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Mud, Marie Curie, and measuring the unmeasurable!


Highfield Campus



Building: 44

Room: 1087

Age suitable for: 9+

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Hidden beneath and between each tide lies a world wholly unto itself; an exciting frontier for the world of science, and home to some of the most under-rated organisms on Earth.

Join our ocean scientists as we get stuck into the largest ecosystem on the planet - Mud! Covering 70% of the planet, seafloor sediments are diverse, dynamic ecosystems that actually help to regulate Earth's climate!

Together, we'll investigate how critters move and recycle material on the seafloor and explore how scientists can use naturally occurring "clocks" to measure the movement of important elements at the seafloor. Get your hands dirty by taking actual samples and performing live experiments on local seafloor mud!