Children's University and Pupils' University events at BTU in December

Children's University: Thursday, December 7, 2023, 3 and 5:15 p.m.
In-person event for pupils in third to sixth grade
"Why do we have a fever? And what actually happens when we have a cold?"
Participants in this children's university lecture enter the world of the invisible and try to understand why we get colds. They learn about the interesting properties of viruses and bacteria that are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye. But with the help of a microscope, it may be possible to make the invisible visible.
The speaker is Victoria Liedtke, research assistant at the Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences at BTU, Chair of Biotechnology of Water Treatment.

Venue: Cottbus main campus, Central Lecture Hall Building, Audimax 2
Registration isnot required.
Further information:
https://www.b-tu.de/unileben/btu-region-erleben/kinder-jugendprojekte/kinderuni-cottbus

Children's University: Saturday, December 9, 2023, 11 a.m.
In-person event for pupils in third to sixth grade
"Why do we have a fever? And what actually happens when we have a cold?"
Participants in this children's university lecture enter the world of the invisible and try to understand why we get colds. They learn about the interesting properties of viruses and bacteria that are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye. But with the help of a microscope, it may be possible to make the invisible visible.
The speaker is Victoria Liedtke, research assistant at the Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences at BTU, Chair of Biotechnology of Water Treatment.

Location: Campus Senftenberg, Konrad-Zuse-Medienzentrum, large lecture theatre (room 11.122)
Please send registrations tokinderuni(at)b-tu.de.
Further information:
https://www.b-tu.de/unileben/btu-region-erleben/kinder-jugendprojekte/kinderuni-senftenberg

Pupils' university lecture: Saturday, December 9, 2023, 12:30-14:00
Lecture for young people in years seven to 13 on genetics
"What are we made of and what makes us unique?".

Eye color, hair color and height - we are aware of the connection to genetics for many things, and we can compare which traits we have inherited based on our parents. But what else can we learn about ourselves from our genes? Can we predict whether we will develop certain diseases later on or how old we will live, and what exactly happens with genetic mutations?
The speaker is Victoria Liedtke, research assistant at the Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences at BTU, Chair of Biotechnology of Water Treatment.

Location: Campus Senftenberg, Konrad-Zuse-Medienzentrum, large lecture theatre (room 11.122)
Please send your registration toschueleruni(at)b-tu.de.
Further information:
https://www.b-tu.de/unileben/btu-region-erleben/kinder-jugendprojekte/schueleruni

Outlook:
The first children's university lectures in 2024 will take place on25. January, at the Cottbus main campus and on January 27 at the BTU Campus Senftenberg on the topic "How does electricity get safely into our sockets?".
The next Pupils' University event will be a laboratory course on "The effect of alcohol on liver cells (in vitro)" on February 17, 2024 at Campus Senftenberg. Pupils in year nine and above are invited to attend.