The University of Navarra joins one more year in the celebration of the Science and Technology Week with scientific dissemination activities for all audiences. THE Faculty of Sciences of the academic institution organized, from November 11 to 15, a program of activities for schools (from the 4th year of ESO to the 2nd year of high school) in the Sciences building. Furthermore, a the famous chef from Navarre will prepare a very scientific dinner.
THE students They can perform every day, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., biology, physics, chemistry, microbiology and geology workshops. In addition, from 12:00 p.m. you can enjoy sessions on various scientific topics: on Monday 11, Ana Patiño, researcher at Cima, will give the conference “You are really what genetics wants you to be!” » ; On Tuesday 12, Professor Jordi Puig will speak on “The human being in nature”; On Wednesday 13, Professor Enrique Baquero will lead the session “The hidden world of insects”; On Thursday 14, professors Iker Zuriguel and Iñaki Echeverría will speak on “Artificial Intelligence in Science”; and on Friday the 15th, Professor Elena Puerta will close the cycle with the conference “Drugs: would you let your brain deteriorate before its time?
Likewise, on Saturday November 16, as part of the Open Day of the University of Navarrathey organized laboratory practices intended for 1st and 2nd year high school studentsas well as sessions for companions on the academic offer in the field of Sciences, housing and scholarships.
For his part, the Science Museum of the University of Navarra will celebrate a lecture series aimed at exploring the relationship between science and biodiversity. The 12th the documentary “The guardians” (award-winning production during the 2023 edition of the #LabMeCrazy scientific film festival!) followed by a discussion with professor and researcher Enrique Baquero. On Thursday 14, Lorena Escuer, specialist in biological control and the promotion of biodiversity urban, will give the session “The role of functional biodiversity in the urban environment”. And on Friday 15, Manuel Quirós will give the session “Biomimesis: disruptive regenerative innovation inspired by nature”.
Science with the cooking of Alex Mújica
He Science Museum also organized on Thursday 14 at the El Colegio restaurant a “dinner with science” in which the cuisine of Álex Mújica will combine with the science of the museum: the biology of the txangurro, the science in a wine tasting, reversible reactions: why do we cut the mayonnaise?, time or temperature: it to choose, what oxidizes, the calories in your dessert, why radioactive gin and tonic glows, and much more. And until November 28 you can visit the exhibition “Insects. Everything they say”, a production of the Science Museum of the University of Navarra. Entrance is free and general visiting hours are Monday to Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
THE Faculty of Sciences and Science Museum University of Navarra organized every year scientific dissemination activities for all audiences around the Scomes from science and technology. In this edition, the Caja Navarra Foundation, Acunsa Health Insurance-Clínica Universidad de Navarra, the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) / Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Civivox-Pamplona City Hall , Campus Home and Women for Science and Technology of the University of Navarra.
