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We began our day, once again, on the bus, this time we were headed to the Mullard Space Science Laboratory. Though we travelled through the countryside, given the nature of modern science I assumed we were just travelling to another city centre. You can imagine my surprise when the bus dropped us off in the … Read more
Hello everyone and welcome to LIYSF day 5! After the long day trips and early mornings of the last couple of days it was nice to have our first event at 9:30 this morning; Who doesn’t love to wake up and start the day with a particle physics lecture? Being the first time I could … Read more
Finally, today is the day! Scoffing down breakfast I ran across town because today is the day! I waited anxiously because todays the day! Today is the day I visit Stonehenge! Unfortunately, Stonehenge is a bit of a drive from Kensington. Thus I tried my best to distract myself on the drive by reading here, … Read more
Thankfully, today was a calmer day. Opening with Professor Dame Molly Stevens’ principal lecture on her work developing biomatter for various medical applications. From the plethora of examples, some of my favourites included growing bones for transplant surgeries and a vaccine that provided both the initial dose and its booster after a pre-set time delay. … Read more
Waking up bright and early again, unfortunately, I was able to grab some wall adapters and finally felt like I was starting to settle in. With my phone charged and my body somewhat rested I was ready for our trip to London’s National Physical Laboratory, or NPL for short. Throughout all 300+ laboratories located at … Read more
Hello everyone, welcome to UFV’s 2024 LIYSF blog series written by yours truly, Connor Goodvin! Though I arrived in London yesterday, the opening ceremony events started today at 11:00 BST or 3 am in BC. This opening ceremony, in which I had the honour to bear Canada’s flag, was in no way the beginning of … Read more
The Research Office is pleased to announce that Student Research Day will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2024. More information and sign-up instructions for student participants and faculty judge volunteers will be available in mid-February, but for now, timings for the day are outlined below: Doors open: 9:30 AM Microlectures: 10-11 AM Early lunch … Read more
The Research Office is looking for around ten more faculty members to participate in this year’s UFV Faculty Microlectures by sharing the exciting findings/implications of their current (or recent) research in just two minutes or less. If you are interested in presenting, please contact our office as below: Date & time: Thursday, February 15 – … Read more
The Earthwise Society Agassiz is hosting their free 3-part virtual workshop series: Preserving Freshwater Ecosystems. Everyone is invited to attend. Their aim is to inspire stewardship for these ecosystems and build interest in creating water-conserving landscapes at home, work, and school. PART 1: November 16 An introduction to Earthwise Agassiz, our on-site projects, and the … Read more
We’re supposed to be living in a rain forest, but this past summer it felt more like a semi-arid desert. Where’s all the water? Learn about drought in the Fraser Valley at the UFV Chilliwack library’s second Science Café on Wednesday, Oct 11 from 10 to 11:30 am. Science Café will feature Dr. Scott Shupe, … Read more