ICG @ 15
Date and time
Location
Dennis Sciama Building
Burnaby Road Portsmouth PO1 3FX United KingdomDescription
A morning of short popular astrophysics and cosmology talks, plus planetarium shows in the Portsmouth Astrodome, to celebrate 15 years of the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at the University of Portsmouth.
The Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation invites colleagues from the University of Portsmouth and their families to celebrate 15 years of the ICG. On the 24th June there will be a series of short talks covering the different research topics at the ICG, and the Portsmouth Astrodome inflatable planetarium will be holding live presenter-led shows of the night sky on a first come, first served basis (sign up on the day). Tickets are free but must be booked in advance - please use your port.ac.uk email address when booking, as this event is not open to the general public.
Talk Schedule
10.00 - Arrive & tea/coffee
10.30 - Prof Roy Maartens - A History of the ICG (title tbc)
10.50 - Dr Alkistis Pourtsidou - The Unbearable Lightness of Dark Energy (suitable for age 14+)
11.10 - Dr Sesh Nadathur - Spots on the Sky: a Cosmic Detective Story (suitable for age 14+)
11.30 - Break
11.45 - Dr Sam Penny - A Universe of Dwarf Galaxies (suitable for age 10+)
12.05 - Dr Ed Macaulay - The Very Loud Universe (suitable for age 14+)
Planetarium Schedule (suitable for age 7+)
10.50 - The Night Sky Tonight
11.45 - The Night Sky Tonight
Organised by
The Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation is a research department at the University of Portsmouth. Members of the ICG study the physics of the Universe, from gravity to galaxies. Find out more on our website or come to one of our events!