A picturesque square in the middle of Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street, near UNN Faculty of Philology, hosts a free outdoor science-themed movie screening preceded by an introductory lecture of UNN scientists and followed by questions and answers every Thursday, at 9 p.m.

Metallurgy, radio physics, radiobiology and mathematics are told in an impressive manner. A lecture audience of different ages and occupations is suddenly moved by new science revelations, and then it feels relieved as the explications proceed.

On July 31, the closing evening movie about the evolution of life and development of Homo sapiens will be offered. The lecture audience will meet with Sergey Shustov, Candidate of Sciences (PhD) in Chemistry, biologist and winner of Russian Geographical Society award, who is most famous for the creation of ‘Illustrated Encyclopedia of Russian Nature’ and field station Serezha in a picturesque village.

Enjoy warm summer evenings, come, and bring your friends and family with you to learn from UNN best teachers and ask how science will change our life and what we are to expect in future.

Past screenings

History of Mathematics: the Language of the Universe, which was the first science-themed movie shown on July 3, gathered more than 70 viewers. Grigory Polotovsky, Associate Professor of UNN Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, gave an introductory lecture and answered all questions of the audience after the movie screening.

On July 10, Energy: Order and Disordering, a movie about controlled thermonuclear fusion and opportunities of its use, was screened. The invited speaker was Artem Korzhimanov, PhD in Physics and Mathematics, Researcher at the Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IAP RAS), and winner of Best Science Blog Posts of 2013 chosen by Science & Technology of the Russian Federation, news website.

On July 17, Lobachevsky Lab offered mini movies about radiation, including Radioactivity As a Phenomenon and Discovery and Use of Radioactivity, to the public. The audience was invited to put questions to Andrei Semenenko, Head of Radiation Protection Service at Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University and renowned radiation expert.

On July 24, a science-themed movie about metals was screened after the lecture of Prof. Vladimir Chuvildeev, Head of UNN Laboratory of Metal Physics.

Open-air Science Cinema is organized by Lobachevsky Lab, UNN Science Park.

Venue: Square, 37 Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street