We also try to venture outside the lab and beyond the typical realms of science. Below is some information about some of the other activities and projects we’re involved in.
Engagement & Outreach
Burnt Area – Science meets Art
Burnt Area is an exciting collaboration between Charlotte McDonald (fine artist) with Dr Claire M. Belcher that has been funded by the European Research Council as part of Belcher’s ECOFLAM project. Their collaboration seeks to explore the artistic response to the wildFIRE lab’s exploration of wildfires. Charlotte’s art is inspired by landscape, nature and the…
Libby’s Lab
Libby’s Lab is a free iPad App full of exciting science experiments you can do in your own home. Libby guides you through experiments that help us understand the natural world. The App features some of the University of Exeter’s to Earth Scientists. In Libby’s Lab you can find out how to: Build your own…
Evolution Walk
See glimpses of ancient worlds and explore the evolutionary history of plants on our campus. Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems have taken some 480 million years to evolve from the first plants that covered the Earth’s bare rock surfaces to the diversity of trees and flowers that we see and depend on today. Take an ‘Evolution Walk’…
Bearded Lady Project
“The Bearded Lady Project” is a documentary film and photographic project celebrating the work of female paleontologists and highlighting the challenges and obstacles they face. The Bearded Lady team made a special visit from the US to the wildFIRE Lab. Claire, Vicky, Sarah, and Stacey all had their portrait taken whilst wearing a fake beard.…
Windows to an Ancient World
A series of artistic interpretations of ancient landscapes were created by artist Charlotte Gurr with scientific explanation by Claire Belcher and Vicky Hudspith. The images also feature in our Evolution Walk. All images copyright to Claire Belcher & Charlotte Gurr.
