University of Warwick’s Resonate Festival is welcoming the festive season with a new programme of events for all the family.
The festival is holding a new Resonates Late event at The Brunswick Hub alongside the annual Christmas Lectures series held at Warwick Arts Centre this December.
The Resonate Lates Festive Feast and Celebration – a festive craft session, with reusable materials like coffee cups, plastic bags and cardboard available to be crafted and recycled into gifts, cards and wreaths – takes place on Thursday, December 1 from 4pm to 6pm.
The event, which will be held at Brunswick Healthy Living Centre, is open to all and features a range of festive food will also be available for guests.
At the event will be a number of student societies including the University of Warwick Art Society will be helping crafters with their activities.
There will also be hot food and drinks to help keep crafters toasty and warm whilst they work on their eco-friendly projects.
The Christmas Lectures also return to Warwick Arts Centre from 7pm to 8pm on Thursday, December 1 Thursday, December 8.
The annual fun-filled evenings see staff and students from University’s Physics Department working with the Arts Centre to create a series of fun and interactive experiments for the family to get involved in.
Action packed talks on December 1 include Dr Rebecca Nealon on the formation of the solar system, Dr Alex Baker exploring chemistry in the human body and Dr Peter Sadler creating life from a beaker.
Dr Phil Jemmet, Dr Lauren Doyle and the Warwick Crop Centre team are exploring festive questions about Brussel sprouts and how Santa can go green on December 8.
Both evenings include a live lab section in the Warwick Arts Centre foyer, where visitors can get hands-on with a range of exciting science activities including with liquid nitrogen and rubber ducks.
The Resonate Festival launched as part of Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 and continues as a platform for staff and students from University of Warwick to share their work and research with the local community.
This year, the festival has held a number of events across the region, including lectures, film screenings, walking tours and gallery exhibitions.
James Brown from the Warwick Institute of Engagement said “We are really looking forward to celebrating the festive season with fun activities for all the family to enjoy and make memories.
“We hope the craft evening in partnership with the Brunswick Healthy Living Centre will help people relax and get artistic, while the fun science lectures are sure to keep kids entertained in helping them gain more knowledge about the planet we live on.”
Caption: Last year’s Christmas Lecture presenter, Tishtrya Mehta, explores the wonders of liquid nitrogen