Outreach

Gr@v members contribute frequently to outreach initiatives in order to bring scientific knowledge and developments to the global community. Such initiatives include (see listing of recent activities at the bottom of this page and also our outreach events page):

• Summer Academy, for high school students, organised by the Physics Department of Aveiro University;

• Master Class in Particle Physics, for high school students, an international initiative in which Aveiro University participated for the first time in the 2011 edition;

• Odisseia pela Física; physics colloquia directed to university students (not necessarily of physics), as well as high school teachers and students. The first edition took place in 2010/11;

• Science Popularisation activities developed by the Fábrica Ciência Viva centre in Aveiro;

• Seminars given in local high-schools to increase public awarness of science and in particular physics;

Some suggestions of outreach videos on science and scientists

• Fun to Imagine (and related videos), by Richard Feynman - a genius at work! In particular this one on Magnetism, is a pearl.

• Take the world from a different point of view, with Richard Feynman: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

• A TEDx talk with Michelle Feynman (Feynman's daughter) and the producer of the BBC shows on Feynman, with some interesting highlights of these shows.

• Albert Einstein (History Channel) - a personal and scientific biography of Albert Einstein, with a fascinating and detailed description of the various eclipse expeditions to prove his General Theory of Relativity.

Please contact any of us (emails provided in the People subpage) if you would like to suggest us outreach activities with our participation.