Learning a new skill is great, and we are always trying to find courses that people are interested in. Equally important is the application of those skills. We caught up with some of the attendees of the very first Ruby and Rails Bootcamp to see what they thought after some time away and how they were using their new found skills.
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Ruby & Rails Bootcamp 3 months after
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011Press Release for Manchester Jelly
Saturday, November 12th, 2011To try to raise the profile of Manchester Jelly so it benefits more people, we’ve produced a Press Release. The more people our Jelly attracts, the more connections and conversations and help can be had by everyone – the more the merrier!
If you have any media contacts, please point them here.
Wikipedia and You – Learn How to Edit, Upload and Read!
Monday, November 7th, 2011What does Wikipedia mean to you? As the 7th most popular website worldwide, probably quite a bit. You may have used Wikipedia to study, to learn, to laugh; but have you ever thought about how to improve this invaluable resource? Wikipedia is the free encyclopaedia that anyone can edit and that means you!
Manchester Science Festival 2011 Round Up
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
It’s been another great Manchester Science Festival this year, and MadLab has been lucky to host 6 events. We kicked off with a preview of Microbiology & Art, an exhibition of work inspired by microbiology, ran our 3rd Robot Hackday, celebrated Alan Turing, held the first ever DIYBIO UK Summit, and rounded off with a Science Jamboree and tea party with Teawitter.
We’ve had a full 9 days holding various science related activities, all with a MadLab twist.
Over the festival period we’ve had over 200 people come through our doors hacking robots from old toys, discussing short stories from modern science, getting to know the global DIYBIO community, eat cake, make instant ice cream all with a generous dose of practical workshops.
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UK’s First DIYBio Summit
Friday, October 21st, 2011This weekend (29-30 October), the Madlab plays host to the first ever UK DIYbio Summit – dedicated to bringing biology out of the lab and on to the kitchen table! There’s going to be talks, discussions and workshops with a host of DIY and amateur biologists from the UK, Europe, the US and beyond.
Oliver Medvedik and Sung Won Lim from Genspace (NYC) will be running some genetic tests on (willing!) participants using a home-built lab; Cathal Garvey (Cork) and Brian Degger (UK) will be building trippy LED projectors with Daphnia (Water fleas) and “hacking” some webcams to get a proper up close look, and Dr Patricia Linton from MMU will be leading the charge in building some bacterial fuel cells, ably assisted by Asa Madlab. On top of that, there’ll be a “show & tell” session from the current crop of DIYbio-ers, and an awesome session from bio-artist and Hackteria main man Marc Dusseiller (Switzerland etc.)
For more info, and to book a place head on over to the Eventbrite page here: http://diybiosummit.eventbrite.com.
