Visiting cosmonauts

Two Russian cosmonauts will visit the University on 19 March as part of National science week. Scottish Enterprise Tayside and the faculty of science & engineering will welcome Alexander Martynov and Alexander Volkov to give first hand accounts of life on board orbital space stations including Soyuz T-14, Salut -7 and MIR.

Over 900 school children ranging in age from primary five to sixth formers will gather at the University to hear the spacemen's stories. Space artefacts will be on display and the children will have the opportunity to ask the cosmonauts about their experiences of space travel.

The work of the faculty's space systems research group on technology used by both the European Space Agency and NASA will also be presented.

The University continues its celebration of space exploration this summer when it awards Dr Bonnie Dunbar, deputy director of NASA, an honorary degree.

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