Smeaton300
@smeaton300
Art X Science programme by @we_are_foxglove with artists, scientists and anyone who wants to get playful with engineering! Inspired by the work of John Smeaton.
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Hear Nick Ahad on BBC Front Row talking with artist Mohammad Barrangi Illustration about his new exhibition One Night, One Dream, Life In The Lighthouse - opening at @lulgalleries next week. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Part of our Smeaton300 programme with Cultural Institute Civil Engineering Leeds
🌟 Calling all Civil Engineering students! 🌟
Apply now to participate in the Bio-mimicry Design Competition on May 1st - have the chance to demonstrate how we can be 'inspired by nature' and combine your creativity and problem solving at next weeks event. #Smeaton300
Civil engineers & artists assembled for the first @Smeaton300 Creative Labs at Cultural Institute! Can’t wait to see how our Civil Engineering Leeds / artist partnerships evolve over the next few months. #Smeaton300
Fab news to hear our Smeaton300 Lighthouse Coding Challenge with Leeds Libraries is shortlisted for a Family Learning Award in STEM by Campaign for Learning! Lego, coding, storytelling and engineering for young people - what's not to love? #Smeaton300 smeaton300.co.uk/smeaton300-lig…
We're having a great time making our stop motion animations at Leeds Lib Galleries exploring themes from the Smeaton300 funded exhibition by Mohammad Barrangi
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Sustainability & the environment are at the heart of our University of Leeds x Smeaton300 student commissions for this year's Light Night Leeds ✨
The commissions are led by Cultural Institute and open to students at the university. More info here >>>
smeaton300.co.uk/light-night-20…
Temple British Library City Park, Bradford John Smeaton, born in Leeds 300 years ago, was a huge innovator in engineering - coining the term ‘civil engineering’ (see the Smeaton300 project). I think he would have been proud of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme which used moveable weirs to protect the city from flooding
Spending the morning at @southasianartsuk with Keranjeet K Virdee MBE and Barbara talking about music, engineering and lighthouses was a perfect start to International Women’s Day.
We take a look at some of the women around the world who have engineered navigation instruments, bridges, ironing boards, space suits and ventilation systems from the 10th Century to the present day. #internationalwomensday
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This #WorldEngineeringDay our #MuseumJigsaws are A Celebration of Engineering Sciences
This Grade II listed facade, designed by Allan Johnson in 1961, can be found on the Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering at Leeds University of Leeds
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World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
This #WorldEngineeringDay we're sharing our Smeaton300 First Year Review! This look back at Smeaton300's first year features lots of amazing images, some headline data and just the right amount of words to read with a brew.
Loving the trailers from South Asian Arts-uk for Travel Light! One of our major Smeaton300 projects for this year.
Come and talk to me about health technology and engineering at Leeds Museums & Galleries tomorrow! 🦾🦾 #disabilityhistory #histmed #Smeaton300
Calling all future engineers, inventors and idea explorers! #Smeaton300
Be Curious and Leeds Museums & Galleries invite you to a super fun day with amazing researchers from the University of Leeds.
Learn more: leeds.ac.uk/becurious/doc/…
As our North of England director Helen Featherstone marks a year at the The National Lottery Heritage Fund, she discusses how heritage can help build a sustainable future in today's The Yorkshire Post
Read here: 👉 yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/c…
