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National Science and Engineering Week is celebrated with an interactive festival in St Andrews from 7th to 14th March.
University students and staff will welcome visitors to the worlds of psychology, science and technology with a series of scientific displays and demonstrations. All events are free, fun, hands-on and suitable for all the family.
A lecture entitled "Monkeys, Minds and Man - Exploring the Origins of Intelligence", will be given at the University on Wednesday, March 11th. Professor Klaus Zuberbuhler, Dr Valerie Dufour and Dr Juan-Carlos Gomez will speak about the primate roots of human language, the origins of trade as well as exploring mind reading abilities and tricks in primates and humans. The public lecture, which is part of the Darwin 200 celebrations and Fife Science Week, will take place at 6pm in the Old Library, St Marys Quadrangle on South Street. The event is organised by the St Andrews University Ape Society to raise awareness of primate research and conservation, examining the origin of human traits and abilities.
On March 14th, The Bell Pettigrew Natural History Museum will be open from 12 noon to 5 pm. Visitors can come and find out about specimens from throughout the world mostly acquired during the heyday of the Victorian age.
Other activities during the week include a special lecture on "Darwin's Lost World - searching for the hidden history of life" by Dr Martin Brasier, Professor of Palaeobiology from the University of Oxford. The public lecture, in School VI, St Salvator's Quadrangle, at 5pm on Wednesday 11th March will cover the adventures and the discoveries of early life.
For further information visit www.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/ or www.nsew.org.uk