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SUMMARY:CSES/ARU Christmas Lectures : The Great Alien Hunt
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Join astronomer and author Dr Matt Bot
hwell as we hunt for signs of life across the Gala
xy. We’ll search for planets in other Solar System
s\, and learn about all the weird and wonderful wa
ys scientists think we (might) be able to travel a
round the Universe. We’ll take a trip across the f
rozen seas of Jupiter’s moons\, to planets made of
lava in the deepest depths of space. We might eve
n try to answer the biggest question of all… are w
e alone in the Universe?
\n \n Matthew Bothw
ell is the public astronomer at the Institute of A
stronomy at the University of Cambridge and an ast
rophysicist by training. He is in charge of public
engagement activities at the IoA\, which includes
running their schools outreach programme\, winter
stargazing evenings\, Cambridge Festival events\,
and more. He also supports IoA researchers who wa
nt to engage the public with their research.
\n
\n Matthew is an experienced science communica
tor and science writer. He has published three pop
ular astronomy books for both adults and children:
The Great Alien Hunt (2025\, DK)\, Astrophysics for Supervilla
ins (2024\, DK)\, and T
he Invisible Universe: Why There’s More to Reality
than Meets the Eye (2021\, Oneworld). He has
lectured for the Royal Institution\, New S
cientist\, the Royal Astronomical Society\, and th
e British Astronomical Association\, amongst many
others\, and his science writing has appeared in <
a href="https://www.newscientist.com/author/matthe
w-bothwell/">New Scientist\, The Da
ily Beast\, Aeon magazine\, The Guardian\,
Writer's Digest\, and more.
\n \n To
reserve places for your students please send an e
mail to contact@cses.org.uk stating which session(
s) you prefer(AM\, PM\, EITHER OR BOTH)\, how many
students you wish to bring\, and their year group
s.
\n \n We are also able t
o offer tours of the ARU facilities to a limited n
umber of students with each session! This will mea
n that it becomes a full day event with the lectur
e in the morning and the tour in the afternoon\, o
r vice-versa\, with a lunch break between*. If you
wish to take part in the tour please also indicat
e this on your email.
\n \n * Students will need to bring a packed lunch or p
urchase food from the ARU canteen.
\n
\n 
DESCRIPTION:Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC\, Stefan Payne-Wardenaar\n \
n \n \n Join astronomer and author Dr Matt Bothwel
l as we hunt for signs of life across the Galaxy.
We’ll search for planets in other Solar Systems\,
and learn about all the weird and wonderful ways s
cientists think we (might) be able to travel aroun
d the Universe. We’ll take a trip across the froze
n seas of Jupiter’s moons\, to planets made of lav
a in the deepest depths of space. We might even tr
y to answer the biggest question of all… are we al
one in the Universe?\n \n \n \n Matthew Bothwell i
s the public astronomer at the Institute of Astron
omy at the University of Cambridge and an astrophy
sicist by training. He is in charge of public enga
gement activities at the IoA\, which includes runn
ing their schools outreach programme\, winter star
gazing evenings\, Cambridge Festival events\, and
more. He also supports IoA researchers who want to
engage the public with their research.\n \n \n \n
Matthew is an experienced science communicator an
d science writer. He has published three popular a
stronomy books for both adults and children: The G
reat Alien Hunt (https://www.dk.com/uk/book/978024
1754337-astrophysics-for-supervillains-2-the-great
-alien-hunt/) (2025\, DK)\, Astrophysics for Super
villains (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books
/746673/astrophysics-for-supervillains-by-dr-matth
ew-bothwell/9780744098990/) (2024\, DK)\, and The
Invisible Universe: Why There’s More to Reality th
an Meets the Eye (https://oneworld-publications.co
m/work/the-invisible-universe/) (2021\, Oneworld).
He has lectured for the Royal Institution (https:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDnzgnji9FQ)\, New Scien
tist\, the Royal Astronomical Society\, and the Br
itish Astronomical Association\, amongst many othe
rs\, and his science writing has appeared in New S
cientist (https://www.newscientist.com/author/matt
hew-bothwell/)\, The Daily Beast (https://www.thed
ailybeast.com/author/matt-bothwell)\, Aeon magazin
e (https://aeon.co/users/matthew-bothwell)\, The G
uardian\, Writer's Digest\, and more.\n \n \n \n T
o reserve places for your students please send an
email to contact@cses.org.uk stating which session
(s) you prefer(AM\, PM\, EITHER OR BOTH)\, how man
y students you wish to bring\, and their year grou
ps.\n \n \n \n We are also able to offer tours of
the ARU facilities to a limited number of students
with each session! This will mean that it becomes
a full day event with the lecture in the morning
and the tour in the afternoon\, or vice-versa\, wi
th a lunch break between*. If you wish to take par
t in the tour please also indicate this on your em
ail.\n \n \n \n * Students will need to bring a pa
cked lunch or purchase food from the ARU canteen.\
n \n \n \n \n \n
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LOCATION:Anglia Ruskin University (Room SAL 001)\n Michael
Salmon Building\n Alan Cherry Drive\n Chelmsford\n
CM1 1DT\n United Kingdom\n
URL:https://cses.org.uk/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/event/info&Itemid=123&reset=1&id=633
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