FameLab

FameLab

Event

Please note: This event took place in Dec 2014

This year Watershed is hosting the Bristol heats of FameLab, the UK’s biggest search for the new voices of science and engineering, to give enthusiastic early career scientists in Bristol the chance to demonstrate their skills.

Expect to hear anything from why men have nipples to how cabbages keep warm in winter at this entertaining event. Contestants will have just three minutes to pitch a concept in science or engineering to the panel of judges. Each judge will assess the finalists’ presentations on three qualities: content, clarity and charisma. If successful in this Bristol based heat and the following regional final in Cardiff, the lucky winner will then have the chance to take home £1,750 to further their career in the FameLab UK final in London.

Past winners of FameLab have gone on to travel the globe, perform in festivals and feature on national TV and radio, and many combine public-facing activity with on-going research. All finalists become part of a global network of science communicators.

FameLab aims to discover charismatic, up-and-coming scientists and engineers who can inspire people to see the world from a new perspective. The competition is the brainchild of The Times Cheltenham Science Festival. In 2014/15 the UK competition is supported by EDF Energy, Haseltine Lake LLP and The Royal Society of Chemistry.

For more information about Famelab visit: FameLab.org/uk

To take part in this event as a contestant visit: famelab.org/uk/famelab-uk-2015

This event is free: To book tickets to be an audience member for this event you can do so via Eventbrite and bring your confirmation on the day.


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