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Event Review: Women in Science Fair at MOSI

On Sun Mar 18th, visitors of MOSI got a rare treat to meet some of the great women scientists of our history. On site were: Delia Derbyshire, a pioneer of early electronic music who also composed the musical score for … Continue reading

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Event Review: Coding Intro with Codeacademy

Last week, Manchester Girl Geeks held their “Intro to Coding Workshop” hosted by Kat Reeve (@BinaryKitten). We dove right in, first with a bit of history and background to where coding came from, then we got hands-on with our laptops … Continue reading

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Event Review: The Sun in a Whole New Light with Dr. Lucie Green

Most days in Manchester are grey and rainy, but last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Lucie Green who brightened up our day with her talk on our planet’s closest star – the sun. Dr. Lucie’s work is … Continue reading

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Event Review: Girl Geek Tea Party – Geeky Show &Tell

The last Girl Geek Tea Party of the year started off with a bang. We were a full house up on the top floor of the MadLab and the place was buzzing with lively Geeks ready to share and engage … Continue reading

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Event Review: Wikipedia and You!

On Saturday, we dove right in with learning how to add to the collective knowledge that is Wikipedia. There were complete newbies (including myself) to experts who have been contributing and editing Wikipedia articles for years. We tackled the basics … Continue reading

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Event Review: Science Jamboree at the Manchester Science Festival

The Manchester Girl Geeks took over MadLab on Sunday for a fun and magical afternoon of science and geeky wizardry! Upstairs we had the Science Jamboree where all sorts of cool experiments ran wild – from writing secret messages with … Continue reading

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