Birmingham Pi Day

Birmingham Pi Day is on Saturday 14th March 2009. Starting at 10am at the Poynting Physics Building at the University of Birmingham, this is a free event run by the University's Astronomical Society. For more information and how to register, please click here.

This event will feature many activities hands on activities such as rocket launching, Mars Rover building and how to build your own sextant. There will be a number of mathematics sessions, including code breaking and the shape of the Universe. The will be a chance to explore the night sky in a mobile planetarium. There are also a number of talks planned for the day.
In the morning we will explore the Universe with Samuel George talking about the hunt for extraterrestrial life in Is Anybody Out There? The Search for Life in the Universe and Ria Sanderson looking at galaxies, far, far away in Galaxies in the Universe. In the afternoon we will explore the mathematics of the Universe with Dr Chris Sangwin who will be
giving the afternoon talk on Pi, in How Round Is Your Circle?.

There will also be a raffle and a number of exhibitions stands which will includes local societies and retail stalls giving you the opportunity to follow-up your interest.