This Is London - 15 July 2020

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Photo: Jack Wiseall.
ROYAL SOCIETY SUMMER SCIENCE
EXHIBITION GOES ONLINE
For the first time in its history, the
Royal Society’s Summer Science
Exhibition will not be held in person,
but will instead bring the UK’s most
cutting edge research to the public in a
whole new way, Summer Science online.
During the week-long event, visitors
will get the chance to take part in an
interactive question and answer session
with a panel of space experts as well as
the family friendly big Summer Science
quiz. Test your science knowledge with
Royal Society Fellows including
Professor Brian Cox and special guests
such as space scientist Dr Maggie
Aderin-Pocock, BBC science presenter
Dr Adam Rutherford and Blue Peter
presenter-turned-author Konnie Huq.
Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the
Royal Society, said: ‘The Summer
Science Exhibition is a celebration of the
most exciting research around the UK
where the public are invited in to ask
questions, discover and be inspired.
‘This year, the exhibition is coming to
you in a different form. We have
incredible online events, and brilliant
scientists sharing their research and
testing your knowledge. While I hope we
will all be back at the Society next year,
this is a unique opportunity to try new
approaches and reach an even wider
audience. I hope everyone will join us
throughout the week to explore historic
and cutting-edge science from across
the UK.’
Find out about the science of creating
an artistic masterpiece, doping in sport
or what our pets are really thinking with
an animal cognition scientist – or join
intrepid Antarctic explorers, without ever
having to leave the comfort of your own
home. Other sessions will discover a
hidden world only visible through a
microscope, decipher how chemical
catalysts create sustainable energy,
explore exotic planets orbiting distant
stars and delve into the history of the
Summer Science Exhibition with the
Society’s librarian Keith Moore.
Aspiring weather forecasters and
armchair meteorologists alike can dive
deeper on the Google Arts & Culture
platform, with a six-part online series
from the Royal Society and Met Office
exploring the journey from the roots of
weather lore like ‘red sky at night’,
through early weather science to the
founding of the Met Office and beyond.
www.royalsociety.org
‘BECAUSE I’M A LONDONER’ PHOTO
COMPETITION
Visit London have teamed up with
Photocrowd and the Museum of London,
to offer Londoners a chance to showcase
the best of their local area and the
people and places of London, as
restrictions begin to ease. Entrants do
not need to be professional
photographers to join the contest, just
have a phone or camera at the ready.
The free to enter competition, part of
the #BecauseImALondoner campaign,
encourages participants to share what
they love about London. It aims to
encourage residents to safely explore
their own areas. The competition also
offers the capital’s city dwellers a chance
to support their local area, by
highlighting people enjoying nearby
businesses and venues; from markets,
independent shops and hairdressers, to
museums or a legendary community
restaurant and everything in between.
Justine Simmons OBE, Deputy Mayor
for Culture and Creative Industries,
Mayor of London’s Office: ‘Culture and
lifestyle is an integral part of London’s
DNA and is a big reason so many of us
choose to live and work here. This
photography contest offers a chance to
showcase London’s unique character
and dynamism in the current time.’
Photo: PA.
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