The University of Surrey will open its doors to science fans on Tuesday 23 September by hosting an evening with the self-proclaimed ‘science daredevil’ and television presenter, Greg Foot. The evening entitled ‘Inventing the Future with Greg Foot’ will take place at the University’s Stag Hill Campus from 6pm and is aimed at anyone with a passion for science.
The evening is destined to inspire young scientists and engineers, those working in the industry already, or anyone who is intrigued in how science and engineering research becomes a reality.
The free evening will include animated ‘Einstein’ guides who will be on hand from 4.45pm to 6pm and will give tours of some of the more alternative venues on campus. Expect to see the University’s EnFlo wind tunnel, its Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing and Surrey Space Centre where experts will talk through what research is currently being worked on. There will also be an open exhibition area that will showcase other interactive research projects from the University of Surrey.
The main event in the Rik Medlik Building will then see BBC presenter Greg Foot (as pictured above) interview four of the University’s own scientists and engineers. The staff members will discuss their personal journeys of scientific discovery with Greg after recently having seen their research projects become a reality.
Greg Foot is a British science presenter who describes himself as ‘half science geek, half adrenaline-junkie’ after making a name for himself through immersive stunts that include being buried alive, frozen and electrocuted. He has presented the show ‘Gizmodo’ for BBC America, a six-part series for BBC3 called ‘The Secrets of Everything’ and is the resident scientist on Channel 4’s ‘Sunday Brunch’. He has also worked with Scott Mills on Radio1 and has just finished filming a new series for BBC Worldwide.
The maverick scientist said, “I’ll be meeting some incredibly inspirational academics to reflect on how their vision to further scientific research has become a reality. I would urge anyone who loves science as much as we do to join us and learn about the wonderful things happening up on Stag Hill.”
Tickets for the event are available on a first-come-first-served basis and can be booked by visiting the University of Surrey website HERE.