DNA, robots, strange gases and explosions – it sounds like the makings of the latest blockbuster movie.
But if you’re in year 9 or 10 at high school, you could be the special effects expert at the three-day Conocophilips Science Experience at the University of New England these summer holidays.
UNE is throwing open its state-of-the-art research laboratories to high school science students wanting to get a taste of what life in a science career is really like.
Participants will learn how to extract DNA, create controlled explosions, work with different reactive gases and even how to program robots, as they hear from UNE’s renowned researchers and lecturers and gain get an advanced understanding of science at university level.
The three-day program is open to students entering years 10 and 11 in 2014 and runs from Tuesday 14 January to Thursday 16 January.
Cost is $115 and students are encouraged to apply to their local Rotary club to request sponsorship for their attendance.
Subsidised accommodation is offered for those who live out of town or local students who would like to experience life in a university residence.
For more information, contact Richard Willis on 6773 2615 or to enrol online, visit www.scienceexperience.com.au
