Sunday, May 3, 2009

Cunard Line and Oxford University Press Introduce Science at Sea



Cunard Line is partnering with Oxford University Press (OUP) to introduce the Cunard/Oxford University Press Science Club, a multi-faceted membership programme featuring the new onboard Science at Sea lectures by prominent science writers. In addition, guests can join the Science Club, affording ongoing opportunities to stay abreast of the latest in popular science publishing through quarterly OUP email newsletters, invitations to book launches and more. The programme kicks off on Queen Mary 2’s 8 April, 2009 westbound Transatlantic voyage—the ship’s first Crossing of the 2009 season—on which three leading scientists and science writers will be on hand for lectures, book signings and interviews.

Headlining the inaugural Science at Sea voyage on 8 April will be authors Jerry Coyne, the American professor of biology known for his commentary on the intelligent design debate; Philip Ball, winner of the Association of British Science Writers award for the best communication of science in a non-scientific context; and Jim Horne, director of the Sleep Research Centre at Loughborough University. The authors will deliver three lectures each, sign copies of their books and be interviewed by Queen Mary 2’s entertainment director. Additional Science at Sea voyages aboard Queen Mary 2 are scheduled for 13 – 19 June, 29 August – 4 September, and 9 – 15 October, 2009.

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