Be amazed by the latest discoveries in healthcare, history, art, technology and more, as Pop-Up University returns to Sheffield this September.
From the team behind Festival of the Mind, Pop-Up University showcases pioneering research from the University of Sheffield. For 2021, it's taking place both online and in person, with live activities in Tudor Square in Sheffield city centre, as well as a series of podcasts and films to explore online from anywhere.
Highlights include:
Crop growth in space and urban agriculture on Earth
Film, podcast, live
Hear from scientists who are developing new technologies to make growing plants in space possible. These new technologies can also provide a pathway to food security.
Pipebots
Film
This film shows how Sheffield engineers are developing tiny robots to work in underground pipe networks and dangerous sites.
Assistive technologies for engaging with music in dementia
Film
Find out how new research is linking music, psychology and engineering to create musical interfaces for people living with dementia.
Mysterious microbes – from soils and food to me and you
Live
Learn about the transformative powers of some of the smallest living creatures on Earth: microbes. Join a Sheffield scientist to learn about how microbial populations and bugs make healthy soils to help plants grow.
How do we grow?
Live
A biomedical scientist explains the science of DNA and how, despite remaining the same size throughout our lives, DNA cells help us grow taller.
A sound system: helping children be heard
Live
Join human communication scientists to learn about children’s talking, how children with SSD (Speech Sound Disorder) can be supported, and the resources they have developed for parents and teachers.
Solving Earth’s climate emergency by farming with rocks
Live
Researchers will showcase a series of live experiments, demonstrating how speeding up rock weathering can help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
See the full Pop-Up University 2021 programme.
Open in Tudor Square on Saturday and Sunday, 11am–3pm.