{"id":2530,"date":"2018-04-10T10:12:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T10:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2018-04-10T10:12:59","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T10:12:59","slug":"soapbox-science-canterbury-community-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2018\/04\/10\/soapbox-science-canterbury-community-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Soapbox Science &#8211; Canterbury Community Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the Saturday afternoon of 23 June 2018 (13:00-16:00), Canterbury\u2019s Westgate Gardens will host its FIRST <a href=\"http:\/\/soapboxscience.org\/soapbox-science-2018-canterbury\/\">Soapbox Science event<\/a>!\u00a0 This event brings together the general public and great women scientists from around Kent.<\/p>\n<p>Hear twelve women speak about their scientific research on a broad range of topics, including plant biology, planetary science, conservation biology, sport science, psychology and biological anthropology. Come join us and learn about chimpanzees and parrots, your brain and your teeth, and many other interesting topics amongst the beautiful Westgate Garden flowers!<\/p>\n<p>The event is free and open to all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When: Saturday 23 June 2018<br \/>\nTime: 13:00-16:00<br \/>\nWhere: Westgate Gardens, Canterbury<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr Heather Ferguson:\u00a0Me, myself and I: your social brain in old age<\/p>\n<p>Ms Adriana Lowe:\u00a0Life and death in the forest:\u00a0studying the behaviour of wild chimpanzees<\/p>\n<p>Ms Emma Cascant-Lopez:\u00a0The circadian clock: How pathogens know when is the best time for infection<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mona Le Luyer:\u00a0What teeth tell us about ourselves and our ancestors?<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kathryn Harriss:\u00a0Planetary Science with a Big Gun!\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Dr Michelle Hulin:\u00a0Hop, skip, jump: How bacteria evolve to infect new plant species<\/p>\n<p>Dr Smita Salunke:\u00a0Children are (NOT) miniature adults and so are not their medicines!!!<\/p>\n<p>Dr Hazel Jackson:\u00a0From pint-sized pygmy parrots to massive macaws. Evolution of the worlds most endangered bird group, the Parrots.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Erin McCloskey:\u00a0Being an expert in not being an expert: How peer support programs help mend broken hearts<\/p>\n<p>Ms Claire Stewart:\u00a0Deciding what species to save<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kyra De Coninck:\u00a0Getting under your skin: the secret life of fascia<\/p>\n<p>Carol Smyth:\u00a0Wearable technology for smarter breathing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the Saturday afternoon of 23 June 2018 (13:00-16:00), Canterbury\u2019s Westgate Gardens will host its FIRST Soapbox Science event!\u00a0 This event brings together the general &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2018\/04\/10\/soapbox-science-canterbury-community-event\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1975,"featured_media":2534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6599,6598,124,70,6600,142272],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1975"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2530"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2545,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530\/revisions\/2545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}