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Young People and Schools / RSE @ Schools

RSE @ Schools talks are available for P6/P7 and all secondary school years. They aim to enthuse and excite students about a wide range of topics such as astronomy, chemistry, genetics, culture and the arts, and maths. A wide variety of speakers contribute to the programme, keen to share their enthusiasm for their subjects with students.

The RSE offers talks to schools at various locations across Scotland, principally outwith the Central Belt. Lasting about 45 minutes, talks are followed by time for discussion. The speakers are all experienced in talking to school students, and talks are illustrated with lively demonstrations and slides.

Most talks can be adapted to a range of age groups and many have strong thematic links with units in the curriculum, which have been highlighted on our posters. Download a copy of the poster for a talk to find out more

The RSE @ Schools talks aim to convey the fascination of a topic and to enthuse pupils about the relationship between subjects studied at school and their daily lives.

Click here to contact the Education Team for more information or click the links below to view lecture topics and the current programme. Please note talk titles change frequently, so a lecture listed in the current programme may no longer be available.

Lecture Topics / 2009-2010 Programme
Lecture Topics
Language and Literature      
Shakespeare's language in context or Patterns of Poetry
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14+ Professor Jeremy J Smith University of Glasgow
Who is Robert Burns?
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  Pauline Gray PhD Research Student
Art and Science      
Art meets Science - Science meets Art download poster 16+ Professor Roy Burdon University of Strathclyde
Biology      
Encapsulating Field Studies: The reticulate patterns of fungi download poster 14+ Professor Roy Watling Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
From Global Warming to Aids:The role of fungi in everyday life download poster 14+ Professor Roy Watling Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
Fungi: What would we do without them? download poster 14+ Professor Roy Watling Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
The Suffering Gene
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14+ Professor Roy Burdon

Emeritus Professor of Molecular Biology
University of Strathclyde
Watching Genes
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14+ Dr Jonathon Chubb University of Dundee
Biology/Geography      
Bacteria live in Communities
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14+ Dr Nicola Stanley-Wall University of Dundee
Forensic Science      
Solving Crime and Murder
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16+ Professor Anthony Busuttil University of Edinburgh Medical School
Facial Reconstruction
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only available in Dundee area
16+ Dr Caroline Wilkinson University of Dundee
Forensic Art
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only available in Dundee area
11+ Caroline Needham Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
Who are You?
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14+ Professor Sue Black University
of Dundee
Chemistry      
Capturing Carbon With Chemistry

All Dr Greig Chisholm Ciba Speciality Chemicals Ltd
Chemistry is Magic
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11+ Dr Christine Davidson University of Strathclyde
Geography/Physics      
Earthquakes at Home and Abroad
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All Alice Walker British Geological
Survey
Physics      
Antarctica (You can go far with physics)
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11+ Alison McClure Institute of Physics
Wasted Heat. Why not build a Solar Farm@
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14+ Rory O'Riordan  
Does God Play Dice?
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16+ Professor Miles Padgett University of Glasgow
Lasing Down The Internet
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14+ Professor Thomas Krauss University of St Andrews
How does a Sailboat Sail?
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All Dr Sabrina Malpede Scottish Enterprise/RSE Enterprise Fellow
How does a Modern Aero-Engine Work?
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All Dr Sabrina Malpede Scottish Enterprise/RSE Enterprise Fellow
Physics/ Maths      
Maths is Best or Big is Beautiful
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12+ Professor Adam McBride University of Strathclyde
Astronomy      
A Guided Tour of the Universe
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All Professor Henry Ellington Formerly Robert Gordon University
Black Holes and Small Bangs
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11+ Professor Alan Heavens University of Edinburgh
The Big Bang and the Little Echo
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11+ Professor Alan Heavens University of Edinburgh
Black Holes and White Rabbits
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All Professor John Brown University of Glasgow
Supernovae ? dying stars and the birthplace of life
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All Professor John Brown University
of Glasgow
The Birth and Death of the Sun
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All Professor Henry Ellington Formerly Robert Gordon University
Probing Einstein's Universe with Gravitational Waves
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13+ Dr Martin Hendry* University of
Glasgow
*Dr Hendry offers several other lectures. Click here to download a full list      
2009-2010 Programme (6 October 2009 - 4 October 2010)
23 April 2010 Black Holes and White Rabbits. Professor John Brown. Baltasound Junior High School, Shetland.
17 November 2009 The Suffering Gene, and Science meets Art, Art meets Science. Dr James Close. St John's School, Dundee.
6 November 2009 Bacteria live in communities. Dr Nicola Stanley-Wall. Coatbridge High
4 November 2009 Antarctica - You can go far with physics. Alison McClure. Mary Erskine School
3 November 2009 A Guided Tour of the Universe. Professor Henry Ellington. Webster's High School, Kirriemuir
6 October 2009 Who are You? Professor Sue Black. Tobermory High School

 

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