The light of science in the Tampere Hall

Light in the darkness - science curing the world is to be arranged in the Tampere Hall on 28 January.

The event is free of charge and open to all. The organizers are the University of Tampere, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere University of Applied Sciences, the Council of Tampere Region, the City of Tampere, the newspaper Aamulehti and the Tampere Hall. The event will bring to the Tampere Hall celebrated speakers, heads of major scientific institutions and scientific presentations appealing to all the senses.

In the course of the day lectures will be delivered in Finnish with the exception of that by Professor Howard Jacobs on mitochondriosis.

Scientific projects exhibiting:

• Circus with Influence (University of Tampere / The Centre for Practice as Research in Theatre)
• Soundscapes of Pirkanmaa and One Hundred Finnish Soundscapes (University of Tampere and the Council of Tampere Region)
• Film is IN (Juha Suonpää/Tampere University of Applied Sciences)
• Spatial and Corporeal Interaction (University of Tampere/TAUCHI)
• Vuores - Eco 2 (City of Tampere and Tampere University of Technology
• Spare Parts for People (BioMediTech /Tampere University of Technology and University of Tampere)
• The Police Investigate (National Police Museum/ Police College of Finland)
  

The programme in the Tampere Hall on 28 January 2012 from 10.00 to 16.00 also includes a presentation by acting students of the University of Tampere, books on sale, a competition for the general public and the band The Irrationals.

Use the net pages to ask presenters questions in advance and make requests for themes at future events www.uta.fi/valoa

Further information:
Ms. Taina Repo, coordinator
Taina.Elina.Repo@uta.fi
Tel 040 190 1274