roof of the GO Jones building. Be amazed with stories of exploration of the Universe by PhD student, Charlie Pittordis. |
| 3.00pm – 3.45pm | “The secret history of the Mile End campus”
Dr Nadia Valman, Geography and Dr Caron Wendy Lipman, SED Tour |
This walking tour will explore the hidden history of our Mile End campus – uncovering the historical and cultural 18th and 19th century layers of our campus, and learning about the lives lived here before QMUL. |
*Please note, this list of activities was correct at the time of publication.
In addition to the activities in the Playground, there will also be activities in the other zones:
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