All of the Mallard Days team will be helping run the Institute’s outreach stand at the Sunderland International Air Show on 25th and 26th July. Hannah, Richard and Vicky will be joined on Roker Seafront by volunteers from the Institute of Physics to demonstrate all kinds of fun physics experiments to the public, some of … Read more
Richard will be giving a talk for families and young people at the Literary and Philosophical Society (The Lit and Phil) in Newcastle-upon-Tyne as part of their open day. On Saturday 11 July, The Lit and Phil will be holding an open day in their Library on Westgate Road, Newcastle. This is a full day … Read more
As part of their half-term programme, Mallard Days tutor and earth scientist Hannah Wynn presented a rocks and minerals handling session at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland. Hannah’s session gave members of the public the opportunity to get “up close and personal” with a range of rock and mineral specimens, both from close to … Read more
Mallard Days tutor Vicky Bending has published her first novel. Before the Sun Fades is the tale of a traveller who stumbles across a magically concealed valley, venturing in only to find herself trapped inside… with only nine days to lift the curse or escape the valley before her light runs out. The paperback version can … Read more