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Step beyond the lab into a world where science fuels creativity. From opera inspired by moth-tracking radar to innovative music for hearing loss, explore how research shapes art and sound. See stunning food science photography and uncover the blurred lines between life and matter through poetry and artificial cells. Talks, exhibitions, and unexpected collaborations await.
Moth Opera, Fictional Extinction, and Bloomin’ Great Flowers
Dr Christopher Hassall
(Associate Professor of Animal Biology)
There is an image of a scientist: sat in a laboratory surrounded by glass flasks with bubbling green liquids. This talk, however, is about what happens when scientists leave the lab and say “yes” to interesting people. You will learn about how rubbish has been reformed into a vast, upside-down field of huge, buzzing flowers; listen to an opera about moths being counted with radar; and hear how science fiction is being used to fill in the gaps around hard scientific fact. Prepare to be intrigued, inspired, and perhaps a little confused by art and the science by which it was inspired.

Cadenza Project: Signal Processing Strategies to Improve Music Listening for Hearing Loss
Dr Scott Bannister
(Postdoctoral Research Fellow - University of Leeds, School of Music)
"The Cadenza Project aims to improve music listening experiences for people with hearing loss, through perceptual research and machine learning challenges to develop new music signal processing strategies.
Hearing loss can create difficulties for music listening, including inaudibility, excessive loudness, distortion, feedback, and reduced clarity. Hearing aids can have positive effects for music, but the technologies and signal processing strategies are mostly developed for speech.
This talk outlines the 1st Cadenza machine learning challenge, and discusses next steps in the research"
Hearing loss can create difficulties for music listening, including inaudibility, excessive loudness, distortion, feedback, and reduced clarity. Hearing aids can have positive effects for music, but the technologies and signal processing strategies are mostly developed for speech.
This talk outlines the 1st Cadenza machine learning challenge, and discusses next steps in the research"

Food science in Focus: A Photo Exhibit
Dr Ben Kew
(Post doctoral researcher in invitro mouthfeel)
Discover the hidden beauty of food science, nutrition, and sustainable proteins through the lens of photography. This exhibit showcases “Leeds University School of Food Science and Nutrition” entries of stunning visuals that capture the science behind the foods we eat—from microscopic textures to innovative plant-based alternatives. Explore how science shapes taste, texture, and nutrition. This exhibit offers a fresh perspective on current research and importance of the research being done in food.

Blurred Lines: Life, Matter, Poetry
Dr Caitlin Stobie
(Lecturer in Creative Writing )
Professor Paul Beales
(Professor of Soft Matter and Biophysics)
Caitlin Stobie, Paul Beales and the Beales Research Group worked on a collaboration as part of the Leeds Creative Labs: Bragg Centre Edition from 2019 to 2022. Blurred Lines: Life, Matter, Poetry is inspired by the science of artificial cells and philosophical concepts from new materialism. We have shared interests in considering blurred lines between living and non-living matter and the ethical implications these have for medicine. Our collaboration took shape through a mix of in-person and digital encounters, sharing research images and time in the lab.

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