Jodrell Bank

Girls Night Out

19:00 - 22:30 22 November 2014
We’re looking for all the budding Astronettes, Star-lettes and Cosmic Girls to come and join us for our ‘Girls Night Out (under the stars) event at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre on…

Royal Astronomical Society 200 'Sky and Earth' Meeting

13:30 - 16:00 23 November 2014
A meeting regarding the Royal Astronomical Society’s RAS200 Sky and Earth outreach and engagement society; an opportunity to meet potential partners and develop proposals. Sunday 23…

Lovell Christmas Lecture - Masers and the Square Kilometre Array

19:30 - 21:00 9 December 2014
Dr Jimi Green Square Kilometre Array Organisation Astrophysical masers are the radio equivalent of lasers, highly beamed radiation naturally occurring in space, and found towards a…

Lovell Christmas Lecture - Galaxy Clusters

19:30 - 21:00 11 December 2014
Dr Anna Scaife The University Of Southampton The largest gravitationally bound objects in the Universe, Clusters of Galaxies are the Behemoths of astrophysics. Individually, Galaxy…

Festive Wreath Making

13:00 - 15:00 13 December 2014
Feeling creative? Or feel like you haven't got a creative bone in your body? Either way bring your cutting tools and join our Head Gardener to create a natural festive wreath for your…

Family Starlight Adventure

14:30 - 17:30 24 January 2015
Ever wondered how stars form and why they shine? Come and join our family starlight adventure for a fun, fact-packed science show, lantern making and a lantern led walk to the Galaxy…

RSBP Big Garden Birdwatch

10:30 - 12:30 25 January 2015
Take a closer look at the wildlife on your doorstep and take part in the biggest wildlife survey in the world! Join the Macclesfield RSPB Wildlife Explorers here at Jodrell Bank Discovery…

Lovell Lecture – PLATO: Discovering Earth-like planets around other stars

19:30 - 21:00 5 February 2015
The European Space Agency will launch its ‘PLATO’ satellite mission in 2024. PLATO will survey vast areas of the sky for long periods of time, gathering a huge amount of information…

February half term - Meet the Expert

16 - 20 February 2015
A chance to meet one of our resident scientific and engineering experts, find out about their work and quiz them about what they do and their knowledge of Jodrell Bank. If you…

February half term – Solar System hands on activities

16 - 20 February 2015
Come along to try some science experiments for yourself. You will be able to find out about volcanoes on Mars, how gravity varies from planet to planet and why Saturn floats! This…

February half term – Solar System Science Show

16 - 20 February 2015
Come to our exciting Solar System science show and watch our demonstrations to discover why Venus is such a dangerous place to go, taking an everyday object to Neptune is not such a…

Telescope night

19:30 - 21:00 25 February 2015
An introduction to telescopes workshop, co-presented by our own in-house staff and Professor Ian Morison, author of ‘An Amateur’s Guide to Observing and Imaging the Heavens’. Attend…

Astrophotography Night

19:30 - 21:00 11 March 2015
Getting Started In Astrophotography Dr Ant Holloway Learn how to use your DSLR or Compact System Camera to get started in astrophotography. We will look at how you can use equipment…

Get ready for the eclipse!

14 - 15 March 2015
On Friday 20th March the Moon will move across the face of the Sun, blocking out much of its light in a partial eclipse. Discover more about how this phenomenon occurs and find out…

Science shows: The Moon and the eclipse

21 - 22 March 2015
Join one of our fun and inspiring science shows to learn more about our moon. There will be rocket launches and demonstrations illustrating what it is like on the Moon. Shows run at…

Garner Lecture – Powsells and Thrums: The Loom of creation. A lecture by Alan Garner

19:30 - 20:30 25 March 2015
In this inaugural lecture Alan Garner discusses the nature and role of creativity, especially in the field of language. He goes on to consider the possible origins and evolutionary…

Science shows: The Moon and the Eclipse

28 - 29 March 2015
Join one of our fun and inspiring science shows to learn more about our moon. There will be rocket launches and demonstrations illustrating what it is like on the Moon. Shows run at…

Science Show: The Moon and the Eclipse

3 - 17 April 2015
This event does not run on Saturdays or Sundays Join one of our fun and inspiring science shows to learn more about our moon. There will be rocket launches and demonstrations illustrating…

Easter holidays: Moon activities

7 - 17 April 2015
Come along to our hands on activities and make a flick book to understand the phases of the moon, try some moon themed puzzles have a go at firing you own rocket to the Moon! Drop…

Family Planetarium Day

9 May 2015
Join us to explore the wonders of the night sky in our pop-up planetarium! Suitable for 5+ years and the show lasts for 30 minutes. Please note that visitors are required to sit…

Space Science Special

11:00 - 16:00 24 May 2015
An opportunity to talk to Jodrell Bank’s astronomers about their work with some of the world’s most amazing telescopes. Visitors could find out about the Sun, Planets, Stars, Galaxies…

Beekeeping demonstrations and beekeepers stand

10:30 25 - 15:30 29 May 2015
An opportunity to talk to real Beekeepers and learn about the ancient craft of Beekeeping and the wonderful life of the honeybee. Find out what you can do to help our busy little friends!…

Big Telescopes Science Shows

25 - 30 May 2015
Our interactive science shows will explore the workings of our very own big telescope! Through live demonstrations we’ll look to discover why it is so big and how it can ‘see’ things…

Explore your Universe - Hands on activities

11:00 26 - 16:00 29 May 2015
Come and Explore your Universe for yourself with our hands on activities. Experiment with invisible light, explore magnetism and watch an amazing demonstration by our staff to discover…

Under 5s activity - Science Stories

10:30 26 - 11:30 27 May 2015
Science themed interactive story time for the under 5’s combined with activities and craft. This event is part of the Amazed by Science festival

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